[kj] OT Boycott the film Tropic Thunder

[Leigh Newton]

Ha! Yes, that is amazing.

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----- Original Message ----
From: GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 12:41:30 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT Boycott the film Tropic Thunder

 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.

> > 

> 

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