Will Barbie movie be tolerable?

The work's already been done, so its not crossing a picket line

 

Spoiler containing review from America

Review: ‘Barbie’ is a film by women, about women, for women.

 

“You had to be there” to get it. Interesting. With that kind of dress up/party vibe will give it staying power. And that aspect seems a bit organic. It’s more than just the movie. More people (women) will want to get in on it.

 

It really was a fun atmosphere even in Tampa. Lots of pink. It is funny as hell

 

My son’s comments:

Lots of funny parts but not sure how to interpret some of the messages. A lot to unpack, which is a strange thing to say about a movie about Barbie.

 

Talking to our daughter. Funny story. Having a drink at MacGuffins at the theater after the movies. Tables started shaking and they thought they were in an earthquake. Bartender told them they were right next to the Imax theatre with Oppenheimer playing, and that everytime the bomb goes off in IMAX with those speakers, people next to that theatre think it's a quake

 

And if nothing else a clear sign that things are finally back to normal after the pandemic. It’s great to see.

 

Barbie is feminism throwing in the towel ?

 

So my daughter and her husband went with another couple tonight. The ladies howled with laughter and loved it. The guys were ho-hum.

 

The theater I drive by often had the most cars since the pandemic I think

 

Wow. The trailer for Gran Turismo did not remotely entice

 

Saw Oppenheimer yesterday - matinee for $5. Very powerful movie. Came home and ordered the book it was based on - American Prometheus which won a Pulitzer.

edit: interesting note - the hardcover version of American Prometheus was listed on Amazon for $2,799.00. I ordered the paperback.

 

This was my prediction on page 1 for best case scenario. Safe to say it’s well out of waterworld territory.

 

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I remember a funny one once. Can’t remember when it was or who was president then but I remember a chuckle

 

They very very rarely hit. The Onion, OTOH, almost never misses