All the things you know you should hate - but don't.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 10:45 am

Originally posted by Tybaltus
I wouldnt know, Ive never seen the Jungle Book.

So how many movies is your sweeping generalisation based on?

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 11:08 am

So how many movies is your sweeping generalisation based on?

Not THAT many. Just a few Disney movies, I can just assume what happened. Watching 3 of the cheesy Disney movies was enough for me to generalize the rest.

All the other movies I have mentioned, I have seen.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 2:14 pm

Originally posted by Tybaltus
@The Z-In my grade 12 Dictators class, we watched movies such as The Fight Club, Office Space, and Life to demonstrate Dictators in the media. It was fun to watch such movies in school

Office Space rules all, i love that movie, sorry i just had to burst in for a moment

*jump around....jump around....jump around*

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 2:17 pm

Its all good.

I was expecting to hate Office Space, turns out to be one of my top 50 movies. It was great.

Robnark · Post by **Robnark** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 2:17 pm

Originally posted by Tybaltus
...In my grade 12 Dictators class...

uh?! you had a class to teach you dictatorship skills?! i had to learn by myself

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 2:19 pm

Originally posted by Tybaltus
I was expecting to hate Office Space, turns out to be one of my top 50 movies. It was great.

I like the plain irreverence and the two bob's "bob...bob" probably my favourite line "It's not that i lazy bob it's that i just don't care" i have always been looking for the ideal time to say that phrase

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 2:24 pm

uh?! you had a class to teach you dictatorship skills?! i had to learn by myself

Hehehehe. No it didnt teach dictatorship skills! It tought us about Dictators of History. I learned a lot in that class including stuff on Cambodia, Genocides around the world, not to mention Hitler and Stalin. But Im sure you assumed that anyway.

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 2:50 pm

Originally posted by Kameleon

No - I believe we were both talking about them as separate entities...

Correct.

G'night !

Beldin

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 7:52 pm

Originally posted by Tybaltus
Not THAT many. Just a few Disney movies, I can just assume what happened. Watching 3 of the cheesy Disney movies was enough for me to generalize the rest.

Oh well... I haven't seen all that many of the more recent ones, so I couldn't say for sure whether you're wrong, anyway

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 7:59 pm

Oh well... I haven't seen all that many of the more recent ones, so I couldn't say for sure whether you're wrong, anyway

Consider yourself lucky. My sister, a while ago, when she was kind of young, wanted to see Pocahontas and wanted me to come too. Being the good brother that I am, I figured, 1 1/2 hours of agony isnt that bad. Well I wasnt terribly happy about it in the end, but I made my sister happy. Similar story with the Hunchback of Notre Dame, except replace my sister, with my younger cousin.

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 8:01 pm

LOL

I did see Tarzan (the film soc was showing it and I had nothing better to do), and really regretted it. I think Dreamworks is actually making the better animated features these days...

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 8:05 pm

And what about Disney making all these no-good useless sequels? I mean Cinederella 2, Hunchback of Notre Dame 2, Little Mermaid 2, and havent they made a Sleeping Beauty 2? Regardless, I think they should keep it at one part, they ended it, why bring it back from the dead?

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 8:11 pm

Oh, I don't take any notice of those... I see most movies in the cinema, so I don't see any of that straight-to-video nonsense... (there's a reason it goes straight to video...)

humanflyz · Post by **humanflyz** » Wed Jul 24, 2002 10:58 pm

@Georgi:
True, Eminem himself even says that his "whiteness" is a marketing trick to get people to notice him just because he's a minority in a dominantly-black music genre. It is also true that Eminem could not have got to where he is today without Dr. Dre's help. But I give him some credit for saying things that are different than what everyone else is saying.

Ode to a Grasshopper · Thu Jul 25, 2002 6:42 am

Here's another one-Those stupid teenage girl magazines like Girlfriend etc. I should hate them for any number of reasons, but I can't hate anything that gives me as good a laugh as those things do.

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 9:07 am

Here's another one-Those stupid teenage girl magazines like Girlfriend etc. I should hate them for any number of reasons, but I can't hate anything that gives me as good a laugh as those things do.

Well I cant say I look at teenage girl magazines, but I know what you are talking about. I dont like professional wrestling, but its the same idea that you gave, Ode. Occasionally I watch about 5 to 10 minutes of wrestling and laugh a good amount because it is so pathetic. I mean, its so obvious its fake and the acting is as low as you could get.

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 10:58 am

Originally posted by humanflyz
@Georgi:
It is also true that Eminem could not have got to where he is today without Dr. Dre's help.

Dr Dre doens't really have anything to do with it IMO.
It's the bigger guys behind the music company. They make these things up. It's all marketing.
"What's new?" "Who needs a new start?" Voila! a new star is born. Lets call him Slim Shady or whatever, he'll need some help integrating so we ad some Dr Dre... done. Now lets make millions of dollars!

Cause thats whats it all about. Making money. Introducing a new artist costs millions and they only introduce new "artists" if they are sure they will make enough money. Or else they would cost money and we all know what that leads to.

ILL WILL · Post by **ILL WILL** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:16 am

Think it also may have something to do with Em's lyrics?

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:27 am

Purely to get people talking about him and so kids will think he's cool if you ask me.

All and all, the people who thought this up knew what they were doing.

ILL WILL · Post by **ILL WILL** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 12:57 pm

His lyrics have been hot, fresh, and entirely unique over the past three albums, no matter what your opinion of him as a public figure may be. He also has a lot of credibility and respect for hip hop culture so he's popular and at the same time tangible. Granted his style is cartoonish, but he is original and not gimmicky.