# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 20, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175 "2025-01-20T19:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 134
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2661 "2026-01-29T16:09:11Z")
Fear and Loathing in Beacon Street! (or wherever the movie theaters are in Boston, just took the name from the CraigList post) ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2662 "2026-01-29T16:19:44Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Who is paying those 50$? Make sure to get the money up front ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2663 "2026-01-29T16:20:54Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Does anybody know what drugs are legal in Boston? Those 50$ could be quite an experience on LSD, for instance. Some gonzo journalist should try and report. Hehe, I am certain that LSD is not legal in Boston. But if you know a guy, it usually goes for about $10 a hit these days. But I’m not made of the stuff gonzo journalists are made of. I know I would completely lose my shit trying to watch that movie on acid. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2664 "2026-01-29T16:22:18Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > For anyone in Boston, there’s $50 for you if you’re willing to endure the movie. Paid protestors! ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2665 "2026-01-29T16:24:56Z")
It worries me that they stipulate as the condition that you have to sit through the whole movie, which indicates that they are only willing to pay after the event is finished. And if watching that movie on LSD sounds hard, fighting with MAGA scammers for money while spaced out – or even finding them in the dark cold Boston streets – sounds even worse. But for a homeless person that could be a couple of hours in a warm place. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2666 "2026-01-29T16:27:00Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > It worries me that they stipulate as the condition that you have to sit through the whole movie, which indicates that they are only willing to pay after the event is finished. I suspect this is the way they make any sucker for $50 watch the movie: [![](https://www.flickfeast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/A-Clockwork-Orange-3.jpg) ](https://www.flickfeast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/A-Clockwork-Orange-3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2667 "2026-01-29T16:29:14Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > For anyone in Boston, there’s $50 for you if you’re willing to endure the movie. “Must remain in seat for entirely of film”. God, now I want to make a reality show about people who are desperate for 50 bucks, but really have to take a leak part-way through the movie. Who will make it? Who will give up the 50 bucks to go to the bathroom? Who will try to hold it, but fail spectacularly? Tune in to find out! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2668 "2026-01-29T16:30:16Z")
> [@A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2627): > > A horrorshow, my droogs. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2669 "2026-01-29T16:35:50Z")
Sorry, I didn’t remember that comment. But great minds think alike and all that… ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2670 "2026-01-29T16:36:31Z")
It’s all good! Your image post says it much more vividly. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2671 "2026-01-29T16:44:05Z")
Considering he was shouting in horror not at the images shown in the movie, but because they used Ludwig van’s glorious 9th as soundtrack and thus ruined it for him (with devastating consequences for him later in the movie) I wonder now what music $Mellania has desecrated for her… whatever you call it. I am sorry for the artist, even if they get paid (which they probably won’t\*). \* And the artists won’t find out, because nobody is watching the movie, so nobody will be able to tell them ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2672 "2026-01-29T16:55:32Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Considering he was shouting in horror not at the images shown in the movie, but because they used Ludwig van’s glorious 9th as soundtrack and thus ruined it for him (with devastating consequences for him later in the movie) I wonder now what music $Mellania has desecrated for her… whatever you call it. I am sorry for the artist, even if they get paid (which they probably won’t\*). All I can say to this is that any artist who composed or allowed to use their music for this film can go fuck themselves. I want their music to automatically cause disgust and nausea. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2673 "2026-01-29T17:45:36Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > God, now I want to make a reality show about people who are desperate for 50 bucks, but really have to take a leak part-way through the movie. “Dammit, why did I buy $50 worth of soda?!” ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2674 "2026-01-29T17:48:13Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I suspect this is the way they make any sucker for $50 watch the movie: Heh, I’ve long ago been ‘Ludovico Techniqued’ into feeling atavistic disgust anytime I see or hear anything related to Melania, or the trump admin in general. > [@Atamasama](#): > > “Dammit, why did I buy $50 worth of soda?!” Because $50 for a small soda is the least you can pay at the concession stand these days? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2675 "2026-01-29T18:32:33Z")
I assumed the Melania Craigslist post was someone making a joke, but who knows. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2676 "2026-01-29T18:37:52Z")
I was curious, so I looked at the IMDb entry for the film. I was at least a little surprised to see that the director is actually someone of note: Brett Ratner. For those unaware, Ratner directed the _Rush Hour_ movies, among others; in 2017, a number of sexual abuse allegations were made against him, and Warner Bros. terminated their contract with him. He has since emigrated to Israel, and is apparently friendly with Benjamin Netanyahu. So, I would suspect this is a case of, “hell, my career is already dead, and Amazon offered me good money to make this turd.” ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2677 "2026-01-29T18:40:23Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Ratner directed the _Rush Hour_ movies Which of course are monuments of cinematic excellence. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2678 "2026-01-29T18:42:46Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Which of course are monuments of cinematic excellenece He wasn’t exactly making high art, but he _was_ making a ton of money. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2679 "2026-01-29T19:09:31Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > For those unaware, Ratner directed the _Rush Hour_ movies > **[‘Rush Hour 4’ revived after Trump urged Paramount Skydance to resurrect...](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/trump-pushed-paramount-revive-rush-hour-4-reports-say.html)** > > Studios earlier declined a fourth "Rush Hour" over concerns about director Brett Ratner, whose career crashed after sexual misconduct allegations he denies. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2680 "2026-01-29T19:17:33Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I was curious, so I looked at the IMDb entry for the film. I was at least a little surprised to see that the director is actually someone of note: Brett Ratner. > > For those unaware, Ratner directed the _Rush Hour_ movies, among others; in 2017, a number of sexual abuse allegations were made against him, and Warner Bros. terminated their contract with him. Also, at trump’s intervention it looks like ‘Rush hour 4’, which Paramount had previously passed on after Ratner’s sexual abuse allegations came to light, will now be made after all, with Ratner again directing. Unless, after the absolutely embarrassing performance of the Melania movie, maybe Paramount will just skip making RH4 altogether, and just directly hand over $75 million or so to trump. > **['Rush Hour 4' will be distributed by Paramount after Trump's reported request](https://apnews.com/article/rush-hour-4-brett-ratner-trump-c772091c374ad075a9399386a8050fe9)** > > After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=133) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=135)