So, how many of you here are seeing both? I'm planning on seeing both this upcoming week! And what order do you plan on seeing them?

Lots of my friends are doing this, but honestly I watch maybe 1 film a year and neither of these interest me in any way.

Depending on my mood, it's really nice to see Films actually embracing the fact they are both out together and not trying to compete. It shows a sense of humour often lacking in corporations....

...Or...

It's a cynical marketing ploy that has tricked lots of people into seeing 2 average films.

This weekend neither. In time Openheimer. Never Barbie. The role reversals of Ken being the mindless slave to Barbie is about the only interesting thing about the movie.

Openheimer, yes.

Barbie, no.

I studied geopolitical history and 19th-20th century history so Openheimer definitely looks like something that tickles the nerd side of my brain. For those unaware or unfamiliar, Openheimers story is a rather complex and tragic one, especially towards the second Red Scare under the Hoover led FBI which would follow his family name well after he passed.

I'm planning to watch both, but I agree with the Guardian (UK paper) that a double-bill is a bad idea:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/22/barbie-oppenheimer-double-feature

"Reader, do not attempt Barbenheimer. Or at least, if you do decide to do Barbenheimer, please don't do it in the order I went to see it. If you take anything from this, it's that you should really go and see Barbie first. Because otherwise, and I'm talking from very recent first-hand experience, the effect is a little like having your mother's funeral invaded by a flashmob of parking circus clowns. Which, you know, isn't exactly ideal."

Caught Oppenheimer with Mrs Bee at the Music Box in Chicago yesterday.

Nolan always delivers. Cast is amazing and it'll nab a slew of Oscars while bringing fidelity to the man's complexity, helping to course correct his reputation.

For the life of me, I can't imagine watching "Barbie" same day. Would be cinematic whiplash.

Y'know, I didn't think Barbie was all that bad. Mostly I thought its critique was a little muddled, but I had a surprisingly good time watching it and I thought Margot Robbie actually, like, acted, which is not something she usually has to do in her movies. I mean, it wasn't as good as Spider-Verse or Asteroid City, but I thought it was better than basically everything else I've seen this year.

Oppenheimer looks good, too, and I'm gonna go see that this week, but I'm also worried about it. First, it's three fucking hours long. And then, second, I'm worried that the stakes aren't gonna do anything for me given that I already know that we did not, in fact, light the entire atmosphere on fire in the 1940s. Kinda like asking me to get invested about whether or not the Titanic sinks at the end.

Saw Barbie opening day, and Oppenheimer today. Loved Barbie, appreciated Oppenheimer more than I can say I enjoyed it.

I don't understand this weird phenomena...Internet is a strange thing. Somebody is a marketing genius and made these movies tons of money lol. Anyways, I saw Barbie, enjoyed it, thought it was hilarious. I don't really have any intention of seeing Oppenheimer, I'm not really that big of a Christopher Nolan fan.

I think it's a rather amusing bit of accidental counter-programming synergy. One of those kind of things that marketing people would love to plan and manufacture, but is something you just can't force.

I did do the double feature, in the order of Oppenheimer and then Barbie, and I thought both were great. I didn't have any trouble at all switching gears, but that's not too surprising to me, as I'm a fan of blended genres that shouldn't go together being in a single movie. So, having these back-to-back was no trouble at all. I could see how those who are thrown by wildly different styles and genres might get tone whiplash from these, but for somebody like me, it was perfectly fine. In fact, I think the wild genre switch made it a bit more fun for me.

The irony of you calling the internet strange while being a member of a WAM/sploshing fetish forum did not miss me. Just made me giggle a bit. Ofc none of this is strange to us.

Yeah, Oppenheimer was also good. Could definitely have been about half an hour shorter, but I was impressed that Nolan could still operate so well without any of the storytelling hooks he normally relies on.

Saw Barbie at the cinema last night, absolutely brilliant!

And all the Barbies (and the film's director) in pink boilersuits? Heaven!

Saw both on the same day and found both to be very entertaining movies in their own ways. Obviously, there's no point in comparing them, but both were well-crafted and directed. I was surprised at how engaged I was with Oppenheimer. It really didn't feel like 3 hours while in the theater.

Now, if only Margot Robbie did WAM...

I've now seen both - I really enjoyed "Barbie", but I didn't think much of "Oppenheimer". That said, I think it just depends whether you're in the target audience for each of them, i.e. neither film is bad.

I enjoyed Oppenheimer a lot more on my second viewing. It helped that I saw it on a day off instead of after work. I still prefer Barbie overall, but both are incredibly refreshing moviegoing experiences and very good films

Did you know that the film reel for Oppenheimer is 11 miles long? It takes about 3 hours to walk 11 miles. Just a nice coincidental fact for you.

Saw both on the same day. Adored them both for entirely different reasons obviously. So glad I saw Barbie first cos me and me mates were absolutely broken by Oppenheimer. We were meant to go clubbing after and instead just sat in a bar had a drink then went home lol.

Saw Barbie with the girls and it was a delight--one of my friends wears just black all the time so getting her to dress up in pink was worth the price of admission alone (and yes, I got her to wear pink panties and a bra too, even though I had to take her to Victoria's Secret to get them for her myself lol). I didn't know much about it before seeing it and it really made me think a lot.

I'll probably see Oppenheimer later. TBH, I'm not that big on the movies.

Here is my simple question ----- Why Now, and Why This????

After over twenty years of seeing two completely opposing films coming out during the same weekend four or five times every year,
why did social media "lose their minds" and declare that THIS specific occurrence was a "special" event
that needed a meme, buzzword, and mash-up poster??????

I feel cheated and robbed that we did not get a mash-up poster for --------

The Scoob Identity --- June 6th, 2002
The Bourne Identity and Scooby Doo both premiere in theaters at the same exact time. Social media doesn't care.
"This man lost his memory. He can't remember who he is. All he keeps saying is the word "Zoinks!!!" "

Casino Story ------ November 19, 1995
Casino and Toy Story both premiere in theaters at the same time.
Social media is silent.
"Buzz, you're a toy."
"What are you saying, Woody?? Like, I'm some sort of clown, or something??"
"No, Buzz; you're a toy."
"Am I here to make you laugh or something???"
"No, Buzz; I'm just saying you're a toy."
"Do I amuse you or something???"
"No, Buzz; YOU'RE A TOY!!!!"

Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Force Awakens ---- December 18, 2015
AatC: Road Chip and Star Wars: TFA both premiere the same weekend. No one cares.
"Theodore, Alvin has turned to the Dark Side. You are our only hope."

At least I can still hold out hope for the TRUE social media mash-up dual film premiere of the year.

September 29th --- Saw X and The Mighty Paw Patrol Movie both premiere the same weekend

It's SAW PATROL, BITCHES!!!!

I want a mash-up poster showing the cartoon dogs with those death trap jaw machines around their mouths.
Make it happen, people.

It's here!!!!!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/saw-patrol-are-saw-x-and-the-paw-patrol-sequel-the-next-barbenheimer-how-the-unlikely-blockbuster-pairing-could-shake-up-the-box-office/ar-AA1htd9q#image=1


Where's my mash-up T-shirt, bitches?????????