Lucy

THE SURPRISE SUCCESS OF “LUCY” HAS HOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS THINKING ABOUT WOMEN

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Finally. Hollywood producers are impressed with the success of Lucy (which trounced Hercules) The Hunger Games, and Maleficent, and they are toying with the idea of making more movies with female leads. Apparently they forgot that women comprise 52% of moviegoers. This SOUNDS like good news for women who are tired of all those dumb male-oriented action movies, BUT, it appears that these producers are talking about making the same stupid repetitious comic book action movies – only with women in the leading roles! It’s an insult to women who actually crave intelligent movies with storylines. More movies from a women’s point of view – YES! Cartoon hero movies with women- NO THANKS!

IT’S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO LOVE “LUCY”

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We had no expectations when we walked into a screening of “Lucy” starring Scarlett Johansson, and it turned out to be an amazing movie. If you loved Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element, The Professional, or La Femme Nikita, you will be hooked on Lucy! It has all the futuristic elements and surprises that Besson is noted for. He loves strong female characters like Milla Jovovich, and Scarlett fills the bill here. Scarlett’s party girl character Lucy is exposed to a new drug that accelerates her mental powers and a group of terrifying Chinese gangsters are determined to get the drugs back. Great story – great visuals – don’t miss it.