Yeah, that threw me for a loop too. Those seem to be from the same column.

Yeah, that threw me for a loop too. Those seem to be from the same column.

@avclub-f09e57b700c3f50f42e812264b8f7d4f:disqus "www.salon.com"  Why am I not suprised….

@avclub-f09e57b700c3f50f42e812264b8f7d4f:disqus "www.salon.com"  Why am I not suprised….

The immediate jump to Godwin's law has made me doubt a lot of critics of this movie.

The immediate jump to Godwin's law has made me doubt a lot of critics of this movie.

And that's what Bigelow and Chastain have said in interviews about the film. It's supposed to be a conversation starter. Obviously there's editorializing inherent in what they chose to put in the film, but this definitely isn't an Oliver Stone movie.

And that's what Bigelow and Chastain have said in interviews about the film. It's supposed to be a conversation starter. Obviously there's editorializing inherent in what they chose to put in the film, but this definitely isn't an Oliver Stone movie.

@Placeholder:disqus I was specifically thinking of Andrew Sullivan so kudos.

@Placeholder:disqus I was specifically thinking of Andrew Sullivan so kudos.

It's pretty bad. There's no attempt to disguise that they're shooting in Tel Aviv. And Hamra Street is depicted as this run down ghetto filled with gun toting stereotypes which I thought was bizarre.

It's pretty bad. There's no attempt to disguise that they're shooting in Tel Aviv. And Hamra Street is depicted as this run down ghetto filled with gun toting stereotypes which I thought was bizarre.

Sorry, I should have said "it's what SOME people are arguing". This movie is giving Girls a run for it's money in terms of think piece  generation.

Sorry, I should have said "it's what SOME people are arguing". This movie is giving Girls a run for it's money in terms of think piece  generation.

"If she were making a film about slavery in antebellum America, it seems, the story would focus on whether the cotton crops were successful."

"If she were making a film about slavery in antebellum America, it seems, the story would focus on whether the cotton crops were successful."

"…when they use hatred towards a group of people as a plot device, they have a duty to make their intentions clear"

"…when they use hatred towards a group of people as a plot device, they have a duty to make their intentions clear"

I saw it at 48 fps. Like you said, the effects ranged from great (stone golems) to terribad (Gandalf dismounting his eagle, the fuck was that). The only thing that stood out to me as unique to the format was the lighting. The way the light hit the actors was slightly disconcerting and made the levels of CGI more…

I saw it at 48 fps. Like you said, the effects ranged from great (stone golems) to terribad (Gandalf dismounting his eagle, the fuck was that). The only thing that stood out to me as unique to the format was the lighting. The way the light hit the actors was slightly disconcerting and made the levels of CGI more…