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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai

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Dana - Feb 25, 2016 7:12:10 am PST #29806 of 30000

"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

In case you were anxiously waiting for Gods of Egypt:

Gods of Egypt is the most racist film in the last one hundred years. It is the most diabolically conceived, politically incorrect, and unapologetically racist film since Birth of a Nation (the 1915 white one, not the 2016 black one, and how cool is it that we have to clarify that now?). It is more racist than Song of the South and Soul Man, which is no small feat. It is more racist than Mississippi Burning, The Revenant, The Help and Dragonball Evolution. It is more racist than the eye-rolling Bringing Down the House and The Last Samurai. It manages to somehow be more racist than Blended and Dances With Wolves. It is more racist than Dangerous Minds and its didn’t-bring-shit-to-the-party cousin, Freedom Writers. It is magically more racist than The Green Mile. It has unseated my standing favorite, The Lone Ranger, for most racist movie, and I thought Johnny Depp’s Tonto was going to get us to at least 2020.

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Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 25, 2016 9:58:08 am PST #29807 of 30000

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

The real question is, does it exceed the racism of Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's? Because I'm assuming he had to give up Japanese food forever the day that opened to avoid death by rat poison-laced teriyaki sauce.

Dana - Feb 25, 2016 10:34:08 am PST #29808 of 30000

"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

That may be a question of one character in an otherwise good movie versus an entire shitty movie.

Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 25, 2016 12:15:21 pm PST #29809 of 30000

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Oh I love the movie, no argument, but whenever anyone mentions racism in movies it's the iconic performance that springs immediately to mind for me.

P.M. Marc - Feb 25, 2016 1:49:48 pm PST #29810 of 30000

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

It's actually worth reading at least the first comment to that, because it features an Egyptian getting testy about the (otherwise hilarious) post's wrongness about, well, Egypt and the Egyptian people.

msbelle - Feb 27, 2016 3:30:59 pm PST #29811 of 30000

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

What is your favorite film from the last year that was not nominated for any Oscar?

Gris - Feb 27, 2016 4:35:03 pm PST #29812 of 30000

Hey. New board.

I only saw a few movies from the last year. (kids) Mostly big ones. So... Ant Man I guess? I don't really know what was nominated for the technical awards. It wasn't really a mindblowing year for me in any way.

Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 27, 2016 4:47:37 pm PST #29813 of 30000

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Probably Jurassic World though I think it's an outrage Crimson Peak wasn't nominated for Costume Design, Production Design, or Makeup & Hairstyling.

Vonnie K - Feb 27, 2016 5:00:15 pm PST #29814 of 30000

Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

I floved Spy - wasn't expecting it to be nominated for anything, but it was one of the most fun times I had in theater last year.

Was gonna say Sicario but I see that it got a nod for cinematographer and a couple of other technical award noms. When the nominations came out, I was legit surprised that Emily Blunt and Benecio del Toro didn't get nominated. I thought they were dynamite.

Atropa - Feb 27, 2016 5:32:32 pm PST #29815 of 30000

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

though I think it's an outrage Crimson Peak wasn't nominated for Costume Design, Production Design, or Makeup & Hairstyling.

This. THIIIIIIIIIISSSSSS.

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