I’m in the camp that believes that the more you try to explain backstory, the worse everything gets. When I saw Star Wars in its original theatrical run, I didn’t care about where the Millennium Falcon came from or what Han Solo’s childhood was like, nor did I want someone to show flashbacks of Luke’s father and Ben…

Still not as bad as “Instagram influencer.”

“Your original”? It’s not mine. It’s William Goldman’s story, both in the book and the movie.

Because there are some things that are simple common sense. Remakes make sense when there is more of the story to tell, or when the original story is told poorly or ineptly, or when technology has advanced enough that a visionary piece of entertainment can be put to medium in the way that the author could not do…

The best way to bring this amazing story to a younger generation is to have them read the book and watch the original movie.

I had just come here to post that and I’m glad someone else had the same crazy nightmare.

I hope The Sure Thing isn’t on a shit list, because as laden as it is with 80s movie tropes, it still subverts them enough to distance itself from its peers.

I think it’s part of the movie’s charm, to be frank. It’s just enough off-kilter from what you expect from a soundtrack that it adds to the whole vibe.

That’s a sad, sad commentary on our elections and electorate if it’s a requirement to have either Warren or Sanders on the ticket in order to beat someone who has conclusively proven himself over and over again since 2016 to be one of the worst people in the world in general, and one of the worst presidents in U.S.…

Anyone who was older than an elementary schooler in the 1980s had a friend exactly like that.

I tend to agree with you in regards to Sandler’s brand of comedy - especially his early stuff, which was basically dumb and not really invested with too much effort.

My wife and I say, “THEY WERE CONES!” nearly every day when one of us makes a stupid mistake.

Honestly? That shot might be one of the more realistic ones in the trailer (multiple Bombing Six pilots reported aircraft that were being refueled and respotted for takeoff being blown off the deck by bombs).

The story of the Battle of Midway would make for a terrific blockbuster movie, or even a miniseries. It’s so rich of a story, hinging on so much luck, circumstance, hubris, and courage. The right film would be a true epic.

I remember only three things about The Lawnmower Man:

Oh no, I totally get her backstory and character arc. What I’m saying is that an hour and thirty minutes is too compressed of a window to resolve it satisfactorily, IMO - especially given that her vengeance percolated for six millennia.

The animation’s not what got me about Spinel - it’s the fact that she is so tonally malleable to the plot. She’s a deus ex magica - alternately viciously vengeful, cartoonishly playful, murderously spiteful, and bashfully hopeful with virtually no believable process to get from A to B to C. The Sugarverse already…

The Lost pilot was stupendous because it was TV, IMO. Abrams could load visual spectacle - at which he excels, to be fair - and create all sorts of puzzle boxes without having to resolve them at all. I’ve said it before - if you want a really good teaser trailer, Abrams is definitely your guy. But when it comes to…

It really is a terrible, terrible movie. Not prequel-terrible, but just bad and lazy and empty of any real stakes - even when Han dies. Abrams’ Star Trek movies are just as bad. It’s like he got really nice wrapping paper and crafted a great package, but inside the box is a piece of navel lint.

Well, SNL already tried to pull out the Festrunk Brothers a couple of years ago, so I’m guessing it’s going to be like this: Gumby; Mr. Robinson; James Brown; Buckwheat; and finally Shabazz K. Morton selling avocado toast.