This week I posted my highest-voted post ever and, I won't lie, I kinda dreamed about going for the gold. However, I'm very proud to have been beat (mercilessly) by such hilarious posts. You all deserve it in spades :)
This may be a little off topic, but I had to share.
So last night, for valentine's day, my wife prepared dinner for me when I got home from work. To set the "mood," she actually printed up everybody's Videogum valentines and taped them all over our apartment. I may not post as often as some other monsters, but I definitely do my fair share of lurking... enough that my wife knew to plaster all your smart ass valentines on our walls/mirrors/guitars/etc.
I laughed SO HARD at the idea of there being a "GUNT" watching the parody, and even harder viewing their myspace. AWESOME. They need to tour with Vampire Mooose and I'd totally go.
Alright, I'm going to put my nerd hat on, here. V (at least the original mini series) was written as an allegory for the rise of the Nazi party. Now, clearly there are some errors in the writers' perspective of the Nazi's progress in a constitutional democracy, but that was the intention. I have severe doubts that any changes have been made in order to make some sort of commentary regarding the current administration. Just take it all as Nazi stuff and it shouldn't be so upsetting.
this comment is perhaps more poignant than I found the movie to be as I watched it, but now I'm thinking back and there were definitely "moments" (that's what jonze does best, right gabe?) like that all throughout the movie. I was not disappointed by the film, but it certainly didn't have some of the qualities I expected. it is what it is, however, and I accept it on its own terms. I'm going to keep the wheels turning, though, because I think it has more to offer beneath the surface.
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