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Today we're discussing the films of Merrill Streep in light of the release of The Devil Words Product 2.

I'm Mark Clinton Myron.

Should I have the chicken or the fish?

It's a real Sophie's choice.

This is Al Baker always in fashion.

This is Sarah Lynn Brooke.

That's all.

This is Lawrence Ware, and I may have overstayed my welcome.

Very much like the Devil Wears product.

Well, I think we know where laurence stands on uh yet another was it as bad an experience as the follow-up to spinal tap no no no my god no it was

light years better than that movie but still had the uh like you like, right? You just want to spend some more time with them. That's kind of most of the point. Pretty much, yeah, a lot of nostalgia. That was the point. And you had to jump through an awful lot of plot hoops to get the characters in the rooms where you wanted them do the things that you wanted them to do.

And everyone's prepared to ignore all of that.

But ultimately, it just reminded me of some of the reasons why I liked the first movie.

Honestly, that is exactly how I felt.

I'm sure that there are people who love the movie.

I mean, it made a lot of money.

But honestly, Scream 7 made a lot of money and it wasn't very good. I mean, so made a lot of money, but honestly, Scream 7 made a lot of money,

and it wasn't very good. I mean, so making a lot of money is not necessarily a testament to quality,

but it's clear to me after watching that movie that I really, really love part one, and part two was fine. It was a Hallmark Christmas movie version of part one.

But a lot sadder.

A lot sadder.

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