http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/concessions-90210/Content?oid=12379513 Comments On: Concessions 90210 by Lindy West en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by reverend dr dj riz]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:58:54 -0800 The Stranger

Posted by ron_in_PDX]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:40:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by gicinema]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:23:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ajjara]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:43:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by BritishRichard]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Canadian Nurse]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:04:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by auntie grizelda]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:13 -0800 The Stranger
Sure, it had its problems. Aside from Harrison Ford and the criminally underused Carrie Fisher, not a single performance is worth remembering; and Lucas categorically sucks at dialogue. But otherwise it's a model for what a franchise should hope to accomplish: a story arc that's long in time and broad in geography, and an ensemble cast engaged in a grand struggle.

Between Return of the Jedi and Fellowship of the Ring, there was almost a twenty-year drought where no media franchise approached Star Wars in quality, or even tried to. Lucas was something, once...
Posted by woof]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by woof]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:56:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Aedan Robinson]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:36:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by dirac]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:07:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sheiler]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:41:29 -0800 The Stranger
But Lindy [and pardon my poor writing; we're two margaritas into this, and I do tend to go on, when my blood is hot}, I generally love your writing (and obviously agree with you here, aside from your assertion that it "redefine[s] comedy itself"), but will have to side with Mr. Teller (short of his misogyny) if you don't make some effort to elevate your writing a bit. Seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY [I get to say stuff like that, as I'm not a journalist, nor paid to be a clever writer], I know that you write for a generally youthful audience, but it's not pre-teen is it? If I take another shot of tequila for each incidence in your review where the prose becomes "hella" silly, it'll pickle me good! Please take it back up a notch, before you become, in my mind, a pandering caricature [wow, michael, that was harsh, and a little hyperbolic, no? yes, but I was trying to evoke the irony of some Binx-ish imagery, and failed, my not being as clever as I think I am when drinking tequila]. Good day, sir.
Posted by Michael of the Green]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:18:29 -0800 The Stranger
There is no way I'm going to see the 3D re-release of this piece of shit. And I say that as a fan of the original Star Wars series.
Posted by Reverse Polarity]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:23 -0800 The Stranger Posted by camlux]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:23:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Keister Button]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:19:01 -0800 The Stranger
I personally might be able to forgive him, but I would *never* *EVER* inflict Jar-Jar on myself or anyone else, ever again. I've got a feeling there's gonna be cobwebs on those theater seats in the cinemas where it's playing.
Posted by Cordwainer]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:50 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vftf8TTve…
Posted by Unregistered User]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:58:11 -0800 The Stranger
I shudder to think anyone in their right mind would subject themselves -- or children! My God, think of the children! -- to that sewer trip, ever again.

No less in 3D.

The only hope in hell for my reviewing would be if it was re-released as a silent -- to be spared, at least, from the dialogue, as wooden as a redwood when it wasn't promoting racist stereotypes.
Posted by judybrowni]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Geni]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by randomitis]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:02:32 -0800 The Stranger
Oh, and Lucas sucks.
Posted by Brooklyn Reader]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:59:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Spindles]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:50 -0800 The Stranger
There was one sequence where Portman had a clothing change in every jump cut!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Daily in LA]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:49:59 -0800 The Stranger