Kaycee7:
Peep the lînk

oyaskii:
Barbie (2023)


"A movie about a doll, that almost became dull itself".

As a non ardent follower of the "Barbie" lore before now, this piqued my interest solely because of who was making it.

[The first half of the movie was a good satire tone, set in Barbie-land with Barbie rules and Barbie-triarchy in full force, and it was good, with eye popping colours and pink props to match. Then the 2nd half just cascaded into an unnecessary gender commentary that would have seemed fresh some 3 years ago that will actually make cis men want to turn away from it.

I have always respected Greta Gerwig's craft, but i have questioned her creative choice of this from the get go. In her short filmography, she has been able to make "feminist rebellion" movies that are heavily masked and told in the most creative way possible that will make even the most hardened "far right man", stand in the picket line for women's rights. But this was screaming "topple the patriarchy" with every intent.

It's not a bad movie but it's not as good as the hype suggests currently. Probably, people who are fans of the lore will appreciate it better but in my honest opinion, depending on your FOMO meter, you can actually wait this out till it sails.

6/10.

Baddestguyp:
I don't like what I'm hearing about Barbie movie at all

Everyone says it's started well then dissolved into wokeness... something well hidden from the trailer...
They marketed it as a simple fun movie...made sure to hide all forms of wokeness in the trailers

Apparently it starts out in Barbieland where women rule and men are subservient.
Then Ken travels to the real world and the real world is portrayed with major patriarchy issues. Men walking on the street slapping women's bûtts and all.

Ken brings this patriarchy to Barbieland and revolt and take over Barbieland with other men. The women have to fight back and regain control.

Now here is where it gets worse...

Barbie apparently refuses equal rights with men in Barbieland...
She says that the men in Barbieland will only be given equal rights when the women in the real world have equal rights


Omo...
How did they hide these all from the trailers?
They said the word "Patriarchy" is mentioned so many times in the movie...wtf

ErenXSatoru:

😂 this was when I lost the account😂😂

oyaskii:
Barbie (2023)


"A movie about a doll, that almost became dull itself".

you can actually wait this out till it sails.

6/10.

SOZINN:



That is why I advised you to conduct research into the statistics and numbers, and make your own calculations. I have previously addressed the woke clowns in the mainstream media who are trying to portray a false picture of its success. How in the world can a movie with a $250 million production budget and a projected $140 million marketing budget need $500 million to not only break even but be deemed a success?

That's like saying they get to keep all of the movie's theatrical earnings, so cinemas all over the world now show Disney movies for free. You should learn more about how these things operate and dig deep into them before talking.

Baddestguyp:
you still pretended to be someone else...
Even yabbed your other account...


And na me chop accusations as a result


@ Metrolane @ PurpLChi
when am I getting the apology

Make it as passionate as the accusations you levelled against me

Baddestguyp:
you still pretended to be someone else...
Even yabbed your other account...


And na me chop accusations as a result


@ Metrolane @ PurpLChi
when am I getting the apology

Make it as passionate as the accusations you levelled against me

PurpLChi:


If you really enjoyed it why is your rating low bruh? 🤨🧐
Are you trying to get the blood of our MB on your hands?

majesticguy:


😂😂😂.....Why una day like chance this guy🤣. I think his rating of the movie was perfect, 5.5-5.9, should be the range... There are certain movies you enjoy seeing, yet you know they're just average.

The story... Was there even a story? Yeah, just a simple storyline, but the acting and the gun porn is what would keep your attention span and interest from start to finish. It's no Den of Thieves, but it was quite ok in its own way.

SOZINN:



First of all, stop moving the goalposts. You know, whenever we talk about movies flopping and such, we always refer to their box office revenue. Attempting to manipulate the situation by including merchandise sales and other factors is not a good idea at this point. The little mermaid has earned $555 million worldwide as of this writing. Internationally, it has made $260 million, and domestically, $295 million.

I took into account the companies' negotiations in my earlier post because they typically keep about 52 percent of the domestic gross and 42 percent of the international box office revenue. 52 percent of 295 is 153, while 42 percent of 260 is 109. There are approximately $127 million in losses when you add the two and take the sum out of the estimated total budget (for production and marketing). If you think that isn't looking like a flop, then explain to me what you consider to be a flop.

Not to mention, it will be available for purchase starting on July 25—just three days from now—on digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, and Google Play, among others. I don't know why we are still stressing this; just take your L quietly, and let's end this discussion right here.

Kaycee7:
You pointed out the Collider. I've now provided a post where the Collider said the movie broke even.
But because it doesn't suit your agenda, you now want me to dig deep until I discover crude oil.
Every report puts The Little Mermaid's break even point between $500m to 600m. At $600m, they have $44m left that they can easily get and surpass from the digital release.

Funny how when The Little Mermaid struggled at the box office, you claimed it was because of wokeness. But when Mission Impossible 7 failed to meet opening weekend projections, you suddenly realized that the box office has been volatile this year.

Everybody go dey alright las las sha.

Anyways until you can provide proof for your claims, desist from yarning okoto about TLM

SOZINN:



Okay, I see it now. The reports you are reading, including this one below, anticipate that the movie will also bring in hundreds of millions of dollars from other sources of revenue in addition to the projected $500–$600 million. This merely supports my earlier assertion that the film must gross $780 million in order for Disney to consider turning a profit. They simply hope to accomplish that through other methods of generating income because their theatrical run was unsuccessful.

The argument I'm attempting to make is that the film is a box office dud because it failed to bring in enough revenue to actually break even or make a profit. It is not my intention for you to find crude oil when I ask you to conduct additional research. The crude oil is already visible to anyone who has a basic understanding of how these things work. You obviously don't know anything about these topics, which is why I asked you to do some research before speaking.

Additionally, I already earned my L for Mission Impossible, so why are you bringing up its box office earnings now? When predicting the box office revenue for a remake, taking wokeness or progression into account is nothing new. Many individuals appear to be doing that at the moment with the new Snow White movie they are working on. I know I can't always get it right but some of their previous box office failures can definitely be attributed to their wokeness.

oyaskii:
Is it me or has the ROI of going to the cinema to see a flick has diminished and at an all time low?. I swear, I have taken more L's than actual W alone 😭. I'm this close to just giving up on the whole thing and keep sailing full time like my fellow brothers in arms. Or maybe i am expecting too much? because movies on the big screen used to hit like crack and some were so good that will even warrant a 2nd trip. But now,it seems like these studios actually do not care about making proper flicks, as evident on the current row between them and the actors and writers whilst sitting on billions of dollars of capital. It makes no sense. They will rather employ agendist airheads that are so woke that they are battling more than 10 agendas pandering to nonsensical artsy BS that have no place in proper movies. That's why they are losing money at the BO and i fear that this nonsense will continue for the foreseeable future.

Maann...I have only 3 true guilty pleasures i truly indulge in with reckless abandon. Music, Movies and football... Music is already failing, the Saudi money bag seems like it will ruin football in the coming years, so I don't even know where to turn to if movies fail as well 😭😭

oyaskii:
Is it me or has the ROI of going to the cinema to see a flick has diminished and at an all time low?. I swear, I have taken more L's than actual W alone 😭. I'm this close to just giving up on the whole thing and keep sailing full time like my fellow brothers in arms. Or maybe i am expecting too much? because movies on the big screen used to hit like crack and some were so good that will even warrant a 2nd trip. But now,it seems like these studios actually do not care about making proper flicks, as evident on the current row between them and the actors and writers whilst sitting on billions of dollars of capital. It makes no sense. They will rather employ agendist airheads that are so woke that they are battling more than 10 agendas pandering to nonsensical artsy BS that have no place in proper movies. That's why they are losing money at the BO and i fear that this nonsense will continue for the foreseeable future.

Maann...I have only 3 true guilty pleasures i truly indulge in with reckless abandon. Music, Movies and football... Music is already failing, the Saudi money bag seems like it will ruin football in the coming years, so I don't even know where to turn to if movies fail as well 😭😭

PurpLChi:


Are you recommending it too then?
Cos imo if you enjoyed something you won't rate it that low.

Nothing is permanent. No market stays bullish forever. There's always highs and lows in Hollywood, or any other venture. A decade ago, 2009 and 2010, off the top of my head, had similar issues. And then they got their mojo back in 2011 and now they've dipped again.

Also funny how the dip seems to follow economic turmoil. The stock market crash of 2008 and now the economic impact from COVID.

Anyways, this is the perfect for you to get into ANIME!!!

Baddestguyp:
it's late July and I haven't seen a single movie yet in the Cinema in 2023...
I might hold this record to the end of the year at this rate...


Only movies I've felt really compelled to see in a cinema this year are Avatar 2 and Oppenheimer...
So far I haven't for both

oyaskii:
Is it me or has the ROI of going to the cinema to see a flick has diminished and at an all time low?. I swear, I have taken more L's than actual W alone 😭. I'm this close to just giving up on the whole thing and keep sailing full time like my fellow brothers in arms. Or maybe i am expecting too much? because movies on the big screen used to hit like crack and some were so good that will even warrant a 2nd trip. But now,it seems like these studios actually do not care about making proper flicks, as evident on the current row between them and the actors and writers whilst sitting on billions of dollars of capital. It makes no sense. They will rather employ agendist airheads that are so woke that they are battling more than 10 agendas pandering to nonsensical artsy BS that have no place in proper movies. That's why they are losing money at the BO and i fear that this nonsense will continue for the foreseeable future.

Maann...I have only 3 true guilty pleasures i truly indulge in with reckless abandon. Music, Movies and football... Music is already failing, the Saudi money bag seems like it will ruin football in the coming years, so I don't even know where to turn to if movies fail as well 😭😭

oyaskii:

I saw "Naruto" religiously back in my UNI days. I'd be on Fz series, sponging for new episodes at 3:30am on Thursdays back then. But i could never really crack serialised Anime save but a few like AOT since then, seems too tedious, that's why i praise you and Baddestguyp, i don't know how you guys do it. But with Hollywood on a downward spiral, i might have to look that way.

Born2Freak:



What is this one saying?

You went to watch Barbie in the cinema and you are complaining about return-on-investment from spending money at the cinemas?

You went to watch a childish film and expected to be satisfied as an adult?

People like me watch only big budget or strong plot movies att the cinema. That way, you will enjoy at least 65 to 70 percent of the movies you pay to watch at the cinemas.

For instance, these are the movies I have enjoyed this year at the cinemas

-John Wick 4
-Across the spiderverse
-Fast and furious X
-Guardians of the Galaxy 3
-Creed 3
-Mario

That is a movie a month this year. And I am yet to see Mission Impossible and Oppenheimer. I also enjoyed the Transformers movie this year.

Bro, make movie choices wisely

majesticguy:



That rating is average na, it's not that low. You want set me up abi, so that the blood of your MB would have a swell time abi😆. See wetin Tinubu don cause, everybody is cautious of their MB.

Well I don't know your movie taste, preference or how you see your own movies. You might be the type who values the storyline as well as the action together in a movie.

My verdict, if you want an action movie without a well structured storyline then go ahead and download, otherwise, let it slide.

Lol alright thanks

Baddestguyp:
you spoilt your point by mentioning Transformers

Also, when you've seen many of these movies like Transformers and Fast X...

You'll get to a stage where these movies feel very generic to you...they bring nothing new to the table...

But for me personally, I've seen some good movies and some generic tiring movies this year...so the year hasn't been that bad for me

Baddestguyp:
The decision to not push back Mission Impossible feels dûmber everyday

It's been completely overshadowed by two giants...

oyaskii:
Maan. The Barbie hype is real. I went fully clothed to see "Opphemhemier" but it seemed like i was the only one interested in it, no one seems interested in sitting through a 3hrs flick about a bomb and war that ended ages ago 😭😭. The Nigerian education system is even the worst culprit, Gen z might not actually care about WWII.

So i just joined the Barbie queue and i had funds and time for only one of the 2 this weekend. I don't think i have it in me to go back, DUNE 2 was another one i was waiting for, but it seems WB are about to shift that to next year. So it might be au revoir in that regards for a while.