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underpants

(182,823 posts)
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 04:07 PM Dec 2021

Its 70 _______________ degrees in Richmond VA the day after Christmas!! 😡🌎☄️💲

Now that I have your attention, yes it’s another ringing endorsement of “Don’t Look Up”.

Incredible cast. Story by David Sirota. Ron Suskind is a co-producer.
**short review with sort of SPOILERS below**















































The Jack Handy quote at the beginning and General Themes (actual characters name) are foreshadowing.
A great commentary on media, politics, and the environmental hammer.

My main take was that it was about how power corrupts and ultimate power corrupts completely.
Mark Rylance is incredible as Isherwell. A Bezos/Elon Musk type character.
I read that Jonah Hill said he thought of his role as “if The Fire Island Festival were a person”.
Jennifer Lawrence.
There’s an online comment during the Ariana Grande song performance “Don’t Look Up you Marxist skank”
Meryl Streep’s ass or a stunt ass. Not sure.

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Its 70 _______________ degrees in Richmond VA the day after Christmas!! 😡🌎☄️💲 (Original Post) underpants Dec 2021 OP
I watched it a couple of days ago EYESORE 9001 Dec 2021 #1
Spoilers here too TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #2
The "Network"- esque rant by DiCaprio 👍 underpants Dec 2021 #3
Yes, Jennifer Lawrence said that on Colbert's Late Show. highplainsdem Dec 2021 #5
I haven't been getting Netflix lately, should probably get it again just for this. I loved highplainsdem Dec 2021 #4
I just finished watching. Mark Rylance was incredible. Polly Hennessey Dec 2021 #6
It's so weird. I went walking at Midlo Mines today in short sleeves. Nay Dec 2021 #7

EYESORE 9001

(25,939 posts)
1. I watched it a couple of days ago
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 04:20 PM
Dec 2021

It was utterly scathing satire that didn’t hold back on any of the deplorables. On edit: I’m guessing stunt ass.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,192 posts)
2. Spoilers here too
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 04:28 PM
Dec 2021

I think they can just hand over the Oscar to Mark Rylance for Best Actor in a supporting role.

The theme song that Ariana Grande sang should get best song (hilarious), but the nominees are selected by songwriters and composers only, so I don't know if they'll admire it as much as I did.

Cate Blanchett gets the award for best teeth.

Meryl Streep was willing to go bare down there, but Leonardo DiCaprio intervened. He said he REALLY didn't feel comfortable seeing Meryl Streep's ass, so they used a body double.

I continue to be impressed with Tyler Perry in non-Madea roles. He's a solid actor!

And it's 82 in Houston, getting up to 84 Tuesday and Wednesday.

underpants

(182,823 posts)
3. The "Network"- esque rant by DiCaprio 👍
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 04:35 PM
Dec 2021

I read that everyone was referring to Streep as G. O. A. T. and she had no idea what it meant. She thought they were calling her old.

highplainsdem

(48,993 posts)
4. I haven't been getting Netflix lately, should probably get it again just for this. I loved
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 04:35 PM
Dec 2021

Rylance in "Wolf Hall." Great actor.

Polly Hennessey

(6,798 posts)
6. I just finished watching. Mark Rylance was incredible.
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 05:00 PM
Dec 2021

Perfect statement on our screwed up media, politics, tech giants. I do think the most scathing statement was on us-the American people.

Nay

(12,051 posts)
7. It's so weird. I went walking at Midlo Mines today in short sleeves.
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 07:34 PM
Dec 2021

And tonight we're going to watch Don't Look Up -- been looking forward to it.

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