Post by Dr Handsome on May 21, 2011 15:21:50 GMT -5
I'm sure everyone (that is everyone who still hangs around these parts!) has got an opinion on the summer movie slate, especially given the enormous amount of superhero movies headed our way. I guess in addition to responding to the episode we can make this the general summer movie thread. I haven't finished the episode but there's a few things that stand out to me as worth mentioning.
1. If there were any new listeners I could imagine them being frustrated by Josh Fadem's dismissive attitude (don't care, piece of trash, booo-ring) though having heard him on the show and knowing what to expect from a supplement I've been laughing at it all the way through. It's not an entirely unfounded opinion either (too many superheroes!) but in his frustration he neglects a few studio movies (Super 8 comes to mind) that should be championed for being, at the very least, just as much about the creativity as the money.
2. Really, not looking forward to X-Men: First Class? I guess if you didn't enjoy Kick Ass I can see the dismissing this but the concept seems fun-- even if they are trying way too hard to connect it to the original three movies.
3. I just listened you talk about Project Nim: documentaries seem like foreign films in that the general movie going public enjoys getting excited about one, maybe two a year. It seems like maybe they're trying to promote this movie as the next Man on Wire-- recapture that small spark?
1. If there were any new listeners I could imagine them being frustrated by Josh Fadem's dismissive attitude (don't care, piece of trash, booo-ring) though having heard him on the show and knowing what to expect from a supplement I've been laughing at it all the way through. It's not an entirely unfounded opinion either (too many superheroes!) but in his frustration he neglects a few studio movies (Super 8 comes to mind) that should be championed for being, at the very least, just as much about the creativity as the money.
2. Really, not looking forward to X-Men: First Class? I guess if you didn't enjoy Kick Ass I can see the dismissing this but the concept seems fun-- even if they are trying way too hard to connect it to the original three movies.
3. I just listened you talk about Project Nim: documentaries seem like foreign films in that the general movie going public enjoys getting excited about one, maybe two a year. It seems like maybe they're trying to promote this movie as the next Man on Wire-- recapture that small spark?
