Movies.com Bashs the BDM
POSTED BY: serenityrising
UPDATED: Friday, September 30, 2005 13:01
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I'm definitely a member of the "ignore him" camp.
He's part of the army of idiot writers engaging in easy snark for snark's sake. It's a most irritating trend -- and all too easy to trash something while it's still a borning. Easy drek like assuming that a new remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" will suck because most people didn't like "The Stepford Wives". I mean, you could question the wisdom of remaking a film that's already been remade five or six times, but how does he know the filmmakers aren't going some place interesting with this version. (I actually prefer the 197? remake directed by Phil Kaufmann to Don Seigel's first movie version of the Jack Finney novel.)
This is really a pet peeve. I can just imagine posts that might have been written in previous years....
"The Maltese Falcon" -- Warners insists on remaking this version of Dashiell Hammett's mystery for the THIRD TIME. Yep. It sucked twice, just try it again. And casting that George Raft wannabe Humphrey Bogart won't make this version any more successful.
"Citizen Kane" -- Orson Welles may be the most popular kid on Broadway and radioland, but movies are a whole 'nother matter. Watch for this one to sink without a trace.
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It's also somewhat disheartening to see that he appears to be have made a short film and be working on a script -- assuming it's the same Mike Standish. Assuming he ever gets a feature out, wonder if he'll appreciate getting that kind of treatment.
I'm a critic myself at times (sorry, not feeding off any corporate teats as of yet), and I think that's why I find this kind of thing extra annoying.
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Hey Nerdlings:
Hopefully most of you read my post-Serenity report:
Serenity Now! I'm acquainted with nerds, but I'm not really one of them. At least that's what I keep telling myself. So this Joss Whedon sci-fi western sounded too nerdy, even for me. Well, I and a theater full of soon-to-be-40-year-old virgins saw a preview screening, and I can honestly say
it was awesome. In fact, it's inspired me to come out of the nerd closet! Where are my dice bag and Dungeon Masters Guide?
Yes, I've seen the movie and you haven't -- twice actually. Isn't that cruel? Now, just lemme know when you've calmed down a bit and maybe we can talk in a civil fashion. Also, when you tell me I can't "right" I assume you mean "write." Probably should use a spell-checker before you slam someone. Kinda takes the edge off when it's riddled with errors.
Cheers,
Mike
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Being one who couldn't care less about the "nerd" title, I really didn't mind that. I'm glad to hear that now that you've seen the movie you've come around. It takes a mature mindset to turn around and change your tune. Cheers!
- Leto_V
"Well, my days of not taking you
seriously are certainly coming to
a middle." - Mal
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I am the Software/Application Engineer for Movies.com. I work with Mike Standish. He's the lead editor for out site and gets all the screening passes for new releases. He knows that I am a huge Firefly fan so he took me to the recent press screening of Serenity.
Mike has bashed this film every which way right up until the screening. As soon as the film ended Mike turned to me and said the movie was great. As we walked from the theater to catch our buses home he talked non stop about what he liked about the film. I have rarely heard Mike shower such appreciation on a film as he did on Serenity.
I've only worked with Mike for about a year but I can tell you he has a great sense of humor. He dishes out a lot but he also can take it in spades and keep a smile. I take a lot of nerd bashing from Mike, and I think a portion of that has carried over into his comments about Serenity and his jabs at the fan base. Myself and another Firefly fan at the office (our designer) have given Mike crap about what he's written about Serenity. We may have actually only fanned the flames.
I believe he's written positively of Serenity since seeing the film (and rightly so).
As much as I hated to see Mike snipe Serenity and the fanbase, he has succeeded in doing what editors seek to do: get people reading and discussin their content. In the end he called it right.
Keep in mind his comments were in our pre-release buzz and trailer reaction sections. This was not a review and it was intended to be very opinionated and off the cuff.
I will let you in on a big secret though:
Mike Standish is the biggest NERD I know. That man spent an entire weekend watching every single minute of content from the LotR special edition DVDs. I LOVED LotR but still haven't seen all that special edition content.
Oh and he also liked the movie Starsky and Hutch - that's not exactly nerdy but just an aweful movie.
Anyway I cannot wait to see Serenity again ... and again ...
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Originally posted by d6veteran:
Oh and he also liked the movie Starsky and Hutch - that's not exactly nerdy but just an aweful movie.
Somehow I feel sooo.....non-threatened.
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Do not feed the troll.
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Thanks d6veteran and notanerd for the update. It reinforces my firm belief that if we can just get people in the door this movie will be a success.
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He's already lost, as far as I'm concerned. We're gonna go see the BDM. We've already been telling everybody about it. So there.
(Tee-hee!)
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Quote:
Originally posted by SoupCatcher:
Thanks d6veteran and notanerd for the update. It reinforces my firm belief that if we can just get people in the door this movie will be a success.
Wow. Just saw this post and d6vetern and notanerd. I'm with SoupCatcher.
BDM bound,
Karel.
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Perhaps the fellow is a caustic jerk, but he ate his words out loud, and that earns some respect.
If he can, there will be others.
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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