The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Snarf Zagyg]

Yes, unfortunately. There's going to be 5 of them. This is the third.

I personally enjoyed the first movie, but the second was a mess. After how bad the second one was and the whole stuff about J.K. Rowling in the past couple years, I'm not going to see this one. At least, I'm not going to pay extra to watch it. If it comes to one of the streaming services I have, I might eventually watch it.

WHAT???????

Who decided that? The genius who said, "Hey, remember that Hobbit book? We should make it into THREE movies. Because REASONS!"


(Note- "Reasons" is Hollywood Speak for $$money$$.)

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Yes yes, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. I still think there's a distinction between "purchasing a necessity that, through a complex layer of back channels, lines the pockets of somebody horrible somewhere" and "going to see a movie that directly profits the world's most powerful advocate against trans rights"

Promotions for H*rry P*tter content are microaggressions

Fair enough, although (and I hate to say this) I don't think She Who Shall Not Be Named is the most powerful scumbag ... um, advocate against human rights.

 

[payn]

I'm actually extra glad now that I have not read any Harry Potter and only seen the first movie. Like Pokémon, I was just a little too old to get into it, and since I don't have kids, never went back for it.

 

[Parmandur]

Yes yes, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. I still think there's a distinction between "purchasing a necessity that, through a complex layer of back channels, lines the pockets of somebody horrible somewhere" and "going to see a movie that directly profits the world's most powerful advocate against trans rights"

Promotions for H*rry P*tter content are microaggressions

I get that: the extra topping on that to be egregious is that it also sucks. Like, the stuff isn't good.

 

[Gradine]

I'm just glad he protected her from the robots.

Apparently he walked in, nailed it in one completely stone-faced, and left. An absolute legend

 

[Parmandur]

I'm actually extra glad now that I have not read any Harry Potter and only seen the first movie. Like Pokémon, I was just a little too old to get into it, and since I don't have kids, never went back for it.

They were always overrated.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

WHAT???????

Who decided that? The genius who said, "Hey, remember that Hobbit book? We should make it into THREE movies. Because REASONS!"

(Note- "Reasons" is Hollywood Speak for $$money$$.)

Exactly. It's just about the money. The first movie had decent enough reception, but these most recent two have absolutely awful reviews. They don't care about making quality movies, they just care about the money. They're just monetizing nostalgia in order to get millions of more dollars for the already super rich Warner Bros. corporation and transphobic billionaire J.K. Rowling.

 

[Gradine]

I'm actually extra glad now that I have not read any Harry Potter and only seen the first movie. Like Pokémon, I was just a little too old to get into it, and since I don't have kids, never went back for it.

I dodged it at first, then came to it as my partner was a fan, mostly through the movies. Started showing them to my kid/playing the Lego HP games with her when she started making her claim to become queen of TERF island. I wasn't even out yet.

Pokemon, on the other hand, was and remains choice

 

[trappedslider]

"We can only recognize his flaws, and enjoy those parts of his work that do appeal to us: his fantastical imagination and worlds"

I feel this statement works for a lot of creators views i disagree with.

 

[Cadence]

"We can only recognize his flaws, and enjoy those parts of his work that do appeal to us: his fantastical imagination and worlds"

I feel this statement works for a lot of creators views i disagree with.

It feels better when I don't feel like I'm giving them money though.