TCTTS is the movie he wrote. He was excited when he typed it in. He is rooting for you and the enthusiasm and all.

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TCTTS is the movie he wrote. He was excited when he typed it in. He is rooting for you and the enthusiasm and all.

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Wait I thought he meant "you" as in TCTTS is Chris Pratt, and he's rooting for him and the success of the movie.

They were talking Passengers

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Yeah, one series of tweets I read was from this woman just going on and on about she's never been so mad at the end of a movie, that they need to quit making men the heroes just because they're men, that Lawrence's character shouldn't have forgave him, etc. I'm see the world "problematic" a lot (which I hate), but they don't realize that the script is ACKNOWLEDGING that it's a "problematic" situation. That's the whole point. He makes an unethical choice. And then has to deal with consequences of it. As if every movie should portray only perfectly ethical situations. So dumb.

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You should not be surprised by this. You're just now seeing what many of us have seen for years. These feminists HATE white men and this agenda is seeping into everything now. If the movie doesn't have a woman as a hero or if it has a man doing something "problematic" then it gets bashed and panned by critics. They literally cannot handle ethical conundrums in movies because anything that a man does that affects a woman negatively is bad to the point where the filmmakers should have never even included the scene from their point of view.

I am not remotely going to pay attention to critics for this movie, not when they are using garbage criticism like this.

I heard something else funny today with regard to Reservoir Dogs. The same entertainment segment mentioned how they were showing RD at Sundance and how there was nary a scene with a female in that movie and no kissing for sure. I was laughing.

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"If you aren't nauseated by the ethics, it's quite engaging."

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..and that's one of the GOOD reviews!

GiveEmHellBill said:

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"If you aren't nauseated by the ethics, it's quite engaging."

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..and that's one of the GOOD reviews!

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If that's the case then I just may see it in theaters.

As I said on the last page, "the ethics" is a SJW's cop out imo..

It's the natural order of humans in a horrific situation like that to not only connect but fall for someone or multiple people in a pod at an emotional level enough to wake them up.

Hell I'd probably open 20+ if it were me.

I bet Keanu Reeves is laughing. Well maybe not but I bet he is disappointed.

You know, I wonder if folks would be more ok with it if the studio had marketed the moral dilemma as its hook, instead of all these trailers making it look like a love story in space crossed with a Sci fi action/adventure story.

When you go in expecting a love story in space, and find out the guy woke her up, doomed her and kind of manipulated her into loving him instead of revealing the truth, that's a big betrayal of expectations. Of course you'll be frustrated and disappointed at that point.

Some reviews comment on how they think it's trying to be titanic in space. This isn't supposed to be titanic in space at all! And if the marketers created that expectation, then they might get more butts in seats according to their calculations, but audiences will feel misled and disappointed.

I finished reading the script this weekend, and I'm going to double down on saying the poor reviews are probably the result of this movie (assuming it stuck to the script) and its marketing being so far disjointed. The movie promised in the marketing doesn't really arrive until the second and third acts, and the third act is the weakest part of the script.

Solid premise, poor marketing.

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Are these reviews from Rotten Tomatoes? The same guys who gave Snowpiercer a 95%? I will wait and see what normal people think.

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Yep, the same ones who gave "Evil Dead" (one of the worst movies of all time) like 96% and Rocky IV 39%.

You read that right, they gave Rocky IV EFFING THIRTY NINE PERCENT.

Bunch of dorky limp wristed hipsters.

I want to see this, but I still haven't see doctor strange.

My movie going alone phobia really sucks as an adult.

Movies I have yet to see:

Deepwater Horizon
Fantastic Creatures... whatever
Manchester by the Sea
Passengers
Arrival
Dr. Strange
Hacksaw Ridge

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because going to the movies alone is about the most peaceful and relaxing thing I can do in my life these days

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I would have to figure out how to turn off my brain and it being so concerned about what others are thinking. This is why I'm sad when I want to see a movie that my girlfriend or mom doesn't want to see.


And I have gone to several movies alone. I just can't relax and think about the movie.

I did it once...and I didn't die, but I definitely didn't get "in" to the movie the way I usually would.
It was still really difficult for me tbh. Doing it again makes the anxiety button on my blood pressure jump just considering buying the ticket.

Whether I've been single, dating or married I've actually enjoyed going to the movies alone for some reason. I don't do it often, but when I do I usually enjoy it. The first time or to I may have been a little self conscious.

You are welcome to go see it with me and my SO, if you can put up with me for that long.

Totally derailing the thread. sorry.

I know its the dumbest thing. I was like one of 5 people when I went to see the movie. Brain says "nah this is fine" but my heart is all like "GTFO YOU ARE ALL ALONE IN THIS DARK ROOM WITH YOUR EYES AFFIXED TO THE NON-ENTRY POINTS? YOU ARE A MORON. ABORT!! GET OUT! RUNNNNNNNNNNNN" and my brain is like "shut up. This is fine. Do you know the statistics on movie theatre rapes and kidnappings? Well neither do I but I bet it is really low" and my heart is all like " FUUUUUUUUU"

It's not a "oh no people will notice me"
I enjoy dining by myself. I travel alone plenty. I enjoy doing things solo.

This is a specific claustrophobia/stranger danger thing. As unreasonable as a fear of heights or bugs or clowns..but this is mine.

To get back on topic, I cannot believe how bad this one is getting shredded. Seems like with a cast and story line like this one you would have to go out of your way to screw it up. It's not just SJW's attacking it, it genuinely sounds like it very well may be a sh*tty movie. Hoping that's not the case bc I was really looking fwd to this one.

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I want to see this, but I still haven't see doctor strange.

My movie going alone phobia really sucks as an adult.

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I got over it shortly after I got a job.

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I did it once...and I didn't die, but I definitely didn't get "in" to the movie the way I usually would.
It was still really difficult for me tbh. Doing it again makes the anxiety button on my blood pressure jump just considering buying the ticket.

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If you are in Houston, I'll go with you... you can even hold my hand if that will make you feel better. But watch out because my wife will probably dump popcorn and coke all over me when she sees us holding hands, and some of it may get on you.

One of the sexiest things I've seen - at least to this movie-lover - was a drop-dead gorgeous model seeing Scorsese's The Aviator alone, on a snowy night in New York. I was there with my family and she sat right in front of us and it was her confidence and curiosity to come alone that was sexier than anything. I don't know why, but I'll never forget that.

That said, I see movies alone all the freaking time in LA. It's one of my absolute favorite things to do. And maybe it's just because it's LA, but no one even thinks twice about it. There are TONS of people there alone. Just a bunch of people in a theater, being alone together, watching a movie - it's fantastic. I can't imagine ever being self-conscious about that.

Going to see this tonight (alone). Weird to think the trailers look nothing like I expected based on the discussion about the script

I might skip out on work early to go see it alone

(Offer still stands SB11) haha