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The Ferris Bueller-Fight Club Connection

Best. Metafilter Thread. Ever. A simple theory is mentioned, and then it keeps getting expanding, over and over, in the comments. They’re all worth reading, but I’ve reproduced the most amazing bits here. My favorite thought-piece about Ferris Bueller is the “Fight Club” theory, in which Ferris Bueller, the person, is just a figment of [...]

Comments are off. Posted by Scott on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 3:55 pm.

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Batman Can’t Get It Up

”In my movie, Superman doesn’t care about humanity, Batman can’t get it up, and the bad guy wants world peace.” – Zack Snyder, discussing his adaptation of Watchmen

Comments are off. Posted by Scott on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 9:29 am.

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Batman: Gotham Knight: One Paragraph Review

How about a one-word review? Disappointing. The summary says “Batman takes on Deadshot, Killer Croc and other deadly foes in six anime-inspired short films.” The key words there are anime-inspired. This movie desperately wanted to be The Animatrix, but it failed because they got American writers and animators. The six shorts all have different styles, [...]

Comments are off. Posted by Scott on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 6:34 pm.

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Good Advice

“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” – The Joker, in The Dark Knight

Comments are off. Posted by Scott on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 9:42 am.

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The Dark Knight: One Paragraph Review

Wow. I expected this to be like most sequels: good, but not quite living up to the original. I was completely blown away. It’s pretty long (two and a half hours) but it actually uses that time well, and the story is great — dealing with the logical consequences of Batman’s actions. My favorite thing [...]

Comments are off. Posted by Scott on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 7:43 am.

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