It may be churlish to claim this after so much earnest discussion, but this may be taking a dumb firstie attempt too seriously.

Dammit, @avclub-cfe912f5cb3aa572bd1c9ae2a9b82207:disqus…of course you're right.

Well, there's no accounting for taste. I prefer the consumerist camp of Day of the Dead or, for the really dark stuff, the end-of-it-all atmosphere of survivalist dread from Dawn of the Dead. Night of the Living Dead is no doubt a very significant film, but IMO it suffers from some of lame horror tropes (the passive,…

The first in a genre ain't always the best.

There's a sub-question here, one that may sound dickish, even if it's not meant to be. The semi-successful rock band—the band that sells some, but isn't Aerosmith—can console itself on the grounds that even if the audiences aren't as eager for "product" as they might've once been, their albums still have an artistic…

The guy speaks in paragraphs. [Insert horrible "too articulate to be a rapper" gag here.]

Did anyone here read Solar? I've read a few of McEwan's books (Atonement, On Chesil Beach, Saturday), but the premise for that one just sounded so staggeringly pompous and rife with Important Novel Syndrome that it made me embarrassed for Ian. I'd be happy to hear otherwise.

Did anyone here read Solar? I've read a few of McEwan's books (Atonement, On Chesil Beach, Saturday), but the premise for that one just sounded so staggeringly pompous and rife with Important Novel Syndrome that it made me embarrassed for Ian. I'd be happy to hear otherwise.

Absolutely enough. Honestly, if people are going to movies for, like, philosophical ideas, then I'm pretty sure we're all screwed.

Absolutely enough. Honestly, if people are going to movies for, like, philosophical ideas, then I'm pretty sure we're all screwed.

Two horror movies I think are better: Antichrist (I know, I know), and Martyrs. Although if you're just going for "straight-up horror movie," as in "awesomely tense and scary throughout, with not too much on its mind," I agree: you can't do much better than [REC].

Two horror movies I think are better: Antichrist (I know, I know), and Martyrs. Although if you're just going for "straight-up horror movie," as in "awesomely tense and scary throughout, with not too much on its mind," I agree: you can't do much better than [REC].

flagged for Hobbit-praise

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@avclub-fe667cc638187e2a2ed9661c0b94f457:disqus …you might be pushing the audience's credulity with that praise of Armond White…

@avclub-fe667cc638187e2a2ed9661c0b94f457:disqus …you might be pushing the audience's credulity with that praise of Armond White…

Yeah, it was pretty great. It also solved the narrative problem of "how to incorporate dolly shots into a found footage film," which has to merit some sort of recognition.

Yeah, it was pretty great. It also solved the narrative problem of "how to incorporate dolly shots into a found footage film," which has to merit some sort of recognition.

Man, I'd have thought The Master would've had the "weird, scary, boring" vote all tied up. It's good to have the input of some extreme re-viewers on this.

Man, I'd have thought The Master would've had the "weird, scary, boring" vote all tied up. It's good to have the input of some extreme re-viewers on this.