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Illumina Drathiran'ar · 05-19-2004, 07:51 PM

Every time I see a commercial for the movie "Raising Helen" I feel a surge of violence.

What kind of premise for a movie is this?
"Let's make a movie about a woman who thinks that she is empowered and independent, but inherits her sister's children in a manner that could never happen in the real world. Then she'll find out that she's more empowered when she has these children. And we'll throw in some really stupid jokes that the commercials will repeat over and over again."
"Great! Let's go to work!"

Or how about that other movie about the empowered young woman who follows her dream to become a hip-hop star despite impossible odds and discouragement from her mentors?

Is it just me, or are movies getting stupider and stupider by the year? By the YEAR! Such moronic and predictable concepts for movies! Who here agrees with me? And, more interestingly, who does not agree with me and is looking forward to seeing this masterpiece?

Edit- It has been brought to my attention that this might be more appropriate in the movie forum... But as I don't really go there it didn't occur to me. And it's not really a discussion about the movie itself as it's a discussion of the state of "entertainment" in my country. But whatever.

[ 05-19-2004, 08:14 PM: Message edited by: Illumina Drathiran'ar ]

05-19-2004, 07:51 PM	#1
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	Every time I see a commercial for the movie "Raising Helen" I feel a surge of violence. What kind of premise for a movie is this? "Let's make a movie about a woman who thinks that she is empowered and independent, but inherits her sister's children in a manner that could never happen in the real world. Then she'll find out that she's more empowered when she has these children. And we'll throw in some really stupid jokes that the commercials will repeat over and over again." "Great! Let's go to work!" Or how about that other movie about the empowered young woman who follows her dream to become a hip-hop star despite impossible odds and discouragement from her mentors? Is it just me, or are movies getting stupider and stupider by the year? By the YEAR! Such moronic and predictable concepts for movies! Who here agrees with me? And, more interestingly, who does not agree with me and is looking forward to seeing this masterpiece? Edit- It has been brought to my attention that this might be more appropriate in the movie forum... But as I don't really go there it didn't occur to me. And it's not really a discussion about the movie itself as it's a discussion of the state of "entertainment" in my country. But whatever. [ 05-19-2004, 08:14 PM: Message edited by: Illumina Drathiran'ar ] __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.