Armchair Criticism

[danalwyn]

Y'know, I don't go to the movies. I don't watch movies in general. I certainly haven't seen these two. But just judging by the reviews, DC might have wanted to go with Kyle Rainer. And Pixar might have just wanted to stay home this year.

(Still, nowhere to go from here but up, right guys?)

Comments

[silverjackal]

I can do one better I think -- I don't even know what movies you're referring to. Not having television means I don't see trailers. Unless I hear indirect "buzz" about something that might interest me films go by and I never notice or miss them. Doubtless I'm missing some proportion which I would really enjoy, but I don't have the interest or energy to keep up with such things.

I'm amused by how many people are shocked when they find out (in casual conversation) that I don't have television -- by choice! So many people can't picture living without it. Not that there's anything wrong with enjoying television, but I really didn't (or rather, wasn't willing to pay for the 1001 things besides the bits I would enjoy) and I frankly don't miss it.

[danalwyn]

Hmmm...I don't have TV either anymore. I think here at least it's harder to be unaware - downtown is plastered with all sorts of advertisements and both DC's Green Lantern and Pixar's Cars 2 took extraordinary pains to make sure that they had presence. Actually, the differences between them were sort of interesting. GL took the bus route, going for a poster campaign with vertical posters at bus stops, and horizontal ones for the sides of buses. Cars 2 seemed to go for the visual panorama effect, aiming at billboards and in one case even a very large mural on the side of a building. Given the amount of time I spend walking around downtown it's hard for me not to know who is doing an advertising blitz.

Also I always sort of liked Green Lantern as a comic, so that keeps me in the loop. Your way seems better for mental health though.

[silverjackal]

Another one for the "no television" rebellion! *makes gesture of solidarity* :D (Actually, I don't care whether people watch or not, it just doesn't particularly work for me.)

We don't really get that type of advertising here. Very occasionally, if it's some world renowned thing that's coming to our little backwater then yes, but the street adverts are for local businesses and the occasional bigger supplier of some major commodity, like phone service. Then again, I live in a place that has a sign on the highway coming in that lists what essential services are available (all of them, here) because in other local centers they're often *not* and you need to know on entering a town whether you can buy fuel, eat at a restaurant, or find a hotel there. Advertising money for a film doesn't make it down to this level. Heh. And if you do see a film poster somewhere it's always a memorabilia piece.