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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That guy is such an enigma to me. Super talented but sometimes his performances are mannered and distractingly bad. Makes some really great choices. Then turns around and takes a shit on everyone. So weird.
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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durdencommatyler wrote:That guy is such an enigma to me. Super talented but sometimes his performances are mannered and distractingly bad. Makes some really great choices. Then turns around and takes a shit on everyone. So weird.
I think of him as a Michael Shannon or Steve Buscemi type, but without the same knack for picking roles.
Yeah, I'd put him right there with those guys. Though, I don't know if I've seen Shannon turn in a truly bad performance yet.
So if you knew it was coming for you within 7 days, why would you get on a plane?
Also, does every "horror" movie these days have to include a woman with long hair who hangs her head down so you can't see her face and moves with herky-jerky movements?
In fairness though wasn't The Ring the first one to do the hair down herky-jerky thing? Maybe not. I don't know horror very well. But the first Ring was the first time I remember seeing that.
Also, I'm not sure I understand the plane thing. If you die seven days after watching the video, who cares that it comes on on the plane? You've got seven days! Unless the original girl is the fucking pilot of the plane.
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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durdencommatyler wrote:That guy is such an enigma to me. Super talented but sometimes his performances are mannered and distractingly bad. Makes some really great choices. Then turns around and takes a shit on everyone. So weird.
I think of him as a Michael Shannon or Steve Buscemi type, but without the same knack for picking roles.
Yeah, I'd put him right there with those guys. Though, I don't know if I've seen Shannon turn in a truly bad performance yet.
Have you seen Premium Rush, or whatever that bike movie with JGL is called? Wow. Chews the scenery and then gets shot in the head and doesn't die for what seems to be a full minute or so.
durdencommatyler wrote:That guy is such an enigma to me. Super talented but sometimes his performances are mannered and distractingly bad. Makes some really great choices. Then turns around and takes a shit on everyone. So weird.
I think of him as a Michael Shannon or Steve Buscemi type, but without the same knack for picking roles.
Yeah, I'd put him right there with those guys. Though, I don't know if I've seen Shannon turn in a truly bad performance yet.
Have you seen Premium Rush, or whatever that bike movie with JGL is called? Wow. Chews the scenery and then gets shot in the head and doesn't die for what seems to be a full minute or so.
I have not. But to be totally fair and honest, I'm mostly familiar with his stage work. I haven't seen a lot of his film/TV stuff.
