#Movies #Films #AAPI #AsianAmerican

I just watched the newly released #TheWeddingBanquet (2025) at my local #AMC.

This #movie is NOT a sequel NOR a remake of the original #film of the same name -- #TheWeddingBanquet (1993) which was produced & directed by #AngLee.

It is an entirely different movie based on an entirely different plot which is only very loosely based on the original.

Without giving away too much, I'd characterize the new movie as a #gay
#Asian version of #ModernFamily (which only had 1 gay white couple among many other characters in it) which demonstrates all the same conflicts & insecurities & problems that all couples go thru, whether they are gay, straight or whatever.

Life is complicated & it is no less complicated (& perhaps even more complicated) for gay folks.

I liked it and would give it a 7 out of 10 which is same that I'd give for the original. I already have a copy of the original on #DVD in my collection & will buy a DVD of the new movie if & when it's ever released.

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Saw #TheAmateur at my local #AMC yesterday &, while I'm not a fan of #RamiMalek as an actor & while #LawerenceFishburne just called in his performance, I liked it.

Of course, there were a lot of plot gaps & discontinuities but it was entertaining and provided a ending that was surprising to me.

I'd give it a 6 out of 10 & plan to buy the #DVD whenever it's released.

Fascinating recap of an interview with #AMC designer Richard Teague.

https://www.indieauto.org/2025/04/08/richard-teague-interview-hints-at-why-he-needed-stronger-oversight-at-amc/ #history #car #WeirdCarMastodon #Rambler #USA #RichardTeague #CarDesigner