Red Mosquito

stip wrote:perhaps I should run really fast so I can go back in time and change that post?

Strat wrote:Do I need to see this?

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Do I need to see this to understand everything in the Suicide Squad movie? Were there any references to that?

no

I can't wait to see how Will Smith messes up Deadshot. I wish they would have kept Michael Rowe in the roll

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

stip wrote:It's very difficult to read what I've seen of white (maybe this is only his event film reviews) and not imagine that he is at least subconsciously motivated on part by a desire to repudiate whatever the popular opinion happens to be, so as to demonstrate his own superiority by standing apart from it.


That is not to say one can only like BVS for those reasons. Obviously that's nonsense. And clearly this guy is into snyders aesthetic, but that isn't what seems to be motivating his review.

White has been writing art/cultural criticism for decades. His ideology and what he values in art are distinct and coherent. Always have been. I don't think it's at all surprising that a gay black Christian conservative has a radically different viewpoint than other film critics, who tend to be white liberals. He is naturally positioned differently, not deliberately.

bune wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

stip wrote:It's very difficult to read what I've seen of white (maybe this is only his event film reviews) and not imagine that he is at least subconsciously motivated on part by a desire to repudiate whatever the popular opinion happens to be, so as to demonstrate his own superiority by standing apart from it.


That is not to say one can only like BVS for those reasons. Obviously that's nonsense. And clearly this guy is into snyders aesthetic, but that isn't what seems to be motivating his review.

White has been writing art/cultural criticism for decades. His ideology and what he values in art are distinct and coherent. Always have been. I don't think it's at all surprising that a gay black Christian conservative has a radically different viewpoint than other film critics, who tend to be white liberals. He is naturally positioned differently, not deliberately.

i swear to God I can't tell if you're serious or just taking the piss.

durdencommatyler wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

stip wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:In exchange for early access to a game we were working on, most print publications and European magazines agreed to give us a score of at least 85% (85% being a very important number as many contracts stipulate bonuses if their metacritic score is at least 85%). One day the boss blurted it out to me like it was no big deal but I was kinda shocked by it.

I doubt the newspaper critics are that dirty, but it wouldn't surprise me if the magazine and online sites are.

Early access to a game is pretty low key as far as bribes go. I'm not sure what a film co. would be able to offer to influence an aggregator site

Advertising spots would be a big one, but who knows. Rotten Tomatoes is probably more legit than Metacritic in any case.

Advertising spots, sure, and remember when .... I can't remember which studio... was flat out fabricating reviews for pull quotes. I'm sure that doesn't affect something like RT because those reviews were never actually written or published per se. But the fact that studios do that kind of shit at all shows how susceptible the industry is to fraud and fixed numbers.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

bune wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

stip wrote:It's very difficult to read what I've seen of white (maybe this is only his event film reviews) and not imagine that he is at least subconsciously motivated on part by a desire to repudiate whatever the popular opinion happens to be, so as to demonstrate his own superiority by standing apart from it.


That is not to say one can only like BVS for those reasons. Obviously that's nonsense. And clearly this guy is into snyders aesthetic, but that isn't what seems to be motivating his review.

White has been writing art/cultural criticism for decades. His ideology and what he values in art are distinct and coherent. Always have been. I don't think it's at all surprising that a gay black Christian conservative has a radically different viewpoint than other film critics, who tend to be white liberals. He is naturally positioned differently, not deliberately.

i swear to God I can't tell if you're serious or just taking the piss.

i don't know what you're confused about

bune wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

stip wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:In exchange for early access to a game we were working on, most print publications and European magazines agreed to give us a score of at least 85% (85% being a very important number as many contracts stipulate bonuses if their metacritic score is at least 85%). One day the boss blurted it out to me like it was no big deal but I was kinda shocked by it.

I doubt the newspaper critics are that dirty, but it wouldn't surprise me if the magazine and online sites are.

Early access to a game is pretty low key as far as bribes go. I'm not sure what a film co. would be able to offer to influence an aggregator site

Advertising spots would be a big one, but who knows. Rotten Tomatoes is probably more legit than Metacritic in any case.

Advertising spots, sure, and remember when .... I can't remember which studio... was flat out fabricating reviews for pull quotes. I'm sure that doesn't affect something like RT because those reviews were never actually written or published per se. But the fact that studios do that kind of shit at all shows how susceptible the industry is to fraud and fixed numbers.

That would be Sony.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

bune wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

stip wrote:It's very difficult to read what I've seen of white (maybe this is only his event film reviews) and not imagine that he is at least subconsciously motivated on part by a desire to repudiate whatever the popular opinion happens to be, so as to demonstrate his own superiority by standing apart from it.


That is not to say one can only like BVS for those reasons. Obviously that's nonsense. And clearly this guy is into snyders aesthetic, but that isn't what seems to be motivating his review.

White has been writing art/cultural criticism for decades. His ideology and what he values in art are distinct and coherent. Always have been. I don't think it's at all surprising that a gay black Christian conservative has a radically different viewpoint than other film critics, who tend to be white liberals. He is naturally positioned differently, not deliberately.

i swear to God I can't tell if you're serious or just taking the piss.

i don't know what you're confused about

Mostly your posts can be read super sarcastic as well as super serious.

spike wrote:this once great forum has been reduced to rubble. i blame LV and challenge him to the greatest gladiator match in the history of the world.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

spike wrote:this once great forum has been reduced to rubble. i blame LV and challenge him to the greatest gladiator match in the history of the world.

i hate r.e.m. and the force awakens though

spike wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

spike wrote:this once great forum has been reduced to rubble. i blame LV and challenge him to the greatest gladiator match in the history of the world.

i hate r.e.m. and the force awakens though

good point. do you think stip bleeds?

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

bune wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

stip wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:In exchange for early access to a game we were working on, most print publications and European magazines agreed to give us a score of at least 85% (85% being a very important number as many contracts stipulate bonuses if their metacritic score is at least 85%). One day the boss blurted it out to me like it was no big deal but I was kinda shocked by it.

I doubt the newspaper critics are that dirty, but it wouldn't surprise me if the magazine and online sites are.

Early access to a game is pretty low key as far as bribes go. I'm not sure what a film co. would be able to offer to influence an aggregator site

Advertising spots would be a big one, but who knows. Rotten Tomatoes is probably more legit than Metacritic in any case.

Advertising spots, sure, and remember when .... I can't remember which studio... was flat out fabricating reviews for pull quotes. I'm sure that doesn't affect something like RT because those reviews were never actually written or published per se. But the fact that studios do that kind of shit at all shows how susceptible the industry is to fraud and fixed numbers.

That would be Sony.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

bune wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

stip wrote:It's very difficult to read what I've seen of white (maybe this is only his event film reviews) and not imagine that he is at least subconsciously motivated on part by a desire to repudiate whatever the popular opinion happens to be, so as to demonstrate his own superiority by standing apart from it.


That is not to say one can only like BVS for those reasons. Obviously that's nonsense. And clearly this guy is into snyders aesthetic, but that isn't what seems to be motivating his review.

White has been writing art/cultural criticism for decades. His ideology and what he values in art are distinct and coherent. Always have been. I don't think it's at all surprising that a gay black Christian conservative has a radically different viewpoint than other film critics, who tend to be white liberals. He is naturally positioned differently, not deliberately.

i swear to God I can't tell if you're serious or just taking the piss.

i don't know what you're confused about

Mostly your posts can be read super sarcastic as well as super serious.

i'm probably just kidding etc.

Spoiler: show

HardTI wrote:Can we talk about spoilers openly yet? Spoiler tag on this just in case not.

Spoiler: show

Is the vision batman sees while his device is decrypting forshadowing an Injustice storyline? Flash's part in there just points to that as much as the vision itself. Also, who else things Lois is likely pregnant?

Spoiler: show

It's either Injustice or the Flashpoint Paradox or some merging of the two stories.
Also, I didn't see anything to indicate that Lois is pregnant. What gave you that impression?

theplatypus wrote:

Spoiler: show

It's either Injustice or the Flashpoint Paradox or some merging of the two stories.
Also, I didn't see anything to indicate that Lois is pregnant. What gave you that impression?

Spoiler: show

purely speculative, but my wife mentioned it and that got me thinking. Her being pregnant was a major part of injustice. Also just this weekend a comic called super sons (son of batman and son of superman) was announced. I figure may the sex scene was in there for a reason.