Films/DVD Asylum

"Using Michael Medved as a cultural model is akin to asking Rush Limbaugh for dietary advice." Hmm...

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clarkjohnsen

In Reply to: RE: Thanks for the non-confrontational reply. Yes, my response posted by powermatic on June 14, 2007 at 22:55:00

The man lost forty pounds! And you refuse to recognize this?

But back to the point: I was not using MM as "a cultural model;" that's your fantasy. I simply noted that he had numerous times (for which he provides actual *data*) discussed the *fact* that while H'wood makes good money on "clean" fare, somehow they still persist in making money-losing F-bomb fare.

I was asking, What's up with that?

"Can you imagine a movie about the mafia without cursing?" No, but I can imagine a world without f'n mafia movies.

clark

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Rush lost weight? Maybe hillbilly heroin has dietary - powermatic 13:47:15 06/15/07 (3)
benefits along with it's mood altering effects.

And Medved's "research" is so flawed as to be laughable. One could just as easily find "data" that "proves" that movies with, say, a higher percentage of green-eyed, blonde latinos have a higher gross (but slightly lower net) than those films whose second leads are three-legged dogs. That's not research-it's manipulation to forward his cultural (there's that word again) model to the gullible, and, not coincidentally, fatten his wallet. You know-sort of like Rush!

But hey, if that awful language bothers you so much, just get a Clearplay DVD player. Your tender psyche will no longer be subjected to that rough-as-a-cob cursin'. You win-heck, we all win!

"....I can imagine a world without f'n mafia movies."

Well, if your film world doesn't include the 'Godfather' trilogy, it's a sadder world for it.
- Be my guest: Ignore the facts and sneer away to your heart's content. nt - clarkjohnsen 07:12:40 06/16/07 (2)
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  - The point, clark, is that the quality of a film has nothing to do with - powermatic 21:49:35 06/17/07 (0)
    either f-word quotient or box office gross.
    
    Which is why your argument is so....odd.
  - No Clark you are right about the money. - Analog Scott 14:45:51 06/16/07 (0)
    R rated movies do not do as well. One need look no further than the top 100 all time international B.O
    http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
    Only 12 of them are rated R. How many of those top 100 movies do you think are great movies? I probably like a lot more of them than you do. Is this what you want? The Titanic, Spiderman 4 Batman the next generation 2 and Mr & Mrs. Smith?

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