tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post1303564023168755276..comments2023-12-09T00:47:34.811-07:00Comments on Blog Cabins: Movie Commentary and Reviews Made Fun: A Startling Revelation (maybe)Fletchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-51510524708209607142010-03-11T13:53:02.694-07:002010-03-11T13:53:02.694-07:00I totally sucked at following your directive. Actu...I totally sucked at following your directive. Actually, it's more that I sucked at staying current w/ my fellow bloggers therefore not hearing of the boycott until after the fact. That said, I wish I had known.<br /><br />I have seen 4 of the Top 20 (Alice, Eli, Shutter & Wolfman) and only 1 of the rest (Last Station). I have become a complete snob, but it's inevitable. The majority of folks see about 12 movies in theaters, we see 70+. At a certain point, mindless entertainment just becomes mindlessly dumb and predictable. We need quality to really excite us, or at the least, to be very forgiving upon entry.<br /><br />Lucky for me, the cheap theater has nearly every January release now (Legion, Youth in Revolt, Daybreakers, etc) so my movie count is about to skyrocket. Got a triple feature planned for this weekend.Reel Whorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653916483973674603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-15511946952266431392010-03-09T02:56:03.028-07:002010-03-09T02:56:03.028-07:00That takes a lot of effort, dude. More effort than...That takes a lot of effort, dude. More effort than it takes to keep up with the ceaseless flow of substandard films that make it to the silver screen. <br /><br />I, on the other hand, get a kick of jumping on the bandwagon now and again and surf a wave of pop-culture now and then. Sometimes it's because it offers me the chance to be persnickety, other times it's to get caught up in some mind numbing wackiness. Besides, it's fun - that's a better reason than any other. <br /><br />Keeping it down to 3 in the top 20 though - that's discipline. Might I suggest you take part in Kick-Ass? It was made outside the system, but it still might make it into the top 20.The Film Cynicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016583577613473275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-70069179192138221592010-03-07T19:01:32.329-07:002010-03-07T19:01:32.329-07:00I did follow your directive and did not see the mo...I did follow your directive and did not see the movie! It's pretty mind blowing that it made so much money, it didn't seem that they were much buzz about it leading up to it and the reviews have been quite negative when compared to recent Disney fare.Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/moviesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-81280885708023345822010-03-07T17:49:22.055-07:002010-03-07T17:49:22.055-07:00Jess - yes, hopefully, things are on the uptick, a...Jess - yes, hopefully, things are on the uptick, as there should be a number of movies coming out in the very near future that we all want to see, and that just might also be big grossers. <br /><br />Nick - understandable given your locale, but not so much with the internets being, you know, worldwide. Your time spent at work is killing your slacking/movie geekery.<br /><br />Mike - well put, though I'm not sure which philosophy that quote is pushing us to more: staying home or seeing garbage? I suppose it's the former, but that can be hard work sometimes.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-18737943662936028002010-03-07T16:16:07.087-07:002010-03-07T16:16:07.087-07:00It's nice to be able to find a large majority ...It's nice to be able to find a large majority of films that aren't considered big box office successes, but at the same time, as Pauline Kael said, "movie are so rarely ever great art that if we can't appreciate great trash we might as well not even go."The Taxi Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-53829614414030118312010-03-07T13:39:29.952-07:002010-03-07T13:39:29.952-07:00Of the Top 20 highest grossing so far, according t...Of the Top 20 highest grossing so far, according to Box Office Mojo, I've seen... 7.<br /><br />Shutter Island, Book of Eli, Percy Jackson/Lightning Thief, Legion, Daybreakers, The Crazies, and From Paris With Love.<br /><br />As for 21-71... I've hardly heard of the majority of them, much less seen any of them.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859290034031232542.post-63785644004068605492010-03-07T12:54:37.631-07:002010-03-07T12:54:37.631-07:00Fletch, I succeeded in following your boycott (tho...Fletch, I succeeded in following your boycott (though I used it more as confirmation that I didn't want to see it anyway). Also, I blame the year to date crappiness of movies on the Winter Olympics. I don't know if so many people watched the Olympics because nothing was at the movies or if they didn't bother countering the Olympics. Also, the delay in the Oscars due to the Olympics also meant that new movies were delayed release. I travel at nearly the same time every year to a place that actually has 3 nearby movie theaters and this is the first time there's been NOTHING I want to see that I haven't already seen. However, when I get home next weekend, good movies (or at least movies I want to see)start being released!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679283194534387443noreply@blogger.com