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  • Death of a Unicorn, a horror-comedy from A24
  • The Woman in the Yard, a psychological horror from Blumhouse
  • A Working Man, an action-thriller from MGM

I'm making this post to bring attention to original movies being released that people here might not have heard about. If it's recieved well, perhaps I'll make this a weekly series of posts about originals being released.

Okay, technically, A Working Man is based on a book, but for all intents and purposes, it's original.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 days ago (6 children)

If you told me that these posters were parody artwork I would belive you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

The text is too clear to be AI; must be real!

...this timeline sucks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not convinced they aren't

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[–] [email protected] 140 points 3 days ago (14 children)

Working Man is technically original but its also Jason Statham shooting a million dudes while acting like Billy Badass so its kinda just derivative of all his other movies.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

It looks so generic πŸ˜‘

[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You see Statham on the poster, you know exactly what you are getting.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oi, I'm from fackin landan you, cant. jump kick to the head

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

So aufentic it makes me omesick, innit?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I was surprised by just how far they pushed the ending of The Meg 2. That might be only a film I like though!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Ferocious bald man

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jason Statham is like his own IP now, similar to superhero or star wars movies. Should we call it the "Jason Statham universe"?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You mean the Stathamverse?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Haha, yes, that!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"From the director of The Beekeeper" is enough to make me uninterested in this.

That movie sucked, even for a "Jason Statham kills people for 90 minutes" movie.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Hmmm, sounds like something I'll like.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

He had all kinds of jobs. First a transporter, a mechanic and then a bee keeper.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Sounds like... a working man πŸ˜‚

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

He is the Johnny sins of the acting world, obviously not as accomplished still.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

And an extensive military career as a highly trained operative in every private and government special program.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

He's like the AC/DC of acting: you know exactly what you're getting each time.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Went to see Unicorn just as it came out - purely by chance, I was in town and needed to kill a couple of hours.

You'll find this out if you look at most reviews, but it's a solid 6/10 movie. It's competent and has an interesting premise, but it doesn't do anything terribly original with it. The "scare" moments were predictable to even a passive fan of horror, though not unearned.

What brings it out of mediocrity are the performances; the whole cast is bringing their A game. Even if the characters never really surprise you, they're still somehow believable and it's easy to root for (or against) them.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 days ago (7 children)

It's a pity Statham has been typecast and can't seem to escape it or doesn't care to.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It's what I like about him, you know exactly what you're getting with a statham movie.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (11 children)

you know exactly what you're getting

That's my problem. Knowing is not fun. Being surprised is the fun part.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But some people only go to the movies to see something they know they will like, so there is a market for him.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (11 children)

A pity? The guy is a modern day Jackie Chan making an absolute killing doing exactly the types of movies he loves to make. His production company is called Punch Palace Productions... pitying him feels like pitying a world class Sushi chef that doesn't also make Chicken Tikka Masala.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

I do wish he'd be in more comedies, though. He was fantastic in Spy with Melissa McCarthy.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (6 children)

I don't really hate Jason playing only one kind of role, if the universe around him is interesting.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Original movies come out all the time. Any given week, if you look up what's currently playing, there are some original movies. I'm so sick of people constantly complaining there's nothing original because they'd know about all the original movies coming out if they actually cared. It's like hearing someone complain there's nowhere to buy groceries while on a street with three grocery stores.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (11 children)

nobody advertising originals means nobody will see them since they might sa well not exist. Not everyones browser home page is the imdb released today list. Basically nobodies is. Most people are casual viewers. I'd say its very good casual viewer is getting exhausted of capeshit or sequels and wants something new. Unless you want only films people see to be disney cashgrabs or marvel copy pastes, I don't see why you complain people bringing attention to different films, especially ones not from hollywood.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

I'm not complaining about bringing attention to original films. I'm just saying if all the people whining "there's nothing original" actually wanted original, they'd bother to look up what's playing

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

All three of these look pretty interesting.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Tomorrow I'm seeing The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie before it leaves theaters. I like to support 2D animation on the big screen, and I'm not really into horror movies or Statham action movies.

For those who might be interested, Paul Rudd stars in Death of a Unicorn, and David Harbour and Michael PeΓ±a are in A Working Man.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

A24 and Blumhouse will always get the benefit of the doubt from me, at least for me checking them out. Paying for a theater experience has to be for a movie I'm super hyped for, however.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A Working Man has Jason Statham. Is it original if he’s just the same character in every movie?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Do you like Jason Statham?

Do you like seeing people being beaten up for 90 minutes?

Then you'll love Jason Statham in Jason Statham Beats People Up For 90 Minutes starring Jason Statham.

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