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Beautiful.
It's all you dude.
No, I was getting to the page damn give me a minute.
God you see how he is Beth.
He's such an ass.
I don't know how I co-host this with him.
It's okay like some
screen popped up and had a call DJ to come back because the mouse was in an unknown location and like I don't know.
At least you have a producer on hand.
Yeah, or else I never work in this town.
Alright, what's up bros? I'm Jonathan.
And I'm Caleb.
We're a couple of bros on a mission to give you guys the most detailed movie reviews out there with as little bias as possible.
Welcome to the All Bros.
This week on the podcast we have a very special Geph.
Wow.
Very special.
Oh geez Louise.
Very special guest.
Beth from the Untrained Eye.
Beth do you want to say hello?
Yeah, I was going to.
What's up guys?
Not a special intro.
I'm killing it.
I'm truly killing it this episode.
Like I always do.
We're having a good time still.
Just started.
How bad it gets.
Yeah, we still got the whole reading segment to go through.
Shit.
Well, this week on the podcast we got one item in 4K Spotlight.
I said that right, right? That came across as 4K Spotlight?
Yeah.
Okay, just want to make sure.
Oh man, this is going to be a good one.
Ah screw you.
Okay, so yeah, we got a huge one to talk about with 4K Spotlight this week.
Got nothing through the wall, so after that we'll be moving on to our headliner of the evening.
Which will be our breakdown of Barbie.
I don't know if we're supposed to say Barbie the movie or just Barbie.
I think it's just Barbie.
Yeah, I think it's just Barbie.
Okay, cool.
So yeah, what do you guys say we get started?
Say, let's do it.
Am I supposed to say that?
Let's do it.
Yes.
Absolutely.
Just joking.
Who's Sam?
Sorry.
I didn't realize.
I always ruin it.
It's my second time in a while.
Can you let me start talking?
What's up Sam Nelson?
Oh shit.
Let's do it.
So I'll watch a slasher and do a kill grade for it.
I will cover the kills and I will tell you how I would grade it based on shock, method, style points, and a fourth category that is a reflection of the movie.
Besides those, I'll have fun with special topic episodes, commentary tracks, interviews with guests, including some shuttered directors.
So I just like to have a fun time over here.
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Also be sure to find me on Instagram at Brucker Horror where you get fun updates and some cool little posts that I do.
Thanks for listening and I hope that you get to enjoy the show and I'll see you on Instagram.
Bye.
Alright.
Sorry guys.
You're in a bad like we just kind of like shotgun it.
And then like sometimes he paused to argue and then we come back.
There's no like.
Segways or segments.
DJ chose war today.
Wow.
Yeah, that's exactly what it was.
Not only was it like Brucker's turn, but I knew specifically that I was going to do broker regardless of his if it was his turn or not, just for DJ.
Oh my God.
This is for Scott Pilgrim.
Absolutely.
Is he in the chat?
I don't have it open.
Yeah, he is.
Holy shit.
That's amazing.
All right.
Anyway, starting off with 4K spotlight got a huge movie coming out this this Tuesday.
Honestly, my favorite comic book movie of the year.
Sorry.
Across the Spider-Verse probably a hot take, but I don't care.
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 is coming to 4K and we got some amazing exclusives here.
We got just the regular 4K version.
Honestly, I really like this.
I don't think that this was a poster at all.
So or maybe it was maybe it actually was a poster.
But anyway, I freaking love this.
All of them just walking looking badass.
I think it looks great.
Yeah.
What do you guys think?
Oh, so sorry.
I agree.
Did you see?
Did you see this movie?
Yes, I saw it one time.
I will never watch that movie again.
Why?
It was good, but I just can't take all those animals.
OK, that's a good excuse.
I will absolutely take that.
That is.
I was as long as you didn't hate it.
No, but I just I don't know.
Like I was I think I was crying not for the wrong reasons, but probably not for what the movie was intended.
I was like, oh, yeah.
I mean, that makes sense.
I honestly can't watch Rockets first words without tearing up.
Oh, man.
Right.
Oh, God, so heartbreaking.
Yeah, I just love animals too much, I think.
Understandable, understandable.
It's harder like every viewing, too, because you know it's coming and you're just like, OK, I'm ready.
I'm ready.
And then it happens.
And you're like, oh, well, and they're so sweet, too.
Like, no.
Yeah.
So understandable.
As long as you didn't hate it.
Yeah.
OK.
Phew.
Yeah.
OK, so yeah, so this is just the regular 4K version, but frickin love this cover artwork.
Next up, we have the Best Buy exclusive steelbook, which this is actually already sold out of preorders.
So I don't know if they're going to be getting any more or if this is going to be very, very scarce.
Dude, understandable.
That one is sick.
Right.
Oh, yeah, I frickin love this one.
I frickin pre-ordered this thing day one. I'm so excited for this.
And the fact that you can't really see it that well, but I love that they have Rocket on the back and then it's the group shot when you open the steelbook.
Frickin fantastic.
I love it.
Did you just flex on everyone?
You're like, oh, I ordered mine, but you guys can't go on.
Sure did.
I always have to.
I mean, you got it.
Like literally once a movie comes out, like I'll give it like a week or two and I'll check Best Buy's website if I know that a movie is getting a steelbook.
I'll see if they posted their pre-order link yet.
And yeah, I'll try to snatch that up as fast as I can.
Nice.
So yeah, so that's the Best Buy exclusive.
This is just the regular Blu-ray.
I know this was like the main.
This is like the main poster.
So, like, I don't, I don't know what I don't love this poster like I like the other one better for some reason.
I got nothing against this one.
But like for some reason I like the, like if you're just going bare bones release I think the 4k cover artwork is better than just the regular Blu-ray cover.
What do you guys think?
I agree. Yeah.
Yeah, I mean they look way cooler in the other one.
Right. Okay.
Glad I'm not the only one.
Dude, the only thing, and this is just like more of a nitpick towards the movie in general.
I like I kind of lean towards this one in terms of what everyone's wearing as opposed to the other one.
I do like don't get me wrong.
I freaking love the Guardian suits, but I'm a little peeved that Gamora didn't get to wear one.
Fair enough.
That's fair.
Honestly, I'm kind of mad that like in this one like I get why because you know we don't spoiler alert.
See him wear it until the end, but I'm kind of like disappointed that they don't have Kraglin wearing one.
I feel that one's a little bit more understandable than Gamora, but I mean both of them are understandable.
It's just like it we've seen like the Guardians like including Gamora and so not seeing her get to wear a Guardians outfit.
Just kind of like same thing with Cosmo.
Sorry, spoiler alert.
Same thing with Cosmo.
Why can't they put Cosmo in her Guardians outfit?
What about Groot?
Well, Groot doesn't wear one.
It was a joke.
I had to think for a minute.
I'm like wait.
Oh wait, no, yeah.
I thought I did.
It was like as soon as like the statement was coming out of my mouth.
I'm like, ah, she was kidding.
And how dare you do that to me.
Oh, shit.
Let's see.
Next up.
Sorry, this one.
I could not find a good image for this one.
Like for some reason, blu-ray.com just did not post a good version of this, which really shocked me because blu-ray.com is usually amazing at posting pictures of this.
So I had to get this off like Disney movie clubs site.
And yeah, it's not great.
You can zoom in on it.
I don't know if it's gonna look that good.
Yeah, see.
I mean, that's fine.
It doesn't look great.
Okay.
I mean, anyway, this was like the teaser poster for Guardians 3.
So this is going to be a Disney movie club exclusive.
Nothing like different.
Like you don't get any like new like special features or anything.
It's just, you know, different slip cover than the regular blu-ray.
Well, actually, wait, no, this one is different because this one actually includes a DVD.
The regular blu-ray, I don't think does.
Yeah, it doesn't.
Okay.
So I guess if you're going for a Disney movie club, you get a DVD with your blu-ray version.
So I guess that's nice.
But who collects DVDs anymore?
You.
I'm going to feel like I don't like DVDs.
I collect 4Ks and blu-rays.
There's a difference.
Not much of one.
If you, I swear to I swear, if you say they are the exact same thing, I'm going to kick
your ass.
I'm going to fly to Georgia and kick your ass.
That's hilarious.
He's so aggressive.
I'm sorry.
Blu-ray is 10 times the picture of DVD.
4K is a little step up from blu-ray, but blu-ray is the definitive format.
So.
Suck it, Caleb.
The other day we were cleaning out a closet and we found a box of VHS tapes of our favorite
movies.
Like, should we get rid of these?
Yeah, because we don't have a VCR.
But did we?
No.
There are no.
No, I don't blame you guys.
Like what, which movies?
I think we have like some Star Wars, like I have some romantic films.
I don't know, like Pretty Woman.
Far and away.
Like, I don't know, random ones.
I don't want to go through a list of movies that you guys are like, huh?
I've actually seen both of those.
So.
Really?
Okay.
I'm impressed.
I mean, I'm not sure.
Evil Dead.
I think we might've had that.
Yeah.
Oh yeah.
DJ's talking.
Okay.
I don't have the chat open.
Scarface.
Now he's coming with the tough guy stuff.
Yeah.
I mean, I'm not sure if you've like, if you've ever heard me say it, but I am the type of
person that will watch rom-coms or just romantic movies when I'm feeling sick.
Yeah.
So yeah, like all of those movies are on my watch list.
Have you ever seen Down with Love?
I don't.
The Ewan McGregor movie.
Renee Zellweger.
I think it's a musical too.
Oh, I'm so in.
I don't know if I've seen that one.
It's pretty good.
I got to add that.
What's it called again?
I got to add that.
Down with Love.
I freaking love Ewan McGregor.
Yeah.
But yeah, any recommendation I get, like it's usually when I'm sick that I'll knock those
out, but I have like a list right now, like somewhere on my computer.
But getting added to the list.
Yeah.
I mean, like everyone has their movies that they go to.
Like I have my like depression movies.
Like, I don't know why, but I always like to watch Legends of the Fall.
Like it's a sad war movie, like about like three brothers that fall in love with the
same girl.
Like, and it doesn't work out for her at all.
I'm like, so sad.
I mean, when I'm in a depressed mood, my go-to is any of like the Halloween movies.
So that's probably psychotic that to get into a better mood, I'll just watch Michael Myers
kill people.
I mean, I actually think that's...
It's like, that's how I get into a better mood.
I think for you, it's just the horror movies are like kind of comforting for you in some
weird way.
I mean, you're not wrong.
Yeah, it is a weird way.
I mean, my wife, she has the same deal, like her go-to, like I wouldn't say it's her depression
movie, but her comfort movie is like Memoirs of a Geisha.
Oh, really?
Yeah, which that movie is so good.
I think I've only seen that once and it was a long time ago.
Yeah, it is so sad, but it's good.
It's really good.
I'll have to watch it again.
Speaking of like horror movies, have you guys seen the movie Fresh on Hulu?
It has...
I have not.
I think you would like it, Rose.
It has the guy that plays the Winter Soldier.
Oh, Sebastian Stan?
Yeah.
Is it a new one?
I mean, it might be like a year or two old.
You said it's called Fresh?
Yep.
Me and TJ just watched it this weekend.
Add it to the list.
Thank you.
We got some movies for the weekend.
Thank you.
All right.
Yeah, we all got some movies.
Oh, you're late.
Yeah.
It's okay.
It's okay, DJ.
It's okay.
We got it.
Yeah, there you go.
Okay, cool.
But like speaking of horror again, I don't think it's that weird that you want to be
like, bring up your mood because if I can't sleep, I'll turn on like Dateline and listen
to like murder stories.
That's awesome.
I love that.
I feel like that's a lot of go-to.
Like, I mean, there's a whole joke about it.
It's like, yeah, women will listen to like Dateline episodes to fall asleep and it's
about like horrendous things that happen.
Yeah, and I do not have bad dreams.
I'm just like, oh, Keith Morrison.
That's amazing.
That's awesome.
So are there any other like releases or was that the last?
Oh, there is I think one more.
Yeah, the Walmart exclusive.
I like that one too.
Right.
I'm like freaking triple dipping on this thing.
I hate it, but I love it at the same time.
See, I say you get this awesome cover art and then you also get a Guardians pin.
Dude, those pins are sick.
Yeah, they are.
I was just going to say, I think I might like that one the best because it has kind of like
a Van Gogh like art scheme.
It does.
Yeah, you got a point there.
I always like the like the cover arts from these that have like a more artistic vibe
about them.
Like that's why I like the one that like Rose pre-ordered.
And then yeah, this one is is awesome too.
Yeah.
Like, like, don't get me like the other ones are cool.
Like don't get me wrong.
But I think just like adding that artistic vibe to it just makes some things like way
better.
Like, I like, I like the plainness.
But if I'm taking like playing over like this super artistic view, I'm going to take that.
So that's friggin awesome.
Yeah, anyway, that is it for two.
Sorry.
Is that a cat?
Yeah, that's my cat.
Sorry.
Is that my short tail?
Yeah.
Well, no, I don't know.
I don't think so.
Oh, it just looks like it did.
Maybe it was tucked in and it went by.
Yeah, maybe.
Damn, he really friggin got me with his back claw.
Anyway, moving on.
Sorry, I'm distracted by cat.
No, you're good.
Did he just hit himself?
Are you okay, man?
Sorry.
Yeah, anyway, do not hop.
God damn it, Alexander.
Sorry.
I'm not trying to be a dick.
I promise I'm not trying to be a dick to my cat.
I promise.
I love my cat very much.
Anyway, moving on from 4k spotlight.
What do you say we got since we got nothing for through the wall?
What do you say we get onto our headliner of the evening?
Say let's do it.
Alright, so like I said, this week our headliner of the evening is our breakdown of Barbie.
But before we get to that, we asked a question on our social media, so Instagram, TikTok.
Did I just say Tick-Lock?
Yup, you sure did.
Damn it, TikTok.
And so, I can't remember, Caleb, did we pick our five favorite answers?
Yeah, pretty much.
I'm always so bad at this.
Okay.
I guess we really haven't had some major responses with the guests before.
So, yeah, that's true.
You can just react to them, I guess.
Okay.
Because there are some good ones.
Don't feel left out, please.
There are definitely some good ones.
So you want to go first?
I would love to.
I got to start out with my number one.
Shout out to one of my employees, Michael, for favorite comment ever.
Well, sorry, should read the question first.
We asked, what kind of Barbie or Ken would you be?
Sorry.
So that's the question.
And his answer, he was the only one that did on Instagram, and he said, the John Wayne Gacy Ken doll.
Oh.
Does it come with like a clown mask or?
Yeah, sure.
Yeah.
Comes with a prison jumpsuit.
You can dress it up in the.
Comes with the attorney kit, not everything.
Are you the sky supervisor?
Wait, what?
Is he your like employee?
Yeah.
Trying to impress you?
I don't know.
I told him if he actually posted that, I would read his off as my number one.
So this in his permanent file.
Oh, man.
Did you just said dead kids sold separately?
Oh, my God.
Oh, man.
Oh, yeah.
That was a damn good answer.
I thought I was hoping that Rose didn't know who the person was.
And they just like we got some random because I like I went to the profile just to like see and it looked like just some random kid.
I'm like, yes, like.
Like, I was kind of happy because I knew Rose would freaking get a kick out of it.
So I kind of got bummed when he turns out it was somebody new.
Sorry.
I mean, it still counts.
Yeah.
So a great comment.
Yeah.
All right.
My first one is from YouTube.
And this is a cookie cookie kitty eight to nine one who said a techie Barbie.
OK.
Yeah.
Maybe.
Yeah.
I mean, is it TV screen Barbie all over again?
No, I don't know.
I mean, I have some I have some.
Yeah, I have some funnier ones, but.
Are they inappropriate or like, I mean, I don't think we got any appropriate ones.
No, we're good.
So anyway, yeah, that's my my first pick.
So gross.
Number two from Tick Tock, I would give to Stacey Nelson, 93.
She said a Barbie for Sam Nelson because there is a Barbie named Stacey and they even spelled it correctly.
Sam is Stacey's wife.
Or sorry, Sam is Stacey's husband.
Wow.
OK.
I don't know words.
So that's actually a really sweet comment.
And I had no idea that they made a Barbie named Stacey.
That's really cool.
Yeah.
So to answer your question.
Sorry.
As you can see, I've struggled this episode, Sammy.
I just want to point that out.
So for those of you that don't know, Sam is our.
Easily like our number one, like hype person.
It's true.
Love him for it.
Like he's he's gotten like our shirts and stuff and like wears them like all the time.
Like he has one that's like super raggedy.
Like, oh yeah.
But he's like a diehard.
Yeah, he is.
Honestly, it's awesome.
I love it.
Yeah, we used to we used to hang out with.
Yeah, we hung out with his his daughters in.
In high school a lot.
And so like we.
Yeah, he's kind of like, I don't know how to explain him.
He's like older than you guys like.
Yeah, he's.
These people that are commenting is their dad.
Yeah, yep.
So he is Sammy and Sierra's dad.
Yep.
We we've actually had them on before.
When we talked about Fifty Shades of Grey.
Wait, was that Sammy and Sierra or was that just Sammy?
That was Sammy and someone else.
No, that was just Sam.
No, that was just Sammy.
They were on the episode when we did surfs up.
That's right.
Yeah.
Yeah, they know.
Yeah, they do.
It's like, oh, they remembered.
Yeah, that's always one I forget that we had guests on because I didn't put like a tag or anything because usually I put like whose podcast they were part of, but couldn't for that one.
That's fair.
Anyway, Sammy, Sierra, you guys should start a podcast together.
There you go.
That'd be cool.
This is our this is our push.
Anyway, yeah.
So my next response is also from YouTube.
It's from a Vinny Venom who said, well, I mean, according to the movie, be me being a Ken doll means I have no rights or purpose other than to serve Barbie.
Damn.
And I responded to that.
Can I help you?
Okay.
Yeah, so anyway, I responded to that and just saying like, I mean, that in this grand scheme of things that doesn't sound super bad.
Like, I mean, even watching the movie, Ken's have a decent life.
I agree.
Get to go to Barbie's Dream House for a dance party every night.
Sign me up.
Oh, yeah.
I'm just hanging around.
Yeah, I'm so in.
Yeah, what's your next one?
Coming from frowny be on TikTok.
I like, wow.
Okay.
A non-binary autistic ADHD doll.
Wow.
Okay.
That's pretty specific.
That is very specific.
Like, damn.
Yeah, that is a super specific.
Yeah.
Wow.
All right, my next one.
Okay, I don't.
I don't know how to pronounce this one.
It's like in Russian letters.
I'm just going to kind of take a guess, maybe morale or ma real whatever.
She said weird Barbie, which was easily one of my favorite characters.
Oh, yeah.
So I love you couldn't have picked anyone better than Kate McKinnon for dude.
You are sure.
Perfect casting.
That was incredible.
I couldn't even like think off of the top of my head anyone that could have done a role like that.
Right.
Seriously.
Yeah, she was pretty perfect.
Yeah.
So, yeah, that's that's my other pick.
Weird Barbie.
What's that three now?
So we're on our fourth.
Yes.
Yeah.
So we're on our fourth.
This one's coming from TikTok as well.
Coming from the the and trained the untrained I I'm going to assume that this was TJ.
Maybe it was you, Beth.
I don't know.
Then I'd be an Alan top tier fighter and existential and existential before it was cool.
Definitely wasn't me.
I was trying to think of how to answer that question.
I'm like, what Barbie would I be?
And it was really hard.
And I'm like, I don't know.
By racial Barbie, like title clerk Barbie.
I don't know.
Nerd Barbie.
Let me just fix my glasses.
I thought about that one for a long time, too.
Like trying to think like what what I would or what kind of kin I would be.
And I was like, I'm pretty sure it just be like a carpenter can like one that's I'm pretty sure exists out in the world.
Yeah.
Probably like realistically.
Yeah.
Would realistically look like Nick Offerman.
Like that's what I imagine.
I think Carpenter Ken would look like.
I think I would just be the John Wayne Gacy.
I think I just have to be honest with myself.
Like it's inevitable.
And with that, I'm going to shut up before we get canceled.
Weird.
I don't know what other can I would be.
Yeah.
Frickin is there a horror nerd can or.
Yeah, that one would be better than the can weirdo.
I'm a weirdo now.
How long have you known me?
Barbie and Ken are supposed to be fun.
John Lee is in fun.
It depends on how you look at it.
I was going to say I have a shirt that says my favorite serial killer knew how to party.
Geez.
I'm just I'm just saying anyway.
All right.
So OK, so my last one is from Nikki Cage edits who just said dead Ken.
My response to that was just like concerning, but OK.
I don't know why that like made me laugh so hard.
Like a lot of these made me laugh like really hard.
Like the non-binary autistic ADHD doll made me laugh.
Frickin DJs made me laugh too, like especially after like I went to go see because I read his answer before I went to see the movie and then his I was like, what the hell?
And then I got the joke after I saw
the movie.
But yeah.
So what's your last one, Rose?
Honestly, I probably have to match you with the Nikki Cage edits that Ken.
Yeah, that Ken.
Yeah, just just add that's just out there.
So it is funny.
It's super funny.
No, it was.
Well, so that's it for our questions of the week.
Not questions of the week, answers to question of the week.
So thank you everybody who answered.
We really appreciate it.
Caleb, do you want to let people know how we break down movies on this podcast?
I would love to.
If you are new to our breakdown system, we have split movies into eight different categories that we individually score to come to a final.
All bros and untrained I letter grade.
The eight categories that we score our story, writing, acting, character development, effects, music, costumes, and then we give our own personal score at the very end.
All of those numbers get magically added up and spit through our algorithm and give us a letter grade to compare this to movies of a similar grade, as well as a ranking that isn't quite as important, but it's still fun to see.
I mean, we say that the ranking isn't important, but I mean, we do make a big deal out of it.
So let's just admit it is.
It kind of is.
It's fun. It's more for fun than anything else.
Like what really matters is that is the letter grade.
So with that, if you have not seen Barbie, highly recommend you go check it out before you listen to this.
Seriously.
But Rose is about to spoil it.
Spoil the entire movie for you in our favorite segment that we like to call reading with Rose with two E's.
Yay.
Is that on purpose? Yes.
I thought it'd be funny to misspell reading and like I couldn't quite figure out how to put like other spelling errors.
It looks so fancy.
Yeah, it's the so we made we designed like the reading with Rose shirt and that's the font I used and I was just like, whatever, I guess it's a fancy wording now.
Nice.
Yeah, so without further ado, Rose, if you'd like to read off that synopsis.
I would love to.
I hope I pronounced that right.
Ah, it works.
What the fuck.
Weird Barbie, a wise but disfigured outcast, tells her that to cure her affliction, she must travel
into the real world and find the child playing with her. On her way to the real world, Barbie
finds Ken stowed away in her convertible and reluctantly allows him to join her.
Arriving at Venice Beach, the two cause multiple antics and are arrested, alarming the Mattel CEO
who orders their capture. Barbie tracks down her owner, a tween girl named Sasha, who criticizes
her for encouraging unrealistic beauty standards. Barbie discovers that Gloria, a Mattel employee
and Sasha's mother, is the catalyst of her existential crisis. Gloria began playing with
Sasha's Barbie toys while experiencing her own identity crisis and inadvertently transferring
her concerns to Barbie. Gloria and Sasha rescue Barbie from Mattel's CEO and his subordinates,
and the three travel together to Barbie land. Meanwhile, Ken learns about the patriarchal
system and feels respected and accepted for the first time. Returning to Barbie land,
he persuades the other Kens into taking over and the Barbies are subjugated into submissive roles
such as maids, housewives, and agreeable girlfriends. Barbie arrives and tries to convince Ken and the
Barbies to return to the way things were, only to be rebuffed. She becomes depressed, but Gloria
gives her an inspirational speech about what it means to be a woman. With the encouragement of
Sasha, Gloria, Weird Barbie, Alan, and other discontinued dolls, the Barbies free themselves
from the Kens and manipulate them to fight amongst themselves, allowing the Barbies to regain their
positions of power and prevent the Kens from alerting the Constitution to enshrine male
superiority. The Barbies also realize the error of their previous societal system and decide to
make some changes in Barbie land, including equalized treatment for the Kens and all outcasts
dolls. Barbie and Ken apologize to each other and acknowledge their failing. Ken bemoans that he has
no identity or purpose without Barbie, to which Barbie encourages him to find an autonomous
identity. Barbie, who remains unsure of her own purpose and identity, meets with the spirit of
Mattel co-founder and Barbie inventor Ruth Handler, who explains that Barbie's story has
no set ending and her ever evolving history surpasses that of her roots. Barbie decides
to become human and return to the real world. Sometime later, Gloria, her husband, and Sasha
take Barbie, now going by the name Barbara Handler, to her gynecologist appointment.
I don't know about you guys, that was easily my favorite joke of the movie.
The last one? Like, now she's anatomically correct.
That, don't get me wrong, that was a good joke. I still think my favorite one,
that I just laughed when they're like doing like the introductions at the beach and they go,
oh, and there's Alan, there's only one Alan. And he's just like, yeah, I'm still kind of confused
about that. It's probably just because I love Michael Cera so much. So his line delivery was
just so great there. But yeah, that was my favorite joke. Yeah, he's always really awkward. He's like,
he is. I was like, he was a per- I don't know anything about like, this, like when this trailer,
or when this movie was announced and like, you know, Alan was said to be in it, I had no idea
that that was actually a doll that was created for the Barbie line, and that he was Ken's best
friend. I had no idea that that was a thing. So I mean, it was cool to find out. Yeah, it was cool
to find out. But yeah, that took me by surprise. This movie acted like a freaking history lesson
on like Mattel's history with Barbie. Dude, it did, but it did so well. It was so great. Like I
loved how they like when the like executives got to Barbie land, and they were kind of going
through and they're just like, oh, hey, Mitch, like, I thought we discontinued you. Which have
you seen like, someone was like, I watched a video about Midge. Like, they showed like, what all that
looked like. Have you seen that stuff? No, like the pregnant, that's who we're talking about.
So it was the like, yeah, so Midge, she like she was a Barbie, but pregnant, but she had like an
attachable pregnant belly. But also she can have the baby or you could like take Yeah, you could
take like the the pregnancy stomach away. And you could store the baby inside the belly. Okay. So
then you could have like a like a dirty dancing, like, play date and like, Oh, no, she's knocked up.
Yeah, they that's mainly why they because they felt like it was promoting teen pregnancy.
Right. So like, like normal. Yeah, they're like, oh, no, nevermind. Kids can't play with dolls.
Yeah, they can only play with the babies.
So I found one on eBay from 2002. I honestly thought it'd be going for more than that. It's
going for I don't know if this will show up. It's going for like 132 bucks right now on eBay.
Geez. Okay. Yeah, that's still pretty I thought it'd be more. Yeah, I mean, there's a I cut her
her head off. But yeah, there's a good picture of her box. I expected it for to going for like five
or 600. Considering that they discontinued her that I thought it'd be going for a lot more.
I thought it'd be going for a lot more. Right. Yeah, especially with the movie.
Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Sammy and Sierra had that doll. Oh, my God. That's oh, that's great. That's wild.
I mean, I don't understand why that would encourage teen pregnancy when just playing with
regular like you can play with the result, but you can't play with the process. Like. Exactly.
Why should you be playing with baby dolls, but not the mom?
No. Wait, like the real Barbara? No, no, no, no. I'm saying like, why can't you play with a baby
like a doll that's pregnant, but like they encourage little girls to play with baby dolls?
Yeah, it's like you can play with the product of a pregnancy, but not a doll that.
But yeah, I.
It tells weird. Like I think like what this movie showed is that it was wrong.
It had weird issues. Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, I don't know if you caught that that that comment from Sierra. She was saying that the
the old lady that Barbie was talking to on the the bench.
That was like the real Barbara.
The real oh, the old lady that she told her she was beautiful. Yeah, that was that was like actually
as the real Barbara Handler. I thought she was. Yeah, I thought so, too. Like Ruth.
Awesome. Ruth was the inventor. So that was so Barbara's the little girl she was named after.
Yeah. OK. Oh, slowly.
Took us a minute, but it's OK. OK. I thought she was dead.
I mean, I still did.
That's awesome, though, that they got her to be. And yeah, that is really cool.
Yeah. Damn, that is awesome.
Gosh, I.
I think the marketing did like with this movie did such a good job with
not really giving you really any real clear thought about where this was going.
Like you just knew that there was something like going on with like the stereotypical
Barbie where she had to travel into the real world to fix like something like the trailers.
It's so good at keeping this like.
Kind of under wraps.
Yeah, it does. And I mean, I mean, I love this story like I thought is super good.
Yeah, I thought it was surprising. I wasn't expecting it to be as
entertaining like I thought it was going to be more like
silly, but not in a way that I was going to be like, oh, let me sit here for an hour and a half.
Did you did you growing up like have a history with with Barbie?
Yeah, I had a few dolls. I wasn't like obsessed with it or anything.
I didn't have any of the dream houses or Corvettes or anything like that.
But yeah, I played with my fair share of Barbies.
And I'm sure I had one of the ones where the hair was cut.
I don't know why there's always one that's like weird Barbie.
Dude, even my my baby cousins, they had a Barbie that was like all jacked up.
Yeah, I don't know why you're like, oh, I got to cut this hair off.
I got to fix it and then put her in a split.
Yeah. Yeah, like I was I've always like my baby cousins, they didn't really play with Barbies
too much. I mean, they had a ton of them. But like when I never really got to see them like
play or interact with Barbie. So I've always wondered like what their personal views on Barbie
have been like. I mean, I've never really got to see them like play or interact with Barbie.
What their personal views on Barbie have been like, whether it was what Barbie was meant to be,
whether it was like a super like progressive or whatever character, like empowering character,
or if it was like what's her face was saying and just like demeaning towards
like setting unrealistic standards or whatever that that whole mindset is.
I would say that I pick that up more from Barbies unrealistic standards because like you can't
really look like that with a regular human body. But like that's like what they're painting you
to model yourself after. You're like, oh, if you're the perfect woman, then you are like
have a super slim waist and like big boobs and you always wear heels. So yeah.
But like did that crush my self ego? No, because I wasn't like, oh, I'm not a Barbie type anyway.
Right. That's interesting. I really liked the inclusion of different,
like the diversity of the different Barbies in this universe. Like it made it. I mean,
obviously, like none of those look like them that look like actual Barbies, but it's just,
I like the inclusion just so just kind of like messed with like the expectation. It wasn't all
like super skinny models. It was like a wide variety of. Right. There was even a chunky one
and wasn't there one in a wheelchair? Yeah, that was super cool.
There was. Yeah. That girl knew how to dance. Like, wow. That was amazing. That whole dance,
God, that whole dance sequence. I, God, I could not get enough of that. Like, I just wanted to
watch that on repeat just because like even the back, like people that were just dancing on the,
like in the houses, like I hope they got paid well because they were just freaking. Killing it.
Yeah, they really were just. I cannot wait to talk about freaking like costumes and everything,
but sorry, I just, I just got to bring up how much I freaking loved that sequence so much.
Like, I wish I could dance the way that those all of those actors do. It looks like a lot of fun.
And like, I was excited about that too, because like, Ryan Gosling, like he was in La La Land
and he was in the Mickey Mouse Club, but beyond that, do you usually see him singing and dancing?
Not usually. I wouldn't say. He's usually in a lot more serious roles or like the romantic,
dramatic roles. Like he doesn't do nearly as much comedy as he should. Like, I know the only other
comedy that I've seen him in was like The Nice Guys. And he did like. I never saw that. It's
inappropriate as all hell, but it's really funny. That doesn't scare me. Yeah, definitely check it out.
But yeah, I mean, he usually plays like weird or like dark, but not usually like dancing. And I
love when actors are not afraid to dance or sing. And also Shang Chi, like what's that guy's real name?
Oh, Simu Lu? Yeah, like I wasn't expecting him to be part of a dance sequence or.
But he killed it too. Like, like I'm obsessed with that, like Ken dance scene
at the end when they're all wearing like black shirts. Oh my gosh, that was fantastic.
I wasn't expecting that either. And I told DJ after we saw that, I was like,
that was my favorite part. Oh my God. I loved when the when that whole thing was over and they're
like, hey, weren't we supposed to vote today? Right. Oh crap.
I want to get. Oh my gosh. Yeah, I want to get a shirt with that saying on it. I'm Knuff.
I do. People are already selling it. Oh my gosh. That's great. Yeah, you can already get it.
Dude, I freaking love Ken. Like he was so freaking funny and like I loved when when he like him and
Barbie finally had that like heart to heart at the end. And he's just like apologizing for bringing
the patriarchy to to Barbie land. And he's just like, I like I really like I lost interest in
like I lost interest as soon as I realized how little horses were part of this. Yes, I love that.
Oh, gosh. Like this was it was so good. Like I feel like the messaging in this,
like it's obviously supposed to be like female empowerment. And I feel like that they could have
gone real heavy handed with it. But I think they handled it in like a good way that made it fun.
And not like super like in your face like this. I know a bunch of people are complaining online
that this is like a big old political statement. I'm like, I don't like kind of. But it's more fun
than anything. Right. Well, yeah, people are saying it's too woke. But like because you're
pointing out the patriarchy exists. Yeah. Yeah. So why can't we make fun of it and do a dance number?
Yeah. Like, I don't know, we can't point out the turmoil, everything that women have gone
through to get to where they are now. Like, seriously, we can't have we can't have a scene
about that. And but then, you know, like after that scene, you know, have a comedic bit like,
seriously, what's wrong with that? Right. I almost thought you were going to do the speech that
I'm America Fierad. That's not her name. America for for because I'm trying my best. I should have.
But I thought you're going to do the monologue about how women like they're expected to do this,
but they can't do this. The one that like wakes the Barbies up from being like controlled by the
kids. Oh, my gosh, dude, that was that was great. I I feel a huge credit has to be given a credit
girl way because I feel when it comes to, you know, even I considering that, you know, she wanted to
showcase, you know, how far women have come, how far unfortunately, they still have with just
everything that they've they've gone through, but also still keeping it comedic and, you know,
still feeling like, you know, the way that she wanted it to. I feel that no one else could have
done this kind of movie than her. The only other movie I've seen of hers is Little Woman, and I
absolutely loved her version of that. And I really need to still see Lady Bird. But just, yeah,
I feel a huge credit just has to be given to her because like nobody else could have made this movie
except for her. Absolutely killed it with not only the point that she wanted to get across,
but just the storytelling in general. Yeah, I agree. I haven't seen either of those movies,
but I thought she did a pretty good job because like she could have like gone down these
rabbit holes of how like hypocritical Barbie could be. But instead, she chose to highlight
good and bad things. So, yeah, I thought I thought it was pretty good. Yeah, it was super well done.
Like made it fun. Like, I feel like a lot of these movies, like they can go like,
the example I'm thinking of is like maybe Charlie's Angels, where they kind of went anti-men
on the feminist scale. And here it was just like, like a perfect middle where, yeah, it's
pointing out all the bullshit, but still like in a fun way. And like something that's a little easier
to swallow. Well, yeah, I mean, they put like a comedic spin on it, like Ken going to the real
world and then like it being a complete like men role, mostly everything. So, yeah, and that's real.
And I love like the fortunately, and this is more going into like writing, but I love like the back
and forth between Barbie and Ken when they initially get to the real world and they're just
and he's like feeling super like, oh my gosh, like I feel good. Like people are noticing me and
and all this. And then Barbie's just like, I feel like I'm in danger.
Right. And like what everything that like Ken is super like pumped about, Barbie's like getting
nervous. And I love that she doesn't have like the words to explain what what she's feeling.
It just kind of like has that back alleyway of describing what she's feeling. And then like that
one that one mom, they're like, that's anxiety. Like, oh, so, so great. Yeah.
Well, how funny is it that he felt respected because someone asked him for the time,
because nobody like asked him for anything. He's just standing there waiting for Barbie to say hi
to him usually. And then he's like, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And then he's like, oh, I'm sorry.
And then he's like, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And then he's like, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Yeah. Just bringing like his his introduction, they're just like, Ken only has a good day when
Barbie notices him. I do have a question for you, too. When was the last time someone actually asked
you for the time of day? Like, like, can you remember at all when someone has ever asked
asked you what time it is? I mean, not a stranger like DJ asked me earlier today, but nobody
okay, walked up to me and was like, oh, do you have the time? Because people have it on their phones.
Yeah. Okay. Yeah, I can't think of the last time. I should have thought of a better question,
because I got it. I'm not used to even like friends or family members asking me what
what time it is. I'm always the asshole that's like, check your phone. Of course you would be.
Well, yeah, because that's what you'll have to do. You're like, no.
Yeah, like, thanks for trying to inconvenience my day.
Right. Don't make me look at something.
Caleb, not everybody has smartphones. Okay. I know. But usually the people that like have asked me
have those frickin smartwatches. They're just like, they're usually dead. Oh, okay.
So apparently, I'm just waiting for these are always asking the time.
Right. But like, we don't have like, a digital clock in the in the common area.
And I don't know how good they are at telling time. On one of the like, I don't what kind of I don't
even know what those clocks are called. Like old timey clocks with. I feel like they're.
I feel like they'd be called analog clocks. But maybe. Sure. Let's go. I have like, I know I
frickin idea. But but yeah, I mean, I can still read the time on those pretty well. Like that was
something I was taught in like grade school. But I mean, now it's because it was more common to see
those around. Now we got digital clocks or we got our smartphones and. Right. Like, so it's just kind
of become an obsolete thing to. Yeah. To need. I mean, like, I remember having a watch that didn't
have the in between numbers. You just had like, like, guess to me, like what minute it was on.
And now they're like, I don't know what time is it?
I have a watch. I don't know why I have a watch. I never wear a watch, but I have one that has like
the normal like hands, but behind everything it has like the digital time too. OK, so it's just.
Just yeah, I'm like, it kind of seems a little redundant, but all right.
Yeah, seriously, like does it tick or is it just for show? Yeah, it ticks. It's like.
That's funny. Yeah. Oh my God. He has it right there.
Fancy. OK. Yeah. And then it has like the time under there. So it's like. So you could go either
way with it. Yeah. But anyway, one thing I love about like Ken is how he's always annoyed with
the other Ken Simu. Yes. And like whenever Simu is like dancing with Barbie in the in the party or
whatever, and then Ken is like he like goes in and he's like making a face.
I love that when like when Barbie like walks off to go do something else that can like both all
all of them are just like still like doing the choreographed dancing.
Like while they're giving each other like dirty looks like I found that so funny.
Like, yeah, but it seems like the Ryan Gosling can like he's so funny.
Yeah, but it seems like the Ryan Gosling can like he seems like he's the only one that's like super
aggravated all the time. And like he was just like, whatever. Like he's vying for Barbie's
attention, but he's not like upset when he doesn't get it. But the other Ken is like mad that he's
trying. Yeah. I found like, I it's funny, like seeing like with the interaction between the
Kens, because it's like I understand that rivalry. Like, I remember in high school,
or like even junior high, being like super into this one girl who would just would not give me
the time of day. And then I would get like, like this dude who's like the nicest person in the
world when I like think about it. He was just kind of going about his business and she always
seemed to give him like a ton of attention and I just like hate him.
Just like he probably wasn't into her either. And that's why she's like, I'm going to get
your attention. Yeah, like that was exactly it wasn't even like a freaking love triangle. It was
like, just a zigzag. Everyone's paying it forward. I'm paying attention to her. She's paying
attention to him. He's off in his own world. But I but I had like this hatred towards him, just like,
gosh, forget you, man. Like, like when I'd have to like interact with him in other classes, I'd just
be like, super bitter. Like, like, I, that's why I love that like interaction between the Kens so
much. Because I'm like, I get it. I don't understand what the hell that is. But I understand
what's happening.
Anyway, what you guys think of like, of the story just overall? Like getting into like actually
grading it now?
Well, you guys go first.
Rose?
Uh, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't
know. Uh, I don't know. Overall, I thought it was a great story. If I couldn't have thought of a
better way to tell a bar a Barbie movie story, like I could never do anything but as good as
this. Freaking this was absolutely fantastic. So I think I'm gonna go a 96.
Damn, dude, I loved the story in this movie.
I don't know if I'm quite that high. I'm definitely within the 90s for sure. Um, I thought
it was like really well done. I was expecting kind of some slow parts occasionally when they
were trying to get into like the more emotional moments. But I found myself just as compelled
with those moments as I was like comedic parts. So it like I was really happy with the pacing.
Um, and then everything I brought up about like just the overall message. Like I feel like
they could have gone really down a dark rabbit hole, but they didn't. They kept it like
realistic, but added enough humor into it to like make it an easier pill to swallow.
Like, oh yeah, like our society sucks. Um, and then yeah, like I thought like everything that
they pulled with like Ken going into the real world and bringing in the patriarchy, like all
that stuff, like it felt like a very natural progression for this story. Like nothing felt
like it was like forced to go where it was going. Like it's like just like a good flow.
I would say not one where it's just like, here's like a hard right turn. Even though they like
did have moments like that, like with the whole transition between like there was stuff they
definitely glazed over, like the whole like traveling from Barbie land to the real world.
Like there's definitely stuff that are like, oh yeah, like we don't know how it happens.
You just go from here to here to here and here, and then you do it backwards when you go back.
Like doesn't make a lick of sense, but all right. Like, it's just like the like little details like
that, like just kind of, I felt added to the story overall. Like I enjoyed the hell out of that stuff.
So I'm probably sitting around like in 92.
Okay. Like rating this is the hardest, like these things are the hardest part for me. Like I don't
want to read it too high or too low, but I would say probably, I would say probably like a 95.
I'm gonna go high. I thought the story was really good. I don't think it was like,
I was, I didn't see where it was going. It wasn't a super obvious story. Like it looked like it might
be from the preview. So I thought that was really good. I thought that they did a good job like
showing both sides of the story. Like, I think that was the hardest part for me.
I thought that was really good. I thought that they did a good job, like showing both sides of
matriarchy and patriarchy and then also like combining it at the end. And also not leaving
Ken behind, even though like he seemed like he went off the rails a bit. They brought him back in.
So yeah, I mean, I feel like it was a good,
I wouldn't say totally empowering film for women, but I don't think it was a
non-empowering film. I don't know how to say that or explain that because I feel like they
did have a lot of women Barbies that were, I don't know, like, they were like,
Barbies that were like smart and in like high places, like Supreme Court Barbie or the president.
And I think all those things are good to be able to imagine as a little girl being.
And so I just, I don't know. I don't know how to wrap it up.
I think it's good how they just were able to take back Barbie land and just make it a good place to
be for everybody, not just them. Right. So yeah, I agree. Do you feel like it's difficult for,
like, at least when it comes to like Barbie, like, yeah, you have like astronaut Barbie and
all like all this stuff that it's difficult for them to, it's maybe like the empowerment thing.
Like, it's like, oh, great. Like, yeah, women can be all these things, but it's just like,
there's an unrealistic expectation of how easy that might be. It's kind of like what pulls like
the empowerment thing down or. Yeah, I don't know how to explain that.
I don't know how to explain that either, but I would say yes. Just even thinking about the
speech that America gave, like all those things are things that like, you always have to be
this, but not that, but like you have to be on point at all times in your day or else you're just
angry or maybe you need a little box. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
Like angry or maybe you need a lobotomy because you're being disagreeable. Like,
it's just, I don't know. Like, I don't know how to talk about this Barbie movie without going,
also going down a dark rabbit hole of how like just being a woman is hard.
Right. But I feel like they did a good job of bringing that to light, but also doing it in a
comedy way. Yeah. I think those, like any movie that has a message, whether it be this movie or
just any movie in general, like there's a fine line that you have to walk before you get over
preachy. And I think like this did it as good as it could. I think if they went any further,
I think it would have been a little bit more poorly received. But I mean, I have,
I haven't met anyone yet that's disliked this movie, that have actually seen it. I know plenty
that hate this movie just for existing, but I don't, anyone who's actually seen it, they usually
like it. Right. Because I don't think it has like a Debbie Downer vibe for men or women.
Yeah. Yeah. I agree. I absolutely agree. Yeah. Like I walked, like just comparing this to another
movie that was supposed to be like, nothing but like feminism, like Charlie's Angels. Charlie's
Angels, I kind of walked away being like, okay, like men were the bad guy in this, but yeah, it
was, it was like, in all of the Charlie's Angels or just the new one. The, oh, okay. The one with
Kristen Stewart. Yeah. That one I've, I walked away being like, okay, like this is super heavy handed.
The other Charlie's Angels I loved. Yeah. But yeah, it was just like that new one. I'm just
kind of walked away feeling bad about myself. Okay. Like that was a little much, but well, I mean,
I don't know. Cause I saw that once and like now I, when I was younger, I used to watch movies,
repeatedly until like, I was like, oh, I can say every line in this movie, but now I basically
just watch them and throw them away and then watch it again by somebody else because there's a lot of
recycling ideas in movies. So to remember everything and like, I don't have enough
space on my hard drive. So I saw that movie, but I don't remember like,
I don't remember like exactly like what you're talking about. Right. Like we're like, we're,
so the guys are bad guys, but were they like, uh, misogynistic or like,
I don't even think that they were like, I think that was like a big part. Like they're just like,
super like the, the bad guys were super anti-women and then it's, it, it just came off as much. Yeah.
I see. Just like, okay, now this just kind of feels like nothing but hate where if we're trying
to like, I don't know, build each other up, but that's obviously coming from someone that's,
someone that's, yeah, I don't know how much that value that statement has coming from me, but.
I mean, uh, with the original Charlie's Angels, I think that the first one was the first time I
ever saw Sam Rockwell and he is one of my absolute favorite actors. Oh, I freaking love Sam Rockwell.
I forgot he was the villain in that one. Yeah. Like he just seems like such a chameleon. Like
he's so good. He is. Yeah. Um, yeah. Um, so back to Barbie. Yeah. Back to Barbie getting into the
writing. The writing was fantastic. Yeah. I, there were so many like good jokes here. Like I liked,
like how I said, like my favorite one was like the final joke where it was like kind of building up
to seem like she was going in for a job interview. And then I was like, all right, cool. Like what
kind of job is this Barbie get in the real world? It was just a gynecologist appointment.
Like I, I freaking, I, I spit up my, my drink with that joke. I laughed so hard
because I was expecting just like a super cheesy ending, but it was like, all right,
like she got a job, blah, blah, blah. But, and then like, yeah, just the subversion of my, my expectations
of that scene, like loved it. Um, I really liked, um, I liked when, uh, Barbie was, um, like in the,
like kind of coming out of her depressive state and talking about how, like, how ugly she looked
because she didn't have all this stuff. And then the narrator was just like, no to filmmakers,
Margot Robbie's not the person to cast to pull us or to get this message across.
Like I loved how meta this movie got. Like it was like that, that moment I,
cause I heard like Margot Robbie's name, I like, what the hell then like heard the rest of the joke.
It is great. Like fricking fantastic. Um, all of Ken's stuff was great.
Right. His mojo dojo casa house.
Oh man. I love that everyone like called him out on it. Like you don't need to say casa and house.
Right. And he's like, it just flows off the tongue better. I mean, it is fun to say it.
Not wrong. Um, yeah. Freaking loved all that. Like every, there were not very many jokes that I,
I recall not landing like how they were supposed to. Like I thought everything was really well
done. Like even the emotional moments, dude, like I, uh, or what was her name? Sasha. Was that the
daughter? Right. Yeah. Yeah. When Sasha was like ripping into Barbie. But what about the kid that
like warned Barbie and it was like, we never listened. Oh my, I, I, oh shit.
I love that kid. That was fantastic. Oh man. Oh, yeah. Love that scene. Loved like just how harsh
like the, uh, like criticism of Barbie was like also got like, they kind of accepted that she was
a real Barbie, like real quick. Right. Um, but yeah, love. I loved all that. I love what the, uh,
Will Ferrell's character, like his, his whole thing's like, you think I got into this business
for the bottom line? Like I got into this business for dreams.
Uh, like frig it loved all that stuff. It was so good.
Wait, Caleb, going back on what you said about them, like, just accepting that she was Barbie,
like really fast. Doesn't Sasha not like fully realize that it is actually Barbie until she's
being taken away from her. Like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like,
taken away by the, um, like Mattel people when her mother picks her up. Yeah. I do think it was a,
a harder sell for Sasha, but yeah, her mom, her mom, like jumped on that bag when bandwagon real quick.
True. Very true. Um, yeah, like it was almost like immediately she's just like, yeah, this crazy
chick thinks she's Barbie and she's like, what? And then like, yeah, it was like, okay,
someone here is crazy. Um, like what about at the, um, at the end when she, the mom's like,
oh, what about a regular Barbie? And then we'll barrels, like, that's a terrible idea.
And that other guy's like, yeah, that'll make a lot of money. He's like, let me finish what I meant
once. Gosh, like, dude, this was like super well written. Like I'm, I'm like really impressed with
the, uh, the writing, which Greta Gerwig wrote this along with, uh, Noah Baumbach. I want to see
what other stuff he's written because he did really well. Oh, accidentally got rid of what I was
trying to look at. Oh, he wrote a marriage story. Oh, okay. That was a great movie. Oh shit, you're
going to love this. Uh, he wrote fantastic Mr. Fox. Oh yeah. Love him already. Are you cussing me?
Huh? Don't they say that? Like instead of cussing, they say cussing. Don't cuss and point. Yep. Yeah.
Yeah. So great fricking writer there. Seriously. So I loved it. Frigging love the writing.
I'd put this higher than my story writing personally. Like I think I'm sitting around maybe in 95.
What are you guys thinking? Beth? Okay. Um, I'll agree with that score. Cause I mean, I thought that
all the jokes were really well written and also like just the dialogue in general, again, like not
to keep bringing up that speech, but I thought that was fantastic because like she summarized
everything that women go through on a daily. Um, and I don't know, like I feel like it had good
ups and downs and in-betweens and yeah, I thought the story was great. The writing of the story I
meant. Yeah. I really liked how, um, how they incorporated like the creator of Barbie. And like
when she came into the, like the last scenes are like the last, um, like the closing scenes and
like all the executives are sitting there and they're just like, Oh yeah, that's, that's Ruth
Handler's ghost. She holds a, she holds an office on the, like the 17th floor. Like I love what they
turned Mattel into that it was just like, just some crazy, like magical building. Right. Um,
well, what about whenever like Barbie didn't know how to drink water? Oh my gosh. Oh my God.
That was amazing. Now, whenever she got the tea, I was like, Oh no,
I was going to throw the hot tea in her face. Oh my God. I love like the, the, like the openings
when she was like going through her routine, like how she's just like when she's brushing her teeth
and then she smells her breath and then it's like bad breath and, or when she gets into the cold
shower, when there's nothing running, like I thought that was like, I thought that was such
a good comedic aspect. Oh yeah. And her like waffles burnt and her butter doesn't land.
Oh my gosh. So, so well done. All right. Where are you sitting at Rose?
I think I got to match you guys. Like nothing against like, like I love this,
the writing just as much as the story, but I might've loved the story just a little more.
Um, so yeah, I'm just going to match you guys. 95. Definitely fair. All right. Getting into acting.
We have, I freaking love this, like the, the IMDB for this. We have Margot Robbie who played
Barbie, uh, Kate McKinnon who played Barbie, uh, Dua Lipa who played Barbie.
I get she was the mermaid Barbie. Yeah. I think, um, yeah. Like they have all the Barbies. Like it's
just it's array every single one, every single one, like not the type of Barbie they played is just
like it's array Barbie, Alexandra ship Barbie, Emma McKay Bart or Mackie Barbie, Sharon Rooney, a Barbie.
Well, what about, uh, John Cena as mermaid? Oh my gosh.
I love John Cena.
Have you guys heard this story of, uh, how they got him to be in this?
No. No. So they were, so Barbie was filming in the, uh, same area that his, I think one of his, uh,
other movies, uh, was filming. And since, you know, him and Margot Robbie had worked on, uh,
suicide squad together, um, they were, uh, I think like someone had told Margot Robbie that he was in
town shooting this movie. She got in contact with him and she's like, Hey, you want to,
want to have a role in Barbie? He says like, hell yeah. Sign me up. That is, and that's how,
that's how they got John Cena to be in this. That's fantastic. I love John Cena.
Oh yeah. He's amazing. Have you, have either of you watched peacekeeper?
Peacemaker?
Like we watched half of it. Yeah. The first few episodes and we didn't like it,
but we just got sidetracked and we never went back. I, he does like dramatic role so well. Cause I,
I mean, obviously it's more of like a comedy, but I mean, he does the comedic part so well.
Like John Cena is easily one of the best WWE actors next to baby Dave Bautista.
Oh, right. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I'm trying to think of like another one, but the only other
one I can think of is the rock and the rock kind of sucks. Right. Well, he's not awful,
but he's definitely not the best. Well, you seem like he was better until like he got involved with
DC. Like I feel like he couldn't do any wrong for a while, but then like the whole thing with black
Adam, like, bro, what are you doing? Yeah. Yeah. Great. Oh, yeah. Getting back to this,
the cast list real quick. We have, so the main two is Margot Robbie is Barbie. Ryan Gosling is Ken.
America Ferreira as Gloria Ariana, Green Blatt who plays Sasha.
Uh, Michael Cera who plays Alan. And then we have a bunch of other Barbies and a bunch of other
Ken's and then, uh, yeah, uh, Will Ferrell play the Battelle CEO. Helen Mirren played
the voice, the narrator. And I'm not seeing any other like big significant ones.
Yeah, I think that's it. At least in terms of like the major players in this.
So let's just go through real quick. Who would your top three be or what would your top three
actors look like? I'm a little confused by the question, like the top three in the movie,
like your personal, like your favorite top three, like the top three actors.
I'm still confused. Like of all time. No, no, no, no, no, just this movie.
Okey dokey. Um, so like rate them from like one to three, like who's the first? Yeah. Like number
one. Okay. Yeah. I mean, like we do it like this because I mean, we all, we occasionally have
like some variation on who we think earned like the top spot in this movie or.
Like a shining star that maybe be like, uh, a dark horse or like underrated or something.
Yeah. Something like usually along those lines. Uh, I mean, I love Margot Robbie, but I feel like
Ken kind of overshadowed her a little bit because he did have his own song that he was singing.
Um, and she like danced to them, but she didn't have like a musical number, like, so I feel like
he kind of like was a little bit shinier for me. Um, and then I would say she's number two and then,
uh, probably, uh, it's a tough, um, choice between Alan and America,
but I'm going to go with America.
That is, that is actually exactly what my, my top three looks like too.
Okay. I loved America, for era in this. I just love her in general, but I mean, she, she was great.
It's weird to see her as a mom figure instead of like, wasn't she ugly Betty?
Yeah. It was like that. And then she was in the like.
The sisterhood of the traveling pants.
Yep.
Like it's so weird because it's like, I grew up with her. She is a mom. If you watch super store.
No, I didn't.
I sent out, I recommend it. It's actually, I was super hesitant, but I really liked that show.
Okay.
Like I was, I was dragging my feet on it a while.
And wrote like, Rose just did not do a very good job at selling it, but.
Well, okay. I'm sorry. When you work, the biggest way that I always sold is just like, if you've
ever worked in retail or the grocery business, like you can relate to it so much. And that's like the
only way I could ever think of to explain it to someone. Um, I mean, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
um, so yeah, I guess the, I am, I was really bad at trying to hype the show.
Yeah. So I thought it was like re, I thought it was just going to be retail humor. So,
but no, it's like, if you've ever worked in your life, this is a freaking hilarious show.
Yeah.
All right. We'll check it out.
Yeah. You'll have to let us know what you think. Cause I think it's still on Hulu. I think.
Pretty sure. Yeah.
Okay.
Um, so yeah, uh, like I said, I just, I agree with your, your top three. So Rose, what do you think?
Okay. Mine is different than your guys's.
It usually is.
Uh, number three, I got to get to Michael Ceres Allen, freaking absolutely loved him to death.
Freaking every single time that he was on screen, I was laughing my ass off, especially, uh, during
the dance sequence when he's just like doing his own thing in the background.
Oh, bad. Um, but yeah, for my, yeah, Michael Ceres was amazing as Allen. Um, number two.
Wait, can I stop you real quick? Like one of the funniest scenes too, is whenever they're like
escaping and, uh, Allen gets out and fights all those construction workers, they just go back.
They just go back.
He's just like, I'm never getting out of here. Am I?
I love that little line. Like once they figure out that they're supposed to build the wall
horizontally, like we're going to be trapped here forever.
Oh man. Uh, number.
Number one.
Um, number two, um, I would actually give to Ryan Gosling, uh, as Ken. I loved him. Don't get me
wrong. Um, loved his song, loved his character. Absolutely fantastic. But like, I know everyone's
just like, Oh yeah, Ken's the best character in this movie. Ryan Gosling is amazing. I'm sorry.
I still feel Margot Robbie outshined him for the story that she got as a stereotypical Barbie,
especially the emotional scenes that she had and, you know, her deciding to become human at the end.
Um, so yeah, yeah, Margot Robbie gets my number one.
I mean, in fairness, she probably should have gotten my number one too, but I'm like,
you know, I love the patriarchy.
That's great.
All right. Uh, what, what are you guys sitting at with your, uh, your acting score? Rose?
Uh, God, just everyone killed it. I can't think of one person that like took this, the score down.
Okay. I can't think of one. Like this is nothing against the, I kind of felt
Marka Ferrer's daughter was a little bit annoying. I'm sorry. Um, so she does drag it down for me a
little bit, but like barely something going 94.
What are you thinking, Beth?
I mean, do you think her character was annoying or the acting?
I think it was the acting. I don't, it wasn't, her character was written very well. The, you know,
the way that she approached the whole Barbie situation, like that was really good. Um,
maybe I think it maybe was the acting was really shocked me. Um, considering that the girl that
played her, uh, was young Gamora in Avengers infinity war.
Okay. Well that's not fair. She had like one line.
Okay. Fair.
Fair enough.
You're judging her acting on one scene.
True. Okay. Fair enough. Um, yeah. So she just brings it down a little bit.
So 94 for me. All right.
Uh, I mean, what does he say? She did a teenager exactly, right?
I mean, he's not wrong. So, okay. So, so, okay. So I was supposed to find her annoying,
but I'm sorry, DJ. It still brings me down a little bit.
Yeah. I mean, I, I would say I'm probably going to be at like a 96.
Because I thought everyone did really well. Um, I don't think there was any time when I was like
looking at the person instead of the movie. So I have no critiques.
This is, this was an interesting one for me to think about because like I had to sit on this for,
for a minute. Cause I knew that the acting would be like the one that I struggled with the most.
Because the acting, it comes off like super duper cheesy, but like, that was like one of the things
I had to like sit on. I'm like, it's supposed to be that way. Like they're supposed to be like
Barbies in Barbie land. Like they're not supposed to be given like a, like a, like a
Barbies in Barbie land. Like they're not supposed to be given like super realistic performances.
They're supposed to be like happy, cheery, like basically robots.
Right. They're saving the world. Yeah. And so I was like, it was like I said,
if, if I was judging the cheesiness, I'd probably be somewhere in like the high eighties,
but trying to like set aside my feelings about like that part of the acting, I think I'm bumped
up to like around a 92. So I thought I was going to be the dick. So I'm glad I'm not,
not saying you're a dick Caleb for that score. That's a great score, but just what I,
my comments, I'm just like, ah, shit, watch Caleb's going to either give it the same grade as Beth or
even higher. All right.
That's hilarious.
I knew it.
Rude. DJ.
Oh, all right. Um,
divert the attention from that. Moving on over to character development,
which obviously we got, I think we need to do this on Barbie or like you think just Barbie or
Barbie and Ken, like, I mean, cause they kind of both had, had some growth there.
That's a good point. Like going back to DJ's comment of I am canuff.
Yeah.
Like I thought they, they both had like really decent arcs where, I mean, Ken's kind of seem
more like he, he was feeling neglected and then he was just kind of acting out for attention.
Like that's kind of how it came off, like everything that he was doing.
And then just kind of turned into more, like when he like made that reveal, like I didn't even
really like the patriarchy. Once I realized how little horses were involved, like that,
I was like that, that seems right. So great. That was great. And well, like whenever she was
like leaving and he was like, well, I would go, but, and then the other guy's like, I dare you to go.
Oh my gosh. My favorite thing was when he like was just kind of like slowly shuffling away
and then Barbie's just like, don't go too far. I won't.
Then he like runs off. He's like looking back at her while he's like walking away
because he can't get too far away from her. Oh man.
Gosh, like Ryan Gosling sold that so well.
Oh yeah. Seriously.
Well, and I mean, like the Ken doll wasn't actually a lifeguard.
It was just beachy.
And how funny is that whenever he tries to be a lifeguard in the real world
and they're like, can you swim? It's like, no, I don't really do that.
There's no danger here.
That was a great scene. I love that he's just like, yeah, if it wasn't for like my lack of education
and my lack of money and my lack of training in any like usable skill, like I would have ruled that
world. Oh, what about whenever he goes to the hospital and he's asking if he can do an
appendectomy? But I'm a man. I mean, please not just do it. No.
Oh my gosh. Dude, I love Ryan Gosling. He played Ken like a teenager.
Like a teenager in an adult's body because like I was just like thinking like when he
like when we first get introduced to him, he's like trying to get there like Barbie's attention.
Hey, Barbie, look at this. And then he goes and tries to do something impressive,
completely fricking Biff's.
And then he's like, you didn't see that.
Brought us into the plastic wave.
But like whenever he's having his like moment at the end with Barbie and he's trying to figure out
who he is and he's like, Beach, no.
Gosh, man, this movie just hits like exactly where it needed to. It was I loved it.
Me too. It was a lot of fun.
So, I mean, what do you guys think of like the character development?
Like I'll start this one, but I really liked how.
Oh, shit. I liked how Barbie went like after like she was like kind of the the reluctant hero
in this, like she like had to kind of go and she had to go into the real world to figure out like
why she's having these thoughts of death and and like the whole cellulite thing and like freaking
out about that. And like once she gets into the real world, she like starts to see all these
all these different things that like that scare her, but she like embraces that that challenge or
that like life at the end, which I thought was really like cool for for her character.
So I thought I thought she had like like and then like just talking about her like emotional
arc because she was just living the high life and then like goes down and this big old like
depression rabbit hole, like only to just to come up to find like new and different
happiness in her life like that. I thought that was great.
So I I I I'm not quite cracking in the 90s with this one. I'm like I'm high. I'm still high,
though. I'm sitting around like 88 maybe. What do you think, Rose?
For me, because we're like grading both Barbie and Ken, right?
For their story ones. I'd say yeah.
Just Barbie. Like that's probably around what I'd give with Ken too.
Okay. If I was just doing Ken, I would definitely agree with you. I'm in the high 80s,
but with just adding Barbie storyline, like everything that you said and just the the
ending that she gets, I feel is just such great character development, such great storytelling
that like I have to break a 90 for it. So 90 for me.
All right. I'm going to agree with Rose. I thought her story, like her character arc was good,
how she just was oblivious living in Barbie world and then she visits the real world and
sees that it's not as easy for women there as it is in her dream world and then decides at the end
to go back to it anyway because she actually wants to make a difference.
Yeah, I love that. Like the conversation about being like what she was being and being the idea
versus being the imaginer or the person who imagines like that was a great conversation.
Yeah. Well, and knowing that there are stakes, like you don't just wake up every day and say
hi to all the Barbies like you're going to die. But she still chose that anyway.
And then for Ken, I don't think his character had that much growth, but like he was on the right path
at the end to grow. Yeah. So DJ is asking, was Barbie being born at the end? What was going on
with her and Ruth in that hallway or big empty room or whatever it was? What did you guys think
about like what's happening in that scene? I mean, that's a great question. That is like I
I thought that she was like what Ruth was doing was showing Barbie what the real world has to offer.
Even though it's not like a perfect matriarchal society like Barbie land, I think she was just
showing what the things that can come from the real world. But I had I think that was like one
scene that I maybe had a little bit of issue with because it seemed like what Ruth was trying to do
was was a warn or it came off at like initially that she was trying to warn her what the real
world was like. And I think that they should have shown some things that were like maybe a little
more negative just like about the world and then kind of gone into like the more positive stuff
showing like there's like the dark with the light kind of deal and not just all the good stuff
because I'm like, yeah, it's super easy to sell all the good shit.
Well, one thing I think that was good that she said in that scene was that
the mom stopped so the daughters can look back and see how far they've come.
I thought that was an inspiring line.
That was an emotional line. Yeah. Yeah. I really wish I would have gotten that.
That with my with my wife, because I think she would have lost it with that that line.
But it is so good. So good. Yeah. But yeah, I think that's more
what they were doing in that room to answer DJ's question. I thought it was more like
trying to show what the real world has been like. And I think that was a really good line.
What the real world had to offer. Like, unless you guys interpreted it some other way,
like what do you think? I'm agreeing with you,
but I feel like I need to like watch it again, like see that see that specific scene again,
just to like fully get where I see it was coming from. But I absolutely agree where you're coming
from. Right. I just want to see if like maybe I form a different opinion fully. So honestly,
I'm not going to say my answer without seeing it a second time.
Right. Well, and I don't know if I would say she's being born because she was already able to like
go to the real world. So I mean, maybe I'm like thinking of it too stupidly, but
like maybe the idea of living in the real world is being born. But like she's already done that.
Yeah. Go ahead. Because I think you're going to bring up the next category that I want to talk
about anyway. Yeah. She was with her with her creator. Okay. That's a fair point too.
Yeah, that's a really good point. Yeah. But yeah, getting into our next category,
the one that I think we're going to frickin go nuts over the effects. So this kind of so this
covers everything it covers practical cover special to kind of ease Mikey T's mind. This
covers production design, like all that good stuff. Holy crap. Seriously, like, God, I was
were you guys as blown away by this whole by Barbie land as I was. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Oh, yeah. Yeah. I'm so sorry. You go. No, you go. You go. I was I'm so mad that frickin
Oppenheimer got all the XD theaters with Cinemark, because I would have loved to
have been able to see how Barbie land looking at Barbie land looked in XD. I want to see that
shit as big as I could, because oh my god, it looks so beautiful. What I was going to say is
I think there's a place I saw it on the internet in like California where someone has built a Barbie
dream house and you can rent it out like an Airbnb. And like since the movie came out,
it's like Barbie's dream house hosted by kin. And it's like it has like kin's names spelled out and
like pool flutes in it has his house kind of the house kind of turned into the Mojo dojo house.
That's incredible. Yeah, it's pretty cool. I thought. Dude, I would love to know how much of
that set was practical, because it all looked like super real. Like it actually looked like they built
like a small little community of Barbie dream houses. Right. It looks so good.
Well, could you imagine if that's how our houses really were like with open
pant like fronts and backs or whatever, you just woke up and you're like, hi, Caleb.
I would I couldn't handle that in the slightest. I'm such an anti morning person. Like don't even
talk to me when I hit the mornings. Me too. Oh, the dream houses look good.
Oh, Todd is in the chat. What's up?
He's not wrong. They did look like they could have been made of candy. Like they look so good.
That like that was the biggest thing for me. Like all that, like those sets looked awesome.
Like and even like the the the weird stuff like like I'm thinking like when when Ken went and ran
into the wave and bounced off of them and went like flying, like it made sense because it looked
like what I was thinking. It looked like someone like taking a Barbie and like trying to like
flipping it in midair. It was just like a real person. So it was just like the way that he was
turning, it felt like they everything that like happened, it felt like they were being like that,
like they were toys. But obviously just with real people. So I love like the the like the mobile
ambulance and everything. Like I thought that was that was really cool. Like how it opened up like
the Barbie ambulances do. Like I love that stuff like it looks amazing. And then like all the other
like different stuff that they had in there, like Mattel, like the offices looked really good.
Like all the weird like kind of artistic stuff that they were doing with that. Like I that was
awesome. Like no complaints there whatsoever. Everything looked amazing. Like I'm even thinking
of like the like the extras like the Barbie size stuff like the cups or the the brushes,
the toothbrush, like is all like to scale of like an actual Barbie like, ah, like so good.
Yeah, everything looks legit, even including like the roller blades, like how obnoxious they were,
like plastic and like, let me just lift them up for you guys. And like how they were like neon
yellow, because that's how they actually were. Yeah. Oh, my gosh, dude, that out that like that
was like the first like leaked set photo was them in that in those outfits with the roller blades.
That was just chef's kiss. Yeah. Oh, man, I with everything that they pulled off, it looked like
an actual set like their entire city looked like a real like, like they built all that stuff.
Like if any of that was CGI, I would be blown away to learn that that's that any of that was CGI.
It all had to be practical, I feel. Yeah. And I'm even like thinking of like the super cheesy
effects where it's like, they would flip in the car and then when they landed be like,
oh, like it flipped over. Yeah, like they all flip over and then it land and when it had the impact,
it would be like that weird Barbie dust. Or like the animated like dust would kind of come off to
the sides like I love that stuff. Like it just if it fit the tone fit like what they had already
set up like I love like the sparkle that they were having when like both when Ryan and Simu were like
basically like flexing at each other. So good. Yeah. And I like to whenever they were like going
from Barbie land to the real world, how they had the different scenes with like different things
that Barbies could play with like jet skis or an RV camper. Like I liked all that stuff. How it looks.
So good. I love that their little explanation for that like you like you go from sports car to
rocket ship to camper to like and then they're like, okay, well, how do I get back? You just do
that in reverse. Right. Were they on jet skis or just a boat? I think it was a snowmobile. Oh, no,
it was. Yeah, it was a boat and they had a snowmobile. That's what it was. A snowboat. I was
gonna say, I would have sworn they were on a jet ski too. But I think yeah, I think I'm out of it
in the boat. Oh, they could have been. I mean, that just gave me another reason to see this movie
again. So right. Like I needed. Did I mean, this is such a small part, but I thought it was really
funny. Like when they were first traveling, did you guys notice Ken, like on the boat, he like
turned around, saw the seagull and just kind of went like, jump backward. No, I, by the kind of
funny to whenever they're on the rocket and he's like, and she's oblivious. Does anyone remember
the name of at a weird Barbie's house that I forget the dog's name that was included with like
some Barbie play sets how it was just freaking just roaming around just pooping all over like
oh, like little jelly beans or whatever. I forget the name of the dog though. Yeah, I don't know.
Yeah, but I, I can't think of a single effect that I didn't like about this. So
I don't know if I want to give it like I'm real close to 100 though. I'm sitting at like maybe a
98 and the like the two points is, is me nitpicking to death. So what do you guys think?
You go first, Rose. I'm terrible at reading. No, you're like, I'm not.
I like talking about movies, but I'm probably throwing off your whole like system. Somebody's
going great movie because that was there. No, you're doing great. Beth. Well, thanks. I'm doing my
best. I don't nitpick as much as Caleb does. So yeah, sorry. I'm going 100. That's completely
fair. Like I said, I'm just I'm nitpicking real hard to dock those two. Yeah, I'll go with that
too. Sure. With the 100 or? Yeah. All right. Hell yeah. All right. Next up we got music.
Okay. This soundtrack was off the hook. You give it a 10?
Oh, is that the highest score? 10? Yeah, this one's out of 10.
All right. 10 out of 10 because I've been listening to that Ken song all day.
That is a damn good song. Yeah, it had no business being as good as it was.
I've seen so many. I saw a post that said everyone was hyping up
Barbenheimer, you know, Barbie versus Oppenheimer. But now everyone's just like, no, I feel the real
competition is which was a better original song in 2023. I'm just Ken or Peaches from the Super
Mario Brothers movie. Yeah, that's a tough one. I guess that's the new competition. Which one was
better? I'm also thinking about that. That's a serious conflict. They're both so good. Right?
They're both so good. Oh, I.
Gosh. Yeah, like the I'm just Ken was really good. All of the others like, gosh, like this. I think
this was a 10 out of 10 soundtrack. Yeah, I was coming in. I think it was going to be a nine.
Like, but. It was good. Yeah, like the dance sequence where they're like dancing at the
beginning. I think that's a Dua Lipa song. Yeah, dance the night away, I think. Yeah, it's so fun.
The Lizzo song, Hey Barbie. What else? That was a great one. At the end, they had the Nicki Minaj
remix of Barbie World. Who did that slower paced song for like the emotional
scenes? Like when like during that scene where Ruth and Barbie are in the like that weird magical
realm? I don't know. And I didn't know the song she was like singing in the car when she was like
driving away from Barbie land. Yeah, I didn't know that one. But. What about my gosh, Ken playing
the guitar on the beach? That's so great. Oh my hell. Yeah, I think I'm out of 10 with the music.
So good. Oh yeah. Like I said, I came in thinking that this is going to be a nine, but
gosh damn it. If it weren't for freaking I'm just Ken. Right. Like I just wasn't expecting that
at all because like I thought the dancing was good enough to be in like a Broadway show or like
it's comparative to a movie like maybe like Grease or something like that. And I just wasn't
expecting that like at all. And I loved it. So good. So good. All right. So if we're in total
agreement over that. All right. All right. Next up, costumes. All right. OK, so the costumes I
thought were hilarious. Like whenever they were like, oh, we got to dress like regular people,
and then they go and get those like cowboy outfits. Like you got to pay for those.
They run and they get arrested again. Oh my gosh. Why did they get arrested the first time?
Because Barbie punched that dude who slapped her ass. Yeah. Yeah. Isn't that messed up?
Yeah, seriously. Like what the fuck? Right. I will say it freaking I think it mostly
happened towards the ending. But when Ken is like throwing all Barbie's clothes out of her house
and he throws it up in the air and it like pauses and we'll see what collection it's from.
Yeah. That was fantastic. Dude, I love that. I was just like that's that's a really
and I love that it happened with like every article of clothing that got thrown in some
way, shape or form. Yeah. Because it like yeah. When Ken like took his like big old fur coat
and threw it at the other Ken, it like did the same thing like when opened up in midair and then
like traveled down to him. Yeah. Right. It was so good.
Good. Yeah. And like nailed it. Seriously. Yeah. Like whenever he took off that fur coat and then
he had that like leather vest underneath. I'm like, why is he wearing that?
Oh, man. But that was their clothes.
They if if Barbie doesn't at least get nominated for a costume award, I'm going to be pissed.
Right. That is truly highway robbery, I feel from the academy. I can't think of a single other movie
like off the top of my head right now that deserves a costume award. Agreed. Like this was
fantastic. Like I would damn near put this on like I might put the movie I'm about to say a
little bit higher. Barely. I would compare this to Rocketman. The El Njog. OK.
Yeah. Yeah. And that's just because I feel like Elton John's outfits are as iconic as he's iconic
can get. And this was like right up there. Right. I mean, I think that's a fair comparison because
the clothes that they use in the movie for Barbie are like actual representations of the clothes
that were available for the dolls, as well as the costumes in Rocketman were the actual like crazy
stuff that he wore. So I think that's fair. Yeah. So this one's also out of 10. And I I'm giving it a
10. Same. Same. Oh, man. I can I can see the percentages. I don't think people are going to
like very much. Or at least I think I think the ranking is going to get a little nuts. And I'm not
I'm not upset about it in the slightest. Like. I mean, you've like I know you like Beth, I know you
think you're you're affecting these scores like a ton. You've been like in line with what we've
been giving it. The only like seriously, the only one that like there's a big difference in or not
even is like the acting score. And there's only like a two to two percent difference. OK, well,
then I don't feel that. Yeah. Like these get averaged out. So I mean, unless you like we give
something like a 40 and someone gives a hundred, like it's still going to average out to like a C
plus. Gotcha. That's why we like this system, because it's still like it affects everything.
Like everyone has equal say on this, but it's still like keeps it averaged.
Yeah. I mean, that makes sense. I just feel bad judging, I guess. Not that it's a bad system or
anything, but I just feel like I don't know that much about movies. I just like joking around
about them. I'm like, should I be reading this? Here I am. All right. Last up, we got our own
personal scores. So who wants to take this one first? Rose.
Sure. Gladly. Yeah. For again, I walked out of this movie just saying I absolutely
loved this movie. I had such a great time. The cast was amazing. The message was great.
Just everything was great in this movie. I hardly have any problems.
Just I literally can't wait to watch watch Barbie again. Like, honestly, the only I can't.
The only problem I have with this is I don't know how high it's going to be in my top five of the
year because it's definitely up there, even though we're not even close to being done with this year.
So.
How high do I want to go here?
Sure. That is the real question. You know, he's struggling because he's usually Johnny on the
spot with his score. Oh, yeah, that's true. Yeah. Now I'm going to go in 94.
All right. What do you think, Beth? All right. I think I'm going to go with like a 96
because I think it was a really fun movie and I also can't wait to watch it again just to
like see if there's any jokes I missed. And like, I just think it was really fun overall.
Again, I love the speech. I love the dance number. I love the soundtrack. I love the message.
Like, I just thought it was a really good movie, even though it was supposed to be like cheesy.
I think it was cheesy in the best way. So that's what I'm going with.
I am. I'm going middle, middle of the road here. I'm sitting at 95. This, I was not expecting to
enjoy this movie as much as I did. I had a feeling that I would walk out thinking it was a good time
and but I didn't think it would resonate with me as much as it did. Like, I was a kid, I was a kid,
I didn't grow up with with with girls around me that played with Barbie. I had a couple G.I. Joes,
but I even those I didn't play with like super often. So I just didn't really quite have that
connection to Barbie as a character. So that's kind of I thought that like people that were super
interested in Barbie or knew a lot about it would kind of go in, get something out of it like,
kind of have that like a nostalgic deal with it and and whatnot. But I was not expecting a soup
like what we got. It would it for like, like I've said a lot throughout this, it subverted
all of my expectations in the best possible way. But yeah, I I'm sitting at like a solid 95.
And I'm the asshole. So yeah, yeah, I'm making I'm making Rose the asshole.
Thanks. So I officially like Sam Nelson over here. Hey,
I'm sorry, DJ and Vic, you're out. Yeah, I get nervous.
One thing I was thinking about while we were talking is like, what if somebody was playing
with the Ken doll and like giving him the self doubt or the self doubt can.
Oh, man. I love that. The whole the joke about Ken, like with the Mattel executives,
they're just like, Ken's not something we're worried about ever. So rude. So right. Like,
what about whenever the Mojo dojo casa houses started selling whenever like you took over
Barbie land? Like who was buying them? I love Will Ferrell's reaction to that. And he's just like,
oh, no, like the weirdness has begun. All right. Well, going through these scores real quick,
starting off with story, we ended up averaging out to a 94.3. Writing got a little bit of a bump
it's sitting at a 95. Our acting score, still super high sitting at a 94. Character development
is where this movie had the biggest dive. It's sitting at an 89.3. The effects, definitely a high
point of this movie sitting at a 99.3. Music, we gave a 10 out of 10. Costumes also got a 10
out of 10. And our personal score averaged out to a 95. So with all of that, the final
Albrose and untrained I letter grade for Barbie has come out to a an A.
Oh, nice. Yeah, a super solid. So our cutoff for an A is a 94%.
This ended up scoring a 95.87%. Yes. Yeah. So super happy with that.
Let's see comparing this to because we don't have very many.
Very in that range. Like not. Yeah, not very many in that range at all.
So, oh my gosh, I'm so excited. So Barbie sitting at an 95.87%
is now our new number three movie. Okay. Holy shit. That's awesome. So it is sitting.
It is sitting. It is. There are going to be some thoughts about this.
It is sitting. I'm just looking at what it's above. All right. It is below Guardians of
the Galaxy volume three. And it is also below Spider-Man No Way Home. Okay. Going the opposite
direction. Oh, it is sitting above Spider-Man across the Spider-Verse.
It is also above Bohemian Rap City, as well as the Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Avengers Endgame.
Wow. Yeah, people are definitely going to have some thoughts.
And then just because that was only four, it's above War of the Planet of the Apes.
But that one's in the A minus range. So that is as bold of a statement as I think we've ever made
on this show. And I'm not upset about it. Yeah, neither. Oh, we're going to catch some shit for
that. So that is amazing. All I can say is bring it on. Dude, I usually post what thing what.
Okay. Yeah, I was going to say I usually post what things are below first. So yeah, I'll keep
with that. Because I mean, if you guys check our TikTok on Sundays, I put what the movie is below
and then I put on Monday, the day that the episode gets released, I put what it's above.
And I think we're in for a shit storm on Monday. Yeah, that's hilarious.
Like you guys are getting a lot of traction on TikTok.
Definitely feels like it are like we got a like a weekly analytics and it's like freaking crazy.
Yeah, like I see people like commenting for you guys to do
different movies all the time. They're like, hurry up and do this one.
Yeah, we that's a good sign. We try our best. But I mean, there's like the people that do comment
like are persistent. Right. Like we had like one guy that kept wanting us to do Rocky four.
And he like commented on every single video for speak of the devil.
That's hilarious. Yeah, he we did.
We got like a like the dude, he it was seriously for like a couple months. He was like, do Rocky
four like, hey, you know, be a great movie to do after this Rocky four. Like, dude, I haven't even
seen it was like right after we've just gotten done watching Creed. So I was like trying to make
my way through the Rocky movies. And I was just like, screw it. I'm just going to watch Rocky four.
So did you like it? It's actually really good. It holds up really well.
Like I'm a huge fan of Rocky. Like I used to watch those movies like all the time.
And I don't know, like something about Rocky's like underdog spirit, like has always like
resonated with me because he's just like a like a dumb guy from the streets. That's like I'm going to
do the best I can to be the best I can and not give up. So I love all those movies, even the
ones that aren't good. That's hilarious that you was persistent. So after you like did it, then did
you move on to like Rocky five? No, he just wanted us to do Rocky four. Oh, OK. Like he started like
commenting again and like we were talking about a movie and we're talking about how good of a sequel
it is and blah, blah, blah. And then he put in the comments, you know, what else is a really good
sequel? Rocky four. And like, didn't like he wasn't asking us that wasn't asking us to do Rocky four
or anything. He was just like, like obviously, because we are done Rocky. Yeah, now he's just
trolling. It's funny. Oh, yeah. So I haven't seen the last green movie yet, but I really want to.
That's a good one. So good. Yeah, it is really like I like the other two, but I'm a little bit sad
that Rocky's not in it, even though it's not his franchise anymore.
That's fair. I think we made the same comment when we talked about talked about it.
I think I was indifferent, though. I said that I didn't miss him just because I feel like and
don't run like I love Rocky, but I feel that the way that they told the story with Apollo Creed and
his his opponent, Don, was it Dames? I forget his name. John Boyega's character. Not John Boyega.
Jonathan Major's character. Yeah, sorry. I feel that for how personal it gets between those two
and everything, like by the time that the movie ends, you're just like, you know what, I didn't
even miss Rocky. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. It's just you get so captivated in the story
that you hardly even realize that he's not there. Yeah. Well, good. I can't wait to see it.
Yeah, I still miss Rocky. Yeah, real quick. I'm not sure if he's still watching, but Mikey,
next week we're supposed to or we're doing or we're talking about Haunted Mansion. You still in?
So I'll wait for that response if he's still watching. Anyway, Rose, if you want to take it
away, that's all I got. OK, unless Beth has anything else she wants to say about Barbie.
I think I've said everything. I'm just Ken. That's enough. I'm great with doing stuff.
Perfect. All right. Well, do you want to tell everybody where they can find your podcast,
The Untrained Eye? Sure. Like if it ever comes back. Usually DJ does all this. So it's on
the everywhere you should get it. Listen to podcast. Yeah, let me get them.
DJ, can you come and like tell me how to close out the show?
I don't know where we can find us. Bring back The Untrained Eye. We're trying.
I agree with Mikey. Oh, yeah. Do you listen to our podcast, Rose?
Not as often as I should, but I will fully admit that I've missed seeing you guys pop up for
new episodes in my Spotify feed. Oh, really? Yeah. I'm a weekly listener. You guys have like
really jacked up my Fridays. I'm so sorry. I mean, a lot of the podcasts I listen to have like
stopped or gone away. And so I'm like trying to find new stuff, but I've just haven't found
anything that's like like because what my Fridays include or used to as I would listen on train or
yeah, untrained eye. Then I would listen to this other show that I watch, Dynamic Duel.
Then I would watch or or then I listen to failing Hollywood. Then I usually watch or listen to The
Plunge after that. And then I have like a couple others like do you still want or listen to My
Worst Date? Yeah, it's in my rotation. Yeah. So I like, I love that show. The only thing is,
I don't like I don't love the FMK part. Yeah. That's just my personal opinion.
Little nuts. Yeah. But because I don't know, like it just, I don't know. That's not really my
favorite thing, but I love listening to dates that are freaking crazy because of the audacity.
Yeah. The prop one that Mikey does is good too.
We gotta bring that one up. Yeah. I, yeah. So I'm I've what I used to have, I would was able to like
knock out everything that I had by like Sunday before I left work because I work weekends.
But yeah, now I'm able to usually finish up all the podcasts that are still like running by like
Friday. So I have like nothing to listen to on on Saturday and Sunday. Oh yeah. Like I, I don't know.
Like it's just hard to like make time for it because like you guys know that our nephews are
living with us now. So we're like running them all over the place. And like before like we didn't eat
dinner every night, but now we kind of have to. So.
So it takes up a lot of time. And then the free time that we have, we're like,
let's just hang out and watch some trash TV for a while and do our chores.
So, but we are planning on coming back. Like every time we like try, we're like,
oh, we're going to release this episode and then we're going to make it a regular thing.
And then we release one and then it's like a month later, we're like, oh, we're going to release
a regular thing. And then we release one and then it's like a month later, we didn't go back to it.
So, but we both miss doing it. And there's a lot of like crazy stuff that I would like to
complain about that's going on in Florida. Well, yeah. Well, I'm excited for when you guys come back
finally. Same here. Same here. Yeah. Well, I appreciate that. Hopefully it'll stick this time.
Yeah. Why's DJ taken so long? I think he might be in bed. Is he still in the chat?
That I've seen, like he hasn't commented for a while.
But yeah, because he gets up at like five. Yeah. Well, I, I, I post everywhere that you can find
you guys on the comment or the description. So we got that covered. Yeah. So we're covered.
I mean, it's not everywhere. It's okay.
Well, if you like what you heard and want to hear more from me and Caleb,
you can find us wherever you listen to podcasts. We are literally everywhere. Literally type,
go to like any, I feel, podcast listening platform and you'll find us. But so yeah, like, wow,
almost said Potify, Spotify, Spotify. Oh my God. Rose's tired. Are you sure you don't want to take
this? Are you sure you don't want to take this one? It's your turn, fool. I don't know if I can
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Next week, it's going to be an awesome week. We got the Haunted Mansion. And we'll have a special
guest, Mikey from Failing Hollywood. So that is going to be amazing. But until then, this has been
the Albrows podcast. Beth, thank you so much for joining us. Thanks for having me. My terrible
opinions. Stop underselling yourself. You have amazing opinions. Well, thanks for the praise.
That's why I did it. We will catch you guys next week. So long. Deuses.