Comments | bretterriffic: i don't feel i need to explain my art to you.

bretterriffic

i don't feel i need to explain my art to you.

Jul 08, 2006 21:38

welcome to a pop culture extravaganza. before i hit you with a bit of truth, let me ask for a general finger crossing and wishes of luck. thank you. now, shallow hal. you know, the movie with jack black and gwyneth paltrow in a 'fat suit.' quite possibly the worst idea ever committed to film. but, it does work, and the message does come ( Read more... )

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violetinsane July 9 2006, 01:47:05 UTC

they were there for Rex Manning day, DUH...of course there wouldnt be so many employees there on a regualr day but its REX MANNING DAY!

bretterriffic July 9 2006, 14:42:07 UTC

gosh! how could i be so stupid?!?

rei_c July 9 2006, 01:50:26 UTC

I loved Empire Records, primarily because none of it makes sense and the soundtrack is great. That being said, I loved your issues with it because, yeah, they're big issues.

*Hugs*

bretterriffic July 9 2006, 14:44:40 UTC

the music is really good. and i know the owner had a special relationship with the thief, some sort of bond, but really, that weakened my argument, so why bring it up?

abinormal July 9 2006, 02:56:29 UTC

I love Empire Records, but I respect your opinions because they are well written and fair points. That is why I cannot respect Roger Ebert and if I were ever to meet him I'm afraid I would be forced to kick him many times in the gonads.

bretterriffic July 9 2006, 14:47:18 UTC

so many people had good things to say about the movie before i watched it, so i was kind of surprised at how much i didn't like it. maybe it is me. maybe i was in a bad mood or just being overly critical.

and poor roger ebert.

abinormal July 9 2006, 19:08:28 UTC

I think for a lot of people it's a nostalgia thing. People our age would have first saw it probably in early puberty, when we were impressionable and mentally vunerable. I know I make a lot of allowances for movies I saw as a kid just based on the nostalgia factor. It probably just got overhyped for you and you were expecting more from it.

Do not cry for Roger Ebert - he deserves whatever he gets.

bretterriffic July 10 2006, 03:53:43 UTC

yeah, that happens with the big lebowski and other 'quoteable' movies; they get built up, then can't live up to the hype. though i do think the big lebowski is one of the greatest movies of all time.

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