tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395788744680007876.post7586100822299683787..comments2023-06-01T21:25:40.866-07:00Comments on The Middle Room: Crom?Erin Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894781339191061541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395788744680007876.post-48145149644092408282008-09-22T13:09:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:09:00.000-07:00Mediocrity is 99% of the world! There is a lot of...Mediocrity is 99% of the world! There is a lot of mediocre stuff that's worth enjoying.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm assuming that "mediocrity" is what you meant, rather than "the mediocracy," which I believe is a system of government that awards political power according to averageness.<BR/><BR/>It is a hilariously brilliant and sarcastic way to refer to modern American democracy, though I'm not sure it follows in the context in question.Threat Quality Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606215411411544962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395788744680007876.post-46794201977576591642008-09-19T20:25:00.000-07:002008-09-19T20:25:00.000-07:00I've no interest in mediocracy. Now, if this movi...I've no interest in mediocracy. Now, if this movie had the potential to be gloriously bad, such as Underworld, that might make for a worthwhile evening.<BR/><BR/>There is a parabolic curve charting the enjoyment which can be gleamed from viewing a film (the notion it's subjective is a common misconception). A horrid movie can provide as exceptional an experience as an excellent one. <BR/><BR/>But Ratner has yet to prove is capable of making a movie that's superiorly awful. There is a fine art to making a bad movie that's watched again and again. I'm skeptical he has it in him.<BR/><BR/>I just don't see him matching the next "Conan: The Destroyer" any sooner than I see him making the next "Conan: The Barbarian."<BR/><BR/>But I went to see X-Men 3 in the theaters; I'll most likely see this, as well.Erin Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894781339191061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395788744680007876.post-75036693140753785532008-09-19T07:12:00.000-07:002008-09-19T07:12:00.000-07:00This could be okay. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wil...This could be okay. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will play Conan. Jackie Chan will take Mako's part. Chris Tucker will play Grace Jones. <BR/><BR/>You get yourself some Christopher Lee and some Sam Jackson as [scary second-command bad guy] and [loud angry bad guy].<BR/><BR/>It's exactly the kind of schlocked-up hackery that would make for an enjoyable evening of renting it on DVD and drinking a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.Threat Quality Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606215411411544962noreply@blogger.com