Finally, someone treats that phenomenon with the seriousness it requires.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
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erikaj - Dec 04, 2009 9:49:02 am PST #5338 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Tom Scola - Dec 04, 2009 9:52:58 am PST #5339 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I like this version. (Spoilery for upcoming sequels).
Hayden - Dec 04, 2009 11:52:32 am PST #5340 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I like all of the Almodovar films I've seen, too, but they all sort of run together in my head, too. I think All About My Mother was the one I've liked the best.
I have learned my lesson and never read AV Club comments...too much hipper-than-thou makes me "Hulk Smash" Although probably not among Ron Burgundy defenders.
Nah, I think the commenters there are aggressively lowbrow for the most part. I usually don't read them, but sometimes I'm curious about what they have to say about an article that's an example of particularly good or bad writing on the site. I think they give one of the writers - I'm not going to say which one - a free pass on some amazingly poor writing and poor thought because he tends to champion the lowestbrow pop culture in their coverage, while they are harsh with some of the stronger writers who don't reflect their own geek-culture tastes as closely. I think it's an interesting, if regrettable, part of Internet culture. Also regrettable: reading the comments in the first place.
bon bon - Dec 04, 2009 12:05:40 pm PST #5341 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Which writers do you mean? (I comment there on occasion; the threads are better since they began registration.)
Hayden - Dec 04, 2009 1:14:05 pm PST #5342 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Apologies for lumping you in with the rest of the commenters, then. I'm friendly with some of the writers, so I'd rather not name names.
bon bon - Dec 04, 2009 2:37:58 pm PST #5343 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I take no offense, given the number of commenters. Having said that, I do enjoy a place where I can be strident and somewhat anonymous.
Hayden - Dec 04, 2009 2:47:41 pm PST #5344 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Fair enough! And I'll readily admit that the AV Club comments are certainly heads and tails above the unfiltered ugliness of, say, IMDB.
§ ita § - Dec 04, 2009 3:03:56 pm PST #5345 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
bon, taking advantage of a place to be strident? I just can't see that...
I like the AV Club. I think they're interesting, even when they're wrong.
erikaj - Dec 04, 2009 3:27:15 pm PST #5346 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
IMDB commenters are bitches, yes.Bitter. Probably crazy-jealous. Yes, Corwood, maybe I misqualified my annoyance(And maybe I just read the two guys on there that do that.) But anything that annoys me that much that does not pay the bills or my friend didn't write is easy to ditch. I've got enough agita.
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2009 11:08:16 am PST #5347 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I suppose that capoeira was ripe for the same treatment as other martial arts, but it makes me a bit sad to see wire work, because it's a magical enough art without it.
I'll probably watch anyway, because capoeira movies are few and far between released outside of Brazil. But I wonder why they got a Chinese stunt guy for such a Brazilian production.