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Marty's right for the third time. 20 years from now when cinema is permanently replaced by an unsaid amount of trilogies of Gobo Fraggle live action moral crusader films from the extended Fraggle Rock universe, a sculpture will be erected in Martin Scorsese's name.
You sure you're not thinking of Keith Richards?
The Russell Brand caricature of 2006 would not wash with audiences today, looking back it does seem a bit too on the nose but today any flirting/promiscuous male behaviour can be seen as sexual harassment/violence so it's not an easy case. I fully believe that at times Brand went too far, but far enough to be a rapist? I don't think so. He was essentially the real life Austin Powers.
Chris Pratt must be feeling pretty good right now, would be surprised if Evans is still considered 'the good Chris'.
I like to think you're right, audiences mask their fear behind laughter. Google "The Exorcist is hilarious" and it shows how the numerous parodies over the years (Scary Movie 2, Repossessed) have weakened the fear factor in many people. I think The Wicker Man is similar in that the more tropey aspects of the film have been satirised in comedies like Hot Fuzz and even the memes of the remake contributed to the subject matter being less frightening.
I can see why modern audiences would dislike this film, folk horror is mostly derided nowadays despite the attempt by A24 to rejuvenate the genre. Maybe it's time to admit The Wicker Man hasn't aged too well, despite how much I enjoy it 70's horror tends to be more of a source for comedy than shock, with more cheese than a creamery. Plenty of people laugh during The Exorcist, Don't Look Now, The Hills Have Eyes, The Omen, The Amityville Horror etc much more than something like Child's Play and Beetlejuice which are intentionally comic.
I don't remember much about this one other than disliking it a lot, the most incurably dull film you will ever experience.
Very funny stuff here I agree, it's every bit as funny as The Ruttles especially since it's real.
That 27k dislike ratio ouch.
The comment section is full of zingers, this one being my favourite...
[quote]I really wanted to see this guy live, but the idea of having to sit through THIS scares me deeply[/quote]
I mean it's not that bad!
Some of the old parents guides were hilarious, real pearl-clutching stuff. A pity IMDb no longer allows us to see previous edits amongst all the other things they no longer allow us to do *ahem*, in fact IMDb nowadays has become commercially sterile.
2016 response to your question: nope
2023 response to your question: nope
It's absurd how quickly people (not just on MC) think a person being Jewish proves something. If anything a Jewish Snow White would be more fitting, Hailee Steinfeld for instance would've been a good choice.
Zegler isn't Jewish btw
At this rate he'll be going the way of Gina Carano.
Meanwhile Florence Pugh is doing fine with the name.
Some people are too smart for their own good.
It's not bad at all, a very cute movie with a nice soundtrack, no emojis or smartphones plaguing kids cinema today.
All I've heard about the entire time was how good Ryan Gosling was in this movie, if the supposed message is that men are evil and useless then I'm not entirely sure it worked. The whole 'get woke go broke' thing is nonsense though, it's all about timing and the marketing was essential to its success. Warner/Mattel have to be very careful as this might be a flash in the pan and sequels rarely recapture the magic with audiences.
"Obey me or you're a red flag" sounds like bootlicking to me.
I recently noticed this on Google but assumed they mistakenly linked to the wrong page. The 2016 film is now superior to Ghostbusters II...