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10/04/09
Last year, a similar comic called _Black Summer_ also made a GREAT debut with an issue # 0, but also went downhill over the next 7 or so issues, though not as badly.
10/04/09
09/26/09
I completely agree, and I can't imagine how pissed Venditti must be if he's seen the movie, because from what I hear they completely change the most important scene of the relationship, to the point where it really doesn't drive home anything.
09/26/09
I hope he got enough money to dry his tears.
09/26/09
"All of that is retained in the film, and the relationship plays out very much like it does in the book, and I think because that is in there - and in the film, I think more screentime is devoted to it than pagetime in the book - I think that stuff will still shine through."
So from what I hear, they retained that in the movie. AT least, that's what I get from just reading his explanation.
09/26/09
09/26/09
Which he talks about in the book.
The book was so good I'm not planning to see the movie.
09/26/09
I did that enough already, thanks.
09/26/09
But on days when I'm not feeling up to running errands, a surrogate to drive, schlep laundry and groceries would sure be handy. Maybe go to the movies and concerts and other socializing instead of having to beg off.
09/27/09
09/26/09
So later when I got home and opened the book. Guess what? The book was signed by Robert Venditti. :D
09/26/09
09/26/09
A 'MeatPopsicle' in the Fifth Element.
A 'Meatbag' in Surrogates.
Where-oh-where, is that great feminist champion, of the prostituted profession, Megan Fox, when we really need her?
Oh, yeah. I forgot. Empowering Jennifer's Body.
(Was I the only one who wondered, when I heard Brucie enunciate his personal preference "No, I'm a Meat Popsicle!", in The Fifth Element, precisely how much Unilever had paid for the product placement?)
I actually really enjoyed a lot of Surrogates (as I did Gamer[and District 9 with the meatbag becoming a prawnbag]), when it let its attention to 'uncanny valley' detail, just do its thing: Make me wonder and question and think.
Why is it, that writers, directors, studios and networks, think that after they show us something that successfully does all these things, that we want to be told what to think, how to feel about it, what's going to happen next and precisely what the 'happy ending' will be?
The worst offender, by far (recently), was the execrable Terminator Salvation.
The least, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
I think its writer, Josh Friedman gave us a pretty good explanation, of why [io9.com] .
Then again, CJ's "ugly Terminator-esque endoskeletons" struck me as unspeakably meatbagist, so perhaps I'm not the target demographic.
Or maybe, the creators are just completely clueless as to who their consumers really are and what they really want.
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09/25/09
well, truth be told, I like Bruce too.. (we're both harmonica players too) but sometimes I wanna just bitch-slap him and say 'snap out of it' and start making smaller indie movies and NEVER make another movie where he's some sort of law enforcement type ever again.
09/25/09
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09/25/09
*sighs* Another luddite-y movie...
This picture perfectly describes how the "healthy" and "pure" nature really looks like just how our luddite and pseudo-environmentalist-friends imagine it...
09/25/09
One more thing:
So let's say the directors are all anti-technology and stuff. So I guess they made this movie just with bamboo sticks, stones and.......... wait...
ps: luddites are hypocrites.
09/25/09
"luddites" aren't people who hate technology, "luddites" are people who fight against the use of technology to replace humans, specifically human labor. They were originally a group of fabric weavers who fought against the use of the auto-loom (which requires fewer hands to operate) and were united under one of the first union organizers who's name was General Ludd. More colloquially it means one who has a difficult time or resists the implementation of NEW technologies because they introduce NEW procedures which are unfamiliar to the user.
Though, I do think you are right, they, the film makers are probably hypocrites.
09/26/09
I know the history of luddism. But today people are calling themselves luddites who just loathe technology. My comment was directed to those kind of people.
09/25/09
09/25/09
That's too bad because I like the way Bruce Willis isn't afraid to tackle the cheesy film.
09/25/09
09/25/09
rental? I was thinking torrent, personally. If it's any good, I'll catch it on netflix watch it now in 6 months or so, just to make sure the studio gets the handful of half-pennies it deserves.
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