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Re: Episode 34: The Kill That The Snowman Gave

movieguyjon — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:46:54 -0000

We do it all for you. ;)

But seriously, this one was really fun to suffer through.

Re: Hallow-Xmas-Tober

movieguyjon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:46:53 -0000

That's definitely an option. :)

Re: Episode 33: Noel Noir

movieguyjon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:25:36 -0000

I was really disturbed by the fact that he just walked into the place, like you said, without any motivation and just started killing them all. Pretty much all of that was lost in the remake, although to their credit they kept it kind of sick.

Really, the moral of the story is that slasher villain backstories really take away from the scariness of the film. I can safely say there's no exception to this.

Re: Trailer Park Tuesdays (10/11 – 10/17)

movieguyjon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:22:38 -0000

Ok, I will say this. Now that I've seen the "Adventures of Power" trailer, I'm kind of anxious to see that one as well. It looks goofy as hell, but it has fricken RUSH in the trailer!!

Re: Episode 33: Noel Noir

movieguyjon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:25:06 -0000

In the remake, they add a weird yellow skin disease to billy, which turns
out to be really ridiculous. And then the weird incest angle is just
that...weird.

Re: Episode 33: Noel Noir

movieguyjon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:48:57 -0000

I think there's an interesting discussion in there somewhere about the differences between the original and the remake and how defining a slasher's backstory seems to put sympathy where it doesn't belong: on the bad guy.

Re: After Hours

movieguyjon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:39:53 -0000

This sounds like an interesting flick to check out! *adds to queue*

From the sounds of it, the alone in NYC at night thing seems fairly accurate. But I've never been so I guess I could be wrong. :P

Re: Trailer Park Tuesdays (9/20 – 9/26)

movieguyjon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:15:38 -0000

Youtube doesn't allow embedding of most trailers and ads in the embed take
up roughly half of the screen. You shouldn't have to sign up to view, just
provide a birth date.

And if you have to sign up, well..bully for you, I guess.

Re: Crayon Sad-Chan

movieguyjon — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:43:19 -0000

Sheesh. That really sucks. :-/

Re: Episode 29: Stir of Geckos

movieguyjon — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:08:04 -0000

Good. Glad we could help! :D

Re: Clouded Judgement

movieguyjon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:33:26 -0000

The only disconnect I see in this film is the same disconnect I see in most of these films where the characters don't match the background environment they're in. Up, while a "better" movie, had ridiculous character designs set against realistic backdrops. In fact, the little girl in the beginning of Up looks like a younger version of that reporter in the image above.

Just playin' devil's advocate here. I personally think the film will be what it is and will be fun for everyone who goes. But how different is the story actually going to be from the original source material? I'm curious to get more of your thoughts on this.

Re: You Basterds!!

movieguyjon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:57:29 -0000

How were the performances? From the trailers it kind of looked like all we were going to get was Brad Pitt with a bad accent and Eli Roth's (non) acting. How much did it differ from the trailer, even? I know just based off the trailer it didn't seem like it was going to be much and I'm curious to see how it and the film compare.

Re: On Fraud and Credit Cards

movieguyjon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:32:05 -0000

Yeah, I've definitely considered filling out the forms at one time or
another. It would be cool if business let you know before you reach the
checkout with items in hand that they have minimums. Hell, it would be cool
if businesses stuck their disclaimers right next to the visa sign on the
door.

Re: On Fraud and Credit Cards

movieguyjon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:30:13 -0000

Re: Episode 27: Mission to SARS

movieguyjon — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:42:04 -0000

Good! It better have been! :)

Re: Episode 27: Mission to SARS

movieguyjon — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:41:02 -0000

Good! It better have been! :)

Re: Fictionalized History

movieguyjon — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:12:27 -0000

There's a fine line with hollywood films in terms of this sort of thing. On a basic level, these films are still films and are bound by a lot of the rules of the medium. Amping up the drama is just a fraction of those rules, as is tailoring to a specific demographic. If ya want real and "truthy," go watch documentaries. :)

Re: Episode 26: Blow’d Up

movieguyjon — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:08:55 -0000

That's definitely Light from Death Note!

Re: Episode 20: Fah Q

movieguyjon — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:42:04 -0000

I know we're buds and all, Tom, but I don't find this movie as great as you said it was. :)

Re: Episode 21: It’s Really A Super Scope

movieguyjon — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:29:33 -0000

Whatever, man. This film is great! Y'all just be haters! :)

Re: On Resume Typos

movieguyjon — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:16:36 -0000

Well, that's good that you ended up getting the job despite that. I always fear that there's still some lurking snafu on my resumes that's just waiting to be found by the right person..

Re: On Premium Television and Cable

movieguyjon — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:46:23 -0000

I agree. Sometimes these shows really do go wild with their freedoms to the detriment of the story, which almost makes the case for restricting the writers in what they can and can't write into their shows.

Re: On Cheap Asses And Pandora

movieguyjon — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:46:37 -0000

While I agree with that, I'd have to argue that every service on the web we use is entitled to compensation from it's users if they so felt inclined to ask. There's not a single web service out there that isn't deserving of our money. Pandora, Last.FM, twitter, facebook, google anything, linkedin, livejournal, all these web services have a lot of value to their users and with that I would say that their mere existence DOES merit revenue.

But yeah, in the meatspace, just existing doesn't entitle anyone to revenue.

Re: On Cheap Asses And Pandora

movieguyjon — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:33:49 -0000

I'm not sure I see how the two statements contradict. The first suggests that they (pandora) should get compensation for a service that they created that has considerable value to a lot of people who use it. You wouldn't work at your job if you weren't getting paid, correct? To the makers of Pandora, this isn't a hobby, this is a job. They shouldn't have to bite the bullet just so any shmoe can listen to music for free.

The second statement addresses this idea that a lot of people have that they shouldn't have to pay for services like this. When it comes down to it, all these free services that we use don't HAVE to be free. These companies have to monetize somehow or disappear. By thinking we in fact "deserve" free shit is where the real sin lies.

Re: On Tumblr

movieguyjon — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:53:45 -0000

Following! :)