Why do people dislike Josh Gad? I find him informative and witty.
Why do people dislike Josh Gad? I find him informative and witty.
I’ll say this for Us...that twist practically demands that you rewatch the film, whether you enjoyed it or not.
See my other posts about why critics might be reluctant to low-ball Us (A.A. Dowd gave it a B+, which is the highest grade he’s capable of giving anything that’s not designed to make you sad to be a human being).
You can have unexplained metaphors galore, as long as your story is coherent. In my opinion, Us lacked coherence.
I don’t think the critics can’t say anything bad about a black director, but I think many are reluctant to say anything bad about THIS black director. Get Out was such brilliant social commentary that I believe critics are honestly afraid to criticize Us, because they’re afraid of appearing to just not get the film,…
I see we’re dancing around the fact that the Rotten Tomatoes audience score for Us is 69%, and the CinemaScore is a B.
I think Us would be more enjoyable in front of a large audience who’s into it and willing to punctuate it’s highs with verbal approval, than watching it alone in your living room, were the lows are more glaringly apparent.
I really wished she hadn’t said anything, though. Her blasting him said it all. It wasn’t necessary to actually say it, and I was a little disappointed that the film didn’t trust the audience enough to get it, and felt the need to spell it out, which diluted the impact a bit. She should have just blasted him, them…
She’s so fucking great in Ragnarok.
You pretty much just described Ant-Man.
One of the things I liked about Justice League, actually, is that once Superman shows up, he handles the villain pretty easily. Sure, everyone else chips in, but no one doubts for a minute that Superman couldn’t have mopped the floor with Steppenwolf all by himself. And while I wouldn’t want to see EVERY Superman…
Hell, he was hilarious in Thor. He always had comedy chops, it’s just the character doesn’t historically lend itself to using them too much. I fucking LOVE Ragnarok, but I do think Waititi went a little too overboard on the silliness
I loved how much fun she was having. That look when she sees Asgard for the first time after coming back, the tilt of her head...just fabulous. Goldblum too was having a ball. Everyone on that film seemed like they were having just the best time!
My favorite tweet ever, from a comedian who’s name I sadly can’t remember:
Meh. If I can live with Quentin Tarantino blowing up Hitler in a movie theater, I can be comfortable with other films taking liberties with WWII, particularly in a fantasy setting like a superhero movie. I know that concern for making light of the actual horrors of WWII is why they de-emphasized the fact that Hydra…
Except Wonder Woman wasn’t about WWII? Or Hitler? So I’m not sure who it’s letting off the hook.
They need to save SOMETHING for the third one.
But Wonder Woman DOESN’T say that; the turning point of the movie comes when Diana realizes that Ares ISN’T responsible for mankind’s wars, that men CHOOSE war of their own volition. It’s Diana’s central belief for most of the film that war is imposed on mankind from the gods, but it’s never the thesis of the film.…
I still maintain that Justice League, though LOADED with problems, has got some pretty good moments. Phony face aside, Superman’s battle with the other heroes after his return is exciting and super fun, and contains the Flash’s lone great moment in the film (and by the way, thank you, Tom, for pointing out how fucking…
“It was still nice seeing a mainstream film about a gay teenage boy that didn’t involve tragedy or sadness for once, too”