Moments when a piece of entertainment annoys you no end

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:44 pm

Two things.

One, I know that the Spoony Experiment's review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off is supposed to be a parody, but I actually agree with his complaints.

Something about that movie seriously rubs me the wrong way. It's like a celebration of spoiled, stuck-up, attention-whoring, coddled Mary Sues and rubbing in our face how awesome it would be if we could be like that. I mean, the fucking moral at the end of the movie is 'don't feel resentful if other people have silver spoons in their mouths even if they're being lying dicks'.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:46 pm

Secondly, I really hate that fan theory about FBDO where Ferris and Sloane don't really exist and that it's all in Cameron's head.

I mean, honestly, can't you guys think of something a little more original? It's not clever or witty, it's just an application of that worn-out 'it was all just a dream!' cliche you guys apparently mock so much.

CatharzGodfoot · Post by **CatharzGodfoot** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:12 am

There's a Fenris Bueller fandom?

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:07 pm

You know, I've still never watched the movie. Is it worth a watch just to say I saw it, or would that be a colossal waste of time?

Wesley Street · Post by **Wesley Street** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:39 pm

It's a cultural touchstone for a lot of late-20- and 30-somethings. Like the Blues Brothers. FBDO isn't bad. It's a nice way to fill a lazy Sunday afternoon but it isn't Citizen Kane.

Then again I've never seen Sixteen Candles or any of the other early Hughes teen comedies.

Crissa · Post by **Crissa** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:41 pm

It's actually pretty fun.

-Crissa

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:28 pm

It seems to be a cultural touchstone for a lot of early and mid twenty somethings too, judging by how often I'm told by peers I "have to see it" or "go buy it right now."

Same with Goonies and a bunch of other shit from around that time.

Crissa · Post by **Crissa** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:40 pm

If you like it, look up 'Parker Lewis Can't Lose'.

-Crissa

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:05 am

So. Anyone who knows me that my three favorite American comic book superheroes are:

Batman (any incarnation), post-Avengers Captain America, and post-Garth Ennis Punisher.

While Punisher has been rocking my billy socks lately, I do need to catch up on Batman. But I haven't picked up a Captain America comic in years, not since that Sally Floyd crap.

Is Captain America safe to read again?

Count Arioch the 28th · Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:40 am

Re: goblins

I wonder if Dies Horribly could have picked a worse time to say the to Fox. Not only from a perspective of dissing the person that saved your life, but I think she totally would have made out with him if he hadn't said that.

Also: Tarrol Hunt can't even beg for money right...

Blasted · Post by **Blasted** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:45 am

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Re: goblins

I wonder if Dies Horribly could have picked a worse time to say the to Fox. Not only from a perspective of dissing the person that saved your life, but I think she totally would have made out with him if he hadn't said that.

Which goblins issue are you referring to here?

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 1:59 am

Blasted wrote:
Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Re: goblins

I wonder if Dies Horribly could have picked a worse time to say the to Fox. Not only from a perspective of dissing the person that saved your life, but I think she totally would have made out with him if he hadn't said that.
Which goblins issue are you referring to here?

The most recent. Goblins.keenspot.com

What lost me is that well are they not both hanging from that platform? At the end of the scene both have let go of it. Oops.

I have no issue with Dies breaking the news to Fox (but yeah bad timing vs nookie). Possibly one of my favorite pages.

[edit: ah, apparently the spike thingy she was hanging from changed size, as she pulled herself up on it and they both could stand on it freely now. Still a continuity goof.]

Blasted · Post by **Blasted** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:08 am

ahhh... the rss feed I had was borked.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:10 pm

So, despite the fact that something about TV shows as a format is practically intolerable for me for any extended period when I am at the computer, I've been working through Avatar and enjoying it, except when Aang forgets that he's the latest incarnation of the supreme source of justice and wisdom and acts like he's twelve. He really needs to overtly hit on Katarra already, as of episode 17. However, that bit may just be me being asocial and not having a serious crush ever.

What's more irritating is his behavior when that firebender is trying to teach him firebending. I'm pretty sure that even when I was twelve, I'd grasp the importance of discipline in handling the ability to conjure fire. That sort of thing shows up in lots of stories involving magic, where the eager young student complains about how the master is not teaching them magic, but it's really annoying here because:

a) He spent his entire life in a monastery dedicated to learning airbending, and presumably went through the airbender discipline course.
b) He's repeatedly seen what happens when firebenders aren't careful. Every battle involving firebenders in an area made of wood ended up with lots of burning background objects from misses or intent.
c) Seriously, it's blatantly obvious to everyone that screwing up with fire has consequences, and the master explained that the discipline was because of the potential disaster involved.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:41 am

Aang IS 12.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:40 am

The Avatar spirit -isn't- Aang as much as it is a sort of passenger.

All of the Avatars before him have their own identities and personalities, and the Avatar itself seems pretty quiet and doesn't surface much. It takes effort to tap into it.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:47 am

Still, I prefer it when he shows off how wise he is instead of the fact that he's a teenager.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:51 pm

Watching "Superman/Batman: Apokolypse" and wow. I can't believe how sexist the movie is. Apparently being an earth girl means shopping and callously spending money. Scouting means that Superman goes left, Batman goes right, and Wonder woman & Barda go together in another way.

It's a demonstration of "hurr hurr, I"m so tuff cause I'm a may-un"

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:50 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy8-NNlE80A

I've concluded I just don't like Chris Perkins.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:10 am

I agree with name_here on the firebending thing. It's not a ginormous deal, because Aang has never come across as the kind of person who took his bending training seriously (esp. in flashbacks0, but it does make him look rather foolish when he was otherwise portrayed as 'kinda airheaded, but otherwise very sensible'. It's especially a bit jarring coming on the heels of 'The Storm', since a lot of that episode was about accepting responsibility and the consequences of not doing so.

But like I said, it's not a huge deal. I don't like the 'he's twelve!' excuse either, because Aang has been consistently portrayed as mature and responsible for his age except for that hiccup and the whole Aapa thing in season two.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:12 am

I agree with name_here on the firebending thing. It's not a ginormous deal, because Aang has never come across as the kind of person who took his bending training seriously (esp. in flashbacks0, but it does make him look rather foolish when he was otherwise portrayed as 'kinda airheaded, but otherwise very sensible'. It's especially a bit jarring coming on the heels of 'The Storm', since a lot of that episode was about accepting responsibility and the consequences of not doing so.

But like I said, it's not a huge deal. I don't like the 'he's twelve!' excuse either, because Aang has been consistently portrayed as mature and responsible for his age except for that hiccup and the whole Aapa thing in season two.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:27 am

Okay, I'm a huge Girl Genius fan.

I just wish Zola would hurry up and be smacked down for good.

Jesus. She just doesn't give up, doesn't stop.

There better be a mind-blowing reveal as a payoff over this.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:22 am

Maxus wrote:Okay, I'm a huge Girl Genius fan.

I just wish Zola would hurry up and be smacked down for good.

Jesus. She just doesn't give up, doesn't stop.

There better be a mind-blowing reveal as a payoff over this.

I just have a huge problem taking her seriously as a threat. She was a damsel in distress/sock puppet, and then she takes a bunch of super juice and fights everyone. It lacks credibility.

Zola is a waste of my fucking time.

-Username17

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:28 am

Well, I can understand that she was acting dumb to avoid suspicion until she needed to stop acting like that. I mean, that's #27 on the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

But it's just that there's been all this back-and-forth shit. They think they have an advantage on her, no they don't. Then she thinks she has an advantage, and she doesn't because of their countermove.

The fight is wearing thin.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:40 am

Maxus wrote:Well, I can understand that she was acting dumb to avoid suspicion until she needed to stop acting like that. I mean, that's #27 on the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

But it's just that there's been all this back-and-forth shit. They think they have an advantage on her, no they don't. Then she thinks she has an advantage, and she doesn't because of their countermove.

The fight is wearing thin.

It' worse than that. She didn't even stop being a fuckup. Her latest plan failed because the jetpack didn't have enough lift. It's not even like there wasn't a guy standing 2 meters away with a gun, who could have taken out the jetpack even if that plan had had the possibility to work.

She comes up, announces that she is going to win, gets smacked down really hard because she is a fucking comic relief character, and then she pops back up again in a few pages with a new stupid plan. She was good for maybe 3 slap downs, total. The first time, then she reveals that she has gadgets and backers and shit (and of course, gets slapped down), then she takes the super juice and threatens people again (and gets slapped down anyway). And that's it. She's been slapped down, what? Twelve fucking times now?

Zola is a waste of space. You could skip every single page that had Zola on it from the time she first gets captured and miss almost nothing.

-Username17