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Pierce Brosnan signs up for romantic comedy 'Love Punch'

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  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited June 2012 Posts: 15,692
    I think 'How does she does it' got very bad reviews, @Creasy47

    4.4/10 on IMDB, 17% on rottentomatoes....
  • GrindermanGrinderman
    Posts: 165
    SaintMark wrote:
    Grinderman wrote:
    SaintMark wrote:
    Grinderman wrote:
    forgotmyusername wrote:
    Mamma Mia made more money than casino royale ......

    And if that doesn't cause you to lose more than a little faith in humanity, then nothing will.

    You forget that females are a very large group of viewers and they easily preferred Mamma Mia over CR. look at the epic BO of Titanic a very womanfriendly movie and they watched en masse. Or the Twilight series another much mocked series that did not suffer the non-attendences of males.

    The fact women have a different taste does not offer any worries for the human race. In fact I pity the males that fail to grasp that reality.

    My comment had nothing to do with the target demographics of each film (and, frankly, I'm puzzled as to how you would read that kind of misogynistic thinking into what was, ostensibly, a joke). Not only do I do not object to any sort of entertainment targeted to women, but I find the thinking that there’s “female entertainment” and “male entertainment” rather simplistic and a little insulting to both genders. As if women can’t appreciate a good action flick (obviously not true, as proven by the women who participate in sites such as this) and men can’t enjoy a good rom com (one look at my DVD collection proves otherwise).

    My problem with Mama Mia had nothing to do with the gender of the people who went to see it and everything to do with it being yet another piece of overly saccharine, mindless pap dished out by a corporate Hollywood that continues to re-hash relics from another era (in this case, ABBA music) in order to suck the money from the pockets of a generation who are all too eager to indulge the overly developed nostalgia for their adolescence.

    ...

    Also an apperent lack on your side when it comes to Mamma Mia, which was a very succesfull stage musical before it became a very succesfull movie. As a musical it worked pretty good and it was written by those famous Hollywood folks Bjorn and Benny of ABBA.

    ...


    Exactly my point, in a way. Only that it was a musical based around songs that everyone already knew. It was a play worked around old pop songs from a generation's youth. Heaven forbid we tell that story using new songs written by modern composers. No, no. Let's not give people anything new or unfamiliar. That might make them uncomforable or - gasp! - make them think. Much better to rehash an idea that's a proven money maker. Just keep beating that cash cow until its nothing but bloody pulp.


  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,504
    @DC007, well I just might have to skip that one, then. Sorry, Brozza.
  • GrindermanGrinderman
    Posts: 165
    Getting back to the topic at hand, I will say I'm looking forward to "Love Punch" if only for the following reasons: 1) Emma Thompson rarely makes a bad movie; 2) I think Bros can still do the romcom thing quite well; and 3) it's refreshing to see a romance that doesn't star two twenty-five year olds.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    Dante's peak is on after the footy highlights on itv. Better than I don't know how she got paid to star in this movie. Bucket!
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,692
    I must have seen Dante's Peak 10 times.... awesome movie !!
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    Never seen it. Since it's on I might give it a watch, I'm a sucker for Brosnan.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    But Taken will be on in an hour as well.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited June 2012 Posts: 12,837
    forgotmyusername wrote:
    But Taken will be on in an hour as well.

    Got the DVD ;)

    EDIT: Sorry thought you meant the film.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited June 2012 Posts: 11,189
    Grinderman wrote:
    SaintMark wrote:
    Grinderman wrote:
    SaintMark wrote:
    Grinderman wrote:
    forgotmyusername wrote:
    Mamma Mia made more money than casino royale ......

    And if that doesn't cause you to lose more than a little faith in humanity, then nothing will.

    You forget that females are a very large group of viewers and they easily preferred Mamma Mia over CR. look at the epic BO of Titanic a very womanfriendly movie and they watched en masse. Or the Twilight series another much mocked series that did not suffer the non-attendences of males.

    The fact women have a different taste does not offer any worries for the human race. In fact I pity the males that fail to grasp that reality.

    My comment had nothing to do with the target demographics of each film (and, frankly, I'm puzzled as to how you would read that kind of misogynistic thinking into what was, ostensibly, a joke). Not only do I do not object to any sort of entertainment targeted to women, but I find the thinking that there’s “female entertainment” and “male entertainment” rather simplistic and a little insulting to both genders. As if women can’t appreciate a good action flick (obviously not true, as proven by the women who participate in sites such as this) and men can’t enjoy a good rom com (one look at my DVD collection proves otherwise).

    My problem with Mama Mia had nothing to do with the gender of the people who went to see it and everything to do with it being yet another piece of overly saccharine, mindless pap dished out by a corporate Hollywood that continues to re-hash relics from another era (in this case, ABBA music) in order to suck the money from the pockets of a generation who are all too eager to indulge the overly developed nostalgia for their adolescence.

    ...

    Also an apperent lack on your side when it comes to Mamma Mia, which was a very succesfull stage musical before it became a very succesfull movie. As a musical it worked pretty good and it was written by those famous Hollywood folks Bjorn and Benny of ABBA.

    ...


    Exactly my point, in a way. Only that it was a musical based around songs that everyone already knew. It was a play worked around old pop songs from a generation's youth. Heaven forbid we tell that story using new songs written by modern composers. No, no. Let's not give people anything new or unfamiliar. That might make them uncomforable or - gasp! - make them think. Much better to rehash an idea that's a proven money maker. Just keep beating that cash cow until its nothing but bloody pulp.


    No offence but I think you're being a tad snobbish here. I'm no fan of Mamma Mia (in fact I remember squirming when I was watching it in the cinema with an old girlfriend - PB singing was just surreal) but I accept that it's meant to be escapism that people of a variety of ages can enjoy.

    And lets be honest - ABBA are enduring and fun to listen to (I'm a 26 year old male - hardly their primary demographic - but I like them).

    Unlike say many Michael Bay movies I wouldn't call MM sexist or mysoganist or in any way damaging to society.

    Of course its a "cash cow", a lot of films do that these days. I've been discussing this on another thread but isn't James Bond effectively a "cash cow" too?
  • LeChiffreLeChiffre
    Posts: 1,548
    Looking forward to seeing The Coup with Brosnan and Owen Wilson. He's paying a CIA type apparently which should play to his strengths.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,504
    LeChiffre wrote:
    Looking forward to seeing The Coup with Brosnan and Owen Wilson. He's paying a CIA type apparently which should play to his strengths.

    Same here, and I prefer Wilson when he is doing action films than comedies, ala 'Behind Enemy Lines.' Nice pairing to be found here, as well as Brosnan and Dominic Cooper in 'The November Man.'
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