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Theres no accounting for taste, Ed. One mans shit is another mans treasure. I also thought 300 was over-rated and was disappointed upon renting it, though...

Ed, I don't understand how you felt society was getting to that point when people are still watching utter shit like Epic Movie and Saw 4, honestly. There will always be consumer whores that will eat up whatever the fuck you put in front of them.

Anywho, I finally saw Ratatouille. It was quite enjoyable. Pixar is an excellent fucking company.

I felt that 300 was a reflection of the miserable state of humanity right about now. particularly american young males.
attractive, mostly naked women involved in lewd acts? check.
distortion of historical events to create a storyline that has very little if anything to do with what actually happened? check.

the excessive mindless violence, the twisting of historical figures, and most importantly, the general ridiculousness surrounding the movie....

i'm ashamed to admit i enjoyed it.

not enjoyed as in, wow, that was a damn good movie, must tell everyone i know about it and force them to watch, but enjoyed as in, wow, how did i enjoy that at all if it goes against everything i think?

at any rate, Children of men is way up there on my list of favorite films.



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i list movies and films separately.

e.g.-
spiderman 2? movie. Apocalypse Now? film.
National Treasure 2? movie. Brazil? film.

of course there's always things like "Battle of the Bulge" that kind of blur.
i'm qualifying that as a movie. Band of Brothers, however, gets film status despite being episodic. see how this works?

I haven't read any of Ed's longer posts because I could care less, but I'm getting the gist of you all thinking 300 is a "bad" movie. Personally, I loved it. I know nothing about the actual real-life events it was based on, but really, who gives a shit? It's a movie. It's not like you're listening to a college professor telling you all of this. Movies weren't meant for thinking, and analyzing; their purpose was to entertain. Back in like, what, the 1930's or whenever they came out, people just wanted to laugh and enjoy them. It's only been until recent times everyone has to critique a movie in order for it to be good. In my opinion, 300 WAS good. Gerard Butler gave an amazing performance, the action and special effects were something that were never done before really, unless you count Sin City. It even did well at the box office. So from what I can tell, you all need to calm the fuck the down, stop thinking about stupid shit, and enjoy a movie. This world is pretty much based upon consumerism and the media so I suggest you start getting used to it.

i'm ashamed to admit i enjoyed it.

Why the fuck are you ashamed of liking 300? It's a hell of fun movie.

I'm with steve on this, lighten up a little guys. It's good to like deep, insightful movies that really make you reflect and think, but for fuck's sake it's also good to have fun. 300 a metaphor for life right now? Christ, stop overthinking.

My roommate and I have completely different tastes in movies--he watches for entertainment, while I would rather feel affected, hear a statement, or see something extraordinary. Any drama he says is crap and gay, any romance he will not watch. Everything is either action or comedy. This is the typical male audience that film makers have to appeal to, and personally it makes me frustrated. Not the commercialism aspect of the situation, but the fact that a lot of people do not appreciate film as an art medium. They see it more of a commodity, something to do. Same thing with books. Romance novels piss me off to all hell. Waste of paper. Books should contain literature, not a sleazy fantasy. America is mindless.

Anyways, just saw Juno. I enjoyed it. A little overbearing at times with the girl's antics and the teenage love thing, but not bad. Probably my favorite Cat Power song played in the resolution, that made me happy.

The Simpsons Movie on DVD.

I was never able to see the movie in theatres because my mom said it would be a waste of money. She said I could wait until it came out on DVD.

I laughed a lot. You would think that a movie like that would be full of laughs, and in a sense, it was. But it actually had a decent plot to it.

Also, with a TV series made into a movie, the action is usually drawn out to make it a good 90+ minute movie. That's not the case with The Simpsons. The movie is just over an hour long, so it's almost like two episodes strung together with an amusing "To Be Continued..." sequence in the middle.

The humor is a little more risque than the TV series. There's a bit more sexual inuendo, Homer giving the bird, a shot of Bart's weiner, etc. etc. Generally stuff you wouldn't see in the TV series.

The DVD extras were pretty good. There was one deleted scene that I thought shouldn't have been deleted. They also included my favorite preview: the one with the computer animated bunny.

Overall I'd give the movie 9/10.
The DVD extras get 8/10. They could've added a few more.

Christ, stop thinking.

There, that's what you meant to say right?

Actually, I know that's not what you meant but I'm just trying to make a point. You have to think about everything because everything matters. Because it's precisely what you don't think about that's affecting you the most.

I haven't read any of Ed's longer posts because I could care less, but I'm getting the gist of you all thinking 300 is a "bad" movie.

Brilliant. So, in other words, you don't actually get it at all. Score one more point for willful ignorance. At least you're on the winning side.

This world is pretty much based upon consumerism and the media so I suggest you start getting used to it.

Just like people got used to slavery, right? Just like people got used to misogyny. Just like people got used to "separate but equal". Just like people got used to anti-semitism and genocide and apartheid and the 14 hour workday. Two words -- Fuck. That.

Whether you realize it or not, what you choose to internalize as "entertainment" is affecting you. You would be wise to think a little bit more about those choices, for your own sake.

I <3 Ed's posts. Whether I choose to follow them or not, they give good advice.

Jesus Camp...probably the most disturbing documentary I've ever seen.

There, that's what you meant to say right?

Actually, I know that's not what you meant but I'm just trying to make a point. You have to think about everything because everything matters. Because it's precisely what you don't think about that's affecting you the most.\

I don't think that you shouldn't think about everything, but rather to stop overthinking everything, just as Intamin was. 300 was a celebration of cgi and action, loosely based on history; meant as a fun movie to make dollars during the summer. Calling it a metaphor for society at that (or, quite possibly now since it was like six months ago) time is thinking a bit too much. Things aren't as complicated as they're often given credit for.

Also Jesus Camp is terrifying.

Edited by tracidEdge, 31 December 2007 - 09:41 PM.

Please tell me you didn't just compare genocide and slavery to consumerism and the media.

Eddie-boi.

Don't make me start up the Coaster Ed Terrorisation Programme again.

Please tell me you didn't just compare genocide and slavery to consumerism and the media.

As problems that people tend to accept as normal rather than actually trying to do something about them, yeah I think they are similar in that way. The greatest work in ending slavery was in convincing people that it was a problem. That's the only analogy I was making -- that far too often people choose to accept what is corrupt instead of fighting against it, but here's another one: genocide results in the literal death of a group of people, slavery is a more spiritual death by making life painful, and consumerism and the media try to take away your free will and turn you into a non-thinking statistic; a wage slave. They are all very much alike if you think about it because they are all perpetuated against a large group of people for the profit of an elite -- and they are all treated as "normal". The most significant difference here is that the victims themselves aren't even aware of it.

Coaster Ed?
Pfft, more like Coaster RED!!!

See what I did there.

I get what you're trying to say, Ed, but I still don't buy it.

I'm going to divert the subject: I saw Juno. It was excellent.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets. My girlfriend made me go because she is such a fan of Nicholas Cage. I think I know who's getting dumped first. LOL

^ I liked that movie. I give it an 8.5/10.

Saw 4

Saw Juno last night. Best movie of '07.