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# I really liked Happiness
but I'm not quite sure why
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Fri 27 May 2011, 15:51, archived)
# was it the child molestation
or kid having a wank that you liked the most?
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 27 May 2011, 15:58, archived)
# Oh come on
You didn't like it, so anyone who does is stupid?

What is this, the internet?

I really liked it. It was refreshing to see a film show what is probably the reality of a horrible event, without needlessly demonising or glorifying anyone involved.

I don't need a child molester to be greasy and ugly and a bit camp, and have a dungeon, and mummy issues, to tell me that he's doing a bad thing. I can come to that conclusion myself.

...and it was funny. Jon Lovitz was excellent. It's a shame some can't see past the subject matter.
(CaptainMaak, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:04, archived)
# Can't see past the subject matter...?
That's a bit of an 'Apart from that, how did you find the play, Mrs Lincoln?' kind of statement.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:07, archived)
# Haha excellent expression.
But seriously, there are plenty of things which deal in horrible subjects which are nevertheless fantastic. I mean, most action/adventure movies feature dozens of violent deaths, right?
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:11, archived)
# Absolutely, and I couldn't agree more.
Something about that film (and the sequel, to a lesser extent) was just deeply unsettling and unpleasant. I know I'm being vague, but it's very difficult to pin down.

Edit: That said - the sequel had the chap who played Omar from The Wire in it. Which was nice.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:14, archived)
# I didn't realize there was a sequel?
I do agree, it's a genuinely unsettling movie, but I also have to say I thought it had a lot of dark humour in it. I like uncomfortable laughter.
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:18, archived)
# Indeedy - Life During Wartime...
Came out err - last year, I think.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:21, archived)
# fucking hell, learn to read sarcasm, this is b3ta, it accounts for 90% of what people type
It's a shame some can't see past the subject matter.

Also, I didn't actually say I hated the film, I said it was horrible, things can be horrible, like horror films and stuff that's meant to make you feel uneasy. It had merits in approaching a story, the acting and so forth, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone other than film students or beardy pretentious types.
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:08, archived)
# Sorry
I'm a bit dense today
(CaptainMaak, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:10, archived)
# "I wouldn't recommend it to anyone other than film students or beardy pretentious types."
I resent the implication that I have a beard.
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:14, archived)
# ;)
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:15, archived)
# Personally I didn't like the simpsons movie
I thought it crammed 30 miutes of storyline into 87 minutes
(I helped save b3ta! Paul_P http://www.Paul-hub.com, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:12, archived)
# i watched freeze frame the other night
thought it would be crap. it was weird and strangely funny
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:15, archived)
# I fell asleep watching the art of war 2
(I helped save b3ta! Paul_P http://www.Paul-hub.com, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:25, archived)
# fell asleep watching a film last weekend
but i was pissed, so it doesn't count
(I helped save b3ta! Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 27 May 2011, 16:28, archived)