In which freekalette Pits over a movie

[Astroboy14]

@freekalette

…opinions are like assholes, and everybody’s needs to be fucked sometimes…

:eek:

uses hands to cover hiney and backs away quickly

[Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical]

@freekalette

Yes, I was wooshing. Hell, I like LOLcats! I figured I was being wooshed, and responded in kind. In all seriousness, those poems were very nice. I especially like the first one, as it has a bit that reminds me vaguely of one of my favorite songs. As for the nickname, I’m the one that calls him that. He calls himself by his first name. And I didn’t feel it was wise to give his real name, just because…well, just because!

I am truly sorry if I offended you. Truce?

No problem, sorry I didn’t see it as the woosh it was. The dry word, the Pit and all…

It’s all good.

[Mosier]

@freekalette

Hmmm, get some taste and go fuck myself? Nah, the Pit is so much more entertaining than that!

Sorry, that’s all I got.

[Jodi]

@freekalette

Backstory: I have (well, had, after this) a friend who is known as the Comic Guru. This guy eats sleeps lives and dreams comic books. He’s mostly brilliant when it comes to anything from Marvel to DC to everything in between, and he’s also somewhat of a connosiuer (sp) of all things artsy. He posted a link on his blog to an article about the upcoming sequel to Donnie Darko, and said that it made him all stabby. I replied, saying that I felt it at least deserved a chance, and that I’d judge it for myself, rather than automatically hating it without even seeing it.

This fucking twit had the nerve to call me “an anti-intellectual lowest common denominator” . . .

See, that’s your problem right there: At this point, you should have thrown him a “fuck you” and walked away (metaphorically) or, if you were taking the high road, just walked away.

Why on earth people put up with shit like this is beyond me. I’m not all that and a bag of chips, but my friends don’t talk to me like that and I don’t talk to my friends like that.

[Bosstone]

@Cheesesteak

While I agree in concept, I object to the changes being called shortcuts. Every medium has requirements, and any change of medium is going to necessitate changes to the work. Calling those changes shortcuts suggests that the artists are simply not working hard enough to maintain the original.

Some changes are shortcuts, or an appeal to the LCD, others are just a function of the new medium.

Sorry, I wasn’t clear enough. I wasn’t equating shortcuts with changes, I was saying they have to take shortcuts AND make changes. Shortcuts aren’t even necessarily all that bad, used well.

[elucidator]

After Wonder Wart-Hog, all is emptiness and feeding on the wind. And get off my LAN.

[freekalette]

Jodi I know what you mean. My problem was that, in my initial message to him, I didn’t insult him in any way. I basically said that I disagreed, and that his opinion wouldn’t influence me one way or the other. When he insulted me for no reason other than that, I got pissed. Shit, it’s not like I said he was WRONG for what he thought. I just pointed out why I didn’t follow his logic.

I’m proud of myself, because if there’s one thing I’ve learned from the Pit, it’s to not throw out insults that aren’t relevant to the topic at hand. I could have easily called him a fat, lazy bastard who couldn’t get pussy if he stole it from a dead girl, but I limited it to just the absurdity of his purported knowing what the human race needs in terms of entertainment.

Astro you can trust me! I’m so sweet and innocent. flutters eyelashes

I’m glad to know there’s no ill feeling between Mosier, Don’t fight the hypothetical, and myself. Even in the Pit, I try to keep a sense of humor.

Wonder Wart-Hog broked me brain. Wow, just WOW. :eek:

[Baldwin]

Connoisseur. There’s my contribution.

[kaylasdad99]

[del]Could he get pussy if he stole it from a dead girl?[/del]

On second thought, eewww. Never mind.

[Frylock]

@Justin_Bailey

Man, Donnie Darko megafans are like the worst kind of nerds (yes, even lower than furries on the heirarchy). They are completely oblivious to the fact that none of the supposed “correct” answers to the plot are even in the movie. And when called on that, they talk about the director went beyond traditional moviemaking and produce all these websites and DVD special features where it gets explained.

It was at this point that I realized maybe Donnie Darko wasn’t as good as I thought it was when I watched it (and thought Donnie was just crazy).

I didn’t think Donnie was just crazy. But I did think the director was exactly wrong about the plot of the movie. The movie is really neat and suggestive. The DVD extras supposedly “explaining” what’s really going on are… retarded. Very disappointing. I ignore them.

There are Donnie Darko fans who take the extras seriously? I’m genuinely surprised at this. The movie together with the extras is lame. Why would anyone be a fan?

-FrL-

[Frylock]

Any reason we’re not seeing a link to this online conversation?

-FrL-

[3acresandatruck]

@elucidator

After Wonder Wart-Hog, all is emptiness and feeding on the wind. And get off my LAN.

I believe he prefers to be called Philbert Desanex these days, being undercover and all.

[elucidator]

Well, he was undercover, wasn’t he, until somebody blew it!

[freekalette]

@Frylock

Any reason we’re not seeing a link to this online conversation?

-FrL-

It’s a LiveJournal post, and he friends-locked it. I suppose I could copy and paste it, but that seems wrong. Internet ethics aren’t my strong point, so I try to not overstep any boundaries.

[NicePete]

Worst. Pitting. Ever.

[Cat_Fight]

I did not know this existed and was thinking ‘WTF Kelly’s working on a horror’ until I noticed the director’s not the same. Rabid Donnie Darko fans are quite annoying, in general. But still not as bad as Southland Tales apologists…

[FoieGrasIsEvil]

So in other words your ex-friend is **Jeff “Comic Book Guy” Albertson ** from the Simpsons?

[freekalette]

@NicePete

Worst. Pitting. Ever.

Why? Just curious.
FTR, I’m not a Simpons fan (yeah, it’s okay. I just don’t watch much tv) so I can’t really compare Comic Book Guy to my friend. But his name does start with a J.

Actually, I just remembered that CBG is in fact one of the guys from AintItCool .com; he posted about it on the site.

[Just_Some_Guy]

While you’re right about not prejudging a movie based on those kinds of arguments and that popularity has no relationship (positive or negative) with quality I can’t stand that “Turn off your brain” line. Why on earth do people think that’s a reasonable argument for a movie. “Oh sure the plot sucks, it’s poorly directed, the editing is by a schizophrenic eight year old on crystal meth, and the acting is so wooden that the movie was whittled rather than performed but if you just close your eyes and accept it rather than demanding better quality then it’s pretty good!” It is possible to enjoy something while recognizing its faults; you should not play stupid for the entertainers to cover them up.

[Astroboy14]

@freekalette

Why? Just curious.

I think you was wooshed.