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3. In the 1980s George Lucas was roundly criticized

Tue Apr 7, 2020, 02:37 PM

Apr 2020

for implying inter species sex (Howard the Duck).

In the 2010s Guillermo del Toro wins an Oscar for it. Go figure?

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I just watched "The Shape of Water" for the first time. [View all] Jeebo Apr 2020 OP

The premise was pretty far fetched IMO Ohiogal Apr 2020 #1

I loved that film. Really captured my imagination. flying_wahini Apr 2020 #2

In the 1980s George Lucas was roundly criticized exboyfil Apr 2020 #3

We were going to watch it last night and the kids voted it down JDC Apr 2020 #4

"Best Pictures" are rarely the best pictures. SuprstitionAintthWay Apr 2020 #5

"Spartacus" should have won in 1960. Jeebo Apr 2020 #6

Spartacus has enough sword-and-sandals about it that if there had been a... SuprstitionAintthWay Apr 2020 #7