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re: Finally watched Barbie....am I missing something?

Posted on 1/19/24 at 7:13 am to
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
64658 posts
Posted on 1/19/24 at 7:13 am to
Watched most of it with my wife last week on hbo. I thought it was pretty clever at the beginning but the heavy handedness of the pro female stuff lost its dragged it down really quickly. I feel like they could’ve gone for the same thing in a more subtle,clever way but it was almost paint by numbers by the end.
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 7:15 am
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
22173 posts
Posted on 1/19/24 at 7:25 am to
I got the impression in the first 20 mins until I stopped watching that it would have been much funnier if I was high.
Posted by LSUFreek
Greater New Orleans
Member since Jan 2007
14815 posts
Posted on 1/19/24 at 4:55 pm to
I went in actually expecting to hate it, considering the overt anti-patriarchy premise, but came out pleasantly surprised.

No matter how popcorny, I'm a sucker for universe-colliding/fish-out-of-water movies (Free Guy, Back to the Future, Edge of Tomorrow, Spiderman Across the Universe, Matrix, Star Trek 4, Stargate, etc). I did not know Barbie had that element. I was entertained just by that.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22381 posts
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:19 pm to
quote:

Blinded with the chancers
We had oysters and dry lancers
And the check when it arrived
We went touch touch touch touch


Not quite... but I did laugh at the Pavement reference in the movie...

Watched with the missus and thought it was fun... Had no clue what it was about and it took me a minute to adjust, but overall I liked.

Have no desire to see it again (actually, had no desire to see it to begin with)..
Posted by Othello
the Neptonian Steel Mines
Member since Aug 2013
22970 posts
Posted on 1/20/24 at 11:40 am to
I see I got the lyrics wrong lol. I bought that album in 1997 and used to listen to Shady Lane a lot but never became a big fan of theirs but I definitely respect them a lot as a band.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22381 posts
Posted on 1/20/24 at 2:02 pm to
quote:

Blind date with the chancer
We had oysters and dry lancers
And the check when it arrived
We went dutch dutch dutch dutch


yeah, the verse makes more sense ^^this way^^

That said, Malkmus' lyrics are not known for being straight forward or making much sense... all good
Posted by ob1pimpbobi
College Station
Member since Jul 2022
2637 posts
Posted on 1/20/24 at 2:09 pm to
Fun fact. Wolfgang Van Halen and Slash played some guitar solos for the movie.
Posted by NolaLovingClemsonFan
Member since Jan 2020
1740 posts
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:34 pm to
quote:

I watched this with my wife a few weeks ago and she “loved it” and even teared up near the end, if that answers your question.


I feel ya. I watched it with my gf, and she cried a couple times in the movie. I was horrified at how bad it was and still sorta judge her for loving it. I say that largely jokingly as folks can be into whatever they want, but it’s an objectively awful movie
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
151115 posts
Posted on 1/20/24 at 10:32 pm to
quote:

I was horrified at how bad it was and still sorta judge her for loving it

Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
8986 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 3:49 pm to
I watched it last night and I loved it! I am gonna watch it again with my little brother (he lives across the street). I think he will get a kick at all the little jabs.

My favorite part when Barbie was supposed to look average and not beautiful...when the voice over says "Margo Robbie should not have been cast in this role to make this point" (or something like that).

Then I watched "The Devil Wears Prada" based on someone on this boards guilty pleasures and I enjoyed it as well.

Maybe it was the vodka and "cookies"...but I had fun last night.

Worst case scenario...you get to look at Margo Robbie for 2 hours.
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
69397 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

Haven't seen it, but I was flying back from DC last week and a lady in front of me had it on. She lasted about 10 minutes then turned it to something else. Made me wonder how bad it must be to last 10 minutes on a flight.



Maybe it gets good but i did the same thing, i couldnt stand the opening and that stupid song. It was terrible.


Posted by Starchild
Member since May 2010
13550 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:05 pm to
So it’s safe to say you cannot feel the Kenergy, then?
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15454 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 5:38 pm to
So, is essence you discovered you do have a set of balls after all and this chick-flick drivel is not your cup of tea.

Welcome to manhood.
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
27876 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:58 pm to
For me it was 1 hour and 55 minutes of bleh and 5 minutes of peak entertainment with I'm Just Ken.
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