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Barbie (Just The Review)
🕑 Added 2023-07-28 11:59:02 +0000 UTCExclusive to Patrons: We're bringing you our review of Barbie early! David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by filmmaker and film critic Brooke Obie to discuss Greta Gerwig's take on one of the most iconic characters/dolls/toys of all time.
Spoilers begin at around ~21:00 into this audio.
Note: This is just the review segment of next week's podcast episode. The Barbie podcast episode next week will air as usual, with this exact same segment at the end of it.
Comments
Rick C
I'm a little surprised by all the Barbie love from the guys. I thought it was funny flick for 2/3 of it and I had a good time at the theatre watching it. I found Ken's journey to be hilarious. The points on the patriarchy and female empowerment were valid but ultimately the flick as a whole was like a gumball... sweet candy on the outside but pretty hollow on the inside... as I expected. All in all I would give it a 7/10... very well made and fun, but I think I'd be fine if I never watched it again.
Wensi Zhou
Mattel signed off on the Barbie movie, inspired by the fact that Sony signed Rage Against the Machine.
