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Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 1/22/17 at 7:21 pm
The movie won't make a lot of money but it was pretty good. Enjoyed seeing the early days of McDonalds. Kroc is a POS though.
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Posted on 1/22/17 at 8:28 pm to JabarkusRussell
Seeing as how I'm not going to see the dog movie now because of the way they handled that German Shepherd, might go see this.
I have always liked Michael Keaton.
I have always liked Michael Keaton.
Posted on 2/4/17 at 3:06 pm to JabarkusRussell
I just saw it. Really good movie. I had an idea about the backstory, but had no idea of the details. Holy hell.
Posted on 2/4/17 at 7:44 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Seeing as how I'm not going to see the dog movie now because of the way they handled that German Shepherd,
Don't be an idiot.
Posted on 2/4/17 at 8:45 pm to kywildcatfanone
quote:that video was edited to make it look like the dogs were being abused. They weren't
Seeing as how I'm not going to see the dog movie now because of the way they handled that German Shepherd, might go see this.
Posted on 2/4/17 at 9:26 pm to Byron Bojangles III
I wonder how good original Mc Donald use to taste, that movie actually made the burgers look tasty.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 12:10 am to JabarkusRussell
Ray Kroc was such a dickhead. I went from praying that this poor guy catches a break in the 1st 30 mins to "frick that guy! I hope all the bad things in life happen to him and only him" not even 20 minutes later.
Great movie though.
Great movie though.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 8:03 pm to JabarkusRussell
Saw it today. Keaton was solid as usual, but the movie was really klunky to me. The flow was just speedbumped with suspect edits and flat supporting roles.
That aside, it's such a good story I stayed with it and would reccommend to anyone that doesn't know the franchise's history - like me.
Those McD bros got screwed proper. I had no idea about the real estate angle and the stats at the end were pretty eye-popping.
That aside, it's such a good story I stayed with it and would reccommend to anyone that doesn't know the franchise's history - like me.
Those McD bros got screwed proper. I had no idea about the real estate angle and the stats at the end were pretty eye-popping.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 11:49 pm to JabarkusRussell
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 7:34 am to pioneerbasketball
The movie got me thinking about the quality of the early McDonald's hamburgers.
They looked delicious and people said they were the best burger they had eaten.
But when Kroc replaced the real milkshakes with powder it displayed a willingness to sacrifice quality for fast and cheap food.
I wonder if the original burgers were better than the ones of today or have our standards increased that much over the years.
They looked delicious and people said they were the best burger they had eaten.
But when Kroc replaced the real milkshakes with powder it displayed a willingness to sacrifice quality for fast and cheap food.
I wonder if the original burgers were better than the ones of today or have our standards increased that much over the years.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 8:02 am to JabarkusRussell
As a side note I don't know if you ever heard the Mark Knopfler song Boom Like That (2004), but the song is about Kroc. I love the way he writes songs. He sure is a POS in the song.
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Posted on 2/10/17 at 2:53 pm to bird35
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Posted on 2/12/17 at 12:39 am to pioneerbasketball
Fantastic movie. A- for me, really enjoyed it.
Im surprised at some of you's less than respect for Kroc's achievement. The McDonald's brothers would have never had anymore than 1% the success that Kroc had. They just didnt have the drive he had and business sense that expanded beyond a few locations. If the McDonalds brothers had his abilities they wouldn't have needed him. He made McDonalds a mega success and they profited off his achievements. I feel no remorse for them.
Im surprised at some of you's less than respect for Kroc's achievement. The McDonald's brothers would have never had anymore than 1% the success that Kroc had. They just didnt have the drive he had and business sense that expanded beyond a few locations. If the McDonalds brothers had his abilities they wouldn't have needed him. He made McDonalds a mega success and they profited off his achievements. I feel no remorse for them.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 4:52 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Had no idea the chick that played his second wife was Linda Cardenelli.
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:09 pm to Byron Bojangles III
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that video was edited to make it look like the dogs were being abused. They weren't
BUT I SAW IT ON FACEBOOK!!
Posted on 2/13/17 at 5:52 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
quote:True. They already failed with franchising.
m surprised at some of you's less than respect for Kroc's achievement. The McDonald's brothers would have never had anymore than 1% the success that Kroc had.
The real dick move from Kroc was trying to run their lone store out of business.
McDonald's wouldn't be a worldwide brand without Kroc but that doesn't mean he wasn't a dick too.
Plenty of folks built a better mousetrap. Apple saw the Xerox GUI for the mouse and bought it and built their system around the mouse and GUI. Microsoft saw the Apple GUI and built one too.
Innovators get screwed all the time.
Lookin at you Edison.
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Posted on 5/4/17 at 11:03 pm to TigerMyth36
Just finishing this. I give it an A. Kroc was a POS though.
Posted on 5/4/17 at 11:12 pm to tigerfan84
Watched this the other night
I'd give it a B-, good story and Keaton was solid as usual but it didn't do much else for me to give it any higher rating
I'd give it a B-, good story and Keaton was solid as usual but it didn't do much else for me to give it any higher rating
Posted on 5/8/17 at 10:26 am to JabarkusRussell
Watched this on the plane the other day. I liked that they didn't stray too far to force a narrative and left the audience to do their own evaluation of where Ray Kroc sits on the "Gets the job done/POS" scale.
I thought they could have done a better job of exploring the pre-McDonald's world before diving into the McDonald's plot line. There was enough information throughout the movie to piece a lot of it together, but I wonder if I missed some of the significance in the opening scenes by not really knowing a pre-McDonald's world (as with any other <75 year old).
I thought they could have done a better job of exploring the pre-McDonald's world before diving into the McDonald's plot line. There was enough information throughout the movie to piece a lot of it together, but I wonder if I missed some of the significance in the opening scenes by not really knowing a pre-McDonald's world (as with any other <75 year old).
Posted on 10/19/17 at 8:42 am to BlackPawnMartyr
Just watched this. I really enjoyed it.
I agree with this. If the McDonald's brothers would have actually been true business partners with Kroc and didn't deny all of his request, they would have been just as successful. Also, a handshake deal for royalties, come on
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Im surprised at some of you's less than respect for Kroc's achievement. The McDonald's brothers would have never had anymore than 1% the success that Kroc had. They just didnt have the drive he had and business sense that expanded beyond a few locations. If the McDonalds brothers had his abilities they wouldn't have needed him. He made McDonalds a mega success and they profited off his achievements. I feel no remorse for them.
I agree with this. If the McDonald's brothers would have actually been true business partners with Kroc and didn't deny all of his request, they would have been just as successful. Also, a handshake deal for royalties, come on
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