tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post116379176610049346..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: Blockbuster Receives Exclusive Rights to All Weinstein FilmsBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-83621925890805922692021-03-01T04:36:49.122-05:002021-03-01T04:36:49.122-05:00Do you need an urgent loan of any kind? Loans to l...Do you need an urgent loan of any kind? Loans to liquidate debts or need to loan to improve your business have you been rejected by any other banks and financial institutions? Do you need a loan or a mortgage? This is the place to look, we are here to solve all your financial problems. We borrow money for the public. Need financial help with a bad credit in need of money. To pay for a commercial Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242961664912712828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-45372211980150235502007-11-10T04:59:00.000-05:002007-11-10T04:59:00.000-05:00Heya, I don't wany anyone getting pissed or thinki...Heya, I don't wany anyone getting pissed or thinking I'm here to preach the virtues of corporate stench, I just want to stick in my couple of cents as a Blockbuster Employee.<BR/><BR/>First off, I am COMPLETELY with you guys on the Blockbuster exclusives, as well as many other sentiments. Alot of the shit Blockbuster does screws over customers. There ya go, from one of the workers, that is said. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164769602737639412006-11-28T22:06:00.000-05:002006-11-28T22:06:00.000-05:00fwiw, Family Guy's alternative, safe-for-TV use of...fwiw, <I>Family Guy</I>'s alternative, safe-for-TV use of "sperm dumpster" pretty well captured the image...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164166622023939662006-11-21T22:37:00.000-05:002006-11-21T22:37:00.000-05:00Damn cut and paste. Fixed!Damn cut and paste. Fixed!Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164159715676041292006-11-21T20:41:00.000-05:002006-11-21T20:41:00.000-05:00Here I was looking forward to the review of Rescue...Here I was looking forward to the review of <I>Rescue Dawn</I> only to be presented with <I>Fay Grim</I> in its stead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164148414877990122006-11-21T17:33:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:33:00.000-05:00It appears to be half put-on and half college-age ...It appears to be half put-on and half college-age kids who have convinced themselves they know everything they need to know about movies.<BR/><BR/>And I feel stupid for talking about troll fu today. I'm going to watch Popeye tonight to make up for it.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586745705845953173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164141496399098592006-11-21T15:38:00.001-05:002006-11-21T15:38:00.001-05:00Fuck, this week just gets worse and worse.I'm star...Fuck, this week just gets worse and worse.<BR/><BR/>I'm starting to think those board-jackers are a troupe of satirists. They've got Travis Bickle avatars, ask Alex accusingly how many Criterions he owns, and police grammar while perverting the English language with reckless abandon. Also, they claim to be film theorists but unless I'm mistaken have so far only cited THE ONION A.V. CLUB as an Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164141496278324092006-11-21T15:38:00.000-05:002006-11-21T15:38:00.000-05:00Per Robert Altman, I've just published a remembran...Per Robert Altman, I've just published a remembrance over at "The House Next Door" and hope you'll all come over to comment:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mattzollerseitz.blogspot.com/2006/11/robert-altman-february-20th-1925.html" REL="nofollow">Robert Altman at The House</A>Keith Uhlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366621160453356504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164138709552370012006-11-21T14:51:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:51:00.000-05:00Rest in peace. Bob. He was one of the greatest.Bet...Rest in peace. Bob. He was one of the greatest.<BR/><BR/><I>Between that and Viddied's board-jacking, I feel like there's some irrevocable fissure in the space-time continuum</I><BR/><BR/>That board-jacking makes me really relate with the family in <I>Funny Games</I>.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164130610740589902006-11-21T12:36:00.000-05:002006-11-21T12:36:00.000-05:00I just learned that Robert Altman has died. "The d...I just learned that Robert Altman has died. <BR/><BR/>"The death of an old man is not a tragedy". <BR/><BR/>Perhaps, but I'm sure I'll still have a look at McCabe tonight--with a heart just a little heavier than usual.<BR/><BR/>Rest in Peace Bob. Death? "It don't worry me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164084557849068152006-11-20T23:49:00.000-05:002006-11-20T23:49:00.000-05:00To Recap:Art (like film criticism) is hyper-person...To Recap:<BR/><BR/>Art (like film criticism) is hyper-personal, self indulgent and essentially masturbatory--but, should aspire to intellectual, moral and emotional complexity yet by definition, serves no neccessary social function.<BR/><BR/>All this limp railing and board jacking is making me sleepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164084292746496382006-11-20T23:44:00.000-05:002006-11-20T23:44:00.000-05:00I was one of those searches, I'm afraid--I wasn't ...I was one of those searches, I'm afraid--I wasn't going to read the Con Air review unless I had to. Though if anyone can make a Michael Bay movie review seem worthwhile it's Alex. You guys have to give him the Transformers assignment when it comes out.<BR/><BR/>And I keep wanting to get pissed off about the Viddied jacking but Alex seems more bemused about it than anything else.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586745705845953173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164080025579551732006-11-20T22:33:00.000-05:002006-11-20T22:33:00.000-05:00The phrases "cum dumpster" and "cum bucket" have d...The phrases "cum dumpster" and "cum bucket" have dominated FFC's search engine today. Between that and Viddied's board-jacking, I feel like there's some irrevocable fissure in the space-time continuum.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164073015000851332006-11-20T20:36:00.000-05:002006-11-20T20:36:00.000-05:00Between this thread, the Hipinion thing and your b...Between this thread, the Hipinion thing and your board, it must be like Christmas, Hanukkah and your birthday all rolled together, Alex. ;)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586745705845953173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164052812657981542006-11-20T15:00:00.000-05:002006-11-20T15:00:00.000-05:00Memo to Alex Jackson:if you ever use the phrase "c...<I>Memo to Alex Jackson:<BR/><BR/>if you ever use the phrase "cum dumpster" in a review again, I'm going to come to your house and punch you in the nose. It sure is a good trick: by using the phrase to indicate a view supposedly held by the filmmakers or the film's characters, you get to air your dirty little-boy words in a public forum and no doubt get your rocks off good. I don't know about Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164035876688698462006-11-20T10:17:00.000-05:002006-11-20T10:17:00.000-05:00What's wrong with "cum dumpster"? It's an accurate...What's wrong with "cum dumpster"? It's an accurate image which would loose it's visceral impact without the profanity. I'm all for vulgarity as long as it is focused and accurate. And criticism must be essentuially subjective and masturabatory, if a film is so bad that you fall asleep, write about the nightmares you had. That's my two cent.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164030557332609322006-11-20T08:49:00.000-05:002006-11-20T08:49:00.000-05:00In case you folks haven't noticed, Alex's board ha...In case you folks haven't noticed, Alex's board has just been assailed by cyber-wannabe-terrorists fighting for the right to have opinions and express them in a free market of ideas. And by "fight for", I mean "spam and rail limply against".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1164008018154870662006-11-20T02:33:00.000-05:002006-11-20T02:33:00.000-05:00I dunno, Andrew, as crude as the phrase is, it's p...I dunno, Andrew, as crude as the phrase is, it's pretty accurate as to how a lot of women are depicted in film (particularly of the Bay/Bruckheimer school of film, even though Alex wasn't referring to them here) and thus doesn't seem out of place in Alex's review. Crude, unpleasant, dirty little-boy words or not, the phrase has power and meaning and significance. I can't fault Alex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1163977660651199692006-11-19T18:07:00.000-05:002006-11-19T18:07:00.000-05:00To theoldboy: The Fountain IS "a pretentious glob ...To theoldboy: <I>The Fountain</I> IS "a pretentious glob of existential snot." If it matters, it's also one of those globs of snot that's hard to get out of your head.ed gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670318414473317823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1163930600183483192006-11-19T05:03:00.000-05:002006-11-19T05:03:00.000-05:00On a tangential note, the trailer for David Finche...On a tangential note, the trailer for David Fincher's <I>Zodiac</I> is <A HREF="http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1522103&sdm=web&qtw=640&qth=400" REL="nofollow">finally up</A>.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait. But is it just me, or does it seem a little insulting to be releasing this in January?Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1163911846662443472006-11-18T23:50:00.000-05:002006-11-18T23:50:00.000-05:00I get my flicks from Blockbuster and Blockbuster O...I get my flicks from Blockbuster and Blockbuster Online. I'm not proud of it, but they're so fucking desperate for my patronage. For the same price as Netflix, I can get like twice as many movies a week. Which is unfortunate, because Netflix has got their shit together way more, but more movies is more movies. Sometimes I surf the Netflix website because I miss it so.<BR/><BR/>--KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1163903954028390042006-11-18T21:39:00.000-05:002006-11-18T21:39:00.000-05:00I'm not famliar with the rental business, so perha...I'm not famliar with the rental business, so perhaps this is a bit of a naive or silly question, but how the hell does a deal like this work? I understand retail exclusives, the producer will only ship new copies of a product (usually limited edition) to a specific reseller. Fine.<BR/><BR/>But they're still selling these DVDs everywhere, right? Wallmart, Target, Amazon, etc., etc. Can't a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1163899194954167562006-11-18T20:19:00.000-05:002006-11-18T20:19:00.000-05:00The Fountain instills more mixed feelings in me th...<I>The Fountain</I> instills more mixed feelings in me than any film I've seen this year. It's definitely got something fascinating in relation to its "conquistador" and "present day" scenarios, thanks in no small part to Hugh Jackman and his brilliantly single-minded performance -- for the seven hundred movies that Jackman was in this year, this is the one where he really sticks out. However, a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1163898682536852042006-11-18T20:11:00.000-05:002006-11-18T20:11:00.000-05:00P.S. Oh yeah, I almost forget. I found something o...P.S. Oh yeah, I almost forget. I found something on the internet that I thought was funny as hell and figured you guys would get a kick out of it:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.the-editing-room.com/?script=revengeofthesith" REL="nofollow"> Revenge of the Sith: Abridged Script </A> written by Rod HiltonJames Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1163898094433596222006-11-18T20:01:00.000-05:002006-11-18T20:01:00.000-05:00Well, people may not like this Blockbuster deal, b...Well, people may not like this Blockbuster deal, but as consumers, we're not entitled to get everything we want from one source, and these kind of exclusivity deals are far from new. But hey, it might backfire. It looks more like a desperation move on Blockbuster's part than anything else (as well as a way for the Weinstein's to pocket some quick cash.)James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.com