Were I a critic I'd probably deal with that by advising people to go see Nic Cage movies, point and laugh at him, and remember to throw popcorn at the screen, not rotten fruit.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 22, 2009 5:27:36 am PST #5125 of 30000
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Typo Boy - Nov 22, 2009 11:09:35 am PST #5126 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Wait, does the studio get royalties on popcorn sales?
Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2009 10:55:36 pm PST #5127 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just watched Be Kind Rewind and loved it! So hilarious and full of heart.
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2009 5:12:40 am PST #5128 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.
From Time - Top 25 Horror Movies
Kinda' a broad definition of horror - Bambi made the list, and the #1 movie is Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
DavidS - Nov 23, 2009 7:30:38 am PST #5129 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kinda' a broad definition of horror - Bambi made the list, and the #1 movie is Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Stupid.
I mean, I get that the point of such a list is to generate discussion or at least prompt some thought about what Horror is.
But Horror is not simply provoking a response of real life fear for personal safety (their #1), and it is not about tragedy and loss (Bambi).
So, I don't need another list that starts with Psycho and hits Halloween and stops at some recent decent horror flick (Let the Right One In or 28 Days). But if you're going to do a genre study you should have a freakin' clue about the genre.
amych - Nov 23, 2009 7:35:42 am PST #5130 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
For once, I'm even more cynical than Hec -- I highly doubt that Time's purpose in anything is to prompt thought. The purpose of such a list is to say "lookit us! we made a list!" and to get lots of people to post it to Facebook.
DavidS - Nov 23, 2009 7:38:41 am PST #5131 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and to get lots of people to post it to Facebook.
They snookered Tommyrot. Suckah! Link whore!
§ ita § - Nov 23, 2009 7:39:34 am PST #5132 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Bambi made the list, and the #1 movie is Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Actually, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat is #25. Shaun of the Dead is #1. It's a fairly conventional list, with just La Ciotat and Bambi out of 25 for "shock" value. Freaks, Audition, Frankenstein, Jaws, Carrie, Psycho, etc.
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2009 7:39:48 am PST #5133 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.
They snookered Tommyrot. Suckah! Link whore!
But if we make fun of their list, that makes up for it.
Right?
amych - Nov 23, 2009 7:50:50 am PST #5134 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Right?
Totes! We are not facebook!