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Why is it called "Masterminds" if they're All Stupid?


It makes no sense.

They don't look to be very smart in the preview.

I hope someone got fired for naming this film incorrectly.


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It's called irony.

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Trolled.

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That's the joke... 

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PLEASE tell me this is a joke question...



Weird is the new normal.

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Ever seen workaholics?

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irony
ˈʌɪrəni/
noun
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
"‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony"
synonyms: sarcasm, sardonicism, dryness, causticity, sharpness, acerbity, acid, bitterness, trenchancy, mordancy, cynicism; More

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irony
ˈʌɪrəni/
noun



Why do you post in other languages?

This is an English speaking forum! English only. Take your sorry butt to London if you want to speak French.



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Look at a dictionary you dope.

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Since it showed in the previews that it was going to be a comedy, the play on words was spot on. You can find a lot of similar incidents in Dumb Crooks and The Darwin Awards. There was a show on TV a few years ago about dumb crooks. All of this shows that most bank robbers are not too bright and usually after they have the money they don't know what to do next. Also their best laid plans fall apart when they get the money and start double crossing each other. This was a delightful movie to watch and I am sure I will watch it again when it comes on cable. It makes me think of the movies that Larry the Cable Guy and the late Jim Varney (Ernest P. Worrel) used to make.

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This is not a comedy.

Stop lying. If it was, then the preview would be funny. It's not, so it must be a serious action film.




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It is called SARCASM!

The real people were this stupid, don't you remember all of this being in the news??? They were very stupid, that's why the SARCASM was very appropriate in this title.


Please stop trolling, you aren't good at it anyway.

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