Michael Keaton "The Founder" trailer (Mcdonald's Movie)

[pickles]

Pretty good movie. Ray was a scum bag but he definitely revolutionized the fast food industry.

I bet McDonalds back then tasted amazing. Now it can be barely called food. :scustscust:

Haven't eaten at McDonalds in over 3 years. Chickfila though. (only occasionally )

I heard about him in the book Fast Food Nation
Y'all need to read it, pretty good book on the fast food industry and it will definitely open your eyes and hopefully change the way you eat and check the documentary out as well.

 

[JayYoung314]

movie of the year imo michael keaton proves to be the goat

 

[klutch2381]

Can you imagine being finessed so thoroughly that you can't even use your own damn name?

The one brother that said they let a wolf in the hen house was exactly right; but, it was already too late by then.

Then you agree to a "handshake" deal with a dude that just stole your damn name. fukk you thought was going to happen? shyt is crazy.

 

[MalikX]

Before we start calling dude a jackass, in real life, the McDonald brothers got the equivalent of $21 million dollars in today's money ($2.7 million in 1961 = $21.928 million in 2017) from Kroc. In real life, neither of the brothers wanted to franchise and felt Kroc was moving far too fast for them. I havent watched the movie but, I've read the books. Those dudes didn't start another worthwhile business with the $21 million they received so that goes to show how much entrepreneurial drive they had. No different than the "Facebook founders" who got $60 million and never had another idea again.

 

[FlyRy]

Finally saw this and I enjoyed it. Not great but Keaton was pretty damn good.

Before I saw this today I had 3 threads I made on movies I had not seen yet

 

[nieman]

Before we start calling dude a jackass, in real life, the McDonald brothers got the equivalent of $21 million dollars in today's money ($2.7 million in 1961 = $21.928 million in 2017) from Kroc. In real life, neither of the brothers wanted to franchise and felt Kroc was moving far too fast for them. I havent watched the movie but, I've read the books. Those dudes didn't start another worthwhile business with the $21 million they received so that goes to show how much entrepreneurial drive they had. No different than the "Facebook founders" who got $60 million and never had another idea again.

It's not always about that though. Ok, so they got 2.7, 1.35 a piece, lawyers and taxes gonna take..lets say 40%. They lost their baby. They probably didn't have that motivation to do it again, or energy. Not everyone wants to get into everything to keep flipping money. Some people birth an idea, nurture it and are content with it blossoming, and that be it. They were obviously comfortable in their own pace and setting and had it ripped from under them.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

this thread only doing 2 pages

 

[BXKingPin82]

Finally saw this and I enjoyed it. Not great but Keaton was pretty damn good.

Before I saw this today I had 3 threads I made on movies I had not seen yet

whats funny about this movie, is i didnt like Keatons character.
but i rooted for him
cause them bamas wasnt about making them power moves
it was almost like they ASKED to get that J-Jerkin You treatment!

 

[MalikX]

It's not always about that though. Ok, so they got 2.7, 1.35 a piece, lawyers and taxes gonna take..lets say 40%. They lost their baby. They probably didn't have that motivation to do it again, or energy. Not everyone wants to get into everything to keep flipping money. Some people birth an idea, nurture it and are content with it blossoming, and that be it. They were obviously comfortable in their own pace and setting and had it ripped from under them.

I've seen the film. I get your point of view (I do) but I'm tired of feeling bad for the little guy just because. At the end of the movie, Kroc and McDonald were talking in the bathroom and dude was like are you willing to be a killer and dude was like "No". Kroc was willing to do whatever and they werent. They would've never made it. That $27 million he brought them out with, he was able to do that because he scaled McDonalds into multiple restaurants. Had like 100 of them in a few years. The brothers didn't want to expand. They would've been running that 1 hamburger stand forever if Kroc never came in. They would've never touched anywhere near $27 million. All I see in the movie is Kroc (who was a bit shiesty) being focused on growing as fast as possible and having the focus to do it and the brothers being too scared, too slow and too indecisive to make big moves. Even with your calculations, that's like $7 million a piece for each brother. They could've easily moved to a new town and started up a new restaurant much richer and much smarter and wiser than they were before. But they didn't.

 

[BXKingPin82]

I've seen the film. I get your point of view (I do) but I'm tired of feeling bad for the little guy just because. At the end of the movie, Kroc and McDonald were talking in the bathroom and dude was like are you willing to be a killer and dude was like "No". Kroc was willing to do whatever and they werent. They would've never made it. That $27 million he brought them out with, he was able to do that because he scaled McDonalds into multiple restaurants. Had like 100 of them in a few years. The brothers didn't want to expand. They would've been running that 1 hamburger stand forever if Kroc never came in. They would've never touched anywhere near $27 million. All I see in the movie is Kroc (who was a bit shiesty) being focused on growing as fast as possible and having the focus to do it and the brothers being too scared, too slow and too indecisive to make big moves. Even with your calculations, that's like $7 million a piece for each brother. They could've easily moved to a new town and started up a new restaurant much richer and much smarter and wiser than they were before. But they didn't.

see me and you would get along just fine
im not an a$$hole
but im not stupid
i mean, im not no fukkin scholar, but i like to make money
it blows my mind how some people still dont understand that yeah it aint right... but money DOES make this bytch go round!
but im not willing to sacrifice my pride tho
and i think that that does require a certain level of "a$$hole-ish-ness" to get mine!

 

[FlyRy]

this thread only doing 2 pages

It should explode like kroc's franchises now that it's out there

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

It should explode like kroc's franchises now that it's out there

what?

 

[FlyRy]

what?

This movie just hit digital HD on Tuesday. Meaning it's also Elsewhere on the internet. It had a very limited theatrical run I believe Clear enough?

 

[Coli Bot]

Why did they agree to the handshake deal. That's only part confusing the fukk outta me.

 

[Wise]

Great movie. Everyone should check it out.

Ray Kroc the ultimate slimeball.