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Comment on So that’s why the movie sucked by Alexander Burns

Alexander Burns — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:51:36 +0000

hehe, by the end of the first paragraph I realized they’re just not set up for seriousness. It goes against their very nature. If I were to rewrite this it would definitely just be played as a straight comedy.

Comment on So that’s why the movie sucked by Ben

Ben — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:07:06 +0000

haha, Alex. well, this is what blogs are for. Hope you had a good time with it. Soon as you described them, it was all over and I couldn’t keep a straight face.

Good comedy I guess.

Comment on Do Not Want! by Alexander Burns

Alexander Burns — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:01:52 +0000

Hayter also wrote the mediocre-to-passable X-Men scripts (not X3, thankfully). Hmm.

Snyder I’m fairly ambivalent on, though I really enjoyed 300. He seems to be genuinely dedicated to making Watchmen as faithfully as possible, and in that I take hope. Really, nothing short of an HBO miniseries could do the book justice, so it comes down to hoping to see a movie you will hate less than how bad it potentially could have been.

Comment on Do Not Want! by Jens

Jens — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:18:56 +0000

Oi…. Watchmen…
I refuse to let myself get excited about that movie, as much as I want to. I don’t know if I’ll even go see it. As much as I’d theoretically love a Watchmen movie, it’s written by the guy who voices Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid games, and directed by the guy who directed the Dawn of the Dead remake, which probably ranks as my most hated movie of all time. The film only lasted 100 minutes, but I feel like I lost much more than that. I hated that movie so much that I still carry an active anger for the parties responsible, and this destroys any hope I might have for Watchmen. It breaks my heart, but my hatred for Zack Snyder overpowers my enthusiasm for Watchmen.

Comment on Do Not Want! by Alexander Burns

Alexander Burns — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:18:58 +0000

I’ve managed to avoid the Dark Knight hype so far. I’m looking forward to it, but I’m not champing at the bit. There’s a decent chance I’ll wait until next week to see it.

The Watchmen trailer has already had some impact on me, though. Which is bad, because it’s a year away. They had me at that first shot of Archie rising up from the bay.

Comment on Do Not Want! by Jens

Jens — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:14:15 +0000

We have yet to get Wall-E here in Korea! Releases are weird that way - we got Pirates and the last Spider-man and Iron Man a few days early, but Wall-E hasn’t hit yet, and nor has Hellboy. I have yet to see posters for the Dark Knight, either.
That’s the movie I’m most excited about this summer. I was reading the AV Club’s review of the Dark Knight, and actually became physically aroused. Wow!
… no, not really.

Comment on Do Not Want! by Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:13:53 +0000

Weird and villain get me a lot as well. Especially villain! Thank goodness for auto-correct!

I’m on Twitter, as well. I’ll follow you.

Comment on Hancock by Erin

Erin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:18:01 +0000

Saw this over the weekend. Really enjoyed it. You’re right, the twist was very much foreshadowed. Stephen and I liked the twist a lot, but I do agree with you that I wish the bad guys had been developed more. They were really lame as-is.

Comment on The Dallas Damsel by Jens

Jens — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:41:00 +0000

Well, the lackey viewpoint, while fun here, might be a bit too gimmicky over a full-length - I’ve had some comical pieces published there, but they’re more serious stories with jokes in them than farces. Not sure what you mean by “this sort of story”, exactly - that it’s set in the past-West rather than the future of space? My next novella that will come out there… later… is set in the 1870s. So you can have the Dallas Damsel, no prob. Pulpy is a safe bet.
Actually, now that I think of it, the very first piece they published, “Bat Durston,” is an outright farce. So do what you like! If it has space and western in it, I’m sure it’ll work.

Comment on Bleh by Erin

Erin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:32:51 +0000

Maybe you could submit it to Escape Pod. It seems up their alley… Depending on the word count. I’ve had troubles sending my stuff to the podcasts, because it seems like my word counts are never right…