Re: Rank a Director's Filmography
Posted: Sun October 31, 2021 2:40 pm
Anders! I was expecting some sort of personal analysis of why you felt the plot was lacking under that spoiler, hahaha
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.
Bad take, anders.Anders wrote:Seeing time differently is part of why the plot is silly. Just a cheap way of telling a story.
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.
It’s the typical cheap sci-fi solution to anything. Oh it was some time-thing. That explains it.BurtReynolds wrote:Bad take, anders.Anders wrote:Seeing time differently is part of why the plot is silly. Just a cheap way of telling a story.
I do try to stay mostly positive, but I am known around here for being critical of The Last Jedi, and as someone who watches quite a lot of movies, there are others as well of course. The misuse of time travel in Star Trek is one of those things.bada wrote:Not sure I’ve ever seen Anders negative about anything. I feel unsure about everything now.
What are your issues with Star Trek time travel? Put it in the Star Trek thread if you want we need more ST talk.Anders wrote:I do try to stay mostly positive, but I am known around here for being critical of The Last Jedi, and as someone who watches quite a lot of movies, there are others as well of course. The misuse of time travel in Star Trek is one of those things.bada wrote:Not sure I’ve ever seen Anders negative about anything. I feel unsure about everything now.
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.
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.