While we’re on the topic of female driven action movies. This one got lost at the box office because it was released in early 2020. Shame, because it’s smart and exciting and doesn’t follow all the ‘revenge’ tropes people are used to.
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MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Well, making a good superhero movie is harder than people think. At the end of the day, studios are risk adverse, and making a woman focused superhero movie is seen as riskier as it is more niche, which means they are more prone to interventions and design by committee, so it is a self perpetuating problem.
Speaking of which, Lemmy plug “Birds of Prey” (also starring some crazy clown woman) here today, in my humble and totally unbiased opinion, it’s a pretty fun superhero movie that more people should watch.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 6 months ago
SupraMario@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This reminds me of SALT and The long kiss goodnight, both excellent female lead films.
Mini_Moonpie@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Agree on both of those. I also really enjoyed The Old Guard.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ll have to check that one out.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Long Kiss Goodnight is my favorite Christmas movie.
WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I like that one, too! It’s no dramatic piece, like Dark Knight or Winter Soldier, but it’s a rocking good time. It knows what it’s trying to be, a silly Harley Quinn and company movie. I wish the little kid was less annoying in the movie, though lol.
MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 6 months ago
It’s no dramatic piece, like Dark Knight or Winter Soldier, but it’s a rocking good time.
You get it.
But I still wish it did a bit better at the box office though…
1simpletailer@startrek.website 6 months ago
Birds of Prey remains the best film to come out of the DCEU and it’s a damn shame it’s been slept on.
CitizenKong@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Nah, James Gunn’s Suicide Squad blows it out of the water. It’s definitely one of the better ones though.
MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Starring the best (and also the most humble) actress in the DCEU, too.
TheControlled@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I thought it was insulting boring. Sometimes very bad. None of it made sense and the editing/pacing was trash. HQ and some good moments though, and her performance was good. The Suicide Squad was better by a country mike IMO.
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