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Dulcinea

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5. "$25 for a movie that feels like a long-form campaign ad"
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:02 PM
Jan 19

Did they really think anyone was going to pay $25 to see this drivel? Most people won't spend that for something good!

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Too bad Bezos has too much money to be hurt financially by this turd. marble falls Jan 19 #1
It's a tax deduction azureblue Jan 19 #40
A minor one, to be sure. marble falls Jan 19 #41
BS. The studio was not "expecting a big turnout." maxsolomon Jan 19 #2
Yes $40,000,000 to go away and leave Amazon alone. won't work, he always wants more. IA8IT Jan 19 #6
I assumed this film would have gone directly to television Brother Buzz Jan 19 #3
Oooooooo! That's a GOOD one! calimary Jan 19 #44
Doesn't help that Avalon Sparks Jan 19 #4
I'm not sure what they think of her, but you're right Miles Archer Jan 19 #8
She's one of those "Klassy with a K" losers that make others snicker and roll their eyes. Marie Marie Jan 19 #26
That is an impressive array of adjectives that I thoroughly enjoyed reading! 3catwoman3 Jan 19 #38
I was an English major, got my B.A....it's a blessing and a curse sometimes. Miles Archer Jan 19 #59
I was the odd mix of liking science and language arts (formerly known as English)... 3catwoman3 Jan 19 #61
Mara-Loco-two faced mercuryblues Jan 19 #58
They are the biggest hypocrites Avalon Sparks Jan 21 #67
"$25 for a movie that feels like a long-form campaign ad" Dulcinea Jan 19 #5
It will become after-midnight fodder for obscure cable channels in a few years. nt Wednesdays Jan 19 #53
I HATE having to read English subtitles. Conjuay Jan 19 #7
As we all know . . . AverageOldGuy Jan 19 #23
Well, in all fairness PatSeg Jan 19 #9
Its not Melania they're in love with. She just decorates Luz Jan 21 #68
Which is so bizarre to me PatSeg Jan 21 #69
I've seen a few movies where I hated all the characters, Americanme Jan 19 #10
Free popcorn 🍿 might help... Conjuay Jan 19 #11
Free popcorn, chocolate and margaritas with nachos would not work for me TNNurse Jan 19 #17
Maybe, maybe not. generalbetrayus Jan 19 #19
I'd prefer to watch either "Manos: The Hands of Fate" or "Plan 9 From Outer Space" as opposed to high-fashion hamburglar Crowman2009 Jan 19 #14
The MST3K Version fmdaddio Jan 19 #37
I have the restored version of Manos on Blu-ray. Crowman2009 Jan 19 #47
Wasn't intended to be a money maker drmeow Jan 19 #12
Exactly LR3 Jan 19 #15
Why pay? They can get their porn free on the intertubes NewHendoLib Jan 19 #13
My Prediction for the Future Roy Rolling Jan 19 #16
And then Donnie will whine and stomp his feet and claim TDS is being unfair to his wife who Marie Marie Jan 19 #28
*cue James Woods Roy Rolling Jan 23 #70
Malaria should have taken her clothes off dalton99a Jan 19 #18
Hopefully Orange Julius Caesar didn't. generalbetrayus Jan 19 #20
OMFG! Marie Marie Jan 19 #29
Obviously a fake... The Madcap Jan 19 #33
MY EYES, MY EYES! ShazzieB Jan 19 #45
Bezos giving trmp's wife a Forty Million Dollar vanity film... spanone Jan 19 #21
And how Nazi Fascist Fuck of Bezos. Cha Jan 19 #25
Well, duh! Who would want to pay money to watch what's essentially state sponsored propaganda? Initech Jan 19 #22
Do people still go to the theater to watch porn??? BaronChocula Jan 19 #24
Last person I recall doing that was the late great Fred Willard. Crowman2009 Jan 19 #51
I forgot about Fred Willard BaronChocula Jan 19 #57
You need a few flops to shield the profits from the revenuers. bluedigger Jan 19 #27
I wouldn't go if they paid me to see it... wcmagumba Jan 19 #30
I would live to see Traildogbob Jan 19 #31
Please, no jmowreader Jan 19 #50
What possibly could she say or do for a full hour and a half? The trailers seem to show allegorical oracle Jan 19 #32
It's probably because of all the plastic surgery she's had, through the years. calimary Jan 19 #46
Just a little 40 million dollar bribe Johonny Jan 19 #34
Wow!!!! Who saw that coming? GoCubsGo Jan 19 #35
It was never more than an open bribe. Still, funny to Maru Kitteh Jan 19 #36
WHAT I ALWAYS FOUND HILARIOUS. . . Jimvanhise Jan 19 #39
Saying "Polls show Donald Trump has the voters" is very generous. nt Wednesdays Jan 19 #42
The Box Office numbers will melm00se Jan 19 #43
Good point. He'll pay people to make it a sell-out. Like he did at T Tower when they came allegorical oracle Jan 19 #48
When in reality, she'll always be Girmar from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. Crowman2009 Jan 19 #52
Hilarious! ShazzieB Jan 19 #49
A film about Dollar Store Lurch's mom. Meh. flvegan Jan 19 #54
Um ... what was that? NeoTrajan Jan 19 #55
News flash: the people interested in Melaria Hassler Jan 19 #56
It's not opening until the 30th Beaverhausen Jan 19 #60
Bending a knee is gonna cost ya, Jeffy Norbert Jan 19 #62
Breaking News!!! William Gustafson Jan 19 #63
If they wanted a hit, they would have featured the Ilsa Jan 19 #64
Good. It was a bribe, anyway. She thinks she's Jackie, God forbid. Joinfortmill Jan 20 #65
True, but we have to at least give her credit for her mission to end cyberbullying Miles Archer Jan 20 #66
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