Posted on 11/16/2019 11:11:35 AM PST by Drew68
Wave a flag for original movies at the box office, as Disneys release of 20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainments Ford v. Ferrari is racing to a $30M win after a $11M Friday (including $2.1M Thursday previews). That buried Sonys franchise reboot of Elizabeth Bankss Charlies Angels, which dropped well below $12M-$14M expectations with a $8.2M debut in 3rd place.
James Mangolds Ford v. Ferrari gets an A+ CinemaScore, and 4 1/2 stars and a 68% definite recommend on PostTrak. With a boost like that, its a great blast off for FvF in a fierce awards season and Thanksgiving holiday, which is about to get swallowed up by Disneys Frozen 2 with a $100M-$120m opening next weekend. Lionsgates Midway is also beating Charlies Angels in second place with a second weekend take of $8.8M, -51% for a 10-day of $35.1M.
As much as I hate Disney, at least they are not Communist Chinese controlled- yet. Other American studios have shat on Americans by pushing Communist Chinese superiority in films, ruining a lot of formerly decent American film franchises.
Yes, the Dolby 7.1 the theatre sounded awesome!
So let me get this straight. Leo DiCaprio, who is probably the one actor most associated with the crusade against Global Warming, is starring in a movie that celebrates cars.
SMFH.
[[I guess I’ll swallow my misgivings and stomach Matt Damon...]]
Not me- can’t stand him no way no how-
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The story was what carried the movie, not the actors.
Very historically accurate, but the one part I wonder about was this the real Enzo/Ford feud?
The supporting actors in this did a fantastic job really and made the movie.
The other actors made up for Damon and Bale. They really sold the story.
Uhm, no. DeCaprio is not in FvF. The movie does not show FoMoCo in a good light, but anyone who would promote the War Criminal Bob MacNamara should not be praised.
Apparently so. Enzo actually played Fiat against Ford. It fiddles with history for dramatic effect, (Miles was driving at the the '65 LeMans, and DNFed with a gearbox, instead of back in LA, listening on the radio.) but, generally, it got the high points.
I saw it last night, and it was great. My wife (who is not into cars at all) really enjoyed it too.
If you liked “The World’s Fastest Indian” you will like this one, too.
Then I saw the trailer.
And I thought that if it was half as good as it looks then it should be a decent flick.
Of course part of that might be because the one car I ever lusted after was a Cobra 427.
That car is ART.
Everything else is just transportation.
No gay character? This I gotta see...
“A reboot of Charlie’s Angels.”
I know a Freeper who worked on the first reboot. Contrary to rumors, Bill Murray and Lucy L got along great. It’s the other Angel that Bill had an issue with that is not reported.
That was a good review, describing my feelings as I left the theater last night.
"This is also the rare, big-budget Hollywood movie that focuses on the importance of fathers, that depicts two masculine men who are stoic rather than confessional, who prefer to communicate with a punch over a rap session, who drive fast and burn fossil fuels
Who do all this without apology, without a bossy harridan demeaning them about their toy cars and how it relates to penis size."
Reading up on Twitter, Outlander fans are showing up at the theater for FvF solely because Balfe stars in it. I forgot what a cult following that series has.
And they're enjoying the film!
Well, the writer/director recently boasted that shes formed some kind of board to insure abortion is seen as a positive in Hollywood filmsfirst fruits being a Netflix film where a woman says abortion made her feel so goodso were dealing with a hyper-political creature from the pit.
I saw the movie yesterday and halfway through it, I was thinking, “wow, these real men are a total turn on.”
I am a woman, btw.
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