Posted by Neredbojias on 04/16/06 22:09

To further the education of mankind, Blinky the Shark
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>>> I have a thing about movies with both of these characteristics: seem
>>> dumb *and* draw metric buttloads of attention. I'll see dumb films
>>> if they look fun; I'll see acclaimed films. But I rarely do them if
>>> they fit both categories. Just the way I am, I guess.
>>
>> Hmm, that is odd. A fish thing or - haven't been nipping on the
>> cannibis kelp, have you?
>
> Whatever comes my way. :)
>
> I guess the bottom line is that I can handle hype if it's got a basis,
> but hype for something that looks st00pid turns me off.

Exactly my feeling. I may be a bit more critical than you, though. The
movies nowadays _all_ seem like hype to me.

> I also don't have any interest in "thrillers", "slashers" or other
> kinds of "surprise" films, if I understand your categorization.
> Shock, horror, etc.

Nah. I saw the original "Friday the 13th" at the show, thought it was okay
- not great but decent enough. Almost anything after that just seemed like
so much boring gratuity to me.

>> grew dumb exponentially - made just for the quick buck. Off the top
>> of my head, the only sequel I saw that I thought might be better than
>> the original was "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." Of course, I
>> didn't see the original, but they said they went beyond it, so what
>> was the point?
>
> "Hot Shots Part Deux" is as good as "Hot Shots". They're my favorite
> of the "Airplane"-like parody films.

I used to like the biblical/legend-type epics such as Ben-Hur, The Ten
Commandments, Samson and Delilah, Genghis Khan, Taras Bulba, and One
Million B.C. Some of them weren't so great, either, but they kept my
interest. Also "was into" s.f. (Forbidden Planet, The Fly, The Time
Machine, War of the Worlds, 20,000 Leagues... etc.) But still haven't seen
the new WOTW, <sigh>.

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Neredbojias
Infinity can have limits.

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