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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 11:56:06 GMT -5
JLO rom coms are an American treasure WTF is this slander?
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 2, 2020 11:56:48 GMT -5
Y'all stans are too cute. Happy 2020! Here's hoping J Lo produces (or even stars in) her own rom-com which challenges stereotypes and tired tropes this decade. That would be something! In more important news, I showed Hustlers to my mom over Christmas break and she enjoyed it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 12:00:25 GMT -5
Y'all stans are too cute. Happy 2020! Here's hoping J Lo produces (or even stars in) her own rom-com which challenges stereotypes and tired tropes this decade. That would be something! In more important news, I showed Hustlers to my mom over Christmas break and she enjoyed it. "Second Act" has more plot twists in it than "Memento" you're letting your hate blind you to the good work sis has been doing.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 2, 2020 12:05:24 GMT -5
Y'all stans are too cute. Happy 2020! Here's hoping J Lo produces (or even stars in) her own rom-com which challenges stereotypes and tired tropes this decade. That would be something! In more important news, I showed Hustlers to my mom over Christmas break and she enjoyed it. "Second Act" has more plot twists in it than "Memento" you're letting your hate blind you to the good work sis has been doing. Well, at least you responded in a complete sentence. Yay progess! 2020 is already off to a great start! Wow, I just read the Second Act plot synopsis on Wikipedia (I had never heard of it before) and it sounds groundbreaking! I am PERCHED for The Godmother after seeing her more gritty turn in Hustlers though.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 2, 2020 16:20:04 GMT -5
She’s asking ppl on her IG stories what songs do they want for her SB setlist.
My submissions:
Get Right Waiting For Tonight On The Floor Love Don’t Cost A Thing Jenny From The Block Let’s Get Loud.
She only has about 5/6 minutes ( thx Jay-Z 🖕🏼) so I think that’s a solid pack of hits right there for that time frame.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 2, 2020 16:25:52 GMT -5
She only got 5-6 minutes?!! WTF!?
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 2, 2020 16:33:39 GMT -5
This is why she deserved a solo show. No shade to Shakira because I love her, too, and also think she deserved a solo show. There’s no way to satisfy everyone with 5-6 minutes!
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Post by thezatch on Jan 2, 2020 16:43:02 GMT -5
She’s asking ppl on her IG stories what songs do they want for her SB setlist. My submissions: Get RightWaiting For Tonight On The Floor Love Don’t Cost A Thing Jenny From The Block Let’s Get Loud. She only has about 5/6 minutes ( thx Jay-Z 🖕🏼) so I think that’s a solid pack of hits right there for that time frame. An iconic setlist. "Get Right" and "Waiting For Tonight (Hex Hector Mix)" might my two favorite J.Lo tracks of all time. I lose all control when they come up on shuffle.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 2, 2020 17:15:31 GMT -5
She’s asking ppl on her IG stories what songs do they want for her SB setlist. My submissions: Get RightWaiting For Tonight On The Floor Love Don’t Cost A Thing Jenny From The Block Let’s Get Loud. She only has about 5/6 minutes ( thx Jay-Z 🖕🏼) so I think that’s a solid pack of hits right there for that time frame. An iconic setlist. "Get Right" and "Waiting For Tonight (Hex Hector Mix)" might my two favorite J.Lo tracks of all time. I lose all control when they come up on shuffle. Just imagine the stadium at the SB lit up with green lights as we hear the echos of “ah-oooh, ah-oooh..” I’m getting goosebumps just typing this 😭.
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Post by thezatch on Jan 2, 2020 18:02:56 GMT -5
An iconic setlist. "Get Right" and "Waiting For Tonight (Hex Hector Mix)" might my two favorite J.Lo tracks of all time. I lose all control when they come up on shuffle. Just imagine the stadium at the SB lit up with green lights as we hear the echos of “ah-oooh, ah-oooh..” I’m getting goosebumps just typing this 😭. OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG! 😫😭
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Post by GP on Jan 2, 2020 19:18:42 GMT -5
I think it'll be: On The Floor Get Right Jenny From The Block Love Don't Cost A Thing I Ain't Your Mama and maybe Let's Get Loud as an intro for the show or for Shakira
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Post by felipe on Jan 2, 2020 19:24:31 GMT -5
Well her next film is a rom-com lol. She’ll never stop making those, they’re her favourite. And I’m glad tbh. There’s a stigma around those films and there shouldn’t be. A lot of it stems from sexism. I didn't know sexism is responsible for a genre mostly full of problematic tropes and s**tty movies but go AWF, stan! Super hero movies are also full of problematic tropes, but as soon as one of them starts getting above average reviews everybody is like "OMG that movie is a masterpiece, it should be nominated for BP" and so on. I think sexism plays a part there, though not the only factor surely.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 3, 2020 0:48:43 GMT -5
I didn't know sexism is responsible for a genre mostly full of problematic tropes and s**tty movies but go AWF, stan! Super hero movies are also full of problematic tropes, but as soon as one of them starts getting above average reviews everybody is like "OMG that movie is a masterpiece, it should be nominated for BP" and so on. I think sexism plays a part there, though not the only factor surely. I just tend to watch well-written, well-directed, well-shot, and well-acted movies, overall and I know the genre that doesn't typically have those things. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There are always exceptions to the rule though. The Notebook had unique elements and was an overall strong movie. Titanic had a lot of things going for it, especially completely in-sync and amazingly talented leads. None of J Lo's romcoms have been anything other than basic to the nth degree, but of course, stans will disagree. She could literally make a movie where she falls in love with a Neo-Nazi and raises his kids and stans would be like OMG IT WAS SO CUTE!!!11! The culture is WILD! But hey, even THAT would be more interesting than her other romcoms LOL. I just want to see her leave that stuff behind now that she has proven what she is really capable of.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 3, 2020 3:20:32 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 3, 2020 11:06:43 GMT -5
Well-deserved. Ramona is an iconic character. When do the Oscar noms come out??
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jan 3, 2020 13:38:02 GMT -5
Hustlers was soo good. The trailer didn't do it justice! J.Lo did a stellar job, I was so surprised at how she was acting when she got real greedy in the middle half of the movie! She needs more roles like this, and "Enough", which she should've gotten more praise for that one.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 3, 2020 13:58:36 GMT -5
I think it'll be: On The Floor Get Right Jenny From The Block Love Don't Cost A Thing I Ain't Your Mama and maybe Let's Get Loud as an intro for the show or for Shakira Mmmmmmm, gonna have to say nope to I Ain't Your Mama. I will start convulsing if I hear the first sax note in Get Right tho!
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Post by GP on Jan 3, 2020 16:13:35 GMT -5
It's just bc it's her biggest most recent hit
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 16:35:53 GMT -5
Ain't Your Mama over Waiting For Tonight or I'm Real or Ain't It Funny Tf
Wasn't Dinero also bigger than AYM
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 16:37:06 GMT -5
The only song I care about her performing is "Get Right" but would also love "I'm Real" to be included.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 3, 2020 17:00:37 GMT -5
It's just bc it's her biggest most recent hit Lets keep it to the universal bops and heavy hitters like Get Right, Let's Get Loud, On the Floor, Jenny From the Block, and Good Hit... ok the last one is fantasy level sh!t. On another note please say there hasn't been any rumblings of a Pitbull appearance because I don't want him anywhere near Shakira or J. Lo! He has a few hits with the both of them and I want none of it. Aside from OTF that's why I'm not naming songs like Dance Again or Booty (which honestly should never be in contention).
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 3, 2020 17:52:59 GMT -5
I do love Live and Dance and Blah (as my Korean friend calls it, LMAO) but...yeah, it doesn't have to be heard again. What's this about wanting JLo to perform her #76 and #80 Hot 100 hits Ain't Yo Mama and Dinero in front of the biggest US audience though?? At least perform one of her biggest hits from the last decade, I'm Into You. It made it all the way to #41!
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Post by thezatch on Jan 3, 2020 21:49:03 GMT -5
If we’re talking “iconic hits”, can we get “Feel The Light” in a dark stadium with a single spotlight?! 😫😂
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Post by Caviar on Jan 3, 2020 22:29:48 GMT -5
All I want is “Get Right”. Everything else is secondary.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 3, 2020 22:49:13 GMT -5
All I want is “Get Right”. Everything else is secondary. Periodt.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 3, 2020 23:24:49 GMT -5
If she does Get Right, she should bring out Amerie and Usher to sing their song while she dances.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 4, 2020 0:58:02 GMT -5
If she does Get Right, she should bring out Amerie and Usher to sing their song while she dances. It never was their song. You're probably joking but the misinformation and fake outrage surrounding some of her singles is exasperating af. "Aint Your Mama" has over 700 million views on Youtube and almost 300 million streams on Spotify. The crowd errupted when she performed it on my show, I was surprised lol. But yes, stick to the main iconic hits.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 4, 2020 2:08:21 GMT -5
If she does Get Right, she should bring out Amerie and Usher to sing their song while she dances. All that Taylor you've been bopping to has polluted your memory. R&B fan card revoked!
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 4, 2020 11:33:08 GMT -5
If she does Get Right, she should bring out Amerie and Usher to sing their song while she dances. All that Taylor you've been bopping to has polluted your memory. R&B fan card revoked! Cool story, bro! At least Usher got his writing credits. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ While also looking up the history of the song, I also learned that Rich Harrison gave 1 Thing to Amerie instead of JLo. No wonder she wanted Get Right so bad.
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Post by wavey.✨️ on Jan 4, 2020 12:00:19 GMT -5
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