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Sizzlechest
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I’m not a hardcore Bruce fan but I did see the movie. It didn’t do much for me. The Jeremys were both solid but the flashbacks and overall plot were boring. I’m also in the camp who thinks music biopics are mostly a waste of time
ACamp1900
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I’m just over the see through formula in most films today, if it’s not music biopic # 59, then it’s probably the exact same plot arc comic book movie # 302, or the reimagining of a Gen X classic with new age liberal spin # 89. It seems very rare to find something that actually hits creatively without heavy handed add ons or commentaries. So yeah, I’m passing of the Bruce movie. Just me,…
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Definitely not just you. I'm about 99.9% in agreement. I'm so incredibly tired of the entire comic books on screen BS. No plot, totally predictable, and about as interesting and original as an episode of Lawrence Welk. Even worse is, as you point out, a remade woke version of an older movie. I'm not interested in seeing Preacher from Pale Rider portrayed as a half black, half Palestinian gay trans woman mullah who saves democracy from the Nazis. Fucking Hollywood has become about as useless and empty as a flat tire.
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You do not insult the pride of Strasburg, North Dakota.
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I have actually driven through Strasburg and seen the big sign at the edge of town about it being the home of Welk. I'm still scarred by him, though. When I was a kid, my mom loved his show more than life itself. I had to watch him every week. A-wunnerful, a-wunnerful my ass.
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A Lawrence Welk biopic mixed with a "Pale Rider" remake? Big points for originality if nothing else.
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A Lawrence Welk biopic could be quite fun. Sadly, the people who might appreciate it are all 60+.
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I saw Sicario today for the first time and am angry at myself for never having watched it sooner. What an awesome movie. The opening scene hooked me as hard as any movie I’ve watched in years
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Now watch Narcos on Netflix
Bishop2b5
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Umm, try 80 or 85+. 60ish types grew up on Zeppelin, The Stones, and John Lennon, not the Lennon sisters.
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I binged the Chosen over the last two weeks and now I'm ready for the Passion. It's been a while, but a rewatch is well over due.
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I watched a very interesting 2025 movie this weekend: Companion. It's a sci-fi thriller with a dose of black comedy. A completely human-like companion/sex robot commits a murder, discovers she's a robot, goes haywire, and the whole situation begins to go sideways. Everything the others do to fix one problem leads to another larger one and it just snowballs. Excellent premise, lots of plot twists, and great acting. Sophie Thatcher plays Iris, the robot, and she tears the role up. Well worth the watch.
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I watched "Megan" over the weekend. Even though I had a good idea what it was about and didn't expect much, I enjoyed it. Even though it was obvious what was coming the movie did a good job of doing a slow burn and slowly ratcheting up the tension. There wasn't as much gore as I expected but it was well-placed & effective when it showed up. It's not going into my must-watch library but it delivered above what I thought I would get from a predictable premise.
I never got a chance to see it in Imax like I wanted. Shame, but I just saw it on the big-ish screen at home, and my God, what a great flick. I'm absolutely a sci-fi fan, and this movie punched all the right buttons.
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That reminds me of a joke Fred Astaire told Ginger Rogers in Top Hat...
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I made a living connecting to my students with Goonies, Ghostbusters, Indy, Lost Boys and Gremlins references for years,… now if I’m giving a lecture and just to wake them up with a reference from an 80s classic they stare at me as if I’m having a seizure
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Stay clear of Blazing Saddles…
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Awesome movie agree. Acting is really good in this movie and provides a wonderful historical synopsis on how D-Day started. One of the better movies I've seen in a long time actually.
