• Toribor@corndog.social
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    6 months ago

    Should I watch Megamind?

    I know nothing about it except that memes indicate people like it. I’m usually on board with a DreamWorks or Pixar movie but I’d mentally sorted this one into the ‘not for me’ category along with Minions for some reason (not intending to compare the two).

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      6 months ago

      Yes, the first one is goofy but it did the whole “what would an actually average person do with superhero powers” shtick before it was cool, and managed to make it funny and pretty sweet too.

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      6 months ago

      Yes, it’s a commentary on the way that generational systematic racism and overpolicing negatively impact black youths. And also a deconstruction of incel ideology.

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      Yes the first one yes definitely just don’t watch anything after the first one after the first one it’s a cringe fest

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        6 months ago

        I live for cringe!

        Dead Snow I was sad.

        Dead Snow II i’m still besides myself. They hit the ball out of the genre!

        But if you can’t appreciate (good) cringe then the point would be missed

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      6 months ago

      IMHO…fuck yes! It’s a funny and clever movie that should’ve gotten more recognition but was overshadowed by other releases that same year. As a grown man on the edge of 40 it’s one of my favorite movies and never fails to get a laugh. Endlessly quotable, lots of clever little jokes and gags that are hilarious when you notice them.

      I’d say it’s absolutely worth at least one watch and if you like it enough to watch it again you’ll definitely notice some things that you didn’t the first time around and get a whole new set of laughs.

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      6 months ago

      How DARE YOU put the sacred name of Megamind equal to those yellow turds.

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        6 months ago

        To be fair, the first despicable me was decent imo. But the abominations which followed…

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          Yeah, I agree with you. Now it feels like they’re based their entire studio’s identity on those yellow turd and milking it to the bone.

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      5 months ago

      It’s surprisingly funny with a lot of absurdist humor, there’s a lot to like, but also not every film is for everyone.