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Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6

I can't really tell what is Oscar bait most of the time, all I know is if the movie genuinely makes me feel something it succeeded.

I think there�s a certain kind of self-serious drama that tended to be Oscar-bait in the past; these days it is, indeed, a bit more complex.

[quote=AgrippinaX][quote=mattiasflgrtll6]I can't really tell what is Oscar bait most of the time, all I know is if the movie genuinely makes me feel something it succeeded.[/quote]

I think there�s a certain kind of self-serious drama that tended to be Oscar-bait in the past; these days it is, indeed, a bit more complex.[/quote]

mattiasflgrtll6 12-29-22

I can't really tell what is Oscar bait most of the time, all I know is if the movie genuinely makes me feel something it succeeded.

[quote=mattiasflgrtll6]I can't really tell what is Oscar bait most of the time, all I know is if the movie genuinely makes me feel something it succeeded.[/quote]

Iroquois 12-29-22

Originally Posted by WHITBISSELL!

You don't have to choose between hating "aggressively generic franchise junk" and self indulgent Oscar bait. There's no law that says you can't hate both.

No law that says you have to hate it either. Maybe I'll watch it and hate it, maybe not, but until then...

[quote=Iroquois][quote=WHITBISSELL!]You don't have to choose between hating "aggressively generic franchise junk" and self indulgent Oscar bait. There's no law that says you can't hate both.[/quote]

No law that says you [i]have[/i] to hate it either. Maybe I'll watch it and hate it, maybe not, but until then...[/quote]

WHITBISSELL! 12-29-22

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WHITBISSELL! 12-29-22

You don't have to choose between hating "aggressively generic franchise junk" and self indulgent Oscar bait. There's no law that says you can't hate both.

[quote=WHITBISSELL!]You don't have to choose between hating "aggressively generic franchise junk" and self indulgent Oscar bait. There's no law that says you can't hate both.[/quote]

The Rodent 12-28-22

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John McClane 12-28-22

Originally Posted by The Rodent

best shout of the year

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best shout of the year[/quote]

AgrippinaX 12-28-22

Originally Posted by doubledenim

Originally Posted by AgrippinaX

Bit my tongue and am now spitting out blood like some horror film character. Not my day at all.

But what do your eyes look like?

Haha, a bit red from insomnia but could be worse

[quote=AgrippinaX][quote=doubledenim][quote=AgrippinaX]Bit my tongue and am now spitting out blood like some horror film character. Not my day at all.[/quote]

[font=century gothic]But what do your eyes look like?[/font][/quote]

Haha, a bit red from insomnia but could be worse 😁[/quote]

The Rodent 12-28-22

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AgrippinaX 12-28-22

Originally Posted by Iroquois

Ehh, I'm still reserving judgment until I actually see it, but considering what kind of aggressively generic franchise junk tends to succeed at the box office these days, it's hard not to want the indulgent auteur stuff to succeed (or at least not to bomb as hard as it does).

Agreed.

[quote=AgrippinaX][quote=Iroquois]Ehh, I'm still reserving judgment until I actually see it, but considering what kind of aggressively generic franchise junk tends to succeed at the box office these days, it's hard not to want the indulgent auteur stuff to succeed (or at least not to bomb as hard as it does).[/quote]

Agreed.[/quote]

Iroquois 12-28-22

Ehh, I'm still reserving judgment until I actually see it, but considering what kind of aggressively generic franchise junk tends to succeed at the box office these days, it's hard not to want the indulgent auteur stuff to succeed (or at least not to bomb as hard as it does).

[quote=Iroquois]Ehh, I'm still reserving judgment until I actually see it, but considering what kind of aggressively generic franchise junk tends to succeed at the box office these days, it's hard not to want the indulgent auteur stuff to succeed (or at least not to bomb as hard as it does).[/quote]

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