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Serenity cops a beating on Maxim.com
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 11:06 PM
LEONIDAS
Quote:MOST MISLEADING MOVIE TITLES 8. Serenity You see a title like that, and you expect the movie equivalent of chamomile tea. You also expect it to be English, and star some actress with three names like Kristin Scott Thomas or somebody. You don't expect a sci-fi flick about a ragtag group of space pirates. That must be why the movie tanked so hard. Well, that and the fact that no one watched the TV show it was based on either. You don't have to be a psychic to see how that one was going to play out. Suggested Accurate Title: Firefly Fans and the Last-Ditch Write-In Campaign
Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:30 AM
THESOMNAMBULIST
Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:47 AM
MOOSE
Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: Basically it just highlights the extent of poor journalism.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:49 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Moose: Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: Basically it just highlights the extent of poor journalism. I don't think maxim can be considered journalism at all...
Thursday, October 4, 2007 1:33 AM
BROWNCOAT1
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: Basically it just highlights the extent of poor journalism. It may be me but most of the reviews you read these days are just the writer showing off with a quip or a rant. Seems to be all the trend these days to "have a rant'. This is no exception. The writer seems to be keen in taking a cheap shot more than it does about actually understanding the subject matter or presenting a genuine point. I mean really, with a brief like "Most misleading movie titles". What value is there in that. It's pathetic! And his argument about it being about camomile tea! Its hardly insightful is it. Just stating the bleeding obvious. No frankly I'm glad that the clowns who write for things like maxim find it too difficult to comprehend a great film like SERENITY and find it a struggle to get past the title.
Quote:Originally posted by Moose: I don't think maxim can be considered journalism at all...
Thursday, October 4, 2007 1:49 AM
GRIZWALD
Thursday, October 4, 2007 2:07 AM
JOSSISAGOD
Thursday, October 4, 2007 2:21 AM
BULLET0IN0THE0BRAINPAN0SQUISH
Thursday, October 4, 2007 2:47 AM
JONGSSTRAW
Thursday, October 4, 2007 3:21 AM
Thursday, October 4, 2007 3:27 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Quote:These guys are mean
Thursday, October 4, 2007 3:50 AM
Quote:Originally posted by jossisagod: I'm not sure, but, I think Grace posed before they changed editors. That said, that pictorial is my screensaver!
Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:14 AM
ZOID
Quote:Basically it just highlights the extent of poor journalism. It may be me but most of the reviews you read these days are just the writer showing off with a quip or a rant. Seems to be all the trend these days to "have a rant'. This is no exception. The writer seems to be keen in taking a cheap shot more than it does about actually understanding the subject matter or presenting a genuine point. I mean really, with a brief like "Most misleading movie titles". What value is there in that. It's pathetic! ...
Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:33 AM
Quote: If they're going to start trying to inject 'journalism' into the mix -- even a weak attempt like this one -- where are impressionable teenaged boys going to get their undiluted dose of sexual identity confusion?
Quote: Get back to what y'all do best: Jessy Biel in a wet cotton shift
Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:42 AM
Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:44 AM
DERANGEDMILK
Thursday, October 4, 2007 4:47 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: Before everybody gets on the bash Maxim bandwagon, think back to when they ran that pictorial of Grace Park posing seductively in her black lace thong underwear....if you never saw the pictures, just Google her name for images....oh my! One writer's un-educated opinion of Firely should not be enough to brand the magazine as reaver territory.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 5:28 AM
Quote:Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: Before everybody gets on the bash Maxim bandwagon, think back to when they ran that pictorial of Grace Park posing seductively in her black lace thong underwear....if you never saw the pictures, just Google her name for images....oh my! One writer's un-educated opinion of Firely should not be enough to brand the magazine as reaver territory. Ahh do not give in to the dark si- DOH! too late we lost him!
Thursday, October 4, 2007 5:40 AM
PDCHARLES
What happened? He see your face?
Thursday, October 4, 2007 6:25 AM
GRAYFURY
Thursday, October 4, 2007 7:23 AM
REGINAROADIE
Thursday, October 4, 2007 7:29 AM
Quote:Originally posted by GrayFury: Dont get me wrong...But I think your all being thin skinned.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 7:30 AM
CANTER
Thursday, October 4, 2007 7:33 AM
Thursday, October 4, 2007 7:49 AM
DARKFLY
Thursday, October 4, 2007 8:01 AM
GORRAMGROUPIE
Quote:Originally posted by reginaroadie: OK, so Maxim isn't exactly the New York Times in terms of journalistic integrity.
Quote: But I do agree that the title is somewhat misleading, if only on a surface level. I mean, remember the TV ad's for the movie. It was all big action and testosterone with the volume cranked up way past 11, and then it ends with "SERENITY". If I were a regular joe blow who had never heard of FIREFLY or SERENITY beforehand, I would have been confused too with the ads as well. Plus, if you think about it, FIREFLY was a misleading title for the series as well. It's only mentioned two times that the ship was a Firefly class transport. And the fact that this ship is that is a rather insignificant detail. So why name a series after that?
Quote: Most likely it was just a title that was chosen just so that they'd have a title. But I think SERENITY is something of an apt title.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 8:04 AM
Quote:Dont get me wrong...But I think your all being thin skinned.
Quote:Maxim is aimed at the 18-35 Alpha caucasian male.
Quote:And as much as I love FF. Its not for everybody, it never will be.
Quote:Maxim has the right to review anything in anystyle they see fit. "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend, to the death, your right to say it!"
Quote:We can disagree, but the main jist of their article is that the TITLE is misleading. I agree that it is... (To someone whos never heard os Firefly.) Serenity is a state of Sereneness ...would any of you say this was a Serene movie?
Quote:Now if Martha Stewart said in her magazine that Nascar is just a bunch of cars going left really fast...she will expect backlash...but its her right to say so.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 8:17 AM
Thursday, October 4, 2007 8:57 AM
SHINY
Quote:Originally posted by Grizwald: LOL... I guess I never thought about it before, but the name Serenity is very Joss, isn't it? Like a vampire slayer named Buffy. A ship - a beatup workhorse of a ship - with a crew that, while not exactly "space pirates," certainly lives a life that is serene in no sense of the word. It's wishful thinking. It's a beautiful word, serenity, and it has a beautiful meaning, but for most people, it is an unattainable state, and therefore an excellent name for a ship of dreams.
Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:20 AM
Quote:Originally posted by reginaroadie: Not to hijack the thread, what are some other movies that have titles that have nothing to do with the movie?
Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:26 AM
Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:37 AM
LAWMAN
Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:06 AM
Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:03 PM
MUTT999
Thursday, October 4, 2007 1:41 PM
OUT2THEBLACK
Thursday, October 4, 2007 2:01 PM
Quote:Originally posted by out2theblack: Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: Before everybody gets on the bash Maxim bandwagon, think back to when they ran that pictorial of Grace Park posing seductively in her black lace thong underwear....if you never saw the pictures, just Google her name for images....oh my! One writer's un-educated opinion of Firely should not be enough to brand the magazine as reaver territory Haven't Forgotten...Permanently seared into my every neuron...Drools... ga-ga...Whoa Howdy ! , That is so hot ! Pzz-Sizzle ! Permanent state of Grace...Brain goes sharin' BOOM-er Valeri... A Hottie Korean Babe used to cut my hair...She used to wear the nicest undies too , topped by the thinnest , most transparent , pants... White , eyelet lace , shorty undies... Yep , that takes me back a ways... Terminal regression mode commences...
Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: Before everybody gets on the bash Maxim bandwagon, think back to when they ran that pictorial of Grace Park posing seductively in her black lace thong underwear....if you never saw the pictures, just Google her name for images....oh my! One writer's un-educated opinion of Firely should not be enough to brand the magazine as reaver territory
Thursday, October 4, 2007 11:10 PM
MISSTRESSAHARA
Friday, October 5, 2007 12:05 AM
Quote:"Once Upon A Time In Outer Space." Am I the only one who actually likes this title and think it should be used for something?
Friday, October 5, 2007 1:45 AM
BULLETINTHEBRAINPANSQUISH
Friday, October 5, 2007 2:45 AM
Quote:Originally posted by reginaroadie: Well, with A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, the term is actually referenced in the book, but was left out of the movie, and it generally refers to something biological or natural that's been tampered with to function like a machine, thus Alex becomes a clockwork orange. Ironically, the movie is about free will. PULP FICTION opens with the dictionary definition for pulp, and since the stories in the movie are over the top and sensationalist, then the title is pretty apt. The rest of them I think tie into their movies one way or another, except for Goodbye Columbus. Judging from the plot description on imdb, I really don't think the title has to do with anything.
Friday, October 5, 2007 3:49 AM
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Friday, October 5, 2007 3:57 AM
Friday, October 5, 2007 4:11 AM
Friday, October 5, 2007 5:19 AM
Friday, October 5, 2007 5:53 AM
Quote:Originally posted by reginaroadie: I havn't seen the movie, but I read the short story in high school. The girl in the story is blind, but she wasn't blind from birth. She went blind when she was five. And when the guy asks her what she remembers, she says "a patch of blue", which is in reference to the sky. Basically, it's her one happy memory from when she was little. And the relationship she has with this new guy is her patch of blue.
Friday, October 5, 2007 5:31 PM
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