Happy Blonde died


I almost cheered when she died, she was a terrible actress and that whiney voice ugh.

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Yo-Landi is worth her weight in gold. She played a flawed character who was intentionally "dense", but she was emotionally real, which was the point. All things considered, she rocked. Sorry this weird little South African film ruined your life though. . . that's harsh, man.

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Agreed, chunkiefroth, Yo-Landi was great! She rocked indeed.

The OP should probably stick with familiar, color-by-numbers Marvel & Transformer films.(That would keep him much more calm I'm sure.) Unique little gems like "Chappie" are not for everyone.



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What it be, Darkest-P.!

Seen any good/sh!tty movies lately? My favorites of 2015 still stand as Chappie and Fury Road. I have not felt compelled to visit a theater since March. I may go see Star Wars, but not during the circus of opening weekend. . . then again, I may just rent it.

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"Chappie" and "Fury Road" are my favorites of the year as well! I saw "The Green Inferno" & "Knock Knock" a month or so ago which I also enjoyed, although they are certainly not in the same league.

On a side note, what would be your pick for the single worst of the year?

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00000000000OOOOOOOOoooooooo! I still haven't seen Green Inferno, but the trailers look sick. Nice throwback to the forgotten Jungle Cannibal genre of the 70s & 80s. . . I'd be hard pressed to name a non Italian one. It's nice to see the US finally get a leg in that race, even if it is a couple decades late.

I understand many people hated Green Inferno. This hipster on youtube did a review in which he claimed he didn't dislike it, but he looked mentally traumatized. The kid kept talking about how mean it was, and he really couldn't get behind anything the film was "promoting". . . except maybe "don't visit South America". That's the one that sold me. I have to see it.

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LOL. Furious 7, hands down. It stands as the single most retarded thing I have ever seen in my life. Why would the US government recruit a street race crew for black ops work? How can The Rock fire a mini-gun ripped from an unmanned drone? Why does armor piercing ammunition at 1,000 rounds/minute not penetrate a bullet resistant windshield? What are physics? So much more. The next morning I literally sh!t out a withered portion of my frontal lobe. My doctors can't even offer an explanation as to how I'm even alive. Especially given the level of WTF offered by the final shot. . . A mannequin-esque CGI Paul Walker driving next to Vin Diesel. . . A reflectively soulful orchestral score plays as they stare at each other. Paul Walker's synthetic smile and lifeless digital eyes locked with Vin's jabroney gaze. They were two bros in love, living their lives a quarter mile at a time. Then they parted ways at a fork in the road, and the movie ended. Finally I could quit contemplating suicide. . .

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I thought she was great. I agree with Mick LaSalle in the San Francisco Chronicle:

Yo-landi, in her feature debut, is a real find, with a childlike voice and appearance, but with a whole atmosphere of corruption about her. Imagine Giulietta Masina from the Fellini films, only alarming and futuristic.


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I think the guy was worse... she was at least kind of charming (Because in real life she is kind of charming)
the guy was a mess. reminded me of vanilla ice

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