[kj] OT Boycott the film Tropic Thunder

[GREG SLAWSON]

best comedy ever; 'What About Bob" w/Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:35:41 -0500> From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> To: gathering at misera.net> Subject: Re: [kj] OT Boycott the film Tropic Thunder> > Trailers are the worst way to judge movies. The Simpsons Movie trailer, > for example, had the least funny bits.> > I haven't see Tropic Thunder, but the metacritic.com review aggregator, > which links to reviews from Roger Ebert, the New York Times, the LA > Times -- all of which give it good reviews -- is a good place to see > what's what. Of course, any of these outlets also gave 40 Year Old > Virgin good reviews, and I hated that film.> > There have been so many horrible comedies lately that I'm just eager for > a good one. I don't like fun made at the expense of the disabled, but I > also recall a huge boycott from protesters in the disability activist > community over Clint Eastwood's _Million Dollar Baby_, and I went on to > see that, and thought it was a fine film.> > -Oliver> > > Brendan wrote:> > I've scratched my head (figuratively) every time I've seen the previews> > for it, the only funny thing I've noticed about it is the apparently> > unintentional resemblance Jack Black bears to Brian Dennehy. (I reckon> > Dennehy needs to be sent up the way Shatner, Hasslehoff, and Norris have.> > And Busey. Imagine having Dennehy for a Dad...you'd be fucked.)> >> > Other than that I just don't get the joke, and comedies are generally my> > favourite movies. If what they have shown on the shorts are the pick of> > the bunch...hrm. I tend to agree with the comments about the offensive> > portrayal of intellectually disabled people.> >> > PS: Talking about offensive comedy, was pleased to see George Carlin> > discussed in glowing terms during an interview on Letterman last> > night...and even more pleased to hear how many albums he has done, I only> > have a few.> > > > _______________________________________________> Gathering mailing list> Gathering at misera.net> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering
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