I went to see mission impossible. Got a free ticket when the sound cut in the first 5 minutes for the briefest of moments
OT: New Superman Movie
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They made the "no phone booths" joke in Superman: The Movie in 1978. Christopher Reeves wants to change to save Lois from a crashed helicopter. The camera shows what looks like a phone booth, but then zooms out to show it's just a phone stand. Reeves shrugs, and winds up changing in a revolving door.
Anyway, you're 47 years late.
Angrily yells at the Weather Channel on Mute
We do a few times a year. The one in Southaven now has fully reclining seats and you can’t see the people in front of you at all and you can order food from your seat.
Just looked it up and the original was Truth and Justice. The American way was added in the late 40s and sporadically used. So light the torches I guess. Kind of like how the Pledge of Allegiance isn't the same as what George Washington.*****
Just like many other things nowadays:
One group cares enough to change something.
The other group notices the seemingly out of the blue change and says, "What the hell, why are you changing that?"
The first group says, "WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE BRO???"
One group cares enough to change something.
The other group notices the seemingly out of the blue change and says, "What the hell, why are you changing that?"
The first group says, "WHY DO YOU EVEN CARE BRO???"
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We go to the movies about once a month, more in the summer if there is a decent blockbuster slate. Seeing movies in a cinema with modern sound tech can't be beat.
We are also a big movie nerd family, so that might factor in.
We are also a big movie nerd family, so that might factor in.
They rereleased Indiana jones and the last crusade in theaters for Father’s Day and I went to see it with my daughters. It was awesome. For me anyways. My daughters humored me.
Trump will fix this once this matter is brought to his attention. Superman is an American icon.
I saw them trying not to laugh when the guy drank from the wrong cup and aged to death
I say that line all the time and I had the movie on back in the spring and it got to that part my daughter looked at me “so that’s where that came from.”
My wife is slowly discovering all the movies I've quoted in our 20 years together. The other night, it was bill and teds
We go a good bit. It's just a much better experience than sitting on the same old couch.
I took the kids to see the new Jurassic World the other night. It's a little over the top (the big baddy at the end is kind of insane) but not bad at all. Had some good scares. We all liked it.
"under God" wasn't added to the Pledge of Allegiance until in '54. and "in God we Trust" wasn't added to coinage until 1956.
And Richard Nixon was the first President to sign off with "God Bless the United States of America" after he tried to explain to the nation why the whole Watergate Scandal was a hoax.
Reagan brought it back at the 1980 GOP convention. And our great God-fearing leaders have been using it for the God-loving public ever since.
THANK GOD FOR AMERICA!
Why does Superman wear his underwear on the outside? (I believe that is an oldie but goodie).
Just got back from seeing it. Loved it.
the part where he lit an American flag on fire and sang the old Soviet Union national anthem was a little weird admittedly
the part where he lit an American flag on fire and sang the old Soviet Union national anthem was a little weird admittedly
The director is very far left liberal. Has already had to walk back statements on how he feels about America because of backlash. If they remake a movie, leave it alone. They can change it in China when they edit the movie. They can say whatever when it gets there. It's sad things are all political these days. I won't watch it in the movies or rent it. When it comes out on Netflix, maybe I'll watch it then but I won't give these people a dollar/view before then. It was there idea to make it political.
I wish congress would have cut all their tax breaks too. It's crazy what they make and get all the breaks that they get.
It would be hard for me to care any less what Superman’s motto is
there is not one moment in the movie that is anti-American. There were actually some “yay America” moments. I swear to Zod everyone wants to be outraged about everything.
I also don’t understand not enjoying a movie because people involved in making it have different political views than you.
Do you make all your music, tv, and movie choices based on the artist, actor, director etc and their political views?
Gotta love cancel culture.
Cancel culture is only a negative when the other side does it
Or...
Btw, like this band or not, this is worth a watch just to see some old guys who can still tear up their chosen instruments.
The politics is why I quit watching movies in the theater.
I miss the days when we made movies just for the sake of making them.
I hate to break it to you, and mean no offense, but it's always been pretty political. They've just changed through the years. Member the red scare and McCarthy going after Hollywood.
James Gunn got put in this position of heading up DC by making the best Super Hero movie ever. That movie had defined bad guys and defined good guys and a clearly defined disaster to prevent. It had humor and a universal situation of misfits finding their people and a purpose. All timeless themes that fit into a bigger story line. Hell he even got cancelled in the process of the sequels.
So why does he now think it is time to delve into a current hot topic where he has built in detractors? Why do you want to piss off half the population? I would be very pissed if I was on the board of the studio that gave him the job to make my company money.
he didn’t. Superman is the good guy. Lex luthor is the bad guy. there is no political statement here. He does comment on how outraged we get because of what the internet tells us to be outraged about. Which is funny, considering this discussion.
Which “hot topic” did he delve into during the movie? What scene or scenes has you put off?
The movie is exceeding box office expectations so far, btw. We won’t know until tomorrow, but several of the sites that track this sort of thing have raised its projection. It’s also getting overwhelmingly positive reviews. Not sure what else a studio would want out of a director.
I think you meant to post this in the Uniforms Thread. **
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