Joke’s On Us: Phillips Composes an Empty, Boring Spectacle

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1. Word of mouth probably can’t stop this billion dollar money horse

2. The first one also sucked. Why would this be any better?

3. “Joker: Folie à Deux”? More “Joker: Folie à Poo”.

4. I think I’ll just make my own opinion of the film after I watch it streaming. I am curious though.

5. Saw this coming from a mile away

6. I just had to google what on earth the writer was talking about regarding a “musical” in his article.

   > Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to Joker, is a musical that includes music, dance, and at least 15 covers of popular songs. However, director Todd Phillips has said that the movie is not a full musical, but that music is an essential element.

   Wait. What? Are you serious? I thought it was a normal movie, and Lady Gaga was just an actress like she was in “A Star is Born”. Holy smokes. No way am I watching that. The only musicals I will watch are Les Mis and Phantom of the Opera at a concert hall, and the latter of which isn’t even possible anymore. I’m not watching adults prance around and sing on the theater screen.

   The joke *is* on us. Unbelievable.

7. If you saw the first mediocre film then this should not come as a surprise at all.

8. I think it will open big, but have a pretty big drop

9. Well the first one sucked, and people act like it was a cinematic masterpiece…