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Posted on 1/18/24 at 2:37 pm to CocomoLSU
if it were released in the 90s it probably would have been mostly forgotten as a dumb, silly movie.
but now everything has to be a culture war, so it either has to be the greatest or worst movie ever
Chick nostalgia also plays a part, wife got many of the references I had no clue about.
The Will Ferrell part was horrible, didn't even really get the point of it. Most of the "satire" in that movie felt pretty dated
but now everything has to be a culture war, so it either has to be the greatest or worst movie ever
Chick nostalgia also plays a part, wife got many of the references I had no clue about.
The Will Ferrell part was horrible, didn't even really get the point of it. Most of the "satire" in that movie felt pretty dated
Posted on 1/18/24 at 2:42 pm to CocomoLSU
quote:I personally did NOT care for the overall style/tone of the movie - and thought it wasn't even internally coherent. (e.g. in the "real" world, why did Ferrell and the board act so cartoonishly? It was completely out of phase with the other real world characters and aspects.
Finally watched Barbie....am I missing something?
I thought it was awful. Like a legit terrible, unentertaining movie.
I do, however, think the movie was more overall subversive than it's been given credit for. I do not think it was purely "woke". Women came in for plenty of criticism too.
The "twist" was also mildly decent.
The only time I laughed in the whole thing was near the very beginning when her foot without the shoe was still the same shape.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 2:44 pm to Ace Midnight
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Okay, ovaries, then.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 2:44 pm to Jwodie
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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.
My wife watched it with a group a her friends in the theater. To my pleasant surprise, my independent thinking wife absolutely hated it and trashed it. Her friends liked it but none of them picked up on any of the subliminal messages like mine did.
Her feedback was how they made the message too black and white. Women are either submissive to men and weak OR domineering and disrespectful towards men. No balance or equal standing or respect.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 2:46 pm to CocomoLSU
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Finally watched Barbie....am I missing something?
probably your balls
Posted on 1/18/24 at 2:48 pm to jchamil
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I couldn't finish it, but I did laugh at one of Michael Cera's lines when they said he was happy about having to give all of the Ken's foot rubs
He was the closest thing to funny that was in the movie for me. But that's just because I still appreciate how plainly he delivers his lines as only he does.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 2:56 pm to Trauma14
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The Will Ferrell part was horrible, didn't even really get the point of it. Most of the "satire" in that movie felt pretty dated
Yeah, it was just completely weird. And again, not in a meta/fun kind of way. It didn't make any sense.
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Her feedback was how they made the message too black and white. Women are either submissive to men and weak OR domineering and disrespectful towards men. No balance or equal standing or respect.
Yeah, that was annoying as hell. Not only did they try to beat you to death with the message, it didn't deliver the message in a very coherent or realistic way. Even from a caricature standpoint it didn't make much sense, because as mentioned in the comment above some of the real world parts were normal yet some were completely cartoonish and made no sense. And there was no attempt for men and women to coexist together just fine and both contribute to each other. It was all just "either you run all things or we run all things."
The "best" part of the movie to me was the part with the lady who created the original Barbie. That at least felt like it had some attempt to have heart in it.
This post was edited on 1/18/24 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 1/18/24 at 3:01 pm to CocomoLSU
Women thought Twightlight and 50 Shades of Grey was great
Posted on 1/18/24 at 3:16 pm to CocomoLSU
You're watching it wrong. Inadvertently BASED: Barbie Movie Review - So Woke it Devolves into Hilarious Satire!!
Posted on 1/18/24 at 3:46 pm to Dire Wolf
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I genuinely went into it with an open mind. Watched a few weeks ago. The last act of the movie was genuinely painful. Just wordy monologue after monologue. Perfect example of telling not showing
Same. I figured it would be entertaining and at least light comedy but I barely cracked a smile and fell asleep halfway through. Clearly just wasn’t meant for me, my wife said she liked it
Posted on 1/18/24 at 4:08 pm to CocomoLSU
I expected that I would hate it and my wife would love it.
She hated it and I laughed my arse off the whole time at the absurdity of it all.
She hated it and I laughed my arse off the whole time at the absurdity of it all.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 4:16 pm to Hetfield
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In your new America, no film critic will dare criticize a movie made by & about women & people of “color”. They would be blackballed & out of a job in no time.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 5:39 pm to CocomoLSU
I watched it and found it to be pretty funny
I am not the target audience either, so I’m not all in on the hype as much, but it did make me laugh
I am not the target audience either, so I’m not all in on the hype as much, but it did make me laugh
Posted on 1/18/24 at 6:08 pm to CocomoLSU
It was ironically unironic, or something.
Don't care, won't ever see it unless it's on free TV and I'm absolutely bored with nothing else to ... nope. Never gonna watch.
Don't care, won't ever see it unless it's on free TV and I'm absolutely bored with nothing else to ... nope. Never gonna watch.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 6:30 pm to CocomoLSU
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Finally watched Barbie....am I missing something?
a few million brain cells compared to before you watched it
Posted on 1/18/24 at 6:47 pm to Don Quixote
Ryan gosling's reaction to the ken song winning best song was funnier than the whole movie.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:40 pm to CocomoLSU
there were a couple of funny enough moments but yeah, not great
eta: and if margot robbie wasn't so warm and likable, this would have been an absolute disaster
eta: and if margot robbie wasn't so warm and likable, this would have been an absolute disaster
This post was edited on 1/18/24 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 1/18/24 at 11:23 pm to TommyCheeseballs
Blinded with the chancers
We had oysters and dry lancers
And the check when it arrived
We went touch touch touch touch
Yeah Barbie was pretty awful. I did feel that the first hour was much better than the second but it really didn't have much of a narrative and the cinematography though fairly impressive, got old rather quickly,
We had oysters and dry lancers
And the check when it arrived
We went touch touch touch touch
Yeah Barbie was pretty awful. I did feel that the first hour was much better than the second but it really didn't have much of a narrative and the cinematography though fairly impressive, got old rather quickly,
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:07 am to CocomoLSU
quote:Same here. I finally watched it on HBO and it's just stupid. Even without the political commentary, it's just scatterbrained bullshite.
I thought it was awful. Like a legit terrible, unentertaining movie.
The director is going to get a lot of jobs because she made a lot of money with a toy movie every girl was guaranteed to see. It will all be crap, too, if it's anything like Barbie.
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