btw the book was very good but I think I enjoyed the movie more
― Michael Steele, the first black Superman (HI DERE), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:33 (sixteen years ago)
"ilx asks ppl to defend their readings"
More like ILX sticks fingers in ears and says LA LA LA LA.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:36 (sixteen years ago)
the Abu Ghraib shot in CoM was more heavyhanded than Jesus moments, but immune from criticism bcz that's back when it was all the Bushies' fault. Ah, remember when.
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:36 (sixteen years ago)
wait what?
people should have criticized this 2006 film becoz future-obama (who hadn't even left his kenyan training camp iirc) didn't close gitmo?
― V-E-R-Y (history mayne), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:38 (sixteen years ago)
I was about to say, if you want heavy-handed, that shot of Pam Ferris getting a back put over her head. Despite the heavy-handedness, it was still terrifying.
Not going to complain about War of the Worlds greatest hits comp of atrocities either, cuz that's kind of the point is it not?
― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:39 (sixteen years ago)
(don't take the bait Mayne...sift through Morbz post to find the real meaning and ignore the troll)
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, February 12, 2010 9:36 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
have NO CLUE what this has to do with obama but morbs is right--the abu ghraib thing is the kind of thing id call 'heavy-handed'
― max, Friday, 12 February 2010 14:42 (sixteen years ago)
tell you what's 'heavy handed' is piling on so much over the use of 'heavy handed'
― quiz show flat-track bully (darraghmac), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:43 (sixteen years ago)
even if it is a direct reference to whatever current political situation the bag over the head etc isnt heavyhanded because thats how it really happens - oppressive governments tend to put bags over peoples heads and brutalize them irl - handwringing over subtext w/o considering the texttext is where all this close reading gets too heavyhanded
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 14:45 (sixteen years ago)
Yeah, NRQ is an asshole and I hate him about 97 percent of the time on ILX, but he is definitely not insecure.
― queen frostine (Eric H.), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:45 (sixteen years ago)
^^ this
― dyao, Friday, 12 February 2010 14:46 (sixteen years ago)
;]
nqr is a quality poster u guys need to cio w/all the heaveyhanded handwringing
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 14:47 (sixteen years ago)
hm is a stand-up dude wtf
― chris nibbs (cozen), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:56 (sixteen years ago)
no he h8s animes & loves goddam charlie kaufman fuck him
― Lamp, Friday, 12 February 2010 14:58 (sixteen years ago)
three votes for donnie darko director is a huge black mark tbh
― quiz show flat-track bully (darraghmac), Friday, 12 February 2010 14:59 (sixteen years ago)
have NO CLUE what this has to do with obama
Nothing, at the time of the film.'s release Now it has to do w/ the way the American antiwar movement has shut up, completely, incl about that war-defending Nobel-acceptance vomit (let's see that evoked in the next Alfonso Cuaron film).
You guys should check out Life of Brian, some intriguing Christ parallels.
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:04 (sixteen years ago)
oh yeah forgot abt charlie k too true lamp
― chris nibbs (cozen), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:05 (sixteen years ago)
Just finished watching a blitz of all three Bourne movies thx to this thread. They're so badass!! I think Ultimatum is my favorite (though what's the significance of the title? is it the ***SPOILER ALERT*** ultimatum of him having to kill some random dude as Black Briar gang inititation)
MORE SPOILERS** - I think my favorite parts were the way they tied in the ending of Supremacy in a completely different and awesome context and the reveal of Stiles as a love interest without actually making us watch them fuck or anything***END SPOILERS***
― Fetchboy, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:12 (sixteen years ago)
It's NRQ's hatred of other critical apparatuses that makes me hate him.
― queen frostine (Eric H.), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:22 (sixteen years ago)
I can't imagine hating anyone for their taste in movies or lack.
xpost I wouldn't go looking for significance in the titles of Robert Ludlum novels tbh.
― gotanynewsstory? (Dorianlynskey), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:26 (sixteen years ago)
― Fetchboy, Friday, February 12, 2010 10:12 AM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
THUMBS UP!
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:26 (sixteen years ago)
guy in his 30s who looks like a high-school jock /= my kinda superspy
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:31 (sixteen years ago)
― ice cr?m, Friday, February 12, 2010 9:47 AM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― chris nibbs (cozen), Friday, February 12, 2010 9:56 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:32 (sixteen years ago)
u jus h8 sexinaz xp
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:33 (sixteen years ago)
Also the Bournes (and Damon) rule.
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:33 (sixteen years ago)
what a weird thread
― caek, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:34 (sixteen years ago)
might end up with
/nqr is a quality poster u guys need to cio w/all the heaveyhanded handwringing― ice cr?m, Friday, February 12, 2010 9:47 AM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinkhm is a stand-up dude wtf― chris nibbs (cozen), Friday, February 12, 2010 9:56 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark/
― chris nibbs (cozen), Friday, February 12, 2010 9:56 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark/
no. just... no.
― dyao, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:34 (sixteen years ago)
and fwiw as far as my limited exposure to intelligence industry types seems smart high school jock is not an unusual irl type
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:35 (sixteen years ago)
Oh come on! He's at his best when he's kind of a prick!
ice cr?m otm, at my high school there were quite a few of them.
― Fetchboy, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:35 (sixteen years ago)
(was doing my best nrq impression btw)
― dyao, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:36 (sixteen years ago)
lol i dont really h8 nrq - think hes a top 10 poster iibrr - but ppl who have different taste in movies than me are barely even human
bang
― Lamp, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:37 (sixteen years ago)
Why isn't this thread here?
― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:38 (sixteen years ago)
― dyao, Friday, February 12, 2010 3:34 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
u jus h8 sexinaz
― V-E-R-Y (history mayne), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:38 (sixteen years ago)
damon for ILX actor of the decade
― quiz show flat-track bully (darraghmac), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:38 (sixteen years ago)
farrell, any fule know
― caek, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:39 (sixteen years ago)
clooney
― quiz show flat-track bully (darraghmac), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:40 (sixteen years ago)
wahlberg
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:40 (sixteen years ago)
YESSSSSSSSS
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:41 (sixteen years ago)
Audrey tatou
― dyao, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:41 (sixteen years ago)
cruise
― max, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:43 (sixteen years ago)
weren't there zero Clooney movies PLACING?
would love to see icey watching Gerry, Ludovico Treatment style
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:48 (sixteen years ago)
oh yeah, the mediocre Coens chain gang escape farce
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:49 (sixteen years ago)
morbs weve been through this ive seen and enjoyed gerry
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:51 (sixteen years ago)
i mean if gvs is yr icon of harcore unfrivolous quality i just dont know man smh
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:52 (sixteen years ago)
He certainly isnt
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:53 (sixteen years ago)
ok then why the torture fantasies!
― ice cr?m, Friday, 12 February 2010 15:54 (sixteen years ago)
i'm just funnin w/ you j0e, lets drink sometime eh
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:54 (sixteen years ago)
the abu ghraib/rendition stuff in CoM was overt, but i don't know if i'd say heavy-handed. and i didn't mind it then / don't mind it now. all good scifi is about "now" anyway.
i might have objected to it if i didn't like the larger context it was set in, but the movie was so good i thought it made it worked. "references to things" aren't objectionable on their own.
― snoocki (s1ocki), Friday, 12 February 2010 15:55 (sixteen years ago)