Another commercial that bothered the hell out of me; the “Green Police”. Go fuck yourself! I’m normally a good guy who is reasonably observant of the new social rules. I’m the one in the house that insists we separate the recyclables from the trash and I’m the one who gets upset when I see a pop bottle in the trash instead of the blue bin. I’m the one who reprimanded my father-in-law for throwing trash out of the car window. But that commercial with the militant hippies arresting everyone who’s not as green as they are just pissed me off to no fucking end! In fact, this morning I went into the break room and had another cup of coffee JUST so I could use a styrofoam cup. And I have it with me here on my desk as I intend to throw it out the window on the way home in protest of the new green regime. These fucking green police hippies just TRY to come to my house and scold me for using incandescent bulbs. Just you fucking try! I’ll pollute your body with 9mm of lead poisoning! I’m over-reacting (as usual) but I honestly think that commercial set the whole “environmental friendly” movement more than a few steps back. With a blend of “holier than thou” and a “we’re coming for you” message, apparently, “green” is the new “Nazi”!
As long as I’m back on the SuperBowl ads, I have to agree with a friend of mine, Tim Burton must have a blood pact with Satan. The lord of lies made Johnny Depp a big star and in return Tim Burton keeps all the Hot Topic stores stocked full of merchandise. The new Alice in Wonderland looks blah and I expect more standard Tim Burton/Johnny Depp gothiness. It could turn out to be good but the trailer did not impress me. It was like I was being fed another Burton/Depp/Carter formula that tastes just like the last formula. Who cares anymore? I generally like the movies they do, but I’m tired of the same old Tim Burton branded shit. Alice in Wonderland, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Charlie/Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands… It’s all the same. Create spooky backstory, insert Johnny Depp acting weird, drop in Helena Bonham Carter acting badly, collect millions of dollars…
By the way, I found a quarter on the floor in my den this morning so the bounty on will.i.am is up to $3.37
February 9th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
In Re: Alice In Wonderland…. I don’t get it. I think there are tons of differences between the various characters and movies, and the casting in that movie is almost perfect. Though there are a few changes I’d make – Favorite actors in favorite characters: Morgan Freeman would make a great White Knight and the like, I bet it turns out great. Not All Tim Burton movies do, planet of the apes comes to mind, but most are Own, not view once.
Mrs Bucket and the Sweeney Todds partner have little in common, though the latter might have much in common with the red queen, if she plays her in a rather classic fashion.
Nor do I really consider Ed Wood, Willy Wonka and Ichabod Crane to be even close to each other or to Edward Scissorhands.
Some are crazy, some shy, some out of place all are dark, but dark is Burtons gig, like a genre of music for your favorite bands. I think you will have to expand the thought some for me to understand the objection.