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[–] Got_Bent 39 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Who pays to watch these things? Like Fast and Furious part 47 is clearly making money as is Comic book hero vs other comic book anti-hero part 32.

I know I'm old, but I can't even name the year when I last paid to go see a movie.

[–] PoopingCough 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

See, I actually think the F&F franchise is the exception here. The first one is just about some folks who like cars stealing DVD players. If it had just been that movie, I think it would have been mostly forgotten. It's not bad, but it's not iconic on its own. With each subsequent one they continue to lean harder and harder in to ridiculousness to the point where suddenly we have Tyrese and Ludacris in SPACE. To me the franchise is an example of how to do the action movie right: with a huge amount of self awareness and never taking it too seriously. They know what kind of movies they're making.

[–] negativeyoda 6 points 5 months ago

The first one is just about some folks who like cars stealing DVD players

Not even... CRT TV/VCR combos

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

yeah fast and furious is basically anime and i love it for that