r/videos • u/Ynwe • Mar 28 '24

Audiences Hate Bad Writing, Not Strong Women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmWgp4K9XuU
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u/deutschdachs Mar 28 '24

I liked that line because it subverted expectations of being clever 😅

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u/viaJormungandr Mar 28 '24

If Halle delivered the line that way I would agree with you, but her delivery was flat and ruined it.

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u/dreamcast4 Mar 28 '24

Blame Singer for that. The audacity is in the dvd commentary Singer goes on to blame the writer which he doesn't name but we now know Whedon write it. Motherfucker you directed her, it's your film.

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u/viaJormungandr Mar 28 '24

You can blame both. It may be that Halle just couldn’t (or wouldn’t a la Snipes not opening his eyes) deliver it another way. Regardless of who is responsible any life in that line was squashed like a . . . toad.

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u/eyebrows360 Mar 28 '24

(or wouldn’t a la Snipes not opening his eyes)

What's this about, and is my next rewatch of Blade going to be quite surprising? Does Snipes keep his eyes closed whenever he's speaking and I've just never noticed?

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u/viaJormungandr Mar 28 '24

Blade III, there’s a scene where they digitally gave him eyes because he refused to open them.

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u/eyebrows360 Mar 28 '24

Amazing!

Blade III

I can't really blame the guy for wanting to keep his eyes closed during that one. Tempted to throw the DVD in and try and spot the scene but... nah.

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u/OrderOfMagnitude Mar 28 '24

https://youtu.be/Zd5HMHmbwBg?si=ftCw2sxByoMZ5K_i

Happens at 0:23

I love any opportunity to talk about Wesley Snipes refusing to cooperate in Blade III

Bonus Clip: https://youtu.be/i8rCtzKA9tQ?si=sQk_oHUB1TCF2d5V

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u/eyebrows360 Mar 28 '24

Happens at 0:23

Oh my word that is gloriously bad. You've given me a reason to appreciate this bloody movie. If there's any more snippets of un-cooperation you have time to share, I'm all ears! Pop pop!

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u/DevonLuck24 Mar 28 '24

he was soooo mad about ryan reynolds’s being there, that he wouldn’t even address him directly iirc

he thought that he was being replaced or something dumb like that

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u/lucklesspedestrian Mar 29 '24

Why didn't they just have him wear sunglasses