tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post2114638938305210941..comments2023-05-05T14:09:49.745+01:00Comments on From Oedipus to Samuel L. Jackson's Wallet: Review: Little Miss SunshineTheTelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-9441699723284642732008-06-29T15:57:00.000+01:002008-06-29T15:57:00.000+01:00"And by definition something of one dimension has ..."And by definition something of one dimension has no depth" - unless that dimension is depth. A semantic point, but an important one.<BR/><BR/>"you are also mathematically incorrect" - not even close.<BR/><BR/>If we were talking about something literally one-dimensional, rather than something metaphorically one-dimensional, you might have a point. Instead, however, we were talking about a performance, and I would argue that a one-dimensional performance is an easier thing to do than a fleshed out one.<BR/><BR/>I feel that he could have 'delved into' a set of actions that would have reduced the weight of his performance substantially. By not resorting to a one-dimensional performance (by resisting from delving into the actions that would make up such a performance), he gave a better performance than he might have done.<BR/><BR/>That was my logic behind the line, anyway.TheTelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-32416954658480578762008-06-29T10:08:00.000+01:002008-06-29T10:08:00.000+01:00Patrick, if I didn't make it clear the first time,...Patrick, if I didn't make it clear the first time, let me make it "as crystal" this time, when I say that YOU ARE INCORRECT.<BR/><BR/>I think you'll find "delving" and "resorting to" are far from equivalent.<BR/><BR/>"Delving" implies something having depth into which said delving could be done. And by definition something of one dimension has no depth. So you are only factually and grammatically incorrect, you are also mathematically incorrect.<BR/><BR/>HAH.<BR/><BR/>And Martin, did you notice the bit where I was so short of breath I coughed and threw up? Or were you all like this the entire way through? :P And incidentally, if you ever want to hunt Patrick down and silence him, I'll be happy to help out ;)Hanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-78067851577562368752008-06-29T10:07:00.000+01:002008-06-29T10:07:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-43705771630360914342008-06-26T14:47:00.000+01:002008-06-26T14:47:00.000+01:00"Agreed", he said in the manner of one not wanting..."Agreed", he said in the manner of one not wanting to be hunted down or silenced.TheTelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-13249069574138285842008-06-26T14:12:00.000+01:002008-06-26T14:12:00.000+01:00Sarky bastard. I just thought it was an interesti...Sarky bastard. <BR/><BR/>I just thought it was an interesting difference, and one I couldn't quite figure out a convincing reason for (although there are many candidates). <BR/><BR/>Anyway, let it be known that we all thought the film was marvellous and anyone who thinks differently will be personally hunted down and 'silenced' by me.happylittlecynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157310428910153564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-76516322400795894742008-06-26T14:03:00.000+01:002008-06-26T14:03:00.000+01:00I hope we're not suggesting that not only might pe...I hope we're not suggesting that not only might people react to the same piece of cinema in different ways, but even if reacting in the same way, they might express that reaction differently? 'cos that would just be bizarre.<BR/><BR/>Also, I fear we're placing too much emphasis on the amount we laughed at as opposed to the amount we enjoyed the film.TheTelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-70681230921961730182008-06-26T12:55:00.000+01:002008-06-26T12:55:00.000+01:00Hmm... I found the reaction from all of you slight...Hmm... I found the reaction from all of you slightly strange. When I first saw this film, in a cinema in Hampstead, it had all four or five of us completely helpless with laughter, clutching our sides and gasping for breath. I expected to laugh less this time, because I've seen it before. Maybe the spell was slightly broken by the jumping and stalling of the DVD (bloody scratches... mumble, grumble...).happylittlecynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157310428910153564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-55335837136932105232008-06-25T19:10:00.000+01:002008-06-25T19:10:00.000+01:00One man's lol is another's rofl, I suppose.And I m...One man's lol is another's rofl, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>And I meant 'delving' in the sense of 'resorting to'. I hope you're not suggesting that that's incorrect...TheTelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-8967441673755294702008-06-25T18:56:00.000+01:002008-06-25T18:56:00.000+01:00Incidentally, how does one delve into a one-dimens...Incidentally, how does one delve into a one-dimensional stereotype anyway?Hanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-31815374014950950172008-06-25T18:54:00.000+01:002008-06-25T18:54:00.000+01:00I think very few people have ever actually genuine...I think very few people have ever actually genuinely rofl'd, or indeed roflmao'd.<BR/><BR/>I would say that the mirth which was evident during "Can't Touch This" was much greater than a lol'ing. Fer sure.Hanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-61131365005857517512008-06-24T20:53:00.000+01:002008-06-24T20:53:00.000+01:00Z0mg at the twisting of my words...Yeah, that line...Z0mg at the twisting of my words...<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that line in the review when I was all: "no one laughed at this movie at all. I was looking round the whole time, and no one even giggled", that line was probably wrong.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, I lol'd a few lols, but didn't rofl, lmao or, heaven forfend, roflmfao at all, all reactions that other films/tv shows have provoked. And I think that was the distinction I was trying to make.TheTelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-80675515801172975732008-06-24T17:54:00.000+01:002008-06-24T17:54:00.000+01:00I was going to make the point to Patrick that he m...I was going to make the point to Patrick that he must have taken amnesia tablets if he'd forgotten the bit that made EVERYONE laugh out loud, but then he was mocking me having thrown up so I got distracted and went for a more generalised comment that included him.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't intending to accuse you of not laughing as a result... The dance scene was hella funny.Hanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-31000888323565210272008-06-24T09:19:00.000+01:002008-06-24T09:19:00.000+01:00Hey, I agree, I laughed too, just pointing out to ...Hey, I agree, I laughed too, just pointing out to Telf that it definitely had laugh-out-loud moments.<BR/><BR/>Feels strange writing laugh-out-loud rather than lol, somehow like an outsider looking in on the internet.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477129836862243762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-17053515428361155752008-06-23T23:35:00.000+01:002008-06-23T23:35:00.000+01:00I was not the only one laughing... You all were to...I was not the only one laughing... You all were too.<BR/><BR/>And FYI it was laughter leading to coughing which led to vomiting.<BR/><BR/>And yes, it just so happens that when I got home and checked the leaflet that came with the uber-strength painkillers I was prescribed for RSI, it said it should not be prescribed to people already on hayfever meds. Needless to say I have not taken the painkillers since. And I have coughed lots, because my hayfever is rather bad, and not thrown up once.<BR/><BR/>IN YOUR COLLECTIVE FACE.Hanspanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077944659760174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-2285053882060448872008-06-23T19:12:00.000+01:002008-06-23T19:12:00.000+01:00Yep. She'll probably claim it was a "medication co...Yep. She'll probably claim it was a "medication conflict" or some such rubbish, but it was totally laughter...TheTelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726790253029374308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507242165120640932.post-34062479055579533102008-06-23T18:41:00.000+01:002008-06-23T18:41:00.000+01:00IT managed to make immedia laugh hard enough to be...IT managed to make immedia laugh hard enough to be sick, that was pretty impressive.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477129836862243762noreply@blogger.com