What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
March 17th, 2018 at 11:15:45 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Saw the last Ghostbusters movie, finally. I thought, how bad could it be. Good god, what a pile of dog crap. I made it 1 hour and gave up. The four women were awful, not funny, no chemistry, stupid dialog, made me actually groan out loud at times. Didn't make a profit, cost 144mil, made 228mil, lost money big time. It was like the women were trying to be men in a buddy picture, and they ended up looking pathetic and desperate and unfunny. Terrible movie. This girl does pro reviews and she lets this movie have both barrels: If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 18th, 2018 at 5:29:10 AM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
Yeah, that one was rough. Terrible script, and no one who could rescue it. I had the feeling that the producers were thinking, “Well, we’ve gotten this far, we have to finish it.” And then they went all in on the promotion, figuring they could bluff people into thinking it was good. |
March 18th, 2018 at 11:00:20 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
When will they learn that nobody wants to see mostly unattractive (was the black actor a man or a woman, I couldn't tell) women strutting around being snarky and acting like men. It makes them look and sound ridiculous. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 18th, 2018 at 7:12:04 PM permalink | |
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
Everyone was just trying too hard. The best thing about the original was how giddily off the cuff it seemed. |
March 18th, 2018 at 7:47:38 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18632 | Ghostbusters --- really too bad Rick Moranis quit the movie business. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
March 18th, 2018 at 10:30:10 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18632 | "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" Somehow I managed to miss this movie until now. 1973. Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle. Crime/ Boston mob. Not sure what movies I would compare it to though. Character driven/ suspense/ spurts of action. Still highly rated on Rotten tomatoes. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
March 19th, 2018 at 4:22:30 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
The year after he did Eddie Coyle, Peter Boyle made Young Frankenstein Most people know Peter Boyle as Frank Barone, but he was also a terrific dramatic actor. |
March 19th, 2018 at 10:37:14 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
I never got used to Boyle as Frank, he played too many dark characters before that. I think he was a poor choice for that part. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 19th, 2018 at 11:25:41 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Peter Boyle had the producers in stitches with his rage filled audition but it turns out he wasn’t acting at all. He was in a filthy mood after he got lost on the way to the audition.
I thought that it helped a lot. Most sitcoms are too syrupy. It helps to have some genuine darkness to keep the show on an even keel. |
March 19th, 2018 at 11:37:48 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Phil is Phil Rosenthal, the brains behind Raymond. He has a food travel show on Nflix. His family is what the show is based on. Except he is extremely Jewish and Raymond was Italian. He shows his elderly Jewish parents on the show, and the dad is not Frank Barone at all, he's smart and funny. His mom, however, could easily be Marie Barone. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |