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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 can see where dct would feel that way, but i'm a big woody fan too
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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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tragabigzanda wrote:Oof, I feel like you're undervaluing Woody's unique brand of kook. Just consider:

Zombieland haven't seen it
Natural Bork Killers do not like
White Men Can't Jump funny
No Country For Old Men genuinely don't remember him in this movie
Kingpin meh
The People Vs. Larry Flynt just a terrible movie
A Scanner Darkly haven't seen it
And he's the best part of the Hunger Games movies. he's totally unbelievable in those movies
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i can see where dct would feel that way, but i'm a big woody fan too
I like him a lot. But he would never make my list of favorite actors. He does his thing, does it well enough and is always serviceable. Every once in a while he really shines (like True Detective).

Loved him on Cheers and I really like him in Wag the Dog, too.
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that's extremely disrespectful to no country for old men
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durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Oof, I feel like you're undervaluing Woody's unique brand of kook. Just consider:

Zombieland haven't seen it
Natural Bork Killers do not like
White Men Can't Jump funny
No Country For Old Men genuinely don't remember him in this movie
Kingpin meh
The People Vs. Larry Flynt just a terrible movie
A Scanner Darkly haven't seen it
And he's the best part of the Hunger Games movies. he's totally unbelievable in those movies
But, yeah, I don't really have a "problem" with Woody in any of these. Except maybe Hunger Games.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:i can see where dct would feel that way, but i'm a big woody fan too
I like him a lot. But he would never make my list of favorite actors. He does his thing, does it well enough and is always serviceable. Every once in a while he really shines (like True Detective).

Loved him on Cheers and I really like him in Wag the Dog, too.
fair enough...he wouldn't be on my short list for favorites, but i really enjoy him
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:that's extremely disrespectful to no country for old men
Oh that's right! I remember him now. I Googled some images. Yeah, he's easily the most forgettable part of an all around amazing film. I love the fuck out of that movie.
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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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tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Oof, I feel like you're undervaluing Woody's unique brand of kook. Just consider:

Zombieland haven't seen it
Natural Bork Killers do not like
White Men Can't Jump funny
No Country For Old Men genuinely don't remember him in this movie
Kingpin meh
The People Vs. Larry Flynt just a terrible movie
A Scanner Darkly haven't seen it
And he's the best part of the Hunger Games movies. he's totally unbelievable in those movies
For the record, I'm judging his performances apart from the overall movies. I don't like Natural Born Killers at all; I find it to be a very unpleasant and needlessly "loud" movie, but I think he's fantastic in his role. Larry Flynt is also not a great movie, but I thought he was excellent.
Yeah, I can dig that. You probably value him more in those roles than I, but he certainly isn't bad in those.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:that's extremely disrespectful to no country for old men
Oh that's right! I remember him now. I Googled some images. Yeah, he's easily the most forgettable part of an all around amazing film. I love the fuck out of that movie.
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Woody's ok in my book.
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BurtReynolds wrote:Woody's ok in my book.
who are some of your favorite actors, burt?
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Woody's ok in my book.
who are some of your favorite actors, burt?
hmm some recent ones:

Michael Shannon
Michael Fassbender
Kurt Russell

Philip Seymour Hoffman, of course, but he's dead.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Man, ParaNorman is super good. This is my third viewing and it keeps getting better.
Wow. I'll have to check it out.
ParaNorman grew on me a lot. I think my expectations were through the roof on that one, but its really good.
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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 went ahead and watched Children of Men again last night. I really enjoy that movie.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:I went ahead and watched Children of Men again last night. I really enjoy that movie.
i'm surprised clive owen didn't really take off
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