Not exact matches
For all the cinematic
dreck currently peddling disorienting editing as «action,» no one in good conscience could deride Tarantino for his indulgence in split screens or extreme close ups or smash zooms or any other mode of cinematic gimmickry, when it affords us hauntingly sparse centerpieces
such as The Bride's live burial, an aural choir of oppressive dirt, panting whimpers, and futile struggling set to the visual accompaniment of pitch black confinement that stretches on well past any spectator's comfort level.
The only way to enjoy
such soulless
dreck is to imagine a commentary from Moore's erstwhile partner in crime Peter Cook, in character as Clive, letting him have it every time he opens his mouth.
It is educational, heartfelt, and adds immeasurably to the enjoyment of the film, although as with New Line's excellent Infinifilm format, my wish is for the studios to reserve
such treatment for films that actually deserve it instead of formula
dreck with questionable scholarly value like Driven and Blow.
Under «The Evolution of Spider - Man» you'll find Josh
Dreck & Eric Matthies's 25 - minute «Spider - Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century,» an excellent primer on the origin of the character and his various transmutations over the years delivered through interviews with a few of the good men who drew him,
such as John Romita («The Norman Rockwell of Marvel,» says Todd McFarlane, meaning it as a compliment) and his same - named son.
The same applied to lesser - known titles adapted from comics like «The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,» which was also a Fox property based off a comic book series written by Alan Moore that was
such a bad film it practically sent him to an early grave and hastened Sean Connery «s retirement (of course, we're not even counting
dreck like Warner Bros.» «Catwoman «-RRB-.
There's just
such a HUGE percentage of people self publishing who DO fit into that stereotype of publishing
dreck that was rejected because they can't bear to edit or kill one little darling.
A lot of those KU books are
dreck, but KU has
such a large critical mass of titles it offers an incredible value for consumers.
But all that endless
dreck so on display in this thread would disappear almost immediately, and
such a system also has a way of cutting short all the many often equally pointless replies.
I... I...» — «I did this,» «I want that,» and I'm so great because...» How do hiring managers read through
such — as my grandfather would say —
dreck?