"The Spy Who Dumped Me"

'R' Posts : 354 Member Since : 2017-12-22

It's kind of self-explanatory...
It's a real upcoming film; I am not fooling you. big grin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am4_ZulZor0

Subject: Re: "The Spy Who Dumped Me" Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:35 pm

Saw the trailer the other day. Doesn't look as good as SPY, but wouldn't be against watching if I'm in the mood to switch off my brain for a couple of hours.

'R' Posts : 354 Member Since : 2017-12-22

If you mean the Melissa McCarthy-film, I agree.
I'm still undecided what to make of this; but I like the intro.

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Beware the German edit.

Subject: Re: "The Spy Who Dumped Me" Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:59 am

FieldsMan wrote:: Saw the trailer the other day. Doesn't look as good as SPY, but wouldn't be against watching if I'm in the mood to switch off my brain for a couple of hours.

Didn't like Spy; Bond spoofs I like, Bond belittling not so much. Feig going on to direct the Ghostbusters remake/reboot/whatever the fuck it was with the female 'busters and Chris Hemsworth as dumb eye-candy speaks volumes, I think.

By contrast, this looks quite fun.

'R' Posts : 354 Member Since : 2017-12-22

Erica Ambler wrote:: Beware the German edit.

What's different?

Blunt Instrument wrote:: Didn't like Spy; Bond spoofs I like, Bond belittling not so much. Feig going on to direct the Ghostbusters remake/reboot/whatever the fuck it was with the female 'busters and Chris Hemsworth as dumb eye-candy speaks volumes, I think.

By contrast, this looks quite fun.

Why is Spy belittling James Bond? They have split him into three different characters which I really like. And Melissa McCarthy is strongly rooted in comedy, that has nothing to do with female ghostbusters...

Subject: Re: "The Spy Who Dumped Me" Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:32 am

Every male spy in Spy is an incompetent fool, if memory serves.

Potential 00 Agent Posts : 3303 Member Since : 2011-03-17

The only Paul Feig movie I liked is "Bridesmaids".
Everything since then has been an exercise in diminished returns.
Both the writing and the visual style of the female "Ghostbusters" was terrible.

'R' Posts : 354 Member Since : 2017-12-22

Blunt Instrument wrote:: Every male spy in Spy is an incompetent fool, if memory serves.

Agreed. But the women are not extremely competent either, are they? And the headquarters are full of vermin... laugh

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I think the whole spy-genre in itself is parodied; so it is fine with me.
But this gender-motivated belittling is why I am unsure about this film. It hinges upon "well established truths" that women can't drive, scream all the time, and can't keep a secret. blink

If they scream during the whole 90 minutes like that I won't be impressed.

Subject: Re: "The Spy Who Dumped Me" Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:28 am

Salomé wrote:: The only Paul Feig movie I liked is "Bridesmaids".
Everything since then has been an exercise in diminished returns.
Both the writing and the visual style of the female "Ghostbusters" was terrible.

I didn't even like Bridesmaids that much.

Potential 00 Agent Posts : 3303 Member Since : 2011-03-17

Blunt Instrument wrote:

Salomé wrote:: The only Paul Feig movie I liked is "Bridesmaids".
Everything since then has been an exercise in diminished returns.
Both the writing and the visual style of the female "Ghostbusters" was terrible.

I didn't even like Bridesmaids that much.

It wasn't a masterpiece, but it was a decently funny comedy, albeit one that reached for the lowest common denominator a bit too often.