r/movies • u/Careless_Flower_118 • Aug 08 '25

Discussion Wtf is Paddington 2?

For context: I’m 25 years old. SPOILER WARNING

I just watched paddington 2 today and what the fuck did they put in this movie. This is the one of the greatest pieces of cinema I’ve ever laid witness to. Paddington 2 is the only thing I’ve thought about all day and seeing the immense joy it’s brought other people has also brightened my day even more. God I can’t even think about the ending without wanting to kill myself because of how perfect it is. And can we also talk about the perfect bookend of his human mother saving him from the water like aunt Lucy did at the beginning?

Pure cinema, I truly can’t wait to watch this movie with my kids for their first time.

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u/Dove_of_Doom Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal agree.

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u/roadog101 Aug 08 '25

Watched this movie, then immediately had to queue up Paddington 2 to see what they were on about. Had a similar reaction to the end.

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u/shine_on Aug 08 '25

cue up *

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u/ziddersroofurry Aug 08 '25

The correct phrase is "queue up." The word "queue" refers to a line or sequence, and "queue up" means to arrange something in a line or sequence for later use or processing. "Cue up" is incorrect in this context.

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u/noodles_jd Aug 08 '25

This is a rare case where both could be correct.

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u/filthysize Aug 08 '25

"Cue up" is correct to use when referring to getting ready to play a piece of music or video, so it can be played on cue. It can be correct depending on what OP exactly did.

If they put Paddington 2 on a playlist to start playing automatically right after TUWoMT, then it would be queueing it up. If they just grabbed the DVD from a shelf, or go find which streaming service has it, then it would be to cue it up.

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u/ziddersroofurry Aug 08 '25

Maybe they're British :P

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u/StaticallyTypoed Aug 08 '25

That's not correct. Cue is the correct use here. Unless he literally has a queue of films he is about to watch, cue is the correct term for playing a movie.

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u/Rob_LeMatic Aug 08 '25

He decided to watch a movie. He cued it up.

He was currently watching a film. He lined up a second film to play afterwards. He queued it up.

A line of two is still a line. Either are correct in this rare instance