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He had a show in the UK where he pranked politicians, activists and others, long before he came to America:
https://moviechat.org/tt0241088/Da-Ali-G-Show
Actually, it was the UK show that made him so big that Americans wanted him to do the same thing in USA.
Actually, several people don't fall for it. If you watch the show, you'll see that a lot of them just stop the interview after realizing something is up. And this guy even called him Borat, making Sasha flee the scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKVwkU2RI4s
Heck, none of them has aged a day! Well, maybe except for Rabbit.
Brian Cox still looks exactly the same though.
Yep, that about sums it up.
So people who share your views are "entitled to their own opinion", but people who disagree with you are "just deranged and need therapy". I understand.
You're just making an argument for your own sheltered lifestyle and general lack of movie knowledge. If this film really was "extremely violent", then what would you call movies like:
Tokyo Gore Police
Machine Girl
Hardcore Henry
Braindead
Ichi the Killer
August Underground
Sadiscream
Story of Ricky
A Serbian Film
And the Guinea Pig series
You know... films that show about 1500 times more violence than I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore.
It's a sad fact that censorship has been running rampant for so many decades, that people like yourself now believe that even tiniest drop of blood is considered "extreme" (and nipples are obscene), while claiming those who have a greater frame of reference need therapy because they are more in tune with reality.
It's completely upside down, and the only cure is to go out into the world and live a little.
You just listed all the violence in the movie, in 4 short sentences. And in your own words, it was basically a few gun shots and one person being stabbed in the gut.
How is that "extremely violent"?
Add to that the fact that all these scenes were very quick and most were filmed in wide shots. There were no prolonged scenes of torture or mutilation, and no close-ups of the damage done. Just a few guns shots, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG... and next scene.
I guess if you compare it to the average Disney movie, there might be a little more violence here, but then again, just about every episode of Tom & Jerry features more violence than this.
This film featured a few short scenes of violence, and that was fine. It is after all a dark comedy, and if the film had ended with all the characters figuring out they weren't actually so different and becoming friends instead, it would have been a huge insult to the audience. To claim there was any "extreme violence", is just weirdly misplaced criticism that speaks more of the viewers sheltered over-sensitivity, than the movie itself.
I thought it was rather similar to In July.
Still a very nice comic of age flick.
Extremely violent? Compared to what?
There was hardly any violence in it, and what very little there was, flew by incredibly fast. I mean, it was a nice story with good pacing that unfolded perfectly... but violent? Hardly.
I agree they were just friends, but still I can see them ending up with each other simply because they're both hopeless oddballs who will never find anyone else..
This is fantastic. Will you also at some point enable people to subscribe to topics without replying to them, so that you can follow discussions that you find interesting?
That's cool. Keep on writing, and you'll get there =)
Here are some tips that I wish someone had told me at some point:
Make an anonymous blog, and try to fill it up with whatever might interest you. You will see yourself becoming a better writer every day, and after a while people will start to notice. And once you get a few followers, the blog can work as a valuable writing credit on its own.
The real trick to getting published, is in how you pitch your stories. So find a smaller magazine with a narrow field of interest, and write the editor an e-mail where you explain how you propose to write an excellent article which will be perfect for their publication.
Always let your interests guide you to your stories: If you like anime and Lovecraft, then try to see if there are any Lovecraftian animes. Find out if there are any hardcore Lovecraftian anime-fans which dress up as squids, and then try to get an interview with them. The weirder they are, the better. Learn what makes them tick, and make yourself a part of the article, so that it ends with you trying out a squid costume for yourself. Such an article can easily be sold to any magazine which focuses on either anime or Lovecraft. And you can exchange both anime and Lovecraft with anything you want, and it will still always be a sure method to get you published.
Oh, and a few comments from "experts", professors and other opinionated journalists, can always save any piece ;)
Good luck!
Ah, I stand corrected =)
Hello. I'm alive =)
I've written a bunch of shorts which have won a bunch of awards, and also a few unproduced features, as well as an unpublished novel. I currently work as a director and screenwriter for TV, as well as a journalist for several magazines, and consider everything I've done as practice for my future screenwriting.
Yeah, they are definitely in the same vein, though I would say Jock Wick is the better movie by a long shot =)
Naaah... not really. It's a much more down to earth superhero flick, which for once doesn't feature big CGI monsters, and IMO this was a good thing. There are some really kickass fight scenes though, and I especially loved seeing a little girl chop peoples' heads off.
Doug Stanhope
Dave Attell
Jimmy Carr
Sacha Baron Cohen
Why?
Wow, I hadn't even noticed the low rating. I guess it's not everyone's cup of tea, and anyone who expects a wall to wall slapstick comedy will surely get disappointed.
If you are going to check it out though, you should know that this is a sequel to Punching the Clown, which is funnier, and also a softer introduction to Henry Phillips' special brand of tragic comedy.
Great, thanks for the response =)
Just came back from watching it. I really liked the guts and gore, and thought it was nice to finally see a Marvel film which features real violence, and doesn't treat it's audience as fragile children which has to be sheltered. But other than the brutal fight scenes, it was nothing special.