Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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like what? banana in the tailpipe?tragabigzanda wrote:I’ll definitely watch it but I’m worried that they’re marketing this as an action movie rather than a comedy. There’s none of the sorts of comedic bits he did in the first couple (I try to pretend BHC3 doesn’t exist)
I loved these movies when i was a kid but i don't remember why
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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yeah maybe
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I can't think of a bigger disappointment than the various Eddie Murphy comebacks over the years. I think I'll pass.
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bada wrote:I can't think of a bigger disappointment than the various Eddie Murphy comebacks over the years. I think I'll pass.
Has he made a good movie in the last 25 years?
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How quickly we forget Dolemite
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I adore Joseph Gordon Levitt.tommy wrote:I don't like him and I'm not entirely sure why. I think maybe it was the trailer for Don Jon.tree_ wrote:Does anybody like Joseph Gordon Levitt?
I have not seen Don Jon.
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Speak for yourself!Jorge wrote:How quickly we forget Dolemite
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:I bet JGL is a good hang
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Rebel Moon is getting really bad reviews.
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I like Bowfinger.tommy wrote:bada wrote:I can't think of a bigger disappointment than the various Eddie Murphy comebacks over the years. I think I'll pass.
Has he made a good movie in the last 25 years?
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I thought that came out in 1997. I will amend my question - Has he made a good movie in the last 23 years?CopperTom wrote:I like Bowfinger.tommy wrote:bada wrote:I can't think of a bigger disappointment than the various Eddie Murphy comebacks over the years. I think I'll pass.
Has he made a good movie in the last 25 years?
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how is snyder even still allowed to make big budget movies?!tommy wrote:Rebel Moon is getting really bad reviews.
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People are bored and will watch literally anything on Netflix.tree_ wrote:how is snyder even still allowed to make big budget movies?!tommy wrote:Rebel Moon is getting really bad reviews.
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He had built up a little good will since The Snyder Cut was at least better than the other one.
But this looks terrible and soooooo boring.
But this looks terrible and soooooo boring.
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For what they are touting it as, the biggest sci fi in years, it does look cheesy as hell. I’ll watch it but i won’t be happy about it
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Just remember it's supposed to have been a Star War.
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Right on. I'm glad he's doing stuff like this. Let's get this boy an Oscar.