This. 100% fucking this. I'm way more offended by films using real-life tragedies to surgically extract tears from me then low-rent scare flicks who only pick Chernobyl as a location because in the world of horror, radiation = mutant cannibals.

This. 100% fucking this. I'm way more offended by films using real-life tragedies to surgically extract tears from me then low-rent scare flicks who only pick Chernobyl as a location because in the world of horror, radiation = mutant cannibals.

"Smugly watch"? What the fuck are you talking about? Getting all riled up because other people are fans of something you deem as "stupid shit" is pretty much the definition of being smug, friend.

"Smugly watch"? What the fuck are you talking about? Getting all riled up because other people are fans of something you deem as "stupid shit" is pretty much the definition of being smug, friend.

Southern = racist homophobe. You heard it here, folks.

@avclub-d324a0cc02881779dcda44a675fdcaaa:disqus : well, then everybody with an opinion (critic or not) is biased. To dislike something on the basis that it gives you no pleasure to listen to is expressing an opinion. To refuse to give an artist a fair listen before dismissing them, THAT is a bias. Nowhere in this…

I love when people mistake a reviewer's "opinion" for a "bias". Never change, stupid people.

"the setting switched from the racially charged South (namely Atlanta) to
the colorblind utopia of San Diego, and the racial components were
toned down."

Did you even read the review? Jesus…

@avclub-3bb4010246975fa062a7625a249f91a1:disqus : "Ugh, Big Fish. I especially hate it because as I recall Burton had just
had a kid and his dad had recently died, and he apparently thought this
had given him access to never-before-addressed-in-film BIG IDEAS about
fatherhood. Yecch."

Don't you still need the copyright-holder's permission to release cover versions of their songs for profit? This doesn't seem like it would really solve anything. Am I missing something here?

@Chryso42:disqus You seem well more worked up than me, mate.

God, he's just the best. Been a big fan of him since discovering Album II on vinyl at a Goodwill years ago…"Motel Blues" is particularly excellent, but I love almost everything this man has done. His live albums are especially great.

Except that up until tonight, both him AND Colton had never been in the bottom three yet. Seems like one mistake could send the 13-year olds latching onto someone else.

I've read your post three times now, and I still cannot quite deduce what point you're getting at. All I know is that a statement like "we’re not big on showtunes these days" is eye-rollingly broad and disparaging.

@avclub-955d864a62659945cc9434898e275deb:disqus is trolling more than usual today. Must be a slow day at the office.

Jesus, what's wrong with showtunes and Broadway music? Are you aware that the history of musical theater extends far back and beyond the likes of "Glee"? And that it's still a vibrant and alive industry, especially off-broadway? On a site like AVClub, the blanket dismissal of an entire form of art is pretty sad.

You seem fun.

Good fucking lord, so it's "classist" to not want to exploit your children to fulfill your own unaccomplished dreams?

Elaborate.