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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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Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
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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:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.
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Kids like shit, sure, but I don't think making a movie for them is necessarily shit. I'm sure the army of marketers and execs and advanced Disney computer AI carefully crafted this for them, rather than just churn out shit because 12 year olds will eat up anything.

What I'm saying is I don't care about the subject matter. I have no interest in Peter Parker's high school life. This isn't for me.
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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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never!
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Did the Mother Fucker pay extra to yell?
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Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Such an ironic post.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Such an ironic post.

no, ironic would be me going into the baseball thread bitching about how much i hate baseball every time a baseball game is on

you go on and on and on and on and then on some more about how shit these movies are and you come across as upset that they make the money they do while the artsy fartsy movies you like do not get as much love or attention. hopefully it is eating away at you from the inside and you just stop going to movies you already have your mind made up on and just accept the fact that people enjoy these movies despite the awkward or not realistic scenes that help comprise a movie
Did the Mother Fucker pay extra to yell?
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I loved all the marvel movies up until civil war. But the last few have downright sucked. But marvel is so beloved here that it feels a little intimidating to criticize it.
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Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Such an ironic post.

no, ironic would be me going into the baseball thread bitching about how much i hate baseball every time a baseball game is on

you go on and on and on and on and then on some more about how shit these movies are and you come across as upset that they make the money they do while the artsy fartsy movies you like do not get as much love or attention. hopefully it is eating away at you from the inside and you just stop going to movies you already have your mind made up on and just accept the fact that people enjoy these movies despite the awkward or not realistic scenes that help comprise a movie
As I've already said, this is the first Marvel movie I've seen since Age of Ultron, and I only saw it because I like the director. Yes, I generally think Marvel movies are trash, and yes, I know a lot of people like them. I don't know why you consistently seem to take it as a personal attack that people have different opinions than you do.
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to the LV point, the things marvel excels at, character, storytelling, continuity, the tone, etc are things he has long documented his lack of interest in.
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I disagree that they excel at character, storytelling, or tone, but yeah, generally, you're right.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Such an ironic post.

no, ironic would be me going into the baseball thread bitching about how much i hate baseball every time a baseball game is on

you go on and on and on and on and then on some more about how shit these movies are and you come across as upset that they make the money they do while the artsy fartsy movies you like do not get as much love or attention. hopefully it is eating away at you from the inside and you just stop going to movies you already have your mind made up on and just accept the fact that people enjoy these movies despite the awkward or not realistic scenes that help comprise a movie
As I've already said, this is the first Marvel movie I've seen since Age of Ultron, and I only saw it because I like the director. Yes, I generally think Marvel movies are trash, and yes, I know a lot of people like them. I don't know why you consistently seem to take it as a personal attack that people have different opinions than you do.
you are both offensively dismissive and expansive about the things you dont like
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stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Such an ironic post.

no, ironic would be me going into the baseball thread bitching about how much i hate baseball every time a baseball game is on

you go on and on and on and on and then on some more about how shit these movies are and you come across as upset that they make the money they do while the artsy fartsy movies you like do not get as much love or attention. hopefully it is eating away at you from the inside and you just stop going to movies you already have your mind made up on and just accept the fact that people enjoy these movies despite the awkward or not realistic scenes that help comprise a movie
As I've already said, this is the first Marvel movie I've seen since Age of Ultron, and I only saw it because I like the director. Yes, I generally think Marvel movies are trash, and yes, I know a lot of people like them. I don't know why you consistently seem to take it as a personal attack that people have different opinions than you do.
you are both offensively dismissive and expansive about the things you dont like
Why would that ever be offensive??
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:I disagree that they excel at character, storytelling, or tone, but yeah, generally, you're right.
thats because you dont understand them :)
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stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I disagree that they excel at character, storytelling, or tone, but yeah, generally, you're right.
thats because you dont understand them :)
And I'm the one being offensive/dismissive/insufferable. :roll:
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Such an ironic post.

no, ironic would be me going into the baseball thread bitching about how much i hate baseball every time a baseball game is on

you go on and on and on and on and then on some more about how shit these movies are and you come across as upset that they make the money they do while the artsy fartsy movies you like do not get as much love or attention. hopefully it is eating away at you from the inside and you just stop going to movies you already have your mind made up on and just accept the fact that people enjoy these movies despite the awkward or not realistic scenes that help comprise a movie
As I've already said, this is the first Marvel movie I've seen since Age of Ultron, and I only saw it because I like the director. Yes, I generally think Marvel movies are trash, and yes, I know a lot of people like them. I don't know why you consistently seem to take it as a personal attack that people have different opinions than you do.
you are both offensively dismissive and expansive about the things you dont like
Why would that ever be offensive??
that would require a much longer post about how human beings work
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stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
stip wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Peeps wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who gives a fuck? Have you guys all gone insane?
I'm like the harshest critic of the MCU next to you, and I enjoyed the hell out of this. It wasn't remotely deep or serious, nothing "meant anything" (to reference your earlier post), the energy of the movie moved along at a good clip throughout. I was appropriately scared of Vulture, and otherwise just had a ball watching Peter Parker act too big for his britches. To use an old nyuk-nyuk, it made me feel like a kid again.
That, I will accept. As long as we're not judging a movie based on the opinions of dumbass 12-year-olds.

well you think so highly of your opinion so....
Such an ironic post.

no, ironic would be me going into the baseball thread bitching about how much i hate baseball every time a baseball game is on

you go on and on and on and on and then on some more about how shit these movies are and you come across as upset that they make the money they do while the artsy fartsy movies you like do not get as much love or attention. hopefully it is eating away at you from the inside and you just stop going to movies you already have your mind made up on and just accept the fact that people enjoy these movies despite the awkward or not realistic scenes that help comprise a movie
As I've already said, this is the first Marvel movie I've seen since Age of Ultron, and I only saw it because I like the director. Yes, I generally think Marvel movies are trash, and yes, I know a lot of people like them. I don't know why you consistently seem to take it as a personal attack that people have different opinions than you do.
you are both offensively dismissive and expansive about the things you dont like
Why would that ever be offensive??
that would require a much longer post about how human beings work
ok cool good talk
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