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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:03 PM Original message |
Daring to hate 'Dark Knight'; with commentary on Internet Mob Mentality |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. He brought the phanton menace in to this? |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. but Heath Ledger's dead, so it must be a classic... |
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Catch22Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Pink Floyd gave us proof that god walks among us in human form |
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Captain Angry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Howard the Duck was awesome. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
49. whatever! |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
124. Howard the Duck STOLE their tag line from some old novels. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. except for The Who nt |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. when I hear a Who song, my brain thinks that another CSI is starting, and I run away |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. CSI? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. ... |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. Thanks, I LIKE Gary Sinise, but . . . |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
91. :) you I like.nt |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Ledger did well, but it was not an Academy Award wining performance |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. I thought Ledger was fantastic, but if he wins the Oscar it will be entirely because of his death. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 12:43 AM Response to Reply #44 |
102. Might be a sympathy vote like Peter Finch in "Network", 1976. |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #102 |
116. Hey Peter Finch gave one of the great performances in movie history in that role |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
104. Howard the Duck is back in high-quality reprints |
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Windy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. I saw it last night and thought it was pretty good. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. found his review of it for NPR's Fresh Air |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. How rotton of them to criticize Laura's film debut. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. Which rather reinforces my belief that he wrote a negative review not so much because |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. He got his name in a couple of stories..... |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Either that or he honestly disliked the movie. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Which would be a possibility if not for the masturbatory self-congratulation in the OP. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
66. "Hey everybody, look at me!!" |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. I have no desire to see that fucking movie. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It's one of about 20 Action/Adventure/Comic movies to come out each Summer. |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. There was no CGI used in The Dark Knight. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. So "no" equals "not that much"? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Yes there was. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Well, both are correct-ish. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Well, then that pretty clearly means |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Oh, certainly. It was a wrong statement countering a wrong statement, but |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. There's no water in the glass at all! |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-22-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
147. I wouldn't characterize the CGI on Harvey Dent as "unobtrusive." |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
139. Memo: using the word "fail" |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Couple points. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I have no desire to see that movie because it's exactly like 99% of all the movies |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Well you're missing out on a great movie. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Well, I sure ain't missing out on the hype! |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. "I know this because I've seen the commercials!" |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Oh, here we go again.... |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
76. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #48 |
82. Not all film is high art. Sometimes it's just plain entertainment. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
133. You go in thinking it's going to suck, and you're shocked when it does? |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. Sure! Well, first off, there's "Local Hero," then there's "Nashvi-" Oh wait...you're being sarcastic |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #134 |
142. But, seriously, what makes a movie good? |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. Honestly? My subjective criteria: Rule no. 1: no superheroes. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #48 |
136. FSM was a good movie. |
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rch35 (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
83. The "brou-ha-ha" was there when the first one came out, but thats besides the point |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
85. I'm with you, Random. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
107. Of all the Batman movies I've seen, this version is the best. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
118. *DING* *DING* *DING* You hit the nail on the head! |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
123. I have no interest in seeing it either. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #123 |
126. hey Fox. you going to see the X Files movie? |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
143. " do we REALLY need another fucking Batman movie?! " |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. I think the guy is just dead wrong |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Another scene that got me |
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gmudem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Great example. |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
32. It had some unique things, like using cell phones for sonar |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. God, is he full of shit!! Typical guy who can't do, but can critique. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I use critics as a barometer. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. I've never seen or not seen a film based upon a review. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Anti-intellectualism on a Democratic board? Interesting. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. you have a very poor understanding of "intellectualism" |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. "Movie critics are idiots." Ah. Thanks, got it. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Like I said, you don't understand the word "intellectualism." |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
93. I paid money to see Hellboy |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
95. 14 bucks?!?! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #43 |
99. Allow me to correct: movie critics are *individuals*. |
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BigBearJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
84. ... and they all stink |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Ai yai yai. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Do you always insult everyone who disagrees with your opinion of movie critics? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. No insult, |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Exactly. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. You think Joel Segal and Michael Medved are intellectuals?! |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. You're mistaken. The critic denigrates art. He's not the artist. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Your absolute statements are increasingly ridiculous. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Sophistry fits you well. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. I can tell from the way you keep responding. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. There are few who can resist scratching an itch. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Well played! :D nt |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
138. That's a tad hyperbolic, don't you think? |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
29. I saw it yesterday. It was way to fucking long!!!! |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
39. Meanwhile SAG and AFTRA may yet go on strike |
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raouldukelives (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
45. I love the new wave of "dark" comic book movies |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. American Splendor and Ghost World were beautiful movies. Everyone should see them. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
53. People Have a Misguided Notion of What Critics Are / Do |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. "Good taste" is subjective. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #56 |
73. In Context, Not Really |
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HannibalBarca (269 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
54. The problem with people such as.... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Agreed. Movie critics are largely delusional narcissists whose pedantic qualities are not deserved. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. But that's simply not true of Mr. Edelstein. |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #64 |
106. Actually, I was going to ask when someone was |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #54 |
88. Well played! |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
59. All that should really matter to everyone is what *I* think |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
60. Heh-I have to wonder how much of this is a "balehead" effect |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Hey! Christian Bale is a GOD!! |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. You won't get any argument from me |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. I don't see films until they're out on Netflix these days. |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. You forgot Newsies! |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Upon your recommendation and other viewers at Netflix, I'll see it! |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. And there's always Little Women. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
140. How dare you defame the brilliance that was Reign of Fire. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-22-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #140 |
148. I'm guessing Christian Bale leaves it OFF his resume! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
67. I wonder how well this movie would have done if it had gotten no more hype |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
75. yes. the internets are a wild west saloon. but the critic is going up against more |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
79. I have no desire to see this. We opted for Mama Mia instead |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
80. Wow, he criticized a Batman movie for being a Batman movie. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
81. *snort* |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
86. There seem to be more than a few critics.. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. That was a complaint I intended to--but forgot to--register. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Yeah.. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #87 |
100. Ok, they were changed to say "gotham" in the same script, but still weren't altered much: |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
90. Sending hate mail to a movie critic for dissing a movie you liked is the lamest of the lame. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
92. The New Yorker |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:52 PM Response to Reply #92 |
97. Go See It |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
94. meh--I find fanboys whining about critics and critics whining about fanboys both pretty tiresome |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:50 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. I Went to See It Tonight - I Have to Disagree With the Negative Critics |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-19-08 11:59 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. oh, I disagree with the negative critics too |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #94 |
112. Aint that the truth.. |
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shugah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
101. well i don't think it is the fault of the internet |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
103. "Hancock" with Will Smith was good. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #103 |
108. We really liked that one but thought it too short. |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #108 |
141. I agree. I've always liked |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #141 |
145. Jason Bateman is really a fine actor. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-22-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #145 |
149. he turned in a good performance in The Kingdom |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
105. What an odd set of circumstances. Warning: potential spoilers |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
109. It's ignorant ... |
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BigBluenoser (289 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. Good fiction enhances reality. No escape required or wanted. Cheers. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
111. Sometimes I wonder if some critics are getting paid to give positive reviews to hype the average. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
113. I don't know about "daring" to do anything or "hate mail" |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #113 |
121. You Saw the Previews for the Frank Miller Stuff, Too? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 02:00 AM Response to Reply #121 |
127. I liked Sin City. |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
114. Oh, fuck him. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
115. Hyped or not, I've been waiting for this movie since I saw Batman Begins |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
117. Given others comments frothing over how it parallels topical real day problems, |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
119. It was a great movie, don't listen to this TOOl. Heath Ledger will win an Oscar. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. Right, but undeservedly. |
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BestCenter (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #122 |
129. He died for his role. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-20-08 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
120. it happens |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
125. Crticism as a dying profession ... |
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Dbdmjs1022 (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
128. Forget the hype, the bottom line is this is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #128 |
130. I agree..... if you didn't like this movie, it was because you were looking for a reason not to... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
131. I watched it with a pal yesterday... |
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SidneyCarton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
132. Mr. Edelstein is welcome to his opinion, indeed that's what he gets paid for. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
135. I agree with the critic. |
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CANDO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
137. I was "undewhelmed" with TDK |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-22-08 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
146. I agree with David Edelstein's review. I saw The Dark Knight last night. |
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