you know this just makes me hate the movie even more This is my first post here, so if it's not the kind of thing that belongs here, my apologies. I actually considered posting it on FW because I think the "film review" in question just may be the wankiest thing I have ever seen, but it's old, and it's only the one comment.
Ever see a movie that's very critically acclaimed and not been able to understand what anyone could ever like about it? That's the way I feel about the movie
Rushmore. It gets over-the-top good reviews (I see a lot of "This is the closest thing to a perfect movie we will ever get") across the board, but there's not a single minute of it I enjoy, and I don't understand why it's considered a comedy. In fact I think a new genre of film should be created to house it, called "uncomfortable and embarrassing." Then we can put
Clifford in there too. But all that's beside the point--I won't begrudge anyone their tastes and I even can see things in it that people may enjoy, although I personally don't.
In an effort to better understand why people liked this movie so much I headed to IMDB to read some of the user comments, and after a couple pages of "OMG best movie ever!" I found THIS review and promptly bruised my jaw on the floor.
( cut for length and mass amounts of spooge )Just . . . Jesus Christ. Is all I have to say. Let's look at that again:
fischer is a perfect character representation for all of us who, despite our quirks, remain unflailingly endearing at the core of our being and at the same time, are exceptionally lonely because of how hard it is to connect with others for most normal people, let alone those with the gifts of wit and observation and charm and intelligence all mixed together in a ratio that freaks most uninteresting people out.Maybe the reason it's so hard for you to connect with others is that the first thing you ask them is whether they liked
Rushmore and if they didn't you assume they were abused as a child. Just a thought. Also, bitch, please, you are NOT the next e.e. cummings. It's called a shift key--learn it, love it.
I fear the kind of person who would find this review "unflailingly endearing."
wankily edited to be a little nicer about hating the movie. which i do. Current Mood: energetic