Comments on: 5 More Thangs http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/ the internet literature magazine blog of the future Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: HTMLGIANT / I Helped Girls Write Now and You Can Too http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-66102 HTMLGIANT / I Helped Girls Write Now and You Can Too Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:35:23 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-66102 [...] writers to write flash fiction about the random items they put up for auction? If not, why not? Blake told you about this a month ago! Anyway, at present SO is in a five-part partnership with The Believer, and yours truly is one of [...] [...] writers to write flash fiction about the random items they put up for auction? If not, why not? Blake told you about this a month ago! Anyway, at present SO is in a five-part partnership with The Believer, and yours truly is one of [...]

]]> By: davidpeak http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-57925 davidpeak Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:44:09 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-57925 "i don’t see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that’s a drawback for me" do you really think a director has to be "in" his movie in order for it to be good? there are plenty of great films that weren't made by auteurs. many auteurs have disappeared into bigger studio films with decent results. there's nothing wrong with a little escapism now and then. the "fucking with conventions" is just that. it's fun to play along, guess at where things are going to go, feel good when you're right, be intrigued when you're wrong--and realize that, most likely, the director is playing against your game. there are different kinds of scorsese movies. no, shutter island isn't taxi driver, it's not mean streets. it falls more into the "cape fear" camp. and at least from my perspective, there's nothing wrong with that. “i don’t see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that’s a drawback for me”

do you really think a director has to be “in” his movie in order for it to be good? there are plenty of great films that weren’t made by auteurs. many auteurs have disappeared into bigger studio films with decent results.

there’s nothing wrong with a little escapism now and then. the “fucking with conventions” is just that. it’s fun to play along, guess at where things are going to go, feel good when you’re right, be intrigued when you’re wrong–and realize that, most likely, the director is playing against your game.

there are different kinds of scorsese movies. no, shutter island isn’t taxi driver, it’s not mean streets. it falls more into the “cape fear” camp. and at least from my perspective, there’s nothing wrong with that.

]]> By: davidpeak http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-143038 davidpeak Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:44:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-143038 "i don’t see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that’s a drawback for me" do you really think a director has to be "in" his movie in order for it to be good? there are plenty of great films that weren't made by auteurs. many auteurs have disappeared into bigger studio films with decent results. there's nothing wrong with a little escapism now and then. the "fucking with conventions" is just that. it's fun to play along, guess at where things are going to go, feel good when you're right, be intrigued when you're wrong--and realize that, most likely, the director is playing against your game. there are different kinds of scorsese movies. no, shutter island isn't taxi driver, it's not mean streets. it falls more into the "cape fear" camp. and at least from my perspective, there's nothing wrong with that. “i don’t see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that’s a drawback for me”

do you really think a director has to be “in” his movie in order for it to be good? there are plenty of great films that weren’t made by auteurs. many auteurs have disappeared into bigger studio films with decent results.

there’s nothing wrong with a little escapism now and then. the “fucking with conventions” is just that. it’s fun to play along, guess at where things are going to go, feel good when you’re right, be intrigued when you’re wrong–and realize that, most likely, the director is playing against your game.

there are different kinds of scorsese movies. no, shutter island isn’t taxi driver, it’s not mean streets. it falls more into the “cape fear” camp. and at least from my perspective, there’s nothing wrong with that.

]]> By: blake http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-57844 blake Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:17:55 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-57844 get up get up

]]> By: blake http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-143037 blake Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:17:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-143037 get up get up

]]> By: Jhon Baker http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-57823 Jhon Baker Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:21:07 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-57823 I find the photo too unpleasantly distracting to read the article. I'll try again later. Naked would have been easier to deal with than this choice of outfit. Also, I don't go to beaches. I find the photo too unpleasantly distracting to read the article. I’ll try again later. Naked would have been easier to deal with than this choice of outfit. Also, I don’t go to beaches.

]]> By: Jhon Baker http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-143036 Jhon Baker Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:21:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-143036 I find the photo too unpleasantly distracting to read the article. I'll try again later. Naked would have been easier to deal with than this choice of outfit. Also, I don't go to beaches. I find the photo too unpleasantly distracting to read the article. I’ll try again later. Naked would have been easier to deal with than this choice of outfit. Also, I don’t go to beaches.

]]> By: controversial? scorsese opinions http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-57811 controversial? scorsese opinions Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:10:33 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-57811 if you thought the trailer looked great, you might dig it. i saw the trailer and was immediately turned off and thought, "why is scorsese doing a horror movie in some island insane asylum??" admittedly, i have anti-genre biases (if you're following the conventions, why do we need to see this again when it's been done awesome so many times? / if you're subverting genre big-time, that's fun, but how can I "connect with" or "get a lot out of a movie" that's just fucking with the conventions?---having said all that, i love plenty of godard movies and several tarantino movies, but that's probably because they let their messy idiosyncratic selves into the picture, however genre-y or based-on-previous-shit, so it's still a personal experience. i don't see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that's a drawback for me). so really im not the ideal audience for scorsese, in general. to me he's a sublime technician, but not a sublime artist. if you thought the trailer looked great, you might dig it. i saw the trailer and was immediately turned off and thought, “why is scorsese doing a horror movie in some island insane asylum??” admittedly, i have anti-genre biases (if you’re following the conventions, why do we need to see this again when it’s been done awesome so many times? / if you’re subverting genre big-time, that’s fun, but how can I “connect with” or “get a lot out of a movie” that’s just fucking with the conventions?—having said all that, i love plenty of godard movies and several tarantino movies, but that’s probably because they let their messy idiosyncratic selves into the picture, however genre-y or based-on-previous-shit, so it’s still a personal experience. i don’t see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that’s a drawback for me). so really im not the ideal audience for scorsese, in general. to me he’s a sublime technician, but not a sublime artist.

]]> By: controversial? scorsese opinio http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-143035 controversial? scorsese opinio Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:10:00 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-143035 if you thought the trailer looked great, you might dig it. i saw the trailer and was immediately turned off and thought, "why is scorsese doing a horror movie in some island insane asylum??" admittedly, i have anti-genre biases (if you're following the conventions, why do we need to see this again when it's been done awesome so many times? / if you're subverting genre big-time, that's fun, but how can I "connect with" or "get a lot out of a movie" that's just fucking with the conventions?---having said all that, i love plenty of godard movies and several tarantino movies, but that's probably because they let their messy idiosyncratic selves into the picture, however genre-y or based-on-previous-shit, so it's still a personal experience. i don't see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that's a drawback for me). so really im not the ideal audience for scorsese, in general. to me he's a sublime technician, but not a sublime artist. if you thought the trailer looked great, you might dig it. i saw the trailer and was immediately turned off and thought, “why is scorsese doing a horror movie in some island insane asylum??” admittedly, i have anti-genre biases (if you’re following the conventions, why do we need to see this again when it’s been done awesome so many times? / if you’re subverting genre big-time, that’s fun, but how can I “connect with” or “get a lot out of a movie” that’s just fucking with the conventions?—having said all that, i love plenty of godard movies and several tarantino movies, but that’s probably because they let their messy idiosyncratic selves into the picture, however genre-y or based-on-previous-shit, so it’s still a personal experience. i don’t see where scorsese really IS in his pictures, and that’s a drawback for me). so really im not the ideal audience for scorsese, in general. to me he’s a sublime technician, but not a sublime artist.

]]> By: davidpeak http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/5-more-thangs/comment-page-1/#comment-57803 davidpeak Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:34:55 +0000 http://htmlgiant.com/?p=28370#comment-57803 yeah, i liked the use of the richter on the soundtrack, thought all the hallucinations were vibrant and fresh. but i know what you're saying. it is a one-time-see kind of thing. yeah, i liked the use of the richter on the soundtrack, thought all the hallucinations were vibrant and fresh. but i know what you’re saying. it is a one-time-see kind of thing.

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