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nicksjuzunk said:
And that’s pretty much my issue. Society as a whole is demasculinizing men and it’s another tired “replace a male” situation. A 00whatever movie would have been sweet.
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Men are doing that well enough on their own. The fashion arguements and waxing discussions on this board alone, freaks an older guy like myself, out.
 
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utvols88 said:
but its not an original story line. it's several real people smushed into one. Narcissus, Cassius and Spartacus for the main character. Is the Patriot an original idea?
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Not idea, but Gladiator is not based on a prior film storyline or a sequel. I think it was loosely based on an old novel from the 50's, and it was not necessarily historically accurate. To be honest, I saw it on a list of movies considered original, but it doesn't change the initial discussion.
 
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LA Vol said:
UF players saying Tennessee isn't a rivalry game. Claim LSU's a rivalry game, but Tennessee is just another game.

They SO need the snot smacked out of them this year.
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There was a similar cockiness and offseason just before the last time we beat them. We were more talented then than we are now but Florida lost that game in the offseason.
 
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Devo182 said:
Financial conservatism in Hollywood recently. Easier to have an immediate audience than wing it. Also.....audiences are suckers for what they are familiar with. We have only ourselves to blame.

Or watch independent films and see plenty of original stories. There is more content now than ever before in history. If you want to see original content, don't look toward your major movie theaters - hit the smaller theaters or follow festival winners and seek them out or wait to stream. Then you have Prime, Netflix, soo much new content everywhere you look.
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In Hollywood they call them "pre-aware" properties. I am getting pretty tired of them myself, particularly the superhero movies. I haven't even bothered to watch the last two Avengers movies, I'm sure I will at some point. The only one that was remotely new and different in the last few years was Into the Spider-Verse.

The second point is right as well, there are some hidden gems out there if you look for them. Midsommar is a very different kind of summer release, and I really enjoyed it, but it is not for everyone and its box-office shows. It will likely be a cult classic that horror fans watch for decades, however, even though it isn't really a horror movie as most people think of them. The director's previous feature, Hereditary, was one of the better and more original true horror movies that I have seen in years. I caught Under the Silver Lake on Amazon Prime and it was a very different movie that what is popular these days. I liked it, but it is polarizing for those that have seen it.
 
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I don't think UF player said anything out of the ordinary. These kids are 18-22 and UF has won 13 of the last 14. All they know is they beat us nearly every time.

That said, it has been infinitely closer from 2014-present. Should have won 3 or 4 of those.
 
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A few early lines are out in vegas and I’m guessing most with be shocked


Vols/BYU

Vols/gators


Let’s see a few guesses before I post them.


If already posted I’m
Sorry I’m advance
 
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chargervol said:
Men are doing that well enough on their own. The fashion arguements and waxing discussions on this board alone, freaks an older guy like myself, out.
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I don't think guys are being emasculated so much as masculinity is being expanded. It used to be a very narrow concept defined by post-WWII notions about how men and women should behave, think, and even relax (some good and some very, very bad) whereas now things are far less strict. Some of it can be odd but overall I think it's a good thing that men can do things like order something other than budweiser to drink or stay home with a sick kid without having their masculinity challenged.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Not idea, but Gladiator is not based on a prior film storyline or a sequel. I think it was loosely based on an old novel from the 50's, and it was not necessarily historically accurate. To be honest, I saw it on a list of movies considered original, but it doesn't change the initial discussion.
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lol, that reminded me... years ago Mel Gibson did an interview in Playboy and was talking about Disney's Pocahontas (he voiced John Smith) which had gotten a lot of flack for not being historically accurate. Mel said, "Historically accurate? My God, there's a ****ing raccoon that talks in this. What do they want?"
 
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BruinVol said:
A few early lines are out in vegas and I’m guessing most with be shocked


Vols/BYU

Vols/gators


Let’s see a few guesses before I post them.


If already posted I’m
Sorry I’m advance
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Gonna guess Vols -8 vs. BYU and Vols +11 vs. UF.
 
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Dudley Smith said:
In Hollywood they call them "pre-aware" properties. I am getting pretty tired of them myself, particularly the superhero movies. I haven't even bothered to watch the last two Avengers movies, I'm sure I will at some point. The only one that was remotely new and different in the last few years was Into the Spider-Verse.

The second point is right as well, there are some hidden gems out there if you look for them. Midsommar is a very different kind of summer release, and I really enjoyed it, but it is not for everyone and its box-office shows. It will likely be a cult classic that horror fans watch for decades, however, even though it isn't really a horror movie as most people think of them. The director's previous feature, Hereditary, was one of the better and more original true horror movies that I have seen in years. I caught Under the Silver Lake on Amazon Prime and it was a very different movie that what is popular these days. I liked it, but it is polarizing for those that have seen it.
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Dude's got great taste.
 
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