Are you kidding?

Yes.

Just a note: what you have there is actually a dangling modifier (appropriate for the content of the sentence, eh? Dangling? Get it?). So the "freshly released convict" is actually (and surreally) "the nervous pivots he makes."

So, in that Beck video: why is he wearing a brown shirt with fake military medals and rank (or whatever it's supposed to be)? Is he pretending to be a Nazi or just pretending to be an army man?

Heavy hands make for good pimp slaps. And by "good" I mean "effective."

I dig what you're saying, man. And I salute you for digging deep to make meaning out of what seemed to me to be a rather unfruitful "jumble" (to use your word). I couldn't help but linger on the evidence of laziness and thoughtlessness, and think that the movie you saw could be an amazing engagement with our…

Thanks. Amend the above to "kisses the girl, murders Zod, screams, and then leans against Lois for an unspecified amount of time."

You're right. They're supposed to be speaking—I guess—Kryptonese, but instead of having them speak a different language with subtitles (because that'd take time and no one wants to READ movies, man!) they have them all speaking English with whatever accent the actors happen to have. That's lazy film making, that's an…

@avclub-91546109eaf110327d50b0955865712a:disqus : It seems odd to think that we'll find it more meaningful when Superman decides NOT to kill his next villain. Like we'll think, "Wow! He defeated an enemy without snapping his neck! What a brave choice!"

Yes.

We can't think of a solution (I guess) because we're NOT SUPERMAN. If Superman's to be worthy of his power, he's the kind of guy who finds solutions to problems. He's decidedly NOT us, or he's not supposed to be.

If we're going to summon up that old story line, which is perfectly cool to do, we should also remember that Superman banished himself from Earth for violating his antiquated anti-murder stance. This Superman murders Zod and then kisses the girl triumphantly (there's a touch of hand wringing, but he gets over it…

Right, but this Superman causes untold civilian death, potentially billions in property damage, kills Zod, and then kisses Lois, winks at the audience, and then heads over to his new job! No sweat off his brow! Didn't you see his face just after he killed Zod? That's more than enough penance! And, hey, this…

Hey, all's well that ends well! Who cares about the suffering and dying and dead when the bad guy's been assassinated! It is just like 9-11 and Bin Ladin! Hooray! [KISSSSSS]

This may be what Synder was thinking, but if so, that's very, very sad. Superman shouldn't—really, shouldn't—be murdering people because it's the easiest way (no matter how much hand-wringing's done afterward). Consider your 9/11 example: are we safer for having provoked to military conflicts? Safer for having shot…

Yeah. It's almost like folks sometimes choose to be with partners they fall in love with.

@avclub-22ce23196c2ec6eadd651bf0ba7d4d75:disqus  says, "Such cheating makes the game pointless: why bother with the game if nothing can hurt you?" - I disagree. Some folks find it fun to explore a game world without worry of dying, checking out the graphics, playing at being a god. People play games for many different…

Interesting thesis, but I think you could tighten up the argument a bit. Also, as you revise, consider including a comical reference to Dawes—perhaps mistaking Oswalt with the band or suggesting that Oswalt's "sweet Laurel Canyon sound" is more than enough reason to justify continuing coverage of his work. B-

The meme is rooted in the bad memory of racists, who, because Will Smith is black, misremembered him saying, "earf" instead of "earth." That's it. Now people who know better sometimes try to use it ironically, but it's best left alone.

I know. It's horrible that I get such an immediate and visceral negative reaction to the "improved" Death Star explosion and the revised Endor Vader ghost. And yet I do. Every time.