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#1186408
Topic
Pirates of the Caribbean and the Political Correctness Craze
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DominicCobb said:

moviefreakedmind said:

DominicCobb said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Eh, the movie is about cheap thrills and space action. It’s not like wanting to advertise First Blood without weaponry because there’s more to the Rambo character (in that movie) than violence.

First Blood is a really bad example, I take it you haven’t seen that film in awhile - it’d actually more sense if Rambo didn’t have a machine gun on the poster.

I know the movie. I’m saying that’s a movie that they wouldn’t want to advertise the violence in because there’s more to it than that.

Oh, I completely misread the comparison you were making (missed the word “not” in “it’s not like…”). My bad.

DominicCobb said:

Anyway, I’m not saying they shouldn’t have guns on the poster, just saying it’s not that egregious if they don’t.

You don’t find it kind of uncomfortable that they delete things to avoid offending people? Granted, this isn’t art, it’s a marketing object, but it’s still close.

I don’t think it’s done to avoid “offending people.” The sight of guns doesn’t “offend” people (the word “offend” is misused way too often these days). It’s marketing materials, like you said. So the goal is to cater to the audience, if they think the audience is less likely to see it if every character is holding a gun, that’s a fair marketing move to make.

I get what you’re saying. I’m not bothered by this because it’s “censorship” because it’s not. I’m not bothered by it at all because it’s just marketing, but I think it’s a clear example of laziness. They want a character shot without a gun so they just erase the gun and have it look like crap. Ugly. Sad. Lazy.

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#1186390
Topic
Pirates of the Caribbean and the Political Correctness Craze
Time

DominicCobb said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Eh, the movie is about cheap thrills and space action. It’s not like wanting to advertise First Blood without weaponry because there’s more to the Rambo character (in that movie) than violence.

First Blood is a really bad example, I take it you haven’t seen that film in awhile - it’d actually more sense if Rambo didn’t have a machine gun on the poster.

I know the movie. I’m saying that’s a movie that they wouldn’t want to advertise the violence in because there’s more to it than that.

DominicCobb said:

Anyway, I’m not saying they shouldn’t have guns on the poster, just saying it’s not that egregious if they don’t.

You don’t find it kind of uncomfortable that they delete things to avoid offending people? Granted, this isn’t art, it’s a marketing object, but it’s still close.

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#1186358
Topic
Ranking the Star Wars films
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DuracellEnergizer said:

moviefreakedmind said:

What’s wrong with choking evil pigmen to death, trying to kill the most evil man alive, and cutting off the hand of one of the most dangerous mass-murderers in the galaxy?

Bad feelings are bad, m’kay?

Seriously, though, if Luke had slain Palpatine in rage then became God Emperor of Dune Tatooine, that would’ve made ROTJ a much better movie.

Got it, leave the emperor alive because it’s worse to kill than it is to kill a genocidal maniac. The Jedi really are a cult, aren’t they?

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#1186292
Topic
Random Thoughts
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TV’s Frink said:

Possessed said:

TV’s Frink said:

paja said:

I wonder if someone can live with only eating sushi for the rest of your life. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I don’t know that I believe in Heaven but I’d like to think when you get there you get to have sushi for every meal and ice cream for every dessert.

So you don’t get uncooked pizza in heaven ?

Of course you do. It’s uncooked. You get it in sushi form.

Sounds gross to me.

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#1186288
Topic
Random Thoughts
Time

Possessed said:

TV’s Frink said:

paja said:

I wonder if someone can live with only eating sushi for the rest of your life. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I don’t know that I believe in Heaven but I’d like to think when you get there you get to have sushi for every meal and ice cream for every dessert.

So you don’t get uncooked pizza in heaven ?

Well, you definitely won’t get uncooked pizza in hell, so I think I’d rather go there just to be safe.

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#1186162
Topic
Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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TV’s Frink said:

Puggo - Jar Jar’s Yoda said:

TV’s Frink said:

Warbler said:

In general, I don’t like negative campaign ads. But when you have a nazi running against you, you have to.

Or a child molester…

Or a serial sexual assaulter…

Or a witch…

If in “witch” you mean like “wiccan”, I’ll take the wiccan any day.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_O'Donnell

Nothing wrong with devil-worship.

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#1186032
Topic
Last movie seen
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SilverWook said:

Mike O said:

darthrush said:

Under the Skin

Masterpiece.

Johnanson’s nude scene is what got all the press, but it’s an interesting, highly unusual film that I sort of observed at arm’s length for its technique and style rather than getting involved in it.

I wanted to like that, but it frustrated me to no end.

Terror Train- Utterly mediocre Halloween knockoff. Does almost nothing interesting with its setting, which some other directors would have a field day with. Not particularly gory by today’s standards, though too well-made to qualify as straight exploitation. John Alcott, Stanley Kubrick’s cinematographer, does conjure up a few interesting images and shadows. Otherwise, not shot with much style, uninteresting characters, doesn’t milk any of its ideas enough, and not outrageous enough to work as exploitation. Sadly, overall, just boring.

Wow. How do you go from lensing The Shining to Terror Train? A job is a job I guess. I’m curious enough to check it out now.

Dean Cundy was the cinematographer for Halloween and was also the cinematographer for Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill.