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"Power Ballad" (2026), with Paul Rudd, was the kind of cheesy feel-good male drama which would have been huge in the 90s but it flopped today. What happened?

Great ending but movie was too cringy to me (Paul Rudd, bless his heart but he can't sing and Nick Jonas' big song sucked). But there were elements about it which I enjoyed and the last 20 minutes are superb, Nick Jonas (fine actor) and Paul Rudd have a excellent confrontation scene.

I'm kind of shocked this didn't do well since it is the kind of movie audiences crave for yet nobody saw it, even the low budget couldn't save it.

Are audiences just too jaded and cynical for movies like this? Also, Jack Reynor has to be the worst actor I've ever seen in Film. Even a tree has more emotion than him.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 6 hours ago

The biggest problem I had with "Cube" (1997) was how almost everyone is deeply unlikable

The only character I liked was Dr Helen (Nicki Guadagnini). Kazan had no fault because he was disabled so I stay neutral. But the others, I forgot how unpleasant they were: Quentin, a psycho, David made too many major mistakes and Leaven was really bitchy and full of herself in the first hour.

I liked Dr Helen the most. She was kind to Kazan and she stood up to Quentin from day one. >!Killing her off halfway through was a mistake, she was a stronger lead than Leven!<

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 6 hours ago

Mulheres com voz de Teletubbie. Qual a vossa opinião de mulheres que forçam a voz infantilizada?

Algumass mulheres Portuguesas fazem isso. Aquela voz irritante saída do LaLa do Teletubbie. Algumas mulheres Brasileiras adoram fazer essa voz de Tidinha. Pior é quando abusam do diminutivo do tipo: "Eu gosto da manteiginha e olha a xuxuzinha do fofinho".

Nada pior que andar de transporte publico depois de um longo dia de trabalho e ter que ouvir a voz esganiçada, abebezada de uma mulher para agradar o seu macho. Os homens gostam mesmo disso? Custa a acreditar.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 14 hours ago

Why is Kelly constantly targeted over betraying Brenda but Dylan gets a pass (and people can say Dylan doesn't get a pass but we all know that is not true)?

Kelly broke girl code and was wrong for hooking up with Brenda's ex BUT Kelly was honest about her feelings for Dylan since day one (The Slumber Party episode) and she did try to not hook up with Dylan as she knew it wasn't right.

BUT what about Dylan? He was a serial cheater, shows zero remorse and even gets snippy at Brenda for being hurt. He couldn't wait to have sex with Kelly the minute she told him how she felt. What kind of loyal boyfriend is that and then he leaves and has sex with a horse lady.

Not to mention, the reason Kelly and Brenda fought all Season 4 was because of him and his emotional manipulation. He was with Kelly but then he acted like he still had feelings for Brenda and did nothing but bring up Brenda to Kelly whenever he had a chance. No wonder Kelly got mad.

Look up Season 9 and 10, what he did to Gina. This man loves using women for his ego but people give him a breaK over the Brooding James Dean act. If Toni hadn't died, he would have cheated on her.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 14 hours ago
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"Batman Returns" - What makes Michelle Pfeiffer's turn as Catwoman so iconic when her take isn't even accurate to how Catwoman is in the comics?

The funny thing about Pfeiffer's Catwoman is that she doesn't have anything to do with how Selina Kyle is in the comics. Selina isn't deranged or neurotic or turned into a Cat Lady because she got licked by Cats which made her half-cat, she's a smart thief lady who is a natural gymnast and is a proficient fighter, she's able to survive for being quick in her feet and able to make the most of her situation.

Whereas Pfeiffer's Selina is bonkers. Unstable and wacky, it's hard to understand the misdirections. Her character is driven to take revenge but also goes on a crime spree. If anything, I thought Pfeiffer's take was much closer to Harley Quinn than Selina.

That said, Michelle Pfeiffer was fantastic. Her look has become iconic and she plays Selina to the hilt. The only problem I have with Returns is I wish Selina had just been the main nemesis.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 14 hours ago
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Making a Madame Web movie was such a odd decision. Who came up with that idea?

A Venom movie, I get. I'd even understand a Silver Sable or a Cloak and Dagger movie. They at least had semi-successful solo book runs.

Madame Web was just a old clairvoyant who showed up occasionally as a supporting character. Sure, this movie featured low rent Spider Woman, Arachne and Silk but they didn't even get to show off their powers, we just know them through their real names and they only show up in the dreams of the bad guy.

But Dakota Johnson made me laugh with her sarcastic., monotone acting. I still giggle when I think of how she played the lead. And those lines...

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 6 days ago
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Com o sucesso das Salas de Cinema Trindade e Batalha, porque não reabrir mais salas de Cinema que estão fechadas há anos?

A Sala Pedro Cem ou o Foco ou as Salas de Cinema Lumiere. Podiam tornar a Sala de Cinema Charlot num espaço onde mostram filmes Brasileiros. Há público para isso.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 8 days ago

What are your four favorite movies directed by women?

"Lost in Yonkers" (Martha Coolidge), a pretty forgotten movie but it's a funny movie about family trauma, with two amazing performances by Mercedes Ruehl and Irene Worth.

"Strange Days" (Kathryn Bigelow), one of the best sci fi dystopian films using social commentary as a theme. Bigelow's style and usage of dark blue is pitch perfect and Angela Bassett as Mace was John Wick before there was ever a John Wick.

"Entre Nous" (Diane Kurys), a platonic love story between two women who have a romantic bond which never gets physical and it works. Beautiful, moving, sad, and the chemistry between Isabelle Huppert and Miou Miou is insane. They never kiss and it doesn't matter because their love is more important than sex.

"The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum" (co-directed by Margarethe Von Trotta), I love this movie, it's about a woman who hooks up with a political escapee and ends up being harassed by the media. It's a nail biting drama that enrages you with how invasive the press is. The movie came out in 1975 and its omen turned out to be true with the TMZ's of the World today.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 8 days ago
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"The Fugitive" (1993) - 23 years after its release, what are your thoughts about this movie today?

As much as I wanted Ralph Fiennes to win the Oscar for Schindler's List, it's undeniable what a presence Tommy Lee Jones had in The Fugitive, he was so good I often forget Harrison Ford is in the movie. No wonder the sequel was US Marshalls.

Movie was fun, had no idea why Sela Ward got 3rd billing since she's barely in the movie and Julianne Moore is so lost in this since most of her arc was cut so her role seems important but we never know why.

Solid action scenes.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 9 days ago

What was Kate Mulgrew's problem with Jeri Ryan?

She and Jeri appear to have made amends but the tension has never gone away. I understand Kate's grievances, she felt slighted since the show was focused on her but they added the sexy girl character to bring more male viewers but that felt like a diss at Kate, kind of implying Kate wasn't sexy or hot and the show gave Seven way too much focus. But it wasn't Jeri's fault.

Kate being nasty towards Jeri was misdirected.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 9 days ago
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The Exorcist rip-off, "Audrey Rose" (1978), was so bad that not even Marsha Mason bawling could save it.

The kid is extremely annoying. The set-up is silly. It's less about demon possession and more about reeincarnation or soul possession but the movie has a hard time explaining what the exact point is.

Anthony Hopkins overacts, Marsha Mason cries a lot and John Beck is hot. Movie has no scares. Definitely among the weakest Exorcist imitations. Best part was a bold ending, it had more balls than The Exorcist when it came to how it chose to end.

Still prefer Beyond the Door.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 9 days ago

Who would have you cast in a male version of The Golden Girls in the 80s?

Robert Preston - Dorian ZBornak

Dick Van Patten - Rob Nylund

Robert Conrad - Blaine Devereaux

George Burns - Silvio Petrillo

Recurring cast - Carol Burnett (Stella ZBornak), Paula Prentiss (Milly Webber)

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 9 days ago
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Emma Thompson won an Academy Award and Vanessa Redgrave a Oscar nomination for "Howards End", so what about Helena Bonham Carter?

I was surprised HBC wasn't nominated because she had the showier performance of the three leading ladies though Thompson, I can see why she won because she truly embodied Margaret Schlegel. Redgrave was a case of the name because she didn't have a substantial part, her major scene is walking through the garden. They could have given her more scenes or emphasized the snobbery of Ruth which was present in the book yet the film chose to not include it.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 9 days ago
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Actors who started "old" in the Film Industry and managed to have successful acting careers

Emma Thompson was 30 when she made her first film in 1989 with "Henry V".

Glenn Close was 35 when she made her first film in 1982 with "The World According to Garp".

Alan Rickman made his first film, "Die Hard" (1988), when he was 41/42.

Danny Trejo was 41 when he made his first film, "Runaway Train" (1985).

Samuel L. Jackson was 45/46) when he got his major breakout role in "Pulp Fiction" (1994).

Judi Dench made her crossover into leading lady status at 62 when she did "Mrs Brown" (1997).

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 9 days ago
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Jane Wyman won the Academy Award for "Johnny Belinda". What are your thoughts on the performance and the film?

The title was stupid. That said, Jane Wyman was terrific as a deaf-mute~girl who's raped and then impregnated. The subject matter was contoversial for the time and the film is slightly cloying but the performances are superb. Charles Bickford and Agnes Moorehead are solid. Lew Ayres was okay (a Best Actor nomination was way too generous).

If made today, it would have been on Lifetime. I also want to praise Stephen McHattie and Jan Sterling. McHattie is sleazy and vicious, Sterling is more morally ambiguous.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 10 days ago
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Cocaine Bear was odd. Some superb scenes, Margo Martindale was fantastic. Yet, what was the point of Keri Russell's character?

They set Russell up as the mom searching for her child yet leave it underwritten since the film appears more invested in Alden Ehrenreich and O'Shea Jackson's character. The gay junkies getting beat up in the stall.

I enjoyed Margo Martindale as the Sheriff. The best scenes in the film involve her character being attacked by the bear.

Keriu Russell is wasted. I expected her character to be set up like Tom Berenger and Sidney Poitier in Shoot To Kill, searching for her missing child alongside the pipsqueak who saved himself. Instead, her scenes are mostly sidelined in favor of the guys.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 10 days ago
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With the departure of Ann Blyth, let's discuss "Mildred Pierce" (1945) and Veda and how she hated her mother and those pies

I love Mildred Pierce the movie but if you haven't read the book, you don't really get why Veda hated her mother so much. Sure, Veda was a snob who looked down at her mother for being born into poverty but it's much more than that.

The book shows Mildred's love for Veda to be pretty unhealthy, she's extremely clingy and overbearing and at one point, Mildred breaks down after >!Kay's death!< not over what happened but becausa Veda was spared and it even implies she might harbour incestuous feelings for Veda. And the book clearly shows Veda blames Mildred for >!her sister's death!<. They couldn't show all of this in the movie so it turned into a daugher's unexplainable hatred against her devoted and glamorous mother.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 10 days ago
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"A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951): What is your view on the protagonist, Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh), did you sympathize with her or saw her as a villain?

Stanley Kowalski was a brute, abusive monster. That is undeniable. Blanche is more complex. I felt bad for her but I also found her elitist and manipulative.

Her reason for disliking Stanley wasn't over him beating her sister, Stella, it was because she found him socially beneath her. She lies about her age in a obsessive need to live in eternal youth, she drove her ex to killing himself after she found out he was gay and shamed him for it, she is implied to have seduced young men (possibly minors). And she's clearly unstable though Stanley raping her had her lose the few marbles she still had on.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 11 days ago

Cyclops abandoning his suicidal wife and baby for Jean never sat well for me, regardless of the context

Yes, Madelyne Pryor was a clone, but she still lived as a human and she was genuinely in love with Scott. His betrayal was the trigger point for her going insane and then leading her to become the Goblin Queen.

Cyclops destroyed Madelyne, nearly caused his own baby to die. I don't understand how Jean could continue in a relationship with him.

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u/DiaryOfAMovieLover — 11 days ago