tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post1313438974162042562..comments2024-01-11T04:57:37.530-04:00Comments on The Furious D Show: Hollywood Babble On & On #123: The Revenant of RelevanceFurious Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-91504860170254062402008-07-07T13:25:00.000-03:002008-07-07T13:25:00.000-03:00Look M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening where the ...<I>Look M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening where the world's plants decide to kill humanity as punishment for Global Warming. </I><BR/><BR/>Actually as I pointed out <A HREF="http://dirtyharrysplace.com/?p=2102" REL="nofollow">in my review of it</A>, I think the Happening says plants are attacking because of nuclear power. (it happens in the northeast which has "the most nuclear power plants in the US", it happens again at the end in France - famous for nuke power - and there is a shot of a nuke plant in the background during an important exposition scene)<BR/><BR/>Of course, I think this is probably even dumber than AGW as a cause or at least, makes the movie even MORE dated. But I thought you'd want to be technically correct. (and I want to save you the agony of seeing it yourself)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-28427184256181970642008-07-05T21:22:00.000-03:002008-07-05T21:22:00.000-03:00I know. Was it Samuel Goldwyn who said: If you wa...I know. Was it Samuel Goldwyn who said: If you want to send a message, use Western Union.<BR/><BR/>I have no problems with messages and relevant themes in stories, but they have to evolve naturally from the material, not shoved in later.Furious Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-81487144545130650392008-07-05T18:57:00.000-03:002008-07-05T18:57:00.000-03:00Who, exactly, do they think is going to pay money ...Who, exactly, do they think is going to pay money to see this?<BR/><BR/>I'd have thought that the spanking "The Happening" is taking at the box office would be enough to give them pause.<BR/><BR/>Nobody likes being lectured to. Especially lectured DOWN to.<BR/><BR/>And no Gort? WTF?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com