Comments on: The Savages http://filmfemme.com/2007/12/19/the-savages/ Movie Reviews, etc. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:34:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: spectacle_triage http://filmfemme.com/2007/12/19/the-savages/comment-page-1/#comment-87 spectacle_triage Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:47:36 +0000 http://filmfemme.com/2007/12/19/the-savages/#comment-87 As far as Clowes doing the poster, I just did a quick search and believed <a href="http://sovereignstate.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/movie-geek-the-savages/" rel="nofollow">this bitch</a>. Now that I look at the poster, I see that you're probably right and it's just a poor rip off of the style. This is a powerfully lame way to market a movie. My comments on the style stand though, and I think they provide a useful flushing out of "cartoony-posters" that adds to the review. I didn't mean to imply that you were ignorant of the content of my comment, I just thought it would help. To be fair, my comment very much reeked of "I read comic books that are for adults, that's how cool <strong>I</strong> am." graphic-novel douchebaggery. Perhaps when I redesign the site I should place a "prepare to be bitched out" warning next to the 'Submit Comment' button. Hey, it's a gimmic. As far as Clowes doing the poster, I just did a quick search and believed this bitch. Now that I look at the poster, I see that you’re probably right and it’s just a poor rip off of the style. This is a powerfully lame way to market a movie.

My comments on the style stand though, and I think they provide a useful flushing out of “cartoony-posters” that adds to the review. I didn’t mean to imply that you were ignorant of the content of my comment, I just thought it would help. To be fair, my comment very much reeked of “I read comic books that are for adults, that’s how cool I am.” graphic-novel douchebaggery.

Perhaps when I redesign the site I should place a “prepare to be bitched out” warning next to the ‘Submit Comment’ button. Hey, it’s a gimmic.

]]> By: FilmFemme http://filmfemme.com/2007/12/19/the-savages/comment-page-1/#comment-53 FilmFemme Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:28:08 +0000 http://filmfemme.com/2007/12/19/the-savages/#comment-53 I love getting comments, but *I know* who Daniel Clowes is. I know who R. Crumb is. I know about the Happiness and Ghost World posters and I also know that Daniel Clowes didn't do the poster for The Savages. So. Thanks anyway. I love getting comments, but *I know* who Daniel Clowes is. I know who R. Crumb is. I know about the Happiness and Ghost World posters and I also know that Daniel Clowes didn’t do the poster for The Savages. So. Thanks anyway.

]]> By: spectacle_triage http://filmfemme.com/2007/12/19/the-savages/comment-page-1/#comment-48 spectacle_triage Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:49:23 +0000 http://filmfemme.com/2007/12/19/the-savages/#comment-48 The cartooniness you speak of is the work of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Clowes" rel="nofollow">Daniel Clowes</a>. He kind of single-handedly ripped illustration from its 20-year suckle at R. Crumbs wrinkly teat and showed that ugly can be smooth and sparse. Ghost World was based on his graphic novel, so he did the poster for that. He also brought his elegant harshness to bear on the troubled characters of <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Happiness_DVD_cover.jpg" rel="nofollow">Happiness</a>. The cartooniness you speak of is the work of Daniel Clowes. He kind of single-handedly ripped illustration from its 20-year suckle at R. Crumbs wrinkly teat and showed that ugly can be smooth and sparse.

Ghost World was based on his graphic novel, so he did the poster for that. He also brought his elegant harshness to bear on the troubled characters of Happiness.

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