I don't think there's been a movie by Roland Emmerich that hasn't outraged me.
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Tom Scola - Oct 26, 2011 11:51:35 am PDT #16449 of 30000
hwæt
Steph L. - Oct 26, 2011 11:52:05 am PDT #16450 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
If we're talking "things I get het up about," I guess Shakespeare isn't one of them.
Me neither. I also don't notice historical inaccuracies in films unless they're, like, Thomas Jefferson using his iPad. So when people do notice those things, I feel like Cletus the slack-jawed yokel.
Kathy A - Oct 26, 2011 11:52:25 am PDT #16451 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yeah, my conspiracy nut issues isn't with Shakespeare, it's with JFK's assassination (I'm with Gerald Posner--Oswald did it alone, damnit!).
Jessica - Oct 26, 2011 11:53:49 am PDT #16452 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think there's been a movie by Roland Emmerich that hasn't outraged me.
I kind of loved Day After Tomorrow. It was such glorious liberal eco-porn. With the CGI wolves! And the running away from frost!
billytea - Oct 26, 2011 11:55:42 am PDT #16453 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I kind of loved Day After Tomorrow. It was such glorious liberal eco-porn. With the CGI wolves! And the running away from frost!
The gratuitous timber wolves were hilarious! I feel that the writers spent a day trying (and, alas, failing) to come up with a justification to revive some velociraptors for the purpose.
tommyrot - Oct 26, 2011 11:57:19 am PDT #16454 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I feel that the writers spent a day trying (and, alas, failing) to come up with a justification to revive some velociraptors for the purpose.
Well, velociraptors obviously would not do well in the cold, so they could be wearing parkas. It'd make as much sense as the rest of the movie.
Atropa - Oct 26, 2011 11:59:08 am PDT #16455 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I also don't notice historical inaccuracies in films unless they're, like, Thomas Jefferson using his iPad. So when people do notice those things, I feel like Cletus the slack-jawed yokel.
There are a LOT of historical inaccuracies I never notice, so I am right there with you. Plus, I am easily swayed by costumes. Serious Costumer Friends will rage about how that dress line wasn't correct, or fabrics in that color weren't readily available, and I will be all, ""But it's PRETTY!"
Jessica - Oct 26, 2011 12:00:18 pm PDT #16456 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I feel that the writers spent a day trying (and, alas, failing) to come up with a justification to revive some velociraptors for the purpose.
They should have tried harder. Every movie needs velociraptors. (And airships. I understand that the current Three Musketeers movie contains airships, and I highly approve of this.)
Steph L. - Oct 26, 2011 12:02:27 pm PDT #16457 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Plus, I am easily swayed by costumes. Serious Costumer Friends will rage about how that dress line wasn't correct, or fabrics in that color weren't readily available, and I will be all, ""But it's PRETTY!"
That right there is me.
Atropa - Oct 26, 2011 12:04:51 pm PDT #16458 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
That right there is me.
My sistah!
Take, for example, the upcoming John Cusack film The Raven. Edgar Allan Poe! Fights Crime! Nothing whatsoever to do with reality, it's going to be as anachronistic as all get out. But it's a Victorian-ish horror movie! With pretty costumes and ooooh spooky atmosphere! I can't wait. I will giggle delightedly all the way through.