Personally I think Farley was one of the last great physical comedians, so I'll probably see the movie eventually.
[Movies] The Upcoming Movies Trailer Thread
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Looking at a pool of engineering candidates and the half-formed projects they want to create, and deciding which ones to nurture, and how to nurture them, reading the market, and understanding which parts belong together is a skillset very few have (Jobs, Iacocca, etc.). If it was common, there'd be a lot more rich people. Hate the company, hate immoral things he may have done, but he was definitely very good at what he did. He invented Apple, which is less tangible than the physical products, but it's no less an invention, even if you dislike Apple products.
That said, I have no desire to see a movie or read a book about his life. But that's mostly because it sounds absolutely boring.
That said, I have no desire to see a movie or read a book about his life. But that's mostly because it sounds absolutely boring.
Well, he did rub a lot of people the wrong way. Jobs, not Farley.
I will probably not see the movie either, but not because of the protagonist. Instead, if the trailer is to be believed, it will be because they decided to make a 90 minute Enquirer article. I mean, I know how trailers can distort what the film is actually about, but this trailer says to me, "You know this guy that did a lot of stuff, some of which you might actually like? Let's rub your nose in how much of an asshole he was behind the scenes" rather than being an actual critique, as though his death means it's ok to publicly revile him now.
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Well, yeah, I know that. I'm not a fan of Jobs, myself, either. I don't know if I'll go see a movie just because it's about Jobs, but if it's like the others are worried about - a fawning exercise in idolatry, then no, I wouldn't go see it either. But there are plenty of movies about Hitler I did watch.
Steve Jobs was basically the Thomas Edison of our time: sure, he payed other people to invent for them, stole the credit, and then basically ensured they would never be recognized by history... but it's also by his hand that a lot of these inventions because mainstream to begin with. To put it simply, he wasn't a great INVENTOR but he sure knew how to sell a product.
That's all well and good, but what about the A-List celebrity? Because he's more a D-lister.
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He's been on Fallon, he's A-list
Yes. He was great at pushing people...pushing them to excel, pushing them to adopt, pushing them to as they say, "think different," but even though he believed himself justified in doing so because he was Making A Big Difference (which he undeniably did), there's no avoiding the fact that this made him unpopular with many, many people.
Did you not pay attention? His name's not "Dziz Dnsari," after all.
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The distinction I'd make between Jobs and Edison is that Edison pushed peoples' products and took credit for them. Jobs culled and cultivated as much as he pushed. He did contribute a lot more than just selling. He took half-assed ideas and helped grow them, and played a pretty big role in directing. Edison was a hawker, Jobs was a farmer. Again, you can think his stuff was pure crap, and he did do plenty of credit taking, but I think he deserves credit where it's due.
Who's fake boobs were they stealing?
I sometimes mix up the real titles and porn titles of movies.
...I'm sorry, I'm twelve. (But it was relevant!)
Absolutely.
Huge fan, totally recommend his brother biography on him.
Big heart, big appetite for life.
Sadly, too much so. Many factors weighed in on his demise but in the end...
A man took away in his prime.
Guy was 33 man.
I'm 37. I was like... 19 when died? Geez
Looking forward to see this doc. Long overdue.
Feels like that Far Cry 3 DLC.
That... actually looks watchable. I might catch it on DVD.
I still have a bunch of my old goosebumps books boxed away somewhere.
I was quite proud of my tiny bookshelf overflowing with those back in the day.
Somehow I remember the twists to a few of those. If I recall correctly, the giant mantis ...
is just a prop.
And you can beat the abominable snowman with
snowballs.
Not sure what they'll do if one of those monsters gets the Say Cheese and Die camera, because I think then you're fucked.
I read way too many of those books in elementary school.
Suicide Squad
My desireto fuck make love to be ruined by Harley Quinn is back.
My desire
Wow...a good trailer...this is gonna suck isn't it? CURSE YOU PARANOIA!
Agreed, but my point still stands. "Don't make my suit green! Or animated!"
Looks better than the Batman vs Superman trailer, probably because all this grit makes sense for Suicide Squad.
Nope.[DOUBLEPOST=1436826448,1436826057][/DOUBLEPOST]Honestly, it all looks very bland to me. Even Leto's Joker doesn't seem as theatrical or even creepy as other Jokers. He just seems...bland. And that's the last thing you should ever describe Joker as.
I mentioned it in another thread, but yeah he just sounds like Ledger to me, and a bad impression at that. Instead of showing off the personality of any Squad members (outside of Smith because he has to be a tragic anti-hero I guess instead of a straight-up villain), we get fade in/out shots of people walking around.
If anything, the trailer's biggest crime is being really boring.
If anything, the trailer's biggest crime is being really boring.