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All the fat chicks dragged their boyfriends to go see it. That’s a HUGE market.
In the one word sayings of jojo biden, one word, “Green Bay Packers Cameo”. Just sayin’. :>}
Everybody knew it was going to beat out Mad Max. R rated movies from 40 year old franchises don’t beat PG-13 rated movies from 3 year old franchises. Though MM is a better movie, with probably a lot less of that supposed feminism. It’s not a license to print money.
PP2 was hilarious. Saw it Thursday night. Very good follow-up to the first one. Will see Mad Max this week.
I just requested “Pitch Perfect” from Netflix. It sounds amusing.
I’d see it, but having missed out on the original Pitch Perfect, I wouldn’t comprehend the plot.
“Mad Max Fury Road” didn’t do so hot because it went feminist. I liked the first movies, especially Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome. Here’s where “Mad Max” failed.
* Heroine who is as tough if not tougher than Max, has more screen time, and WAY more personality; Max’s only distinguishing trait aside from the sheer action is clear mental illness. It reminds me of the modern sitcoms where if Dad isn’t missing, he’s lovable but clueless or inept.
* Max has an idea to save the girls, but their true saviors are the old feminists who come in during the second act and mostly die saving the young breeders.
* The ending is ultra-modern, egalitarian and, while it gives hope for civilization, not quite a fit IMO with the rest of the movies.
* Heavy handed stereotypical characterizations like the fat evil accountant down to swollen feet, a blinded justice who kills randomly to try to get back property as is right with the patriarchal overlord, all the women are sex toys or barefoot and pregnant except for Imperator Furiosa.
* Lots of homage to comic book movies like “The Watchmen” with scenes shaped to look like cool 3D moments lifted from comic books that did little to improve the actual story.