The Spinward Marches

Oh, Steve. You are such a jerk. When are you going to realize that your New York liberalism is just so out of step with the rest of the world? You intellectualize everything so much you simply suck the fun out of things. The 300 is a cartoon. It isn't history. It isn't a polemic on war (now or then). It is art. It is a rush. It is a visual and emotional thrill ride. In the future, if you don't like a movie, stick your head back into your ass and take a nap until it is over. Don't share your misery with the rest of us.

Steve, I agree with you 100% except I think you are being nice. The look of the movie was spectacular the story was painfully slow and awkward. Now I am the one being nice.

Steve i agree the movie was way over the top, very bloody, and yes, people were always half naked. HOWEVER, that's what made this movie so great, i think it was supposd to be extreme and they just went for it.

i think every girl should go watch this movie! it is so not just a guy movie!!!!!

Steve, your review made me want to go see the movie.
Regards,
Kevin

Hi...some quick responses:
Beep...In fact I loved Gerard Butlers' visit on the show and I liked him in the movie.
The rest:
I knew that his was a movie that so many people were crazy about and it's not that I didn't get it was a cartoon and a rush that was thrilling for a lot of you.....I appreciated every aspect of the filmmaking just all out together it didn't work for me.

Walter.. thanks for the nice words and directions

By the way....the word substance isn't one I used..that was a headline not written by me. That the history was off wasn't an issue for me...it is a movie and that's fine.

By the way...were you having a problem with review breaking up at times as you watched it?

And
Question from yesterday:
we seem to cover every time a celebtrity scratches or belches...do you love that stuff or is it overkill and has our celebrity obsession become that.....a bad obsession

More later
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Hey, Walter nobody cares with what you have to say so stop spreading your misery with the rest of us and get over it. Thats what a movie review is all about, to say if why you did or didn't like it.

Dear Steve,

I'm down to earth now...

Re: Celebrity obsession

I think that it has something to do with appearance and vanity, which is the same reason people are attracted to tabloid magazines.

In fact, Society's obsession with personal appearance can divert attention, especially among young people, from pursuing accomplishments that actually would mean something worthwhile to individuals and society.

What do you think?

Beep

Steve,

What do you think of "Grindhouse" ? Think teh Tarantino/Rodriguez collaboration works well? Did you see the original?

you need to shave.

I agree with you about 300 and I am a die hard Gerard Butler Tart. I just wish he would make more movies with story less "Jazz." I'm a historian and it does bug me when movies play with the facts. Really bothers me.

Second, yes too celeb obsessed . . .only because it is always about the same people. There are other people out there besides the same four or five people. How about hearing about people other than Idol, Angelina, Britney, etc. Yuck already! How about some real news now and then?

Just my two cents.

Love all you folks, you have been my wake up show for years! I must be nuts!