Sep 21
jsteel2005 commented on In Comic Books, the Machine Rages Against You.
Jack Kirby did get screwed.
However, Moore doesn't know what he's talking about in regards to Blackest Night because he's not actually reading it. He's eccentric and judgmental. It is ironic that a man who has published many works based on the work of other people (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Green Lantern, Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.s, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Rob Liefeld's Supreme, Youngblood, Glory...)
It's not like everything he does is a unique masterpiece. People in glass houses (with the windows blacked out) shouldn't throw stones. He worked on Supreme! SUPREME!
I'll take Geoff John's work any day of the week. He's also significantly more grounded than Alan. I like his tweets about cereal.
However, Moore doesn't know what he's talking about in regards to Blackest Night because he's not actually reading it. He's eccentric and judgmental. It is ironic that a man who has published many works based on the work of other people (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Green Lantern, Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.s, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Rob Liefeld's Supreme, Youngblood, Glory...)
It's not like everything he does is a unique masterpiece. People in glass houses (with the windows blacked out) shouldn't throw stones. He worked on Supreme! SUPREME!
I'll take Geoff John's work any day of the week. He's also significantly more grounded than Alan. I like his tweets about cereal.
Sep 18
jsteel2005 commented on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Greedy Fucks Deserve to Die.
I saw a screening last night and I feel that this review doesn't really cut it. There is nothing about the charm, warmth, and humor represented here. This is purely distilled in to "I'm Megan and kid's movies need more death."
First of all, the humor isn't a series of one-off jokes, even the quirky scenes are referenced again and interwoven in to a world. Unlike a Dreamworks movie where it feels like every joke started with "hey remember that scene from this movie? What if we did that, but with a Panda!" I think this really speaks to the clever writing of the writer/directors and the talented storyboard artists.
A blood bath tacked on to the end to make you happy really isn't called for. I'm astonished you feel justified in requesting such a thing. That is more appropriate for a parody of the animated family feature genre, something targeted at cynical, "I review films" audiences. I wish you well with that pitch to Hollywood.
First of all, the humor isn't a series of one-off jokes, even the quirky scenes are referenced again and interwoven in to a world. Unlike a Dreamworks movie where it feels like every joke started with "hey remember that scene from this movie? What if we did that, but with a Panda!" I think this really speaks to the clever writing of the writer/directors and the talented storyboard artists.
A blood bath tacked on to the end to make you happy really isn't called for. I'm astonished you feel justified in requesting such a thing. That is more appropriate for a parody of the animated family feature genre, something targeted at cynical, "I review films" audiences. I wish you well with that pitch to Hollywood.
Sep 15
jsteel2005 commented on You And Your Stupid Fucking Dog.
@10 - I'm sorry you feel like your dog keeps you from having fun. Maybe you shouldn't own a dog. Also, judging by your dog logic, please don't have a baby.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Sep 11
jsteel2005 commented on What He Said.
Dan, the real travesty, is that because Los Angeles is dependent on those freeways they just have to keep making those freeways bigger. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation even admits that there is no way the city will ever get rid of grid lock, it can only keep up with it.
Of tunnels in particular: To get on the 5 North from the 110 you have to go through a tunnel carved in to the hills. They can't make the tunnel wider to accommodate for traffic, so they've installed lights to change the number of lanes that feed the ramp to the five. Tunnels are nothing but a headache.
Because LA spends so much just trying to keep the freeway system barely functioning it has so little leftover to invest in public transportation that it's going to take them 10 years to build a couple miles of subway from downtown to Fairfax and Wilshire. That's a fraction of the proposed distance to complete the subway to Santa Monica. Which, by my projections, could be complete in 2050. I hope I'm still alive so I can ride on it.
Of tunnels in particular: To get on the 5 North from the 110 you have to go through a tunnel carved in to the hills. They can't make the tunnel wider to accommodate for traffic, so they've installed lights to change the number of lanes that feed the ramp to the five. Tunnels are nothing but a headache.
Because LA spends so much just trying to keep the freeway system barely functioning it has so little leftover to invest in public transportation that it's going to take them 10 years to build a couple miles of subway from downtown to Fairfax and Wilshire. That's a fraction of the proposed distance to complete the subway to Santa Monica. Which, by my projections, could be complete in 2050. I hope I'm still alive so I can ride on it.
Sep 8
jsteel2005 commented on You Know What, Horror Movies? You Are Fired..
I think you're confusing "Horror" with "Slasher."
Horror movies deal with unsettling, usually paranormal, scenarios where reality isn't operating quite like it should. They are typically deeply psychological and often use symbolism and art direction heavily to unsettle the viewer, rather than quick camera cuts, or medicine cabinet mirrors. The Shining, Poltergeist, The Omen, Excorcist, Children of the Corn, The Fly, etc.
You'll note the examples I cited were from the 70's and 80's. There has not been a good, original Horror film in quite sometime. Even films that purport to be horror these days are either remakes of earlier horror films, or they are really just Slasher films in the guise of Horror. Essentially the Slasher film dyed it's hair brown and put on glasses so it would look smart.
Slasher movies deal with some guy who goes around killing people (mainly a man with sexual issues killing mostly women). They are actually designed by directors to include formulaic homages to other preexisting slasher films. There are a group of people fixated on this cult of rehashing the same formula over and over again, and which rehashes are superior to others. The results are largely parodic, and contrived. People who like the Slasher genre WANT their movies to be parodic and contrived. They're never really scary to begin with. The movies typically go over the top on gore, and fetishize how much gore you see on the screen.
Hating Saw (all of them) is perfectly fine by me, but please don't dump on The Shining because of it.
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Horror movies deal with unsettling, usually paranormal, scenarios where reality isn't operating quite like it should. They are typically deeply psychological and often use symbolism and art direction heavily to unsettle the viewer, rather than quick camera cuts, or medicine cabinet mirrors. The Shining, Poltergeist, The Omen, Excorcist, Children of the Corn, The Fly, etc.
You'll note the examples I cited were from the 70's and 80's. There has not been a good, original Horror film in quite sometime. Even films that purport to be horror these days are either remakes of earlier horror films, or they are really just Slasher films in the guise of Horror. Essentially the Slasher film dyed it's hair brown and put on glasses so it would look smart.
Slasher movies deal with some guy who goes around killing people (mainly a man with sexual issues killing mostly women). They are actually designed by directors to include formulaic homages to other preexisting slasher films. There are a group of people fixated on this cult of rehashing the same formula over and over again, and which rehashes are superior to others. The results are largely parodic, and contrived. People who like the Slasher genre WANT their movies to be parodic and contrived. They're never really scary to begin with. The movies typically go over the top on gore, and fetishize how much gore you see on the screen.
Hating Saw (all of them) is perfectly fine by me, but please don't dump on The Shining because of it.
Sep 8
jsteel2005 commented on 'Mad Men' in 60 Seconds.
You're both insane. I'm sorry you're too cool for an awesome cable television show. I guess you should hop on to your one speed bikes and pedal over to your local microbrewery to complain about being forced to watch Mad Men.
What a traumatizing experience that must have been for you. I imagine it was just like Clockwork Orange, where Malcolm's eyes are pryed open.
Or it probably wasn't, and you just feel the need to rant about it because your lives aren't nearly as cool or as interesting as your vintage collections would lead people to believe.
What a traumatizing experience that must have been for you. I imagine it was just like Clockwork Orange, where Malcolm's eyes are pryed open.
Or it probably wasn't, and you just feel the need to rant about it because your lives aren't nearly as cool or as interesting as your vintage collections would lead people to believe.
Sep 4
jsteel2005 commented on Cookies and Ice Cream.
@5 Just think of it as a new diet. You'll be the skinniest, stupid Republican in the whole country!
I hope your gay kid grows up, gets married, and has his wedding catered by Columbia City Bakery.
I hope your gay kid grows up, gets married, and has his wedding catered by Columbia City Bakery.
Sep 4
jsteel2005 commented on Cookies and Ice Cream.
Yeah! You won't find any of those fancy cupcake bakeries doing that. ;-)
Sep 4
jsteel2005 commented on This Is What A Bakery Looks Like, You Dicks!.
Jen, this is the first time you've ever posted anything I agreed with. Sure, it's about bakeries and you're on the staff for writing about art, but it's the little things that bring people together.
These kinds of bakeries exist all over the place. They're just not fashionable, cute, or expensive, so the general public doesn't feel they are news worthy.
The baked goods at Bay Cities in Santa Monica is great. The bread they make their sandwiches with.... oh god... the bread... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... ohhhhh.... god yeeesssssss....
Uh, I mean I kind of like the place.
These kinds of bakeries exist all over the place. They're just not fashionable, cute, or expensive, so the general public doesn't feel they are news worthy.
The baked goods at Bay Cities in Santa Monica is great. The bread they make their sandwiches with.... oh god... the bread... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... ohhhhh.... god yeeesssssss....
Uh, I mean I kind of like the place.
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Moore on the other hand, writes homages and redresses of writing, and characters, that have existed before and he's a creative genius. He may have an interesting "take" on Supreme, but how does he factually know that Geoff Johns isn't writing a good story (loosely) based on his prophecy? Alan Moore even admits that he hasn't actually read any part of it.
Alan Moore just isn't a genius. I really like Watchmen, I do, honestly, but even parts of that are derivative, or contain references and homages to the work of other people. Watchmen is still a good book.
Paul didn't put a link to the complete interview, but here is a site with some good excerpts from the interview
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2009/09/21/a…
"I increasingly get a sense of the comics industry going through my trashcan like raccoons in the dead of the night… That’s a good image, isn’t it? They weren’t even particularly good ideas."
Congratulations Alan Moore on being bitter and resentful of yourself. Also, thanks for digging through the trashcans of the Superman/JLA writers for your Supreme work.