Do you mean a "Bucky Ball?" i.e. the largest Carbon molecule, at 60 Carbon atoms. Plastics do chain together in large polymers, but I think the bowling ball example is a bit of a stretch....
As for falling for the hype, did you even see the movie?
Of course not. I know from the fact it is based on a children's comic book that it is unwatchable.
So a movie is defined by its source material? There's plenty of bad films based on Shakespeare, and plenty of excellent child-themed films (have you SEEN Iron Giant? That was one of the most beautiful films in years, but was mis-marketed to children. I don't know anyone who saw it who didn't love it, from the most sarcastic to the most credulous). And for that matter, plenty of movies with good scripts have been misfilmed, and plenty of bad scripts have turned into decent films. Just a flim on its own merits, not some knee-jerk reaction. You're like the people who wouldn't watch the Simpsons because *gasp* it was a cartoon. Art is available in many media.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, but Amelie is the French equivalent of 'Spiderman'.
It was just an example, not a defintion of my taste. You're like one of those hopeless indie music fans who disown any album that sells more than 50 000 copies. Yeah, I hate Incubus now, but I still stand by the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. disc. Popularity != sellout. Saying you don't like something just because everyone else does is the same as saying that you do like it because they do...you're still basing your opinion on what the masses think. See the film and make up your own damn mind....or might the 'movie poop shoot' crowd disown you??
"All you know about me is what I've sold you, dumb fuck/I sold out long before you ever heard my name/I sold my soul to make a record, dipshit/and you bought one" - mjk
It's amazing what statisticians will claim as fact nowadays, but they're usually pretty bang-on. That's why you know the results to elections before all the votes are counted (at least, most of the time;)).
The results claimed on sunday afternoon are usually pretty accurate, because you can predict the behaviour of groups of people, especially those as predictable as movie-going Americans. Barring some major disaster, people will follow their ways.
Jason X represents all that is good in the art? I agree that horror has it's place in the art, but Jason X is hardly Night of the Living Dead. It's just as much 'studio trash' as Spiderman.
As for falling for the hype, did you even see the movie? Or is the hype the basis of your opinion? I thought the casting and effects were questionable until I saw the movie, and it all worked. I even got a look at the PS2 game, which was horrid. But Sam Raimi's art rose above. Maybe I should have sneaked in to screw the MPAA, but I'd rather help influence them to pick good directors and films, by voting with my money. You can't change an organizations policy by boycotting them, but you can by rewarding them when they do something right. Pavolv and such.
As for 'triumphant, original films', I saw Amelie at my local independent theatre the other day, before you question my 'cred'. But art is not limited to obscurity, some artists DO actually end up making money one day. Stop vilifying your heroes for their success.
I don't believe they're trying to nab him for writing the software, but for distributing it. They asked him to take the software down from his site. If they wanted to get him for writing it they'd still sue him either way.
I think this helps illustrates why the law is so silly. They don't care what you can do to their precious mechanisms, as long as you keep it to yourself. They're afraid of knowledge, rather than the act itself. Welcome to the Information Revolution.
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Do you mean a "Bucky Ball?" i.e. the largest Carbon molecule, at 60 Carbon atoms. Plastics do chain together in large polymers, but I think the bowling ball example is a bit of a stretch....
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As for falling for the hype, did you even see the movie?
Of course not. I know from the fact it is based on a children's comic book that it is unwatchable.
So a movie is defined by its source material? There's plenty of bad films based on Shakespeare, and plenty of excellent child-themed films (have you SEEN Iron Giant? That was one of the most beautiful films in years, but was mis-marketed to children. I don't know anyone who saw it who didn't love it, from the most sarcastic to the most credulous). And for that matter, plenty of movies with good scripts have been misfilmed, and plenty of bad scripts have turned into decent films. Just a flim on its own merits, not some knee-jerk reaction. You're like the people who wouldn't watch the Simpsons because *gasp* it was a cartoon. Art is available in many media.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, but Amelie is the French equivalent of 'Spiderman'.
It was just an example, not a defintion of my taste. You're like one of those hopeless indie music fans who disown any album that sells more than 50 000 copies. Yeah, I hate Incubus now, but I still stand by the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. disc. Popularity != sellout. Saying you don't like something just because everyone else does is the same as saying that you do like it because they do...you're still basing your opinion on what the masses think. See the film and make up your own damn mind....or might the 'movie poop shoot' crowd disown you??
"All you know about me is what I've sold you, dumb fuck/I sold out long before you ever heard my name/I sold my soul to make a record, dipshit/and you bought one" - mjk
It's amazing what statisticians will claim as fact nowadays, but they're usually pretty bang-on. That's why you know the results to elections before all the votes are counted (at least, most of the time ;)).
The results claimed on sunday afternoon are usually pretty accurate, because you can predict the behaviour of groups of people, especially those as predictable as movie-going Americans. Barring some major disaster, people will follow their ways.
Jason X represents all that is good in the art? I agree that horror has it's place in the art, but Jason X is hardly Night of the Living Dead. It's just as much 'studio trash' as Spiderman.
As for falling for the hype, did you even see the movie? Or is the hype the basis of your opinion? I thought the casting and effects were questionable until I saw the movie, and it all worked. I even got a look at the PS2 game, which was horrid. But Sam Raimi's art rose above. Maybe I should have sneaked in to screw the MPAA, but I'd rather help influence them to pick good directors and films, by voting with my money. You can't change an organizations policy by boycotting them, but you can by rewarding them when they do something right. Pavolv and such.
As for 'triumphant, original films', I saw Amelie at my local independent theatre the other day, before you question my 'cred'. But art is not limited to obscurity, some artists DO actually end up making money one day. Stop vilifying your heroes for their success.
I don't believe they're trying to nab him for writing the software, but for distributing it. They asked him to take the software down from his site. If they wanted to get him for writing it they'd still sue him either way.
I think this helps illustrates why the law is so silly. They don't care what you can do to their precious mechanisms, as long as you keep it to yourself. They're afraid of knowledge, rather than the act itself. Welcome to the Information Revolution.