How much of an EBW are you?
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Desert Amazon
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Svedish_Chef
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Yup
I always wanted to be Holden McNeil oh and I dig degrassi
Yup
So what? Have I won or lost?
Laurel
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EBW said:
It wasn't great, but it didn't suck. Watched half of it last night on cable and was entertained. It definitely could have been done better, but it had some good bits. Like when the mom catches him jacking off. That was a good scene. And the scene where everyone's coming down, that's funny. The whole Star Wars as a drug movie scene was dumb, though. It was done much better in another movie whose name I can't recall...but in that movie, over the ending credits, there are two guys (one of them's the crazy looking cast member from the Bob & Dave show - the tall funky guy) talking about how everyone in Star Wars is homosexual. The whole movie sucked, but was worth being made for that scene.
Fuck Irvine Welsh. Have you ever read his stuff? Blech. Overrated. Liked "Trainspotting" the movie, though. WTF happened to Ewan McGregor? Starring in shitt Nicole Kidman vehicles...he had so much potential...
Laurel said:
The movie references are forced. It's become a TKO(Tarantino Knock Off) staple to include tired pop culture references in place of actual wit.
I have read Welsh and think he's really really good. I didn't love Trainspotting but Marabou Stork Nightmares, Filth and parts of the Acid House are great.
The problem with Human Traffic is that it's trying to be the first good movie about raves and it isn't it. Just second rate filmmaking based around a decent premise.
Mind you, I was high when I watched it.
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As far as rave movies go, it's the best one I've seen. Of course, I've only seen two - the other being "Better Living Through Chemistry", which is full of unintentional humor (though totally unwatchable). I think my favorite part is the girl who talks about who there's just as many people on drugs at football games or the opera as at raves. LOL! And the old raver dudes who are so obviously in the scene for the 15-year-old candy raver chicks. "Rave's not about drugs, man, it's about love and connectivity to your inner spirituality." I'm going to compile all the pseudolanguage from that movie and make a rave dictionary. Oh, I also liked the part where they had that Rave For Peace thing - where people at five different locations were all dancing to the same song at the same time - for World Peace, of course. Because as we all know, the way to world peace is through teens popping hallocinogens and dancing.
Rave "culture" cracks me up. Raves themselves are pretty fun.
Rave "culture" cracks me up. Raves themselves are pretty fun.
Never
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1) Music Snobbery
I enjoy the good stuff, I enjoy trash. I can't tell the difference between them..Hey, I happen to enjoy music from a certain female pop singer whose initials are B.S. If I tried to be a musical snob I'd be cut down pretty fast, no?
2) Pop culture consumption that rivals a Kevin Smith Character.
I had someone explain to me who Kate Bush was.
But I know who Kevin Smith is.. he's the writer for Daredevil.
I've never seen any of his movies though.. Again, it's not that I don't like pop culture, it's like I like everything and lack the ability to distinguish.
3) A fanatical love of someone or something.
I'm the most unfanatical person you'll meet.
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Only one post this evening. Pretty good.
I enjoy the good stuff, I enjoy trash. I can't tell the difference between them..Hey, I happen to enjoy music from a certain female pop singer whose initials are B.S. If I tried to be a musical snob I'd be cut down pretty fast, no?
2) Pop culture consumption that rivals a Kevin Smith Character.
I had someone explain to me who Kate Bush was.
But I know who Kevin Smith is.. he's the writer for Daredevil.
I've never seen any of his movies though.. Again, it's not that I don't like pop culture, it's like I like everything and lack the ability to distinguish.
3) A fanatical love of someone or something.
I'm the most unfanatical person you'll meet.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Only one post this evening. Pretty good.
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