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Movies: Poor Things, Barbie and Oppenheimer are stuck in La La Land

Next town south from where I grew up.

Fun fact: that RR crossing where they make the right? Well, the first week I had a Permit I took that grade at 75 to try to get air. That's when I learned in movies they move the engine back to the balance point. The front dove so hard it knocked the steering out of alignment.

Dad was not happy.

Also the cemetery at the end I patrolled alone (Percival Guard Service) from dusk til dawn when I was 17 because they had anti-Semitic graffiti attacks (Wyandanch went from Jewish to Black in about 11 seconds). If you think atheism, education, and reason inoculate against superstition when you are a kid, I have news for you.
 
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Handyman said:
I take great pride in never having seen 1 minute of any Avatar film...
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They're perfectly fine (the first two, haven't seen the third yet). Both have kept me interested and entertained, which given their run time is not easy. Though both once the movie is over I did not remember much about them. I mean, give Cameron credit, the man knows how to structure a movie and put enough quality into the special effects to keep you interested. There was a good YouTube video about how the second one perfectly breaks the movie into mini-quests that have a well-defined point and structure to them. But again, as much as I have been entertained by both, once the viewing is over nothing about the plot or characters causes me to think any more about either movie. If a new one comes along, it's like "OK, I'll watch that at some point, will fill an evening" but I'm in no way waiting on pins and needles for the next one.
 
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I'm surprised how many films are on that list from 2020 and newer. It just seems like going to the theater isn't a thing anymore. The only time I go now is when I'm in Bangkok so at most a few times per year.
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Doesn't Hollywood now make more money on overseas theater audiences than American audiences?
 
unofan said:
The original is Dances With Wolves in space.
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It's way older. The template goes back to the 18th century.

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Finally got around to A Christmas Story Christmas. It’s a decent sequel. It does a great job connecting to the original without feeling like an outright copy. It’s nice they were able to get so many of the original cast back together.
 
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Finally got around to A Christmas Story Christmas. It’s a decent sequel. It does a great job connecting to the original without feeling like an outright copy. It’s nice they were able to get so many of the original cast back together.
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Every since it came out, I've watched Christmas Story, then Christmas Story Christmas, and then right back to Christmas Story. Usually on Christmas eve.

Except for the parents, it's all the original cast (all the kids: Ralphie, Randy, Flick, Schwartz, Scut, and Grover). Darren McGavin of course had passed and Melinda Dillion had retired and would pass not long after the sequel was released.

I loved the way they paid tribute to "the old man" throughout and the transition from the sequel right back to the original.
 
I would rather hear "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time" on a loop for 24 hours without a break than ever watch A Christmas Story again...

[DGF understands what that means]
 
Proud2baLaker said:
Every since it came out, I've watched Christmas Story, then Christmas Story Christmas, and then right back to Christmas Story. Usually on Christmas eve.

Except for the parents, it's all the original cast (all the kids: Ralphie, Randy, Flick, Schwartz, Scut, and Grover). Darren McGavin of course had passed and Melinda Dillion had retired and would pass not long after the sequel was released.

I loved the way they paid tribute to "the old man" throughout and the transition from the sequel right back to the original.
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It’s cool how Billingsley has embraced the movie. I could see someone being jaded that they’re mainly known for a childhood role. He mentioned he passed on many sequel scripts over the years that he felt were money grabs. I’m going to guess that Christmas Story 2 is one of those. I never watched it because the trailer looked horrific and the reviews match that sentiment.

It sounds like they added more of Jean Shepherd’s work into ACSC, so I’m curious which quotes came from his writing.
 
My family has for years made fun of the fact I look similar to Billingsley including his choice of spectacles ever since the movie came out. Even after although I can't compete with is hairline.
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Somehow my wife had never seen Scrooged before tonight. It really is a fun adaptation, and IMO, easily the most enjoyable of them. The retelling that try to stay true to both the story and the period, they just lose me. For whatever reason, I’m just not much of a Dickens fan.
 
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