Careercow Robert Chipman / Bob / Moviebob / "Movieblob" - Middle-Aged Consoomer, CWC with a Thesaurus, Ardent Male Feminist and Superior Futurist, the Twice-Fired, the Mario-Worshipper, publicly dismantled by Hot Dog Girl, now a diabetic

[The tired cat]

Ah, but you forget: a lot of people liked those movies. We didn't go into them expecting Shakespeare; we went to see Stallone (or Chuck Norris, or Dolph Lundgren, or whatever) whoop the shit out of bad guys and blow stuff up.

I'd say the 2nd movie felt more what Stallone wanted to achieve with the first movie, mostly since I think some people forget that in a good portion of those 80's action movies..well..the "good ones" you'd still had heroes be vulnerable and taking a beating quite a lot. Not much of that was going down in the 1st movie even with Terry Cruz who after getting shot in the end was jogging like he just scratched himself. The 2nd movie actually had that and it was good, well, that is until Chuck Norris came into the scene, then the movie went down hill and barely recovered from it.

 

[Mr Snek]

The Expendables were actions movies by action movie stars, for action movie stars. They exist purely for explosions and things that go bang. Mindless entertainment like that is fun, especially when it has no political statements in it.

 

[Positron]

Shirley's relatives condemned the film, stating they were not contacted by studio representatives until after development, and that it misrepresented Shirley's relationship with his family. Don's brother, Maurice Shirley, said "My brother never considered Tony to be his 'friend'; he was an employee, his chauffeur (who resented wearing a uniform and cap). This is why context and nuance are so important. The fact that a successful, well-to-do Black artist would employ domestics that did NOT look like him, should not be lost in translation.

So Shirley's family don't want Shirley to look more sympathetic than he actually was. Understandable!

I guess no one is happy unless Shirley ends up strangulating Tony Lip with piano wire and hanging him up a tree while everyone else claps. Black Power!

 

[The tired cat]

The Expendables were actions movies by action movie stars, for action movie stars. They exist purely for explosions and things that go bang. Mindless entertainment like that is fun, especially when it has no political statements in it.

Kinda weird, but I always thought that "mindless entertainment" should actually be fun. 'Cause what you described, sounds less fun and more watching Stallone jerk off to himself in the mirror.

 

[Mola Ram]

So Shirley's family don't want Shirley to look more sympathetic than he actually was. Understandable!

It kinda lends credence to the idea that they really were estranged from him and Shirley really did advise them not to contact his family, when you put it that way.

 

[Godzilla@1989]

You know, I love seeing Spike Lee right now channeling his inner Bob.

 

[The tired cat]

You know, I love seeing Spike Lee right now channeling his inner Bob.

Right now? That fucker has been doing it for quite a while. Seriously, look half of the garbage that dude put out and how bitchy he gets after.

 

[Godzilla@1989]

Right now? That fucker has been doing it for quite a while. Seriously, look half of the garbage that dude put out and how bitchy he gets after.

I'm arguing that last night when he tried to storm out when his film didn't win Best Picture, he was acting like a total sperg on Bob's level.

 

[LordofCringe7206]

Instead of being happy that after years of waiting he finally received a big Oscar award, Spike Lee instead chooses to be pissed because he didn't win all the awards he was nominated for.

 

[Godzilla@1989]

Instead of being happy that after years of waiting he finally received a big Oscar award, Spike Lee instead chooses to be pissed because he didn't win all the awards he was nominated for.

It's kinda sad because he finally won a Oscar after years of being overlooked. Hell back in 1990 when Do the Right Thing wasn't nominated for Best Picture of 1989, people were extremely pissed off about it and that had more weight than Black Panther not winning Best Picture, since Do the Right Thing has been a culturally significant film over the last thirty years.

 

[Keep Yourself Safe]

Have some 2008 era Bob:

Less fat, less woke, less speeded up and far less annoying, sperging about nerd shit ofc, but long before he started thinking nerds were 'problematic'

--edit---

Just watched this and old time Bob TAKES THE SIDE OF THE FANBASE WHEN THE MOVIE STUDIO TRASHES THEM. ?

 

[Godzilla@1989]

Have some 2008 era Bob:

Less fat, less woke, less speeded up and far less annoying, sperging about nerd shit ofc, but long before he started thinking nerds were 'problematic'

What a difference a decade sure makes.

 

[Knyttet]

I went looking because I too had no idea what the problem was. Apparently the guy it's based on didn't like his driver or whites in general, and the family didn't like how they made a movie about him buddying up with a cracka.

And that narrative has been countered by the film makers. The two brothers weren't very close and they were on a non-speaking basis with eachother for several years, including when the film is set.

Also, there are recorded interviews with the real piano guy where he refers to the driver as his dear friend.

And I would rather trust the man's own words on the matter instead of his estranged brother.

 

[MirrorNoir]

Why do liberals even hate Green Book? It wasn’t best picture quality(none of them were) but it wasn’t a bad film by any means. It was better than Black Panther

Viggo said the N-word while talking about how society has changed to the point that saying the n-word is no longer socially allowed on the press tour for the film

The director, among other things:

A. is best known for "problematic" comedies like Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber
B. Openly supported Trump's Travel ban relating to Muslims
C. Was accused of dropping his pants in front of his film crew as a joke, in the 90s.

Also, there was issues that the film wasn't technically about the "Green Book" (a travel guide published annually for decades, providing black people information about safe areas to travel through in the deep south during Jim Crow) and that the family of the black guy in the film didn't want a film made whatsoever, supposedly due to the family and the black guy being estranged/them disowning him.

I find it hilarious that Bob and his ilk don’t remember that a gay black film called Moonlight won Best Picture in 2016.

Moonlight got screwed over by the LaLa Land debacle, especially since Moonlight was the embodiment of the little scene indie film that gets pushed hard at awards time due to insider marketing to Academy voters that no one outside the ultra-obscure arthouse/film trade magazine reading saw let alone knew existed. Whereas LaLa Land had big named stars, a massive promotional campaign, and a decent run at the box office that ensured people remember it. Especially after it got false flagged named Best Picture.

 

[Godzilla@1989]

Moonlight got screwed over by the LaLa Land debacle, especially since Moonlight was the embodiment of the little scene indie film that gets pushed hard at awards time due to insider marketing to Academy voters that no one outside the ultra-obscure arthouse/film trade magazine reading saw let alone knew existed. Whereas LaLa Land had big named stars, a massive promotional campaign, and a decent run at the box office that ensured people remember it. Especially after it got false flagged named Best Picture.

The last film to win best picture the same year it was the highest grossing film of the year was Return of the King, which is one of the only two sequels to win Best Picture (the other being Godfather Part 2).

The Oscars along with major studios have away from mainstream flare and pushed for more indie label content the major studios would make through it.

 

[TVB]

Although in recent years, Lionsgate and Warner Bros. have been the only two mainstream studios that made through the Oscars (but the former got screwed by Moonlight as already mentioned prior a few posts prior).

 

[KimCoppolaAficionado]

And that narrative has been countered by the film makers. The two brothers weren't very close and they were on a non-speaking basis with eachother for several years, including when the film is set.

Also, there are recorded interviews with the real piano guy where he refers to the driver as his dear friend.

And I would rather trust the man's own words on the matter instead of his estranged brother.

You don't understand: if the man's family said he hated whitey, he hated whitey. What he actually thought and said doesn't matter, because he needs to be a symbol for the movement.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

You know, I love seeing Spike Lee right now channeling his inner Bob.

Right now? That fucker has been doing it for quite a while. Seriously, look half of the garbage that dude put out and how bitchy he gets after.

You guys should check out the Super Best Friends Play(RIP) of NBA 2K16: Livin’ da Dream. The story mode was written by Spike Lee and its a hell of a ride.

Ghosts are involved.

 

[LiquidKid]

Viggo said the N-word while talking about how society has changed to the point that saying the n-word is no longer socially allowed on the press tour for the film

The director, among other things:

A. is best known for "problematic" comedies like Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber
B. Openly supported Trump's Travel ban relating to Muslims
C. Was accused of dropping his pants in front of his film crew as a joke, in the 90s.

Also, there was issues that the film wasn't technically about the "Green Book" (a travel guide published annually for decades, providing black people information about safe areas to travel through in the deep south during Jim Crow) and that the family of the black guy in the film didn't want a film made whatsoever, supposedly due to the family and the black guy being estranged/them disowning him.

So politics around it rather than actual merit. Looks like they really did just want a black movie to win the Oscar for no reason except for black peoples. I wonder if these “critics” even acknowledge the importance and quality of Birth of a Nation, or if it’s awful and should be censored just because the KKK are seen as the heroes in it

 

[Pneumapteron]

Bob being predectible as always...

The only letdown was not heard a stupid rant about how "awful" was Green Book but instead he make the claims what Black Panther was better than Infinity War and what that make one of the best movies of 2018...

Who believe it going to happen the same with Captain Marvel in the next Oscars in 2020?