tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post9037476286407451665..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: BLOCKBUSTER HISTORY: POST-MODERN FANTASYTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-9625156461389893912010-05-27T21:07:07.499-05:002010-05-27T21:07:07.499-05:00Well, after you mercilessly pointed out all of the...Well, after you mercilessly pointed out all of the things that are less than stellar about The Lion King, I wasn't sure if another of my childhood cultural touchstone was safe from your savage keyboard, I won't lie.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872907965389104215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-67937830969293634812010-05-27T00:53:58.269-05:002010-05-27T00:53:58.269-05:00You thought I was going to... wha? I hope I don&#...You thought I was going to... wha? I hope I don't come across as <i>that</i> much of a cynic!<br /><br />Re: Holy Grail syndrome. There's a lot more dialogue than just those two lines, that never seems to get quoted. Unless the people you know who've seen it are huge, huge assholes.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-22902789094232611562010-05-26T19:53:44.121-05:002010-05-26T19:53:44.121-05:00I was afraid that you were going to lambast The Pr...I was afraid that you were going to lambast The Princess Bride, Tim. And I don't know if I could have forgiven you for that, it being one of my favorite movies ever. But you are so correct. And now I want to go read my copy of the book.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872907965389104215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-89113299653943486232010-05-26T09:05:05.945-05:002010-05-26T09:05:05.945-05:00Completely agree with you, Tim.Completely agree with you, Tim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-2293734495919115992010-05-25T23:31:18.856-05:002010-05-25T23:31:18.856-05:00to those who have not seen it, it really is as goo...to those who have not seen it, it really is as good as tim says it is. It must be really hard, having watched this as a 6 year old, to think about questions like 'who is the protagonist?' at all.boy on the dockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771556808634777251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-76256215918131000992010-05-25T16:02:38.195-05:002010-05-25T16:02:38.195-05:00I haven't seen it either--I'm sure it'...I haven't seen it either--I'm sure it's a fine film, but it suffers from Holy Grail Syndrome. Which is to say, whenever I hear someone say "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" or "my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die"--well, it's very hard to resist the urge to punch them in the throat, you know?GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-65428253479006179722010-05-25T11:17:04.706-05:002010-05-25T11:17:04.706-05:00I haven't actually seen this movie..or heard o...I haven't actually seen this movie..or heard of it until I read your review (I'm sorry).<br />I will be sure to check it out as soon as possible.The.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746957245529915320noreply@blogger.com