"MA" (Trailer) Featuring Octavia Spencer

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One of those movies that I enjoyed while watching but gets worse the more I think about it.

Octavia carries it. Great performance by her, at times she was hilarious (the scene with her and the old lady at the nail shop lol) other times she was creepy. She was also really sympathetic when you find out what happened to her.

But I found her motivation to be inconsistent. They implied at first that she just wanted some friends to make up for being a loner in high school. But then you find out that the whole thing is a revenge plot. But the two don’t really merge together. So she just happened to stumble on the kids of her high school bullies? Would’ve made more sense if she was stalking the kids from the beginning.

Also I know it’s a thriller movie but got damn these kids were stupid. Like the second white girl knows Ma is crazy, sees all those pictures, yet she still went back to her house to party after all that? Lol. It’s like the writers sacrificed the logic of the characters for the plot to move along.

Also, they made it seem like the kid’s father saw Ma for the first time since high school. But haven’t they both lived there for years?

Idk movie seemed like a good 2nd draft of a script but it needed a rewrite. But Octavia was good enough to elevate mediocre material.

I also like how they made the racial aspect subtle, especially with her being such an outcast as a teenager. The only blatant part was her telling the black dude “there can only be one of us” at the end.
i agree with everything here. I think they were taking leaps to get to certain high spots in the movie. But i enjoyed it.
 

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Joint was allllllright. Didn't hate it but didn't love it like I thought I would.

Props to Octavia Spencer for going out of her box though. People really showed up at my theater too so I hope this does well enough for her to keep doing original roles like this.
 

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One of those movies that I enjoyed while watching but gets worse the more I think about it.

Octavia carries it. Great performance by her, at times she was hilarious (the scene with her and the old lady at the nail shop lol) other times she was creepy. She was also really sympathetic when you find out what happened to her.

But I found her motivation to be inconsistent. They implied at first that she just wanted some friends to make up for being a loner in high school. But then you find out that the whole thing is a revenge plot. But the two don’t really merge together. So she just happened to stumble on the kids of her high school bullies? Would’ve made more sense if she was stalking the kids from the beginning.

Also I know it’s a thriller movie but got damn these kids were stupid. Like the second white girl knows Ma is crazy, sees all those pictures, yet she still went back to her house to party after all that? Lol. It’s like the writers sacrificed the logic of the characters for the plot to move along.

Also, they made it seem like the kid’s father saw Ma for the first time since high school. But haven’t they both lived there for years?

Idk movie seemed like a good 2nd draft of a script but it needed a rewrite. But Octavia was good enough to elevate mediocre material.

I also like how they made the racial aspect subtle, especially with her being such an outcast as a teenager. The only blatant part was her telling the black dude “there can only be one of us” at the end.
Perfect summary.
 

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if this is a hit Tariq gonna have a field day calling her a negro bedwench

I might give more thoughts later but I overall enjoyed it overall. Hated the ending though. The 3rd act especially was good when the movie just goes crazy and picks up. She was a good black villian. Reminded of a certain tv series but i wont spoil it. But its clear if you watch the show that it was probably influenced by it.

Movie was lol funny. As in one liners as well as horror movie comedy. But i cant wait for the racial discussion on this movie.

Movie was decent. Octavia Spencer literally drives the movie with her performance.


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Hmmm...I might have a few hours to burn tomorrow, I'll catch a matinee. I've heard mixed reviews so I guess I shouldn't go in with high expectations :patrice:
 

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I hate they had all the African mask in the film
Chick was a wench to the core, I at least thought the prank was going to lead to her hating white folks, and the African Mask were there to show she was embracing her truth as a black person but nah, even after everything she wanted to lay with white daddy :mjlol:
 

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Movie was entertaining, not really the best written or acted outside of Octavia Spencer. I enjoyed myself and only paid 10 dollars, so I can't complain. I would suggest people go see it

I will say there was a lot more comedy than I anticipated but still was thrilling enough that it didn't come off like a bad parody.
 

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this was okay..a little different than what I thought it'd be about based off the trailers. It's kinda like a mix of...

the cable guy and a revenge film

:camby: for them bullying/playing tricks on her when she was a kid...so I don't blame her for :demonic: on Ben and Mercedes

kinda curious if her daughter really had something or if she was just doing that shyt to maintain control


and did they leave their one friend as the house burnt down? The fake drunk pastor girl? I don't recall them getting her when the parents find them...but if they left her :mjlol: cuz her ass wasn't dead
 
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