Red Mosquito

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:He's the fucking WORST

i think i just want to confirm my hatred...i haven't seen either of the ted's, though he was part of one my favorite snl skits

The first Ted is one of the worst pieces of shit ever made. Every single thing about it is infuriatingly awful. Fuck.

Dev wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:He's the fucking WORST

i think i just want to confirm my hatred...i haven't seen either of the ted's, though he was part of one my favorite snl skits

The first Ted is one of the worst pieces of shit ever made. Every single thing about it is infuriatingly awful. Fuck.

The Ted movies are better than How to Die in the West. They are decent comedies.

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:He's the fucking WORST

i think i just want to confirm my hatred...i haven't seen either of the ted's, though he was part of one my favorite snl skits

durdencommatyler wrote:The Death of Superman Lives.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:The Death of Superman Lives.

Let me know what you think.

durdencommatyler wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:The Death of Superman Lives.

Let me know what you think.

It was fun but kinda unfulfilling. All the storyboards and artwork and mock ups were amazing. The behind the scenes stuff, the costume fittings and such, were great. But it was poorly directed and edited and it still managed to leave a ton out. And the sound was really blech. LMS is gonna be pissed if he ever sees it.

Too much time was spent with Kevin Smith retelling a story we've all heard before. The director should not have appeared on camera. Ever once. Especially during interviews. He's so awkward and distracting. He just nods and nods and nods and clearly isn't listening to anything. He look bored as fuck the entire time. Even while sitting next to Tim Burton. Just so weird.

But I enjoyed it for what it was. I wish it had been better and more professionally done. Maybe someday we'll get a better and more competent take on the subject.

It's a movie I've been lusting over for decades. This didn't do enough to satisfy me. But it's something and I appreciate the time and effort that went into it. And it's nice to see so much of the artwork.

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.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'm not a fan. Staying Alive is awesome, though.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I marathoned the Rocky series over the last two days. I liked all of them (I'd seen them all before, but it had been many years since I last saw 2-5). I enjoyed them all, but here's how I'd rank them:

1. Rocky
2. Rocky Balboa
3. V
4. III
5. II
6. IV

How did Rocky V get such a high ranking?

Ha, I figured someone would bring that up. I appreciated its decided return-to-roots approach. While I liked 2-4, I think they strayed from the character drama that made the original great, and became much more boxing movie. V tried to get back (though not entirely successfully) to what made the first work. It's essentially a layered father/son drama with boxing as an undercurrent. Hell, it doesn't even have a climactic boxing scene; instead, we get a gritty street fight! I liked the change in formula.