Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE (2023)

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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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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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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 I agree with this one being surprisingly unfunny. And I kinda think it was feminism for dummies too.
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Hahaha
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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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I can't be the only one here thinking that an edible hitting while you're shopping the k-mart barbie aisle with Joey and VG during a blue light special would be deeply funny.
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man, that sounds awesome.

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Finally saw this. It’s a good movie. Don’t know why men were whining about it.
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I like the little song that starts at the 3 minute mark
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Watched it tonight. Enjoyed it.
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wease wrote:Watched it tonight. Enjoyed it.
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Finally saw this. Lots to like but would have enjoyed more focus on Ferrara and her daughter's characters. The toy story conflict that disrupted the Barbie world just seemed to disappear.
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Gosling getting a nom and Robbie not is great for a little “of course a MAN was nominated and Barbie wasn’t in her own movie” quip, but he totally stole the movie. Robbie was good, but I think you’re fooling yourself if you ignore that he stole every scene he was in.
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yes to that America Ferrara take

the Barbie movie is deeper and funnier than many are giving it credit for, but not as deep or funny as it could've been, like most solidly good films out there; I laughed out loud when Ken was telling Barbie he didn't enjoy patriarchy like he thought he might, very relatable content for me; it was also extremely good and important to see an elderly trans woman being called "beautiful"
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