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Comment on Movies to Throw Up To, Part 1: Paranormal Activity by Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:08:39 +0000

Well, you’ve successfully warned me away from that one.

I also have horrible motion sickness, and an aversion to douchey male leads. So while I do like some horror movies, and some mockumentary-style movies (I loved “District 9,” for example, and also “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best in Show” et al., and “Confederate States of America”), I think I’ll give this one a miss.

Comment on Movies to Throw Up To, Part 1: Paranormal Activity by Jenn

Jenn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:16:49 +0000

Between your second point and the utter pointlessness of producing a movie that costs $10 to see but makes half your audience want to hurl, I’m growing to utterly despise “documentary” style movies. The only one I’ve ever seen done right was District 9.

I’m glad that the people you saw it with thought Micah was stupid. My acquaintances weren’t so like-minded. They thought that he was either stupid or some awesome dude to stay with her if a demon was haunting her.

Comment on Movies to Throw Up To, Part 1: Paranormal Activity by Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:41:04 +0000

This is a great post; I want to discuss a little more some of the points you made. I want to focus more on the relationship between the two characters and how they’re represented rather than the plot and whether or not it was scary (since there are so many different kinds of horror and it’s so subjective) since that’s what the bulk of your post was about. I watched this online with my partner a few weeks ago (it had the, in my opinion, much better original ending [but don't worry, Micah still dies at the end]) and Micah’s constant disrespect of his girlfriend and her wishes and fears drove us fucking insane the entire time. And the idea that he’s going to some how ‘take on the ghost like a MAN’ or some shit was just totally laughable. And this is a problem you have with 1. a representation of a ‘typical (i.e. gender traditional) relationship’ and 2. a movie that is in documentary style with only two or so characters. With the second point; you always have to have a character who will NEVER put the camera down no matter how fucking obnoxious and ridiculous it is for them to have them otherwise there would be no movie; those characters almost invariably turn out to be the douchebags of the film and I think we all know that that’s what Micah is. With the first point, I think it’s pretty obvious that Micah’s treatment of Katie throughout the film is NOT okay; most people I talked to about the film mentioned what an asshole he was. This film doesn’t condone Micah’s actions or pretend like they’re good or the right thing (I mean, he does DIE in all three different endings). It is really upsetting and annoying to see the same old stereotypical presentation of a couple but I do feel like this movie isn’t the very worst example of it out there.

And as for the people bashing the actress’s weight: that’s just bullshit. And what’s even more bullshit is that it doesn’t surprise me.

Thanks for the great post!

Comment on Movies to Throw Up To, Part 1: Paranormal Activity by buggle

buggle — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000

I adore your scorn :-)

Comment on Movies to Throw Up To, Part 1: Paranormal Activity by Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:32:15 +0000

Man, I wouldn’t even have to go looking for bad movies to watch. All movies recently are bad movies. I’m glad you thought it was funny, it was fun to write too. Typically my posts are a bit hard to write and invoke a lot of difficult emotions, but it looks like scorn is my muse for the best writing. Who said haughty intellectualism was good for nothing?

Comment on Movies to Throw Up To, Part 1: Paranormal Activity by Level Best

Level Best — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:23:25 +0000

Your review is hilarious! I think you have a talent for bad-film criticism, although it may not be worth your mental health to indulge it much.

Comment on Movies to Throw Up To, Part 1: Paranormal Activity by beanphed

beanphed — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:31:28 +0000

Nice review. I’ve seen a lot of hype on this movie, and I’ve been dubious of their claims. Another good stomach churner is Battlefield Earth with John Travolta. The entire movie is filmed with an angled shot. Bad move all around though. I’d give your tummy a rest for a couple of months before ever watching it.

Comment on Fuck you Disney princesses by Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:22:40 +0000

You will be my personal hero if you manage to raise a daughter less tainted by Disney than the rest of us. I figure that you’ll be hers too, which is the most important thing of all.

Comment on Fuck you Disney princesses by Beth

Beth — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:54:03 +0000

Hey-great post! Great rant–I get what you’re saying, and I agree in so many ways. Although I was raised my a feminist, I was still allowed to watch disney movies and pretty much anything else. We always talked about them, critically, but still–the messages got through to me through my friends and the dominant culture. I always felt that romance and beauty were the most important things I could aspire to. Of course they’re products of culture, and interact with traditional gender roles, etc., but they do have an impact on so many young women along with many other things.

Comment on Fuck you Disney princesses by factcheckme

factcheckme — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:32 +0000

i watched all these too, as a child. werent snow white and aurora both unconscious, when their “princes” kissed them? how is THAT a good message for anyone? you are supposed to literally lay there looking flawless, until someone comes along and sexually assualts you? then and only then does your life really begin? luckily, i was in high school by the time the little mermaid came out. not too impressionable by that time, but seriously, WTF? she cant talk?

the thing that you wrote here that most resonated with me was that all “real” girls have boyfriends. not sure if i got that directly from disney or not, but that was certainly a constant, that carried from real life to childrens movies. and “be nice to men no matter how mean they are, because they might change.” HA! where has THAT ever gotten anyone? my dad used to literally RAGE that i didnt respect him, and i would tell him that he didnt deserve my respect just because he was my moms sperm donor, who cares? LOL why should anyone respect a man who rages? DUH. good post.