jaymuss-eato Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 ...DAMMET if that *young-TURKEY*...aka: *Ben Mankewitz*...(who i admittedly seem to have a Love / Hate tendency toward)...Don't ERK the HELL outta me......There ARE times that i fall for his charm...but mostly, i'm bristled by his yuppie-ish attitudes...AND overly "TYPICAL" comments that FORCE me into wishing a REPLACEMENT....I'm WILLING to overlook the NEPOSTISTIC cicumstances that facilitated his "climb"......and POSSIBLY these SPECIFIC comments are *SCRIPTED* and therefore AUTHORED BY SOMEONE ELSE for Ben to *PARROT*......but i wish to take ISSUE with one PARTICULAR *promo* for the seasonal Classic; *"A CHRISTMAS STORY" (1983, MGM)*...-where in by; *BEN* makes the comment that...*"PART of it's POPULARITY is that IT'S SO DAMN POPULAR"*....and just the WHOLE "*WASTED MOMENT"* ...that *COULD BE*...aPROPER "tribute" to a *CLASSIC 20th CENTURY FILM*. -That *such a* *work of ART* should be *SUBJECTED* to such *DE-EMPHASIS of it's BRILLIANCE*... is *CERTAINLY a SHAME*. ...To *NOT* recognize the adaptation of *JEAN SHEPHERD's* (one of the *GREAT AMERICAN RACONTEURS*) stories into a FILM...so imbued into...AND INDICATIVE of...the AMERICAN IDENTITY...is *UGLY to me*. ...to *NOT* recognize the *PAR EXCELLENCE* *ACTING* by *ALL INVOLVED*....*seems SUPERFICIAL*...when you consider the SPOTLIGHT is *MAINLY* on some DUDE who bought the house on EBAY....and *OPENED IT UP AS A MUSEUM*...(yep, *COMPLETE WITH a GIFT SHOP*.)...so WE, as the AUDIENCE...are EXPECTED...to FOCUS...on the fact...that some*"AVERAGE JOE"* tuned your *"PRECIOUS MEMORIES" into "PROFIT"*......as OPPOSED to......ACKNOWLEDGING *JEAN SHEPHERD*...and encouraging us...to seek out MORE INFORMATION about his WORK and LIFE...OR...ACKNOWLEDGING the performances by*DARREN MAMcGAVIN* and *MELINDA DILLON*...or the superb DIRECTION by *BOB CLARK*??? ...*WAY to DUMB us DOWN -T.C.M*...!!! *...DO OVER.*Angrily DISSAPPONTED,Jaymuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Um.. this is the silent movie forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 The same post was placed in at least 6 forums. So why not the silent films one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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