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  • FREE GUY (no spoilers)

    From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 19 17:36:15 2021
    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his repetitive, nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery about his place
    in the universe. Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and, of course, a few
    morals ultimately ensue. FREE GUY looks good and is smartly written,
    with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene ...and exactly as much engaging suspense as you'd expect. Somewhat recommended.

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  • From trotsky@21:1/5 to moviePig on Mon Dec 20 03:44:15 2021
    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his repetitive, nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery about his place
    in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and, of course, a few
    morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good and is smartly written,
    with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene ...and exactly as much engaging suspense as you'd expect.  Somewhat recommended.


    How is it you have no overt criticisms of it and it's only "somewhat recommended?"

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to trotsky on Mon Dec 20 09:15:42 2021
    On 12/20/2021 4:44 AM, trotsky wrote:
    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his repetitive,
    nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery about his place
    in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and, of course, a few
    morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good and is smartly written,
    with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene ...and exactly as
    much engaging suspense as you'd expect.  Somewhat recommended.

    How is it you have no overt criticisms of it and it's only "somewhat recommended?"

    Well, I didn't mean my "engaging suspense" comment as a ringing
    endorsement. But, yeah, I found it well-executed but uninspired.

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  • From trotsky@21:1/5 to moviePig on Mon Dec 20 13:01:27 2021
    On 12/20/2021 8:15 AM, moviePig wrote:
    On 12/20/2021 4:44 AM, trotsky wrote:
    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his
    repetitive, nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery
    about his place in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and,
    of course, a few morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good and is
    smartly written, with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene
    ...and exactly as much engaging suspense as you'd expect.  Somewhat
    recommended.

    How is it you have no overt criticisms of it and it's only "somewhat
    recommended?"

    Well, I didn't mean my "engaging suspense" comment as a ringing endorsement.  But, yeah, I found it well-executed but uninspired.


    The review I saw made it sound like it was made to appeal to
    millennials. Maybe it's an age bracket thing.

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to trotsky on Mon Dec 20 14:24:29 2021
    On 12/20/2021 2:01 PM, trotsky wrote:
    On 12/20/2021 8:15 AM, moviePig wrote:
    On 12/20/2021 4:44 AM, trotsky wrote:
    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his
    repetitive, nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery
    about his place in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and,
    of course, a few morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good and
    is smartly written, with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene
    ...and exactly as much engaging suspense as you'd expect.  Somewhat
    recommended.

    How is it you have no overt criticisms of it and it's only "somewhat
    recommended?"

    Well, I didn't mean my "engaging suspense" comment as a ringing
    endorsement.  But, yeah, I found it well-executed but uninspired.

    The review I saw made it sound like it was made to appeal to
    millennials.  Maybe it's an age bracket thing.

    People who for months have been cowering behind their Covid masks (which
    I don't oppose) just turned out in droves to watch a tights-clad
    superguy narrowly save society/humanity/Earth yet again. (But this time
    it was really close.) Yeah, you bet it's an age bracket thing.

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  • From trotsky@21:1/5 to moviePig on Tue Dec 21 05:51:34 2021
    On 12/20/2021 1:24 PM, moviePig wrote:
    On 12/20/2021 2:01 PM, trotsky wrote:
    On 12/20/2021 8:15 AM, moviePig wrote:
    On 12/20/2021 4:44 AM, trotsky wrote:
    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his
    repetitive, nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery
    about his place in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x,
    and, of course, a few morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good >>>>> and is smartly written, with numerous diverting cameos and
    mise-en-scene ...and exactly as much engaging suspense as you'd
    expect.  Somewhat recommended.

    How is it you have no overt criticisms of it and it's only "somewhat
    recommended?"

    Well, I didn't mean my "engaging suspense" comment as a ringing
    endorsement.  But, yeah, I found it well-executed but uninspired.

    The review I saw made it sound like it was made to appeal to
    millennials.  Maybe it's an age bracket thing.

    People who for months have been cowering behind their Covid masks (which
    I don't oppose) just turned out in droves to watch a tights-clad
    superguy narrowly save society/humanity/Earth yet again.  (But this time
    it was really close.)  Yeah, you bet it's an age bracket thing.


    Cool, it's fun to agree sometimes. I'm pretty good at disagreements, of course.

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to moviePig on Fri Mar 11 23:32:48 2022
    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his repetitive, nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery about his place
    in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and, of course, a few
    morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good and is smartly written,
    with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene ...and exactly as much engaging suspense as you'd expect.  Somewhat recommended.


    I thought it was terrific fun. I've seen it twice now -- had to show it
    to a friend.

    --
    Bill Anderson

    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Sat Mar 12 11:03:32 2022
    On 3/12/2022 12:32 AM, Bill Anderson wrote:
    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his repetitive,
    nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery about his place
    in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and, of course, a few
    morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good and is smartly written,
    with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene ...and exactly as
    much engaging suspense as you'd expect.  Somewhat recommended.


    I thought it was terrific fun. I've seen it twice now -- had to show it
    to a friend.

    I acknowledge my personal resistance to two hours of terrific fun.

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  • From T987654321@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 12 11:24:07 2022
    Not just less awful than expected but actually a pretty good movie.

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  • From Bice@21:1/5 to billanderson601@yahoo.com on Mon Mar 14 11:47:19 2022
    On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:32:48 -0600, Bill Anderson
    <billanderson601@yahoo.com> wrote:

    On 12/19/2021 4:36 PM, moviePig wrote:

    Free City bank-teller Ryan Reynolds, dissatisfied with his repetitive,
    nondescript daily routine, makes a startling discovery about his place
    in the universe.  Hip techno-humor, visual f/x, and, of course, a few
    morals ultimately ensue.  FREE GUY looks good and is smartly written,
    with numerous diverting cameos and mise-en-scene ...and exactly as much
    engaging suspense as you'd expect.  Somewhat recommended.


    I thought it was terrific fun. I've seen it twice now -- had to show it
    to a friend.

    Anyone else notice that the plot was very similar to the first Tron
    movie? Game developer has code stolen by unscrupulous businessman and
    has to go into the game to find the proof, helped by an artificially intelligent character they created.

    -- Bob

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