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Movie Review -- Crazy Rich Asians
Fandango ^ | 8-18-18 | vanity

Posted on 08/18/2018 12:41:26 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Zhang Fei; Calvin Locke

Yes, thanks.

Sorry about that.

I was referring to the Wedding Banquet not Eat Drink Man Woman.

I will second it again, Eat Drink Man Woman is a very good movie. And premised on heterosexual relations.


21 posted on 08/18/2018 5:11:02 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: heterosupremacist

To my mind the trailer makes it look very bad. Like typical Hollywood crap.

It seems to me this movie is about trying to co-opt East Asian Americans in to the liberal Borg, the liberal swamp.


22 posted on 08/18/2018 5:16:56 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: heterosupremacist

To my mind the trailer makes it look very bad. Like typical Hollywood crap.

It seems to me this movie is about trying to co-opt East Asian Americans in to the liberal Borg, the liberal swamp.


23 posted on 08/18/2018 5:16:57 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The WSJ reviewer loved it.

“Crazy Rich Asians,” a movie about people who have it all, succeeds in having almost all on its own ambitious terms. Bright, buoyant and hilarious, though far from flawless, this romantic comedy, directed by Jon M. Chu and based on the popular novel by Kevin Kwan, is also a cultural milestone. It’s the first major studio film since “The Joy Luck Club” opened almost a quarter-century ago in which an Asian filmmaker has told an Asian-American story with Asians in all of the leading roles. The result is hugely enjoyable, and hooray for Hollywood for making it happen.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/crazy-rich-asians-review-conspicuously-consuming-fun-1534456267


24 posted on 08/18/2018 7:35:39 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (So what!)
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I attended a party where they bought the theatre and invited all their friends

What a great idea! It would make a terrific Birthday or Anniversary Party.

25 posted on 08/19/2018 12:49:00 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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I went to school with the author

Wow!

26 posted on 08/19/2018 12:53:54 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Thanks for the review - I go to movies to be entertained and this sounds like it will fit that bill....


27 posted on 08/19/2018 3:37:07 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
I loved the movie - gives me hope the Chinese will be the next super power and not some $h!+hole country.

Spoiler alert on the Climax scene (Mahjong Game): The prospective daughter gives up her love, because her prospective mother in-law doesn’t believe she is willing to sacrifice for family. She tells her prospective mother-in-law she’s giving up her love to keep family together.

At that point, the mother-in-law realizes she is willing to sacrifice all for family.

This movie is a slap in the face to those who claim ‘Diversity is our strength’, it’s not - Unity is our strength.

28 posted on 09/08/2018 6:10:19 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Just saw it on the plane. Didn’t like it.

Too much snazziness, looking at rich people partying. Nice lead pair though, they can act, pity the material isn’t that good


29 posted on 02/10/2020 9:53:31 AM PST by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: 11th_VA

“That China will be the next superpower “??!?!

The film is about Singaporeans


30 posted on 02/10/2020 9:55:30 AM PST by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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