Wish he’d stop doing that: “Pathé Films and SBS Productions have released a first look image at the upcoming historical lesbian romantic drama Benedetta from famed Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Starship Troopers, Elle).” RoboCop is good, if hilariously dated at this point; but it seems cruel to muck about with the ‘lesbian nun’ genre. Not to be too dirty-minded about this, but that genre has expectations. Mostly involving the obvious, but there should be a fair bit of ritualized vestigial anti-Catholicism, as represented by a whipping or two. I’m going to feel really, really bad for the guy who sees the description for this flick, notes that it was directed by the guy who did Showgirls — and then spends two hours wondering where the good bits are.
Some people should just stay in their damned lanes.
Don’t. If he went in knowing the flick was directed by the guy who did Showgirls and *expected* any good bits, he’s only got himself to blame.
Yup.
Even Verhoeven admitted that his big success – Robocop – was a fluke. It was originally supposed to be a movie that was so violent that it was funny. Reportedly it wasn’t until they started shooting that they realized they actually had a good movie on their hands.
So anyone who goes in expecting quality from Verhoeven gets exactly what they deserve.
So .. Verhoeven is Uwe Boll, but with an accidental success early in his career?
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Mew
Whoa! Whoa! Now before you condemn this movie, you should at least watch the red band trailer for The Little Hours (STRONG NSFW) first.
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Once you watch that, then you can condemn the upcoming Paul Verhoeven directed historical lesbian romantic drama.
Never actually saw it. Was it any good?
Maybe. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 77%, so it can’t be that bad.
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I just want you to watch the trailer to show you how bad a Paul Verhoeven direct historical lesbian romantic drama could possibly be.
There’s an entire lesbian nun GENRE? How has this eluded me?
As God is my witness, I’m not making this up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunsploitation
Italian (of course), with a heavy Japanese presence (also of course).
“Sister Emanuelle” is a classic.
The internet generation may believe they created Rule 32 .. but then, every generation also believe they invented sex.
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Mew
I think you mean Rule 34.
I think you may be correct .. but it’s not a corner of the internet that bears dwelling upon, eh?
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Mew
“Rule 32 – an internet rule that states that if it can be said, it can be said with a picture” Alt- “You must have pictures to prove your statement”
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Unless you’re talking Zombieland, in which case it’s “enjoy the little things.”
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(There is no canon 32nd Rule of Acquisition.)
I think I have lived a sheltered life.