This is exactly what I thought of the movie just from the trailers and what made me kind of hesitant to watch it as an Asian myself. Maybe I'll go check it out..
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Crazy Rich Asians Review Thread
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Hawker centers in KL and Singapore were God tier. I cant wait to go back.
After comparing Zack Snyder to Kubrick and BvS to The Shining, the latter is certainly up for debate.
LOL. She's definitely a DC fangirl, I won't argue against that. LOL. Plus she was adamant that Wonder Woman was Best Picture worthy.
Yup. She is the Alex Jones of movie youtube. Soon as she started attacking "forced diversity" and "social justice warriors" that should have been a wake up call for everyone not to trust a word of what she says about any film with diverse casting.
Your problem is your arguinig in extremes and making hyperbolic comparisons. Certainly some of her word choices haven't been great in the past but the context in how she was using it was nowhere close to being alt-right, yet alone Alex Jones.
I'm eager to see this because I don't believe that Jon Chu of Justin Bieber Documentary and Step Up 3 fame can make a movie with a 97% on RT.
Sorry, sounds like bullshit to me. Sure, this might make a blip of money but this isn't gonna move the needle with asian representation in Hollywood. Y'all remember Better Luck Tomorrow? Yeaaaah.
Sorry, sounds like bullshit to me. Sure, this might make a blip of money but this isn't gonna move the needle with asian representation in Hollywood. Y'all remember Better Luck Tomorrow? Yeaaaah.
im asian dont ban me
Anyway, enough of that racist scumbag. Back to what is important, this is getting rave reviews. I am SO glad it is looking to be great. And I hope it does excellent. This should be a wake up call for Hollywood.
Stuff like this excites me the most:
Stuff like this excites me the most:
I miss having really good rom-coms. Feels like it is been forever since one.
This is strange to me. On one hand, I'm glad it's doing well. On the other, I don't see anything that distinguishes itself from other rom-coms except for the Asian-majority cast (which, don't get me wrong, is a good thing).
Will reserve judgment until I actually see it, of course - but it doesn't seem quite right. I do like Constance Wu and she's the only reason I watch FOB though.
Will reserve judgment until I actually see it, of course - but it doesn't seem quite right. I do like Constance Wu and she's the only reason I watch FOB though.
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I plan on watching this tomorrow, showing my own support, and forming my own opinion.
Can't Wait.
Still pretty apprehensive about this one going by that trailer. It just seems like a bunch of snobs messing around and the trailer damn sure wasnt funny
But good on them for getting a win for an all Asian cast flick. Gonna hold out until it hits VOD tho
That lead guy seems like hes poised to blow up overnight. I think I saw him in some mystery movie trailer by Paul feig too
But good on them for getting a win for an all Asian cast flick. Gonna hold out until it hits VOD tho
That lead guy seems like hes poised to blow up overnight. I think I saw him in some mystery movie trailer by Paul feig too
Didn't know this was coming out tomorrow. Thought it was gonna be Friday. Will catch this on Thursday
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As someone who has actually seen the movie, there's more to the characters than the fact that they are rich. While it's true the movie removes much of the characterization and nuance of most of the characters, to distill them to "unsympathetic outside of being rich" is a gross oversimplification to the point where you wonder if that reviewer even watched the movie.
And since she became famous by appealing to the alt-right and crazy DCEU fanboys, I would not put it past her to "review" a movie without actually watching it.
97%, so fresh! The set reminds me of The Great Gatsby.
I've been enjoying a lot of rom com lately, I can't wait for this.
I've been enjoying a lot of rom com lately, I can't wait for this.
My only issue being Asian American is that Jon M Chu is usually pretty bad at chaterization in most of his previous films, especially the "Step Up" franchise, but this being a book with a strong foundation helps. I'll be seeing it regardless in support, and honestly the reviews don't matter, because progression for Asians in the film industry is when we can have movies of any quality or type but with true representation.
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I read all three books. They're decent and are far more biting than the movie, with much more world building. I think they're worth a read, but a lot of what I pulled from them was being able to relate to the main characters dealing with similar attitudes and cultures to what I have.
Really good interview with the actress who plays Constance Wu's Mother in the movie:
https://www.themarysue.com/tan-kheng-hua-crazy-rich-asians-interview/
https://www.themarysue.com/tan-kheng-hua-crazy-rich-asians-interview/
I heard the book is much different from the movie, and better. A friend was complaining that the movie became a romcom and lost a lot of the satire from the books. I havent read them myself but I'm planning on it.
Happy about the all-Asian cast, but personally I'm not interested in the lives of vapid wealthy people.
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So is this movie actually really good, or are reviews being inflated by omg representation?
Yup, trolling. Definitely trolling. Hey lets have another thread inviting new users to comment, cuz we're so welcoming here.
Yup, trolling. Definitely trolling. Hey lets have another thread inviting new users to comment, cuz we're so welcoming here.
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That's kind of the point from my perspective though. It's not an "Asian Movie," but instead is just a normal rom-com that happens to have an Asian cast. That is a big step for Hollywood.
Just the general tone of the trailers, which often aren't indicative of the actual movie itself. I plan on going in without any reservations and I hope they do the same.
Curious about how many are planning to just buy tickets to support it but not actually go. I've been considering it because I support the ideal of increased rep but have zero interest in the movie and don't really trust professional reviewers on this one. I might buy a "Real" ticket after though depending on what you guys say.
Won't be able to catch this till next week unfortunately. Was thinking about skipping it but all the positive buzz has got me interested. Been awhile since I've seen a rom com anyways.
I got shit on in the trailer thread for having that opinion by non-Asians...and I'm Chinese.
Pretty much same boat for me. Trailer was meh and the title of it is still stupid as fuck, but I was convinced to check it out on the condition that i don't have to be sober for it. lol
Actually surprised how well its reviewed so hoping it wont be as bad or cheesy as i expect.
Well it did lead to Justin Lin directing Fast and Furious movies so that's something
Site I frequent panned it pretty hard giving it a D+
https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/re...-backwards-for-asian-american-representation/
https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/re...-backwards-for-asian-american-representation/
A Wrinkle in Time was bad even down to a technical level. If this movie is just like any other romcom, that doesn't make it bad.
That's the joke. WiT reviewed poorly. Diversity doesn't necessarily inflate review scores.
Asian-Americans do desire representation. The writer on the other hand presents it as some kind of backhanded question. Like they should feel ashamed for wanting to see themselves in this setting.
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skimming over it, it sounds like the reviewer was upset it was a light and fluffy rom-com that didn't spend its runtime engrossing itself in Asian traditions, and on top of it he views the moments the movie does try to show some sort of Asian/Chinese custom as shameless and cheap:
it just seems he wanted a fundamentally different movie than what even the novel (which devotes much more of its word length to describing and explaining Chinese-Singaporean customs and behaviors) would've ever translated to. I get you want some Oscar-bait about what it means to be Chinese, but that doesn't sell at the scale this will. And I don't mean "dumb it down for white audiences," I mean even stuff like The Hunt, which is similarly a movie that tries to portray some version of a foreign culture--this time that of a Danish village--made less money world wide than this movie will make in its first five days in the US alone.
Maybe that's a bad example, but what I'm getting at is that Crazy Rich Asians doesn't really extrapolate on the ins and outs of this culture not because it's flippant about it, but rather because that's just not the nature of the movie it is, but despite that it still flirts with the notion of devoting a decent chunk of screen time to that purpose. And it just seems a bit rash to criticize it for that fact. Not every movie needs to dry in the way the reviewer seems to want, and just because it isn't some award-winning indie fare about the philosophical questions of Asian culture doesn't mean it's disrespecting Chinese culture when it portrays it.
Question for y'all: as someone who likes rom-coms that make me feel good and wholesome but is not of Asian heritage, would I enjoy the movie as a rom-com? I'm in the mood for a good rom com to distract me from work stress and if it means encouraging more Asian roles in films too then I'm all for it.