You know, the fascist reference is a fair shot, but it's Mussolini, buddy, not Hitler.
No, I didn't read any farther than that either. Since, you know, I must not exist, being a fan and not a boy.
Saffron: You're a good man. Mal: You clearly haven't been talking to anyone else on this boat.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Emily - Jun 10, 2005 5:18:29 pm PDT #3061 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
§ ita § - Jun 10, 2005 5:20:25 pm PDT #3062 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I skimmed. There are plot spoilers.
dcp - Jun 10, 2005 5:47:26 pm PDT #3063 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Mussolini, buddy, not Hitler
No, Mussolini's were the Blackshirts--the camicie nere. Hitler's Blackshirts were the SS (Schutzstaffel). The Brownshirts were the Hitler Youth and the SA (Sturmabteilung).
Barber certainly comes off as an asshole for ranting about fans acting like fans at a fan event. Chalk it up to needing to pad his word count, because he had so little to say about the movie itself. He says it himself, he didn't want to be there in the first place.
Emily - Jun 10, 2005 5:59:29 pm PDT #3064 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Damn. Well, uh... he's still a jerk!
But, oops.
ETA: Just to say, I did know the blackshirts were, uh, blackshirts. I just didn't know there were any brownshirts.
Gus - Jun 10, 2005 6:00:11 pm PDT #3065 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Perhaps I shall rent Harry Barber a clue. He certainly does not have the wherewithal to own one outright.
dcp - Jun 10, 2005 6:04:19 pm PDT #3066 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Don't worry about it, Emily. You pinged a memory, so I looked it up. Then that led me to Garibaldi and the Redshirts. Now I'm reading about the Redlegs, Jayhawkers, and bushwhackers. "Lost in the encyclopedia, again...."
Gandalfe - Jun 10, 2005 7:36:22 pm PDT #3067 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Here is the comment I posted:
The fact that you can barely write, much less use proper spelling or grammar, really detracts from whatever you may have had to say, to the point that I didn't even bother finishing it.
If you got paid for this review, I would humbly suggest you refund your boss's money, or at the least, use it to take a writing course.
Kalshane - Jun 11, 2005 4:55:41 am PDT #3068 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I read the article and while he insults the fans a lot, what little bit he says about the movie seems to be fair criticism, even if I don't agree with it. He even agrees that Fox mishandled the show. If he didn't waste the majority of it taking potshots at the fans, it actually would be a valid, if very short, review.
Consuela - Jun 11, 2005 7:44:06 am PDT #3069 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
If he didn't waste the majority of it taking potshots at the fans, it actually would be a valid, if very short, review.
Right. Because absolutely the measure of a film or other work of entertainment is how much you like the people who enjoyed it. t shrugs
sumi - Jun 11, 2005 8:33:15 am PDT #3070 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I watched the first two hours of Into the West last night. Somehow I had forgotten that Alan Tudyk had a part in this thing. I hope that he re-appears later -- otherwise it's a bit of a waste of his talents.