November 24, 2004

Ebert He Ain't

As I've noted before (here and here) I'm quite a fan of the Maoist Internationalist Movement's film and music reviews.

Here's the review of The Incredibles, which, as it turns out, "leans solidly fascist."

The MIM reviewer also has a theory as to the film-makers' primary motivation:

The directors of this film were probably just angry with previous MIM reviews trashing all the super-heroes as fronts for the police.

Quite possibly.

Posted by Dr. Frank at November 24, 2004 01:39 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Ebert aint even Ebert anymore...

Viva Siskel!

Posted by: holy modal rounder at November 24, 2004 05:46 AM

Last time I checked their list I couldn't find all the good films in the good or bad list. I mean come on they HAVE to have a stance on Debbie Does Dallas, the Devil in Ms. Jones and **** for people who like ****** , right?

Posted by: Zaphod at November 24, 2004 11:49 AM

"When we hear this sort of critique we have to watch out and distinguish between two kinds. Often it comes from an anarchist direction opposing how capitalism takes everything of originality and turns it into a commodity to sell to everyone, thereby watering down and changing the original inspiration of the commodity."

"The MIM version of the "Incredibles" will be more like the Schwarzenegger film "Running Man," where people listen in on the police scanner with pornographic fascination, both excited and placated, while elite schemers feed them enough crime for their own self-serving purposes."

Sounds original, like "Running Man".

Posted by: josh at November 24, 2004 01:50 PM

Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Blog-ya next week!

Posted by: Zaphod at November 24, 2004 03:59 PM

"The directors of this film were probably just angry with previous MIM reviews ..."

Yes, I'm sure they intimately concern themselves with the MIM opinion's of popular culture.

Posted by: Dave not Bug at November 24, 2004 04:14 PM

dang errant apostrophe

Posted by: Dave not Bug at November 24, 2004 04:15 PM

The Incredibles was a fun movie. Very entertaining.
Much unlike uh.. cough cough.. nevermind.

Posted by: holy modal rounder at November 24, 2004 06:06 PM


so you're saying i should finally see Running Man or at least read it(another pre movie book).
Fair enough,even though possibly this its still more like Fantastic Four I think. Besides you'll
have to wait till I'm finished with Animal Farm,
which is another thing which I should have read years ago... I saw the cartoon though.

Wonder what the Maoists think of that one.

Posted by: just me at November 24, 2004 07:00 PM


the grammar on that one yikes! like I said
I get excited about movies. I forgot to say
Ebert's show lost my respect when his new co-host gave Josie and The PussyCats a good review.

Siskel would never have liked that movie.

Posted by: just me at November 24, 2004 07:04 PM

Even if you don't like Ebert, his writing provides a consistent basis for deciding whether I will like a film or not. I'll also always give him credit for making a film of true entertainment in "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." Plus he's a good speaker - I saw him on a book tour through Marin and he was very entertaining.

Re "The Incredibles", why do hordes of adults run out to see these animated movies as soon as they come out? I remember going to see Disney movies in middle school and high school (back when I still wanted to be an animator), but that is now becoming a distant past. I am now wondering when I can propose a movie discussion or viewing with my peers and be able to talk about something more interesting than a children's movie. Will this obsession with Pixar ever end?

Posted by: Elizabeth at November 25, 2004 07:39 AM

see i guess you don't like comic books,for me its not about Pixar...in fact i regard the Toy Story movies as highly overated. The Incredibles, I assure you,is not just for children,and personally I think its great there something so cross generational. Albeit I have mixed feelings about comic book movies,I really prefer original ideas. But that why I think this movie and Sky Captain and The Future World Of Tommorow are so great. They're comic booky but not based on any one particular book...to my understanding.
I suppose you prefer the usual dreck such as The Pianist and Moulin Rouge. I mean come on,you can have a smart and sophisticated film without either overdramatizing or dumbing it down.

There I said it,I feel better.

Posted by: just me at November 25, 2004 10:31 PM

Actually, I love comic books; although I admit they're mostly alternative press or Vertigos. I hope to God they don't butcher the "Preacher" movie, because I enjoyed the books immensely.

I think I've just reached an age where I'm tired of watching too-cute characters bounce around the screen speaking in extreme Chipmunk-y voices.

The other problem is that these movies are heaped on top of the phenomena of grown women in Strawberry Shortcake t-shirts pretending to be Disney princesses and guys who think the whole world revolves around video games in which they get to be a super-elf.

I guess I'm just ready for something different.

Posted by: Elizabeth at November 27, 2004 08:42 PM


okay.that's fair,i still think its a good movie..
and Sky Captain has the best dialogue since i don't know when,plus it looks beautiful and I hate CGI. if you want something different,albeit not extremely,at least in a quirky way you have to rent Napoleon Dynamite(comes out late December)! i'm serious! i was skeptical too,but i ended up loving it. i actually also really liked The Terminal,but i don't know if you would consider it that different.

on the t-shirt thing...i think that's all due to Hot Topic...they must be stopped.

Posted by: just me at November 28, 2004 03:54 AM

I've actually been thinking about looking into "Napoleon Dynamite" and "SkyCaptain". I didn't know how much CGI it would have. As far as special effects go, I'm more of a Ray Harryhausen fan.

There's a venue called the Phoenix in Petaluma, CA. I find it particularly amusing because it looks like a Hot Topic exploded in there. Last time my sis and I went to a concert there, she wanted to leave as soon as it was over because "I feel like I'm in a mall!"

Posted by: Elizabeth at November 29, 2004 07:29 AM