The Barbenheimer thread

[Jack3]

I'm late to the convo but anyway, here it is

[Riverboat]

As fate would have it, I composed a review last night.

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The missus and I finally achieved “Oppenbarbie” at the end of this summer. There must be a trophy of some sort for people our age who sit through a three-hour opus, not including the extra 30 minutes’ worth of ads and previews. Let’s call it the “Golden Bladder.” Thankfully, I had prostate surgery two years ago, so that left plenty of room for the fill-up from the soda, but it still has its limits.

"Oppenheimer" vacillated between interesting (the detonation) and “Was this really necessary?” (the extramarital scenes). At no time did I think “Wow! We sure got our money’s worth!” unless paying for a matinee with a senior discount for the privilege of watching three hours of black-and-white footage alternating with color counts as a bargain. I snored through parts of it. The parts that didn't go "Kablooey!" anyhow. I’m just glad I got it over with, like a colonoscopy, but without the self-induced diarrhea.

As for Barbie, I’ve read page after cyber/print page on how the movie is either a feminist screed or a mildly pleasant romp through a pink landscape of live-action newly-enlightened figurines who can bend their elbows and knees, although fallen arches seem to cause angst.

Personally, I rather liked the soliloquy of the awakening mother who escapes from Mattel© and laments how women have to be “___ but not too much ___.”

I wouldn’t take children to see it, but adults might enjoy it. At the very least, “Weird Barbie” played to the hilt by Kate McKinnon will amuse you. Of course, watching Margot Robbie in any context makes it more bearable. It’s like adding more butter to your popcorn.

[JanetM]

“Was this really necessary?”

For a moment I though the question referred to the atomic bomb, then I read the parenthesis.

[Riverboat]

I'm glad I added them for clarification. So, what did YOU think?

[Stella]

My husband and I were underwhelmed by both films. DH who's normally and avid history buff said he would have abandoned Oppenheimer had he been watching at home. Thumbs down from us.

[lowdenclear]

Never saw Oppenheimer but did see Barbie...

And I LOVED that review!

[gherkin]

I am proud to say that when I saw the title to this thread, I had absolutely no idea what it was about.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

I did, so I can disagree with gherkin

I have no intention of seeing either one, much less both.

[Riverboat]

And I LOVED that review!

Greatly appreciated! There's much, much more on my blog site.

https://whitelungdisease.blogspot.com/p/movies.html