Comments on: The Bigger Picture: In Defense of McG: Or, Why I’m Not a Movie Critic http://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 27 May 2012 16:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-53843 BobCashill Tue, 26 May 2009 18:12:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-53843 "A Film by Jospeh McGinty Nichol" would be a lot easier to take than "A Film By McG." All his movies would go up at least 10 points on Rotten Tomatoes if he dropped his shizzle fizzle of a handle. “A Film by Jospeh McGinty Nichol” would be a lot easier to take than “A Film By McG.” All his movies would go up at least 10 points on Rotten Tomatoes if he dropped his shizzle fizzle of a handle.

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-41171 BobCashill Tue, 26 May 2009 14:12:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-41171 "A Film by Jospeh McGinty Nichol" would be a lot easier to take than "A Film By McG." All his movies would go up at least 10 points on Rotten Tomatoes if he dropped his shizzle fizzle of a handle. “A Film by Jospeh McGinty Nichol” would be a lot easier to take than “A Film By McG.” All his movies would go up at least 10 points on Rotten Tomatoes if he dropped his shizzle fizzle of a handle.

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29679 BobCashill Tue, 26 May 2009 13:12:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29679 "A Film by Jospeh McGinty Nichol" would be a lot easier to take than "A Film By McG." All his movies would go up at least 10 points on Rotten Tomatoes if he dropped his shizzle fizzle of a handle. “A Film by Jospeh McGinty Nichol” would be a lot easier to take than “A Film By McG.” All his movies would go up at least 10 points on Rotten Tomatoes if he dropped his shizzle fizzle of a handle.

]]> By: Arend_Antonhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29665 Arend_Anton Tue, 26 May 2009 02:38:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29665 I love The Dark Knight and There Will Be Blood! <br><br>I plan on watching T1 and T2 this week for comparison. Linda Hamilton always bugged me, though I know what she means to people as a strong female lead. I honestly think a lot of T2's dialogue is pretty dated. It doesn't stop me from enjoying the movie, but a lot of it is pretty cheesy.<br><br>This whole debate is really more about my frustration with the inconsistent views of the critical community, and not necessarily because I "love" Terminator Salvation. I had a blast watching it, but when Star Trek is unanimously praised and Terminator Salvation unanimously panned, there's something wrong because neither of them are as good or as bad as advertised. I love The Dark Knight and There Will Be Blood!

I plan on watching T1 and T2 this week for comparison. Linda Hamilton always bugged me, though I know what she means to people as a strong female lead. I honestly think a lot of T2's dialogue is pretty dated. It doesn't stop me from enjoying the movie, but a lot of it is pretty cheesy.

This whole debate is really more about my frustration with the inconsistent views of the critical community, and not necessarily because I “love” Terminator Salvation. I had a blast watching it, but when Star Trek is unanimously praised and Terminator Salvation unanimously panned, there's something wrong because neither of them are as good or as bad as advertised.

]]> By: Lancehttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29662 Lance Tue, 26 May 2009 01:48:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29662 To paraphrase your beloved McG super-sized meal, Arend: "We've been disagreeing about this movie since before either of us existed." While I won't go into how much I hatehateHATE this fim here, I will defend Judgment Day's honor: Linda Hamilton gave a terrific performance as Sarah Connor, being that Cameron also reconceiving her character as a true independent heroine, as opposed to the mousey waitress she was in the first film. He gave her the entire emotional gamut of emotions to play with, and Hamilton ran with it. <br><br>Also, there truly isn't a lot of hokey dialogue in either T1 or T2. T3, yes("Talk to the hand", anyone?) But in preparation for viewing Salvation, I rewatched the first two Governator films, and with some minor obviousness about a couple of the effects in T1, both films still hold up solidly to this day. T4 will be forgotten in about a week(or sooner, since fans are already deserting it at the box office).<br><br>Of course my opinion of you hasn't been destroyed just because of your differing view...that's part and parcel about what makes discussing the validity of movies so much fun. <br><br>Just don't diss The Dark Knight again...or There Will Be Blood as Rob and the other staffers Witness this View To A Kill as they sit in their rocking chairs On Golden Pond. To paraphrase your beloved McG super-sized meal, Arend: “We've been disagreeing about this movie since before either of us existed.” While I won't go into how much I hatehateHATE this fim here, I will defend Judgment Day's honor: Linda Hamilton gave a terrific performance as Sarah Connor, being that Cameron also reconceiving her character as a true independent heroine, as opposed to the mousey waitress she was in the first film. He gave her the entire emotional gamut of emotions to play with, and Hamilton ran with it.

Also, there truly isn't a lot of hokey dialogue in either T1 or T2. T3, yes(“Talk to the hand”, anyone?) But in preparation for viewing Salvation, I rewatched the first two Governator films, and with some minor obviousness about a couple of the effects in T1, both films still hold up solidly to this day. T4 will be forgotten in about a week(or sooner, since fans are already deserting it at the box office).

Of course my opinion of you hasn't been destroyed just because of your differing view…that's part and parcel about what makes discussing the validity of movies so much fun.

Just don't diss The Dark Knight again…or There Will Be Blood as Rob and the other staffers Witness this View To A Kill as they sit in their rocking chairs On Golden Pond.

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29642 BobCashill Mon, 25 May 2009 17:44:56 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29642 Star Wars is a very personal subject for a lot of people. I was never that deeply invested in it, but wished Lucas has either left it alone, or handed I-III to less rickety directors. Star Wars is a very personal subject for a lot of people. I was never that deeply invested in it, but wished Lucas has either left it alone, or handed I-III to less rickety directors.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29640 DwDunphy Mon, 25 May 2009 17:36:56 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29640 Sith is particularly frustrating. It tried to be badass and succeeded on occasion, but lost the ball on so many interesting fronts. For instance, Lucas could have had a major call back (or foreshadowing) of the scene where, in the swamp woods, Luke beheads Vader revealing Luke's face inside. Had Kenobi done the same to General Grievous, revealing the reanimated Darth Maul inside, I think it would have made for an almost iconic moment.<br><br>Vader's Frankenstein moment at the end was just awful. It was just an excuse to get James Earl Jones to howl. It would have served the story better if he just stayed in his shackles and quietly mentally tore the lab to hell, then casually unlatched his binds and stepped away. It would have indicated his complete transformation that the audience doesn't really have a verbal clue about his opinion of Amidala's death. <br><br>None of this has any bearing on the Terminator series. I just get chatty when it comes to how Lucas buggered my childhood pet, that's all. Sith is particularly frustrating. It tried to be badass and succeeded on occasion, but lost the ball on so many interesting fronts. For instance, Lucas could have had a major call back (or foreshadowing) of the scene where, in the swamp woods, Luke beheads Vader revealing Luke's face inside. Had Kenobi done the same to General Grievous, revealing the reanimated Darth Maul inside, I think it would have made for an almost iconic moment.

Vader's Frankenstein moment at the end was just awful. It was just an excuse to get James Earl Jones to howl. It would have served the story better if he just stayed in his shackles and quietly mentally tore the lab to hell, then casually unlatched his binds and stepped away. It would have indicated his complete transformation that the audience doesn't really have a verbal clue about his opinion of Amidala's death.

None of this has any bearing on the Terminator series. I just get chatty when it comes to how Lucas buggered my childhood pet, that's all.

]]> By: Arend Antonhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29639 Arend Anton Mon, 25 May 2009 16:03:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29639 What's interesting about "feeling" a certain way about a movie is that you don't really know how truthful it is. I also enjoyed Sith, but I don't have much interest in watching it again.<br><br>However, it did serve its purpose by allowing me to enjoy it once without picking it apart critically. What's interesting about “feeling” a certain way about a movie is that you don't really know how truthful it is. I also enjoyed Sith, but I don't have much interest in watching it again.

However, it did serve its purpose by allowing me to enjoy it once without picking it apart critically.

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29638 BobCashill Mon, 25 May 2009 16:00:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29638 It actually ran on Thursday, May 28. I went ahead in time, retrieved it, and posted it today. I'm afraid I had to kill Jeff to do it; the "jefito" below is an android replacement. I'm killing all Popdose members and replacing them with robot doubles, for reasons only McG can explain. It actually ran on Thursday, May 28. I went ahead in time, retrieved it, and posted it today. I'm afraid I had to kill Jeff to do it; the “jefito” below is an android replacement. I'm killing all Popdose members and replacing them with robot doubles, for reasons only McG can explain.

]]> By: Arend Antonhttp://popdose.com/the-bigger-picture-in-defense-of-mcg-or-why-im-not-a-movie-critic/comment-page-1/#comment-29637 Arend Anton Mon, 25 May 2009 15:57:01 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=19127#comment-29637 It was probably cooled by my typos as well. It was probably cooled by my typos as well.

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