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I heard they were originally going to title this Luca Brasi, but they decided it gave away the surprise too early.

Nah, I’m all for it now. They’re doing weird stuff with their Disney Plus shows, which is fun. Read more

there is a fair share of humor, but a lot of it involves characters that are kept fairly separate from the old twin peaks cast. if you’re hoping for a lot of dale cooper and the bookhouse boys cracking wise with the girls at the diner, you’ll be disappointed, but after i gave the new characters a chance they grew on… Read more

That is a fair argument. I think that Burton managed to hit Dahl’s satire about the kids better than the original, but Depp is just cringeworthy whereas Wilder was iconic. If there were a magic world where we could combine those two (and drop the stupid Wonka backstory), it could have been perfect.

While it’s okay to be sad about this, it’s important to remember that both members of Daft Punk still love you very much, and that you’ll always be their number one guy.

“Coyote” could just be slang for human trafficker.

I love to cite Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka vs. Gene Wilder’s an an example of more acting not necessarily leading to better acting.

As long as we get this song in the film with the guy yelling “MORTAL KOMBAT!” multiple times, I’ll be happy.

and they’re just some big dudes playing a kids’ game. Read more

Probably nostalgia, but I prefer the original.  Some nice songs withstanding, it does take a little too long to get to the factory, but Wilder’s performance and the 71 factory are much more entertaining and less sensational.  

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The Cosby Show?

They could’ve held back a bit. We all know Jax is gonna get his arms, but exactly how would’ve been fun to see in the movie itself. Read more

Annie Murphy is fed up in the official trailer for AMC’s Kevin Can F**k Himself Read more

Thank you for this sincere answer. And for also reminding me about the fantastic film You Were Never Really Here and Joaquin’s excellent performance in that role.

If this is half as good as last years Scorpion’s Revenge it will be glorious. That was the definitive MK movie. 

Glad they took that long beat to let Sub-Zero say his famous catch phrase “I am Sub-Zero”.

Look, I was in my early teens when the Mortal Kombat video game & movie franchise were at their peak, so I am unabashedly very there for this. We’d better just get the goddamn theme song at some point.

Two thoughts spring to mind: