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Honestly it’s not a great film.
Those seem like likely examples of things he’d write. He seems like a true fan of history. Similar to the first scene in Red Dawn where the teacher is describing Genghis Khan’s (I think) great hunt.
Or the end could playing off that chess introduction where Mac is cornered… but has actually won.
The band thought so
That “theory” is complete horseshit
Yeah sure let’s listen bubba and Jethros tips on how to handle the pandemic. They have all the answers
Exactly! I even agree on Gremlins. I think it’s more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard but it seems more cynical than traditional Holiday fare. You could reasonably argue that it’s a critique of Reagan era unchecked consumerism, but Christmas plays a larger role in that story.
A way to make more money??? Wtf...
Thought you were referring to trump supporters ...
Two fleeting references to Christmas in the plot summation don’t make the central theme about Christmas. You can actually describe the plot of the film without even mentioning Christmas.
He’s right. Fuck you
Yes he was already there and exploited Lydias well established rigidity. Always the same place, same time, same drink, same sweetener. That doesn’t necessarily make it easy to pull off but ...
Hype was strong back then. The cheesy humor was immediately recognized but it took time to really hate it. I didn’t hate it right away but was confused. As if I didn’t actually get it or something. So I actually rented it later. That confirmed it. Just a bad idea for a movie.
Voter suppression is bad do you agree?
The voters decided. ✌️
Exactly what went through my mind lol
I heard Friedkin actually say it was on purpose to throw off the audience, even if only on a subliminal level. I think he was trying to make “illusion” a theme of the movie.
Hillary is dead and drinks baby blood!
-8kun
I guess they’re happy being angry all the time.