Speaking of art that's not boring, I just got back from Le Concert.
It was more lighthearted than you would think a Franco-Russian film would be. Basically, it was a sports movie, but about Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Plus, Mélanie Laurent.
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
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megan walker - Sep 01, 2010 6:26:10 pm PDT #11086 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Strega - Sep 01, 2010 7:29:08 pm PDT #11087 of 30000
I don't think "if it's surprising, you shouldn't mention it" is going to clarify anything, since that's just as subjective, if not more so.
Lots of people figured that Angel was a vampire, because duh, but that was supposed to be a surprise.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 7:33:02 pm PDT #11088 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, again, going merely by the Darla example, that was surprising, happened earlier on, and is important to the tone, and absolutely can be left out in reviewing the episode.
Perhaps this reveal is different--maybe the review that didn't mention it sucked. Maybe the reviewer didn't think it was surprising. Maybe the director didn't think it was surprising, and there were no narrative, onscreen, or sound cues to that effect.
I think it's subjective that knowing Bruce was dead would ruin the movie experience--it certainly enhanced mine. But, damn, it was obvious the filmmaker wanted people to be startled by the reveal, so I let him have that revelation, and wouldn't spoil it myself.
It seems a pretty easy call.
Jesse - Sep 02, 2010 6:28:51 am PDT #11089 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, now I'm obsessed with this. One more review, that said, "I won't tell you what happens in the shocking opening scene..."
Laga - Sep 02, 2010 8:23:17 am PDT #11090 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
dang I went back and read the whitefont. Yeah, I wouldn't say that ruins the whole movie for me but I would have beeen annoyed had I read that review.
Polter-Cow - Sep 02, 2010 12:27:56 pm PDT #11091 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha. I just got the weekly EW mail, and it has these two teaser reviews:
The American George Clooney's assassin-abroad thriller gets off to a good start, but turns into an arty, meandering slog C
Machete This Mexploitation action flick ain't perfect, but at least it's not an arty, meandering slog B
Laga - Sep 02, 2010 2:07:51 pm PDT #11092 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I hope the success of Machete leads to Werewolf Women of the SS getting made.
le nubian - Sep 02, 2010 5:05:17 pm PDT #11093 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I just saw the trailer for Machete. Holy shit. I am tempted! It looks completely beyond the pale.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 02, 2010 6:19:43 pm PDT #11094 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I just saw the trailer for Machete. Holy shit. I am tempted! It looks completely beyond the pale.
If it's the trailer from Grindhouse, not everything there is in the movie.
Daisy Jane - Sep 03, 2010 5:51:11 am PDT #11095 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
There's an actual trailer [link]