mbrubck @mbrubck@oulipo.social

To buy: vast trunks, not worn.

Don't bring a naïf to a gun fight.

Whoopsy, Daisy
Frowning half sunk in sand
I'm half crazy
All for your cold command

F8, a.k.a. Fast & Furiosa. Too ludicrous for my liking. I'm hoping for a back-to-basics approach in any forthcoming outings. #filmlipo

Why do folks call it "bdsm" and not "horny on pain"?

Should oulipo.social block boosts of toots containing invalid symbols?

Furious 7: Now it's basically a straight-up Bond flick (good action, too many gizmos), with Jason Statham as charismatic villain. Plus a touching "so long" to main actor Paul, who got in an actual IRL car crash. RIP. #filmlipo

Fast & Furious 6: kind of a disappointing follow-up to Fast 5's highs. Trying way too hard to outdo 5, it just turns out gratuitous (but in a bad way). Absurd macguffins stand in for natural motivation. #filmlipo

Singing "Hava Nagila" but with my own words: "chana masala"

Fast 5: all you could possibly want from a Fast & Furious flick. A train job, a bank job (almost), crazy stunts, all our pals from prior films, and introducing D. "Rock" Johnson as Lucius Hobbs. #filmlipo

Synchronicity

Fast & Furious (2009), a.k.a 4 Fast 4 Furious: Finally, back to Dom and pals. Solid drama, but surprisingly unconvincing car stunts with too much VFX and shakycam. #filmlipo

Robyn: Look on my works, o mighty, and rock on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfK88LsB0fg

Chocolat (2000) is a nom-com.

Dumbo Drop (1995) is a 'Nam-com.

High School Musical 3 (2008) is a prom-com.

Bonding (2019) is a dom-com.

Bring It On (2000) is a pom-com.

I'm still missing Ultron, Civil War, Doctor S, and Captain M, but I think I'm okay with that for now.

I also caught up this month on various MCU films that I didn't watch in first-run:

- Thor: Ragnarok. Fun, funny, colorful. Would watch again.

- Galaxy Guardians vol. 2. Also funny, but occasionally trying too hard.

- Infinity War. Satisfying but frankly kind of a slog.

#filmlipo

not including anthropomorphic cats nor humans in cat masks