I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds

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    I actually liked Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Both main actors were objectively terrible, but I still liked the movie 🤷‍♂️

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      I’ve given this a re-watch.

      The opening credits were great.

      The settings and costumes were good even if the actors weren’t. If you want to see Dane DeHaan in his element, see Chronicle. Cara Delevigne … um…

      Except Clive Owen. He’s a treasure. Any actor who can convincingly win a gunfight with a carrot has got the chops.

      The attack over planet Mül was objectively well done and the crash scene was impressive.

      It’s a good bit of fun in much the same way as The Fifth Element.

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        Yeah that’s a good take, it’s like a modern Fifth Element.

        I have seen Chronicle, but I probably need to rewatch it. Not sure if they just had bad direction or writing, but they seemed more like siblings instead of love interests.

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            YMMV.

            Without Chris Tucker, the Fifth Element would not be the same. There’s no Chris Tucker here. There’s no innocent/badass Milla Jovovich either. There’s Rihanna, but that scene was forced as well. The quick wit action hero is almost done well.

            Really, carrying the movie, there’s just two smart-ass surly 20-somethings that need to bone and get it over with. That trope is LONG dead.