In Reply to: Thanks for the non-confrontational reply. Yes, my response posted by powermatic on June 14, 2007 at 22:55:00:
The man lost forty pounds! And you refuse to recognize this?
But back to the point: I was not using MM as "a cultural model;" that's your fantasy. I simply noted that he had numerous times (for which he provides actual *data*) discussed the *fact* that while H'wood makes good money on "clean" fare, somehow they still persist in making money-losing F-bomb fare.
I was asking, What's up with that?
"Can you imagine a movie about the mafia without cursing?" No, but I can imagine a world without f'n mafia movies.
clark
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Follow Ups
- "Using Michael Medved as a cultural model is akin to asking Rush Limbaugh for dietary advice." Hmm... - clarkjohnsen 07:01:17 06/15/07 (4)
- Rush lost weight? Maybe hillbilly heroin has dietary - powermatic 13:47:15 06/15/07 (3)
- Be my guest: Ignore the facts and sneer away to your heart's content. nt - clarkjohnsen 07:12:40 06/16/07 (2)
- The point, clark, is that the quality of a film has nothing to do with - powermatic 21:49:35 06/17/07 (0)
- No Clark you are right about the money. - Analog Scott 14:45:51 06/16/07 (0)