How does stating that I'm confused about a comment make me hypocritical?
Why Is Ghostbusters: Afterlife Immune to Criticisms of the 2016 Reboot?
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How does stating that I'm confused about a comment make me hypocritical?
It's called Passengers, and, according to Wiki, it made $300m worldwide on a $110m budget. It may not have been one of the most profitable movies of its year, but, for a non-franchise flick, it did pretty well. Certainly better than GB16, to keep the thread on track.
I watched the 2016 Reboot - I didn't like it. It wasn't my humor and every time one of the original actors had their cameo scenes it stopped the flow of the movie.
I will watch the new one, looking forward to it, because it is a direct continuation of the old films. I liked the trailer, seems like a kids movie, but we'll see for ourselfs... in the cinema or at a streaming service hopefully sometime this year (of hell, pt. 2).
I will watch the new one, looking forward to it, because it is a direct continuation of the old films. I liked the trailer, seems like a kids movie, but we'll see for ourselfs... in the cinema or at a streaming service hopefully sometime this year (of hell, pt. 2).
Hey, all I know is the only reason I'm even aware it exists is because people hated it. Other than that, it wasn't even on my radar.It's called Passengers, and, according to Wiki, it made $300m worldwide on a $110m budget. It may not have been one of the most profitable movies of its year, but, for a non-franchise flick, it did pretty well. Certainly better than GB16, to keep the thread on track.
If you read my full comment, instead of quoting it out of context, you would see that it was clearly a joke.
I did read your entire comment and there was nothing in it to indicate that it was made in jest.
Okay, time for another edition of Tim Thomason's always hilarious classic joke breakdown:
This is the first line, what you quoted out of context. It is a bog-standard criticism of the movie, itself offering nothing of value and no real critique, just stating that it is "really bad" and then a suggestion not to view it. Taken by itself, this could be seen as a joke on criticisms that don't go into detail, but I will admit that that would be too subtle for most, so that's why a second line exists to clearly show that it was a joke.
The second line (or punchline, if you will):
There we have it. A punch to the gut that clearly sent most people doubling over in stitches, or something. See, the author (me) is admitting to not having seen a movie that he just critiqued as "a really bad movie". How can he criticize a movie he hasn't seen? He can't. That's the joke. He's pretending (or rather, just saying) a movie is really bad based on, perhaps, Internet hate or pop culture belief without any true opinion of his own. The joke is a critique, in and of itself, of the type of people who offer uneducated opinions or beliefs just because they are popular on the internet, with no addition or correction of their own. I.e. completely worthless commentary.
The "Unrelated" bit adds an extra layer to the joke, already rich in detail, that makes the author (me) seem completely oblivious to the fact that his not having viewed the film while also somehow knowing it is "really bad" are diametrically opposed to each other. It's a way of reinforcing the fact that the author (me) is an idiot and shouldn't be trusted with regards to his opinion.
I liked it. Hard SF story. Spaceship looked like a hotel cos it was one.
I didn’t like GB16 because it’s really really bad, with no redeeming features, save two of the main cast. Who were also terrible, but I can believe they would be better in a different film. A third member of the cast I liked in ‘Spy’ so I ain’t against her or the director. Leslie Jones was terrible, the secretary was worse. Whether the original film had it’s ‘problems or not, objectively, the remake managed to be sexist and racist in uncomfortable ways throughout. It was terrible. Sadly.
I wish afterlife would come to streaming, because I didn’t do the cinema anymore before the pandemic.
Given that what you're describing (criticizing something without seeing it) has become commonplace online behavior over the last several years, you acting like it should've been obvious that you were joking is odd to me.
I explained why it was a joke. You don't think it was a joke. C'est la vie.
Sorry about confusing you in the first place, if I confused you. I have a sneaking suspicion you weren't confused at all, and have been playing me this whole time. If so, well done. I completely fell for it.
@Tim Thomason , i really hope you are right about being played, because @DigificWriter , you would seem really dense if you didn't pick up on it being a joke (especially with the unrelated prelude).
Now , would you understand if it was a joke if we coded it? [sarcasm] But you probably wouldn't [/sarcasm]
