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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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I wonder if there is a word we could use to describe the belief that the quality of a kid's movie can be judged solely by it's ability to keep kids entertained for 90 minutes. "No, no no...We need more wonder! Add more whimsy, damnit! More joy!"
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BurtReynolds wrote:I wonder if there is a word we could use to describe the belief that the quality of a kid's movie can be judged solely by it's ability to keep kids entertained for 90 minutes. "No, no no...We need more wonder! Add more whimsy, damnit! More joy!"
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tragabigzanda wrote:Lol sorry wease
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I can't believe I'm the only one excited for this. Maybe my Chalamet crush is leading mine eyes astray?
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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i've never heard of him before. was he one of the hobbits in lord of the rings?
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you guys are crazy i don't know why i post here anymore

chalamet is the shit and looks amazing in this
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The only thing he's emitting in that trailer is a desire for a hefty paycheck.
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I'll watch the trailer and give an opinion soon
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You guys had better not ruin this for Tree.
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It looks cheesy and stupid, but Chalamet looked fine.
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he looks half dead in that trailer. He also looked half dead in Dune.

Yeah, the guy cant act.
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lies!
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Totally shocked tree_ actually wants to see this as the main support is a lady of color.
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i was gonna make a joke about how i figured she was wonka's slave but thought it inappropriate. I'm not racist, wease
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Lock 'er up.
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I don't want to want to see this, but I kind of want to see this.
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