Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE (2023)

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Mon July 24, 2023 9:34 pm

Also wasn’t Mattel making Barbie dolls that were in careers traditionally men only as far back as the 50’s? They’ve been brainwashing little kids from the beginning!

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Mon July 24, 2023 9:34 pm

JuanHamm wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
tree_ wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:My 13 year old stepson saw this yesterday. Afterwards, here at home, i heard him call his 17 year old sister fat. I think your masculine ways are safe, guys
He was probably too bored and confused to pay attention or fell asleep
No he said he and his friends really liked it. Said it was funny and didn’t mention anything about an agenda against men.
What a bunch of cucks

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Mon July 24, 2023 9:35 pm

Yeah it really is just status quo for children these days. Blends right in with the rest of it

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Mon July 24, 2023 9:46 pm

And the more I think about it that kind of behavior is expected by a young man who has been taught that men are inherently evil his entire life. Ken behavior

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Mon July 24, 2023 9:51 pm

tree_ wrote:And the more I think about it that kind of behavior is expected by a young man who has been taught that men are inherently evil his entire life. Ken behavior

Right. The kid that calls his sister fat and makes jokes to his mom about women belong in the kitchen. I don’t think he thinks men are inherently evil

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Mon July 24, 2023 9:53 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote:
tree_ wrote:And the more I think about it that kind of behavior is expected by a young man who has been taught that men are inherently evil his entire life. Ken behavior
Right. The kid that calls his sister fat and makes jokes to his mom about women belong in the kitchen. I don’t think he thinks men are inherently evil

He has accepted his fate. He is who he is and there’s no turning back now

elliseamos · Post by **elliseamos** » Mon July 24, 2023 10:15 pm

Tree is a reformed Bronie.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Mon July 24, 2023 10:38 pm

I wonder what Shapiro thought of Sound of Freedom?

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Mon July 24, 2023 10:46 pm

The bit I’m confused on

The US government passed a law in the 80s to basically stop toy manufacturers, mostly from Japan, making animated series to promote their toys. Captive audience etc etc
So transformers he man etc etc

But it’s ok with the movies being made?

Rangi Guy · Post by **Rangi Guy** » Mon July 24, 2023 10:51 pm

dimejinky99 wrote:The bit I’m confused on

The US government passed a law in the 80s to basically stop toy manufacturers, mostly from Japan, making animated series to promote their toys. Captive audience etc etc
So transformers he man etc etc

But it’s ok with the movies being made?

This makes no sense - there was a new He Man series out a few years ago that Kevin Smith did, and quite a few Transformer series out there being made

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Mon July 24, 2023 10:57 pm

Yeah i think that’s false dime. They were making gi joe cartoons into the 90s. Also Care Bears, rainbow brite, etc.

BurtReynolds · Post by **BurtReynolds** » Mon July 24, 2023 11:27 pm

There were some rules, like they couldn't advertise the toys during the cartoon, and they had to have public service announcements, but no outright bans. They tightened up regulations a bit in the nineties. That's probably why toys started sucking.

elliseamos · Post by **elliseamos** » Mon July 24, 2023 11:39 pm

Lego has been pumping out series & movies pretty steady. With plenty of product placement.

Disney & Nickelodeon has done the same with many of their shows.

Dime may not be wrong, but he's certainly not right.

spike · Post by **spike** » Mon July 24, 2023 11:41 pm

lol they never stopped doing this and it’s only gotten bigger. walk down a toy aisle next time you’re out.

Post by **Jorge** » Tue July 25, 2023 1:29 am

Good things about this:
- Margot Robbie, obviously
- Ryan Gosling giving it his all
- The "traveling to/from Barbieland" sequences were fun
- Uhh

I really think this is an indefensibly bad movie, but it's not "anti man" or "dangerous" or whatever. It's completely nonsensical and gaudy but it's a fucking Barbie movie! The real problem to me is that it's deeply unfunny. I laughed once, at a Will Ferrell line delivery during that FUCKING INTERMINABLE scene where everyone just stands around talking shit out for what feels like 40 minutes. That line may have stopped me from walking out. Everything else is about on par with that "beach you off" joke from the first trailer. Really wish this had been good, because the people who hate it are being extremely annoying about it. 4/10

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Tue July 25, 2023 1:31 am

Shit just got real.

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Tue July 25, 2023 1:38 am

Also, congrats on 30k, Big J.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Tue July 25, 2023 1:38 am

Thank you, Jorge, for not burning a Barbie and Ken doll after writing that review

McParadigm · Post by **McParadigm** » Tue July 25, 2023 2:04 am

Makes sense. Everything in the trailer was a punishment.

tree_ · Post by **tree_** » Tue July 25, 2023 2:05 am

Apparently Jorge didn’t see the same movie I didn’t see

Red Mosquito

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