Posts Tagged ‘exploitation’
By Brent Saltzman on Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
"Ponyo" is a movie that I only saw because of my roommate. It’s not that I have anything against the Japanese culture (I love Godzilla), it’s just that anime creeps me the hell out (go ahead and google “Anime” with the safe-search turned off. I dare you.) Nonetheless the film got good reviews when it first came out and it won multiple awards in Japan, which I assume it achieved ...
Tags: anime, exploitation, finding nemo, fish, ponyo, the little mermaid
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By Brent Saltzman on Thursday, March 18th, 2010
There’s no point for any long introductions. We all know what "New Moon" is. Unfortunately for some of us, more specifically people with penises, we will be forced to sit through this and will have to endure an annoying punch from the girl you’re with every time you doze off as she shouts “Are you watching?!” I was offered the opportunity to go see it when one of my friend’s ...
Tags: Edward Cullen, exploitation, feminism, New Moon, stuff that sucks, Total crap, Twilight, vampires
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By Brent Saltzman on Friday, February 19th, 2010
So, I finally got around to watching the sixth installment of the gripping Harry Potter saga that actually isn’t all that gripping because everyone already knows exactly what happens, and it was hard for me not to notice how dark and gloomy it was. It was like some emo kids snuck onto the set, started passing around joints, and turned up the Tool music. This is a glaring contrast to the first ...
Tags: exploitation, fantasy, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, magic, money, more popular than God, muggles, wands
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