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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-04-26 (Friday)
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:45:17 -0700
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On 4/27/2024 8:42 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> On 4/27/24 7:35 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:
> 
>> On 4/27/2024 7:25 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
>>> On 4/27/24 7:05 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>>> On 4/27/2024 5:18 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There were two movies that debuted this weekend.  "Boy Kills World" 
>>>>> and "Challengers."  "Boy Kills World" is a new action comedy 
>>>>> starring Bill Skarsgård as a deaf-mute young man who goes on a 
>>>>> blood soaked revenge spree to slaughter the people who killed his 
>>>>> family. The movie also stars Jessica Rothe, Famke Janssen, Sharlto 
>>>>> Copley, and "Mad Dog" from the Raid movies.  How could you possibly 
>>>>> go wrong? "Challengers" on the other hand is a 2 hour long drama 
>>>>> starring Zendeya.  The plot involves her being in a love triangle 
>>>>> with tennis players.  So it was not a hard decision picking which 
>>>>> movie to see on Thursday night.  Except "Boy Kills World" was not 
>>>>> playing in IMAX or Dolby cinema.  All the high quality theater 
>>>>> screens had been taken over by "Challengers."  So I went to the 
>>>>> local theater and saw  "Boy Kills World" on a regular screen...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Boy Kills World" - I actually saw this on Thursday night, but 
>>>>> didn't feel like talking about it.  Given the cast and premise I 
>>>>> went into this with high expectations.  My expectations were 
>>>>> crushed.  I though I was going to get "Crank" and instead I got 
>>>>> "Gamer."  :-( 
>>>>
>>>> I recently watched 'Gamer' (aka 'Crank 3').  You thought there was a 
>>>> noticeable difference between it and the Crank movies?
>>>
>>> Yes - "Gamer" was much worse than the "Crank" films (even the second 
>>> one!).
>>
>> Yeah, I commented at the time that I *want* to like "Gamer" but it 
>> just doesn't work for me.  Something similar happened with 
>> "Equilibrium." It's an excellent movie.  Then the writer/director's 
>> next movie, "Ultraviolet" which went for the same vibe, but was pure 
>> crap.
> 
> But! But!! Milla Jovovich, with bright colors!  ;p
> 
And actual curves!!!!

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