Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Professor Mondo is asking tough questions about movies, which is interesting, because some of the young guys at work roped me in on something similar just yesterday afternoon. I suppose, with the Super Bowl over and nothing exciting coming up except that holiday for chicks, our brains just naturally flail about for something to think about that’s interesting.
I need to put the Bogart movie in the Netflix queue so I can figure out what’s up with Owen the chauffer. But the bombshell from yesterday sorta blew my mind: Suppose Ferris Bueller never actually existed. WHA-A-A-T? No really think about it, the argument goes. The parade float. That’s just silly. And Ferris never gets in trouble. He never has any actual plans for staying out of trouble, nor does he show good judgment or skill at staying out of trouble, but the boom is never lowered on him. The reason is, he isn’t there; he lives inside Cameron’s head. Cameron’s just a lonely bored guy with nothing going on, so he imagines everything.
Which is a nice thought, since that means nothing happens to the car. But what about Sloane?
Well, let that one go. It was pointed out to me that this would make the whole movie an extension of the theory behind Garfield Minus Garfield, a modern culture-meme that says the eponymous cat doesn’t exist either, it’s just a fantasy conjured up by this sad, lonely guy living alone wishing something would happen.
Quite a thought. Or not.
So is Deckard a replicant, or what?
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- dustbury.com » Meanwhile, Venus needs fry cooks | 02/09/2012 @ 08:09G-G….I don’t know. It’s a neat concept but the execution is kind of stupid. I read a few months’ worth of the strips and most of them don’t make any sense. Just empty panels, preceded or followed by the John character saying or doing something that is meaningless when taken out of context. The FAQ document on the site also wasn’t real helpful.
Your Ferris Bueler theory doesn’t make a lot of sense either. You’re suggesting Cameron IMAGINED the entire movie, just because Ferris is smart enough to evade getting in trouble? The boom is never lowered on Ferris, but not for anyone’s lack of trying – his nemesis spends the movie trying to do just that, but is always one step behind.
Okay, then who was driving the red car? Who got him into the restaurant? Who dragged him out of bed when he really was sick, or at least thought he was? And no…if the theory IS to make sense, we can’t just “let go” of the Sloane character. You would need to explain where she comes from – is she a dream, too? What about the principal, Ferris’ sister and parents, the Charlie Sheen character at the police station….?
- cylarz | 02/12/2012 @ 12:30