John Waters defends Joker Folie à Deux and Gaga

[southpaw773 2,810]

I actually enjoyed the movie. Although I didn’t see it as the movie of the year I didn’t get the people trashing it. However I also never saw Joker 1 either so was coming in fresh. 
 
We’re gonna build a mountain. 

Edited December 6, 2024 by southpaw773

[Red 95,712]

That sounds very on brand for him lol

[4SeasonsInADay 61]

The full quote from his Vulture Top 10 of the year article.

"Finally, a love story I can relate to. So insane, so well thought out, so well directed, so much smoking! It’s “Jailhouse Rock” meets Busby Berkeley with a 9/11 “That’s Entertainment!” ending that will make you shake your head in cinematic astonishment. Stupid critics. Gaga so good. Joker so right. Die, dumbbells, die!"

[MOT 2,785]

I enjoyed the movie. I'm not a fan of Batman/Joker type movies so I wasn't set up to be disappointed. Gaga was good in it, and that has to be a positive for her career-wise.

[Kayi 1,777]

He's so real 

King ! 

[BeyonkaAte 246]

he's right and he should say it !

[lance13 1,082]

I've loved the movie from the beginning and can't wait for the DVD. I've listened and read nonstop horrible reviews. If John Waters and I were the only 2 people in the world that liked it......I'd be ok with that. I feel validated. 

[monketsharona 64,974]

Honestly I feel like Joker Folie à Deux will be far more appreciated after some time.

A lot people from industry already defended this movie, Quentin Tarantino included

[candydarling 1,276]

john waters is my favorite director and it makes sense he loves it lol

[StressedOut 627]

I hope it gets some kind of reassessment when it hits Max, but I think that's being overly optimistic

I liked it in that it's messaging was ultimately provocative, despite whatever other flaws the movie had script/pacing-wise.

[JazzGa 14,565]

Tarantino likes it, John Waters likes it, evidence is pointing to a future cult classic so-bad-its-good B-movie m'gays

Edit: Are movies with this big of a major studio budget allowed to be called B-movies?

Edited December 6, 2024 by JazzGa

[Roughhouse Dandy 9,786]

[RichAssPiss 4,773]

"Gaga so good" - John Waters

Honestly. I did not like the movie but still think everyone knows she's great in the movie, even the people who hated it. 

 

[Reality 73,745]

4 hours ago, Siena said:

JFAD wasn’t what was expected or wanted from everyone butttt I truly think the hate campaign was overblown. It became a trend for people to just bash it, and I guarantee many of those people didn’t even see the film, they just hopped on the hate train.  I went into the film with my expectations on the floor after all of the initial reactions, and left confused because my friends and I really enjoyed it.  

Oh, it was 1000% overblown. If even half the people who hated the film on social media went to see it, it'd make a ton more money than it did  People were just hating on it to hate on it.

The movie is not good, but it wasn't the sh*t show that many made it out to be.

[4SeasonsInADay 61]

One of the things I learned during the JFAD roll out was that one of the key points to the CinemaScore grade is basically: Did the movie live up to the marketing?

Which played a significant part in JFAD getting the lowest grade for a comic book movie. However much anyone might like the final product. I think its fair to say, its not the movie we hoped for or expected.