OT: Go See Les Miserables
December 26th, 2012 at 7:28 PM ^
5*s pan out, look at Mike Hart, Dumb and Dumber. 3* but number 1 in our hearts.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:33 PM ^
Please, please tell me that this isn't happening.
I'm a fan of musicals and Broadway (although I think Les Mis is incredibly overrated), but:
ONTOPIC
- Anything Michigan sports related
- Anything related to other Big Ten teams or upcoming opponents
- Stuff about the blog itself
- University of Michigan topics that don't relate to sports
GRAY AREA
- College sports in general
- Ann Arbor
UNWELCOME, KTHX
- Politics
- Drew Sharp, Ace Williams, Mike Valenti. Saying stupid and/or false things about Michigan in order to get Michigan fans upset is a tried and true way to phish for clicks. Let's not feed the trolls.
OFFTOPIC
- Pro sports of any variety
- Everything else
December 26th, 2012 at 7:34 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:37 PM ^
And it falls under "everything else"
December 26th, 2012 at 7:36 PM ^
Right...and it's marked OT as a part of "Everything else"...what am I missing?
December 26th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
What's the offtopic policy?
In the offseason, offtopic posts are tolerated. During football season they are discouraged and may be subject to removal depending on how alert the moderators are. What counts as on- and off- topic?
December 26th, 2012 at 7:47 PM ^
He marked it as off topic, so I am cool with it.
Wings, I am really excited to see this movie, thanks for further cementing the fact that I must see it.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:55 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:49 PM ^
Right now, we have 6 OTs on the "New" board: They are about a musical, the MLB, gamers, Beanie Wells, someone needing prayers, and the NBA. I'm not sure how "gamers" are any more on-topic than "musicals." Are you and others also on those threads, berating the OP?
December 26th, 2012 at 7:50 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 8:50 PM ^
Also, from a practical matter, these last two days are probably the most forgiving window for these posts until at least April. With hardly anything of major interest* for the community going on in sports at the moment, the movie posts and PS3 posts and whatnot are a lot less likely to get taken off the board.
*Seriously, think about it. There has been one ranked college basketball game the past two days, one bowl game tonight, the Lions have one game left, no Red Wings and the Pistons don't seem to get a lot of coverage from the board. High school sports are on break and every M team that gets any threads is either out of season or on a break from games.
December 26th, 2012 at 8:57 PM ^
December 27th, 2012 at 9:59 AM ^
1. People take this "OT" shit so seriously. I imagine the basement dweller actually pondering "Hmm...OT, I mean, I don't want to mis-post something and get neg-banged. Wow, such a tough decision, especially since this board is so intelligent and all the posts are always so well thought out..."
2. Russell Crowe: Sucks. As an actor and EXPECIALLy as a singer. Holy shit. Monotone. No range. Flat. No power. JaVer is a character that needs to be played by someone who cares.
3. One of the best ever? Holy shit. The bar hasn't dropped--it's gone.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:30 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 9:14 PM ^
Ricky Bobby would beg to differ.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:42 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
I mean that in the nicest possible way, but I mean it.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:37 PM ^
What's wrong?
December 26th, 2012 at 10:30 PM ^
it's that he lacks taste
December 26th, 2012 at 7:32 PM ^
Go see Django instead.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:34 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:43 PM ^
Didn't he say that he thinks violence in films and media has an influence?
December 26th, 2012 at 7:46 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:51 PM ^
I guess the article I saw on the Huff Post never mentioned whatever you are talking about.
December 26th, 2012 at 9:23 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 10:11 PM ^
Whig Party...
December 27th, 2012 at 2:10 AM ^
I'm not going to mention the word politics either.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:50 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 8:11 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 8:32 PM ^
You can make an argument the other way. You're correct, but he may in fact be recognizing the fact of what he's saying only now. His movie was made months (or years) ago. If he comes out later and says he's not making movies like this anymore, it's really just a change of opinion on his part (but yes hypocritical in the moment if he's still promoting Django)
When I say argue the other way, most of Hollywood is anti-gun, while at the same time producing, directing, and starring in movies in which they do little besides wield many, many guns. Shooting and killing people, often to glamourized effect. Taking no side on either issue, this is blatant hypocrisy. If Foxx is recognizing this fact, he's only seeing what is increasingly obvious to others.
December 26th, 2012 at 8:48 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 9:04 PM ^
It seems inherently hypocritcal to me. If one believes art has the power to inspire, doesn't it also have the power to corrupt? If the finale to Beethoven's 9th is an anthem of Universal Brotherhood, isn't the compelling evil of Hannibal Lecter or Dexter and invitation to examine one's darker side?
It doesn't seem logical to assume only the good things affect behavior. If a movie, song, or painting has ever pumped someone up, or inspired one to do wonderful or charitable things, it follows that those same things can depress or lead to harmful/hurtful behaviors.
December 26th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 9:38 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 8:04 PM ^
Sort of funny story. Last night I bought a ticket for Django, and mistakenly stood in the line for Les Mis for about 10 minutes before I realized it was the wrong line. Thank Jesus I asked somebody if I was in the correct line, because that would have been an unwelcome surprise once I walked in the theater.
December 26th, 2012 at 7:34 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:35 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:41 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
pics or gtfo
December 26th, 2012 at 7:50 PM ^
les miz is in no way a chick flick. Yeah sure its a musical so there is singing but the in the play version at least has some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. Also if you ever read the novel by victor hugo you would understand this is nowhere near a chick flick, it touches on the struggle of poverty, what people will sacrifice for their children, the struggle to reform after committing a crime and the obstacles faced by ex-felons, the desire to overthrow oppression and more. Seriously you may not want to see the movie but don't not see it because it is a chick flick. Also read the novel by victor hugo, he is a hell of writer and a lot of the things discussed in the novel closely mirror many problems still in society today.
December 26th, 2012 at 8:05 PM ^
December 26th, 2012 at 10:38 PM ^
and think it has anything to do with history suggests that you will never know anything about anything, ever.
December 26th, 2012 at 11:35 PM ^
The teacher in me is weeping after reading your post.
December 27th, 2012 at 1:11 AM ^
December 27th, 2012 at 7:55 AM ^
Recent grad. I teach secondary physics, biology, and math at a district in Wayne county.
December 27th, 2012 at 9:35 AM ^
i.e. the Victor Hugo novel, not the idiotic musical? Do you have any idea what you're talking about?
December 27th, 2012 at 10:29 AM ^
Yep. If you want to be taken seriously, I suggest you don't preface your argument with idiotic. Nobody is claiming Hugo's novelization is complely factual.
December 27th, 2012 at 10:01 AM ^
That is all.