But the speed of crap accelerates like a rocket luge on Crisco Mountain.
So reads the first line of Jim Ridley's small review of Epic Movie on page 57 of the January 31, 2007 City Pages. I will never, ever see that movie. I would not have, anyway. But I'm sure glad I was treated to the review. A handful of people will ever read this it, but here's to enabling just a handful more. Of course, there are many more fine and clever writers (a small contingent, even, amongst my small readership), whose various and wonderful witten labors of love will be quickly lost and forgotten.
But here's to any and all writers I know, have known, or will never konw; who care enough about the craft of wit and words to put their hearts into Wanking Off Into the Void. Your efforts are appreciated.
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That is awesome.
I've seen a number of things about Epic Movie that lead me to believe that perhaps it crossed a line. Basically people are rejecting the notion that just putting a pop-culture reference in an unusual situation does not assure humor. Fairly common sense, but that does seem to be a comic/marketing thread these days.
I saw part of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, the other day, and for as great as Will Ferrel can be, this was simply awful - at least it wasn't very funny. It brought to light the worst aspects of life in the 1970's and pretended that they were funny. If it was meant as a social commentary of some sort, maybe I could tolerate it, but it was sold as a comedy, and it was distinctly unfunny.
You guys are becoming to smart for comedy. I don't know if there is a movie out there that you guys will think is a great comedy. You are becoming too advanced.
Anchorman was very funny. Maybe my average funny bone has not yet evolved into the refined bone that you guys have?
You know me-a total distaste for comedy.
I know a number of people out there that thought Anchorman was funny. It's just not a type of movie in which I have any interest. There was a really, really sad exercise in which my brother stuck in a copy of Anchorman and tried scene-jumping to show me "parts that were funny." Basically taking something I probably wouldn't have enjoyed, anyway, and putting it completely out of context. If people do enjoy it, bully for them.
I think the issue Mixx is talking about is just that it seems like in movie humour (like in just about everything else in the world, I guess) people find something that strikes a chord with people then beat it ad nauseum, repackaging it and stuffing pretty much the same thing down people's throats as long as it makes a buck until, finally, people just won't take it anymore.
I simply choose not to watch most mainstream comedies these days, because it seems like it's just the same joke, or type of joke, over and over. There's usually one two five wonderful, brilliant moments in the movie-but I'm about 17 years past the time when that cuts it for me. Why must I sit through 2 hours of dreck to see something funny and original? I could watch The Full Monty or Crimes and Misdemeanors and laugh the whole way through.
To be honest, I kind of resent the "you guys are becoming too smart for comedy" remark. Anti-intellectualism is serious business these days, and I'm starting to no longer find it an amusing accusation.
Good ol' T-Clog. Responding to the first comment of the post, but never the post itself.
Not trying to offend.
I feel like an idiot for talking up Napolian Dynomite and for saying how great it was, when in this forum it really was a dud.
It is easy to feel small when others are all thinking one way while you are alone looking like the fool.
Sometimes it is really hard to match up against you intellectual giants.
For what it's worth-I'm glad I saw N.D. In fact, I've been unable to get his running style out of my mind. Truly great.
I don't think anyone here means to intimidate. The whole point of my post had nothing to do with "Epic Movie," but just the idea of people putting care into their writing, even if very few people will ever read it.
It's a relief to be able to find a good writer, columnist, critic, or whatever, covering a beat (news, political, movies, or whatever.) There's so much stuff out there, and with blogs, the sheer volume of stuff to read grows every day.
The downside is, once you find a writer you like, they may retire and/or die, not necessarily in that order.
The same may be said for a friend and/or a lover. It's the human condition.
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