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Good god, why do the Ted trailers totally captivate me? I swear I don't want to see it, but Ted is exactly the sort of annoying character I can enjoy, at least in the doses provided so far. I can't take the Zach Galifianakis bumbling offensive type. Shoot them in the knee and leave them in a rest stop.
(I watched some of Hangover II yesterday. This is fresh.)
Hangover II is like moviemaking crime, ita. And not the way I like. (I enjoyed the first one quite a lot.) But to make the same movie plus added rude jokes about Asians,blah.
Asians and trans* people. I know it's stupid to pick a point in the movie and say "This! This is offensive!" It's Hangover. Two.
But...the lady boys subplot wasn't remotely funny for me.
I'd almost forgotten about that, ita. I'd like to make a movie where we get revenge for Hangover II. I don't enjoy everything, but it's been a long time since I felt actively used and insulted by an evening's entertainment.
Oh, that's sad.
Agh, Wikipedia is saying she passed just a few minutes ago.
I think I'm going to go dig up my copy of Scribble Scribble and bury myself in it for a bit.
There is a laundry list of reasons people stay in "sub-optimal" communities.
::raises hand:: Hell, I moved *to* one.
New Orleans has issues, but it also has a lot going for it. I've never seen any evidence that Gotham has a renowned...anything. Even things like the Symphony are constantly getting shot up by mob bosses and super villains.
I'm sure we don't see all that Gotham has to offer, but I'd like to see some evidence that Bruce loves the place for a reason beyond fond memories of his father. Or anything happy (not to be confused with noble)
I've never seen any evidence that Gotham has a renowned...anything
In the movies, you mean? I need to rewatch before this one starts, but there was the "people mover" that seemed like it was an attempt to improve things and it was coming from a pretty sincere place of urban restoration.
The comic has told me explicitly that it's a city in decay after a generation of plenty--I don't know if I took that to the movies with me, or I also saw it there. But it is the lens with which I always watch it.
Bruce doesn't just remember it because of his parents, but more because of what his parents were trying to make it.
I'll get back to you after a rewatch.