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Wolfgang Becker Good Bye Lenin!
Wolfgang Becker Good Bye Lenin!
11 jun 07
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It didn’t blow me away; I had been told it was a masterpiece. The idea is very nice, especially when they recreate the entire Soviet imagery with state brands and television. But apart from that, the film never takes off—I never managed to feel any emotions, good or bad. Regarding the topic of former Soviet dictatorships, there’s little to say: even coming from a leftist family for generations, it’s important to recognize the failure of the egalitarian utopia when applied to such broad (numerically, but not only) social contexts. With this, I don’t mean to deny anything, but I make a clear distinction between the distorted application of a "communist" ethic and the so-called "ideal." The latter I hold dear and will try to pass on to my son. That we are now in a kind of dictatorship of money is beyond doubt (I hope). We move (I think) freely, but the cage has only expanded; the pressure is less visible, yet the horizon is equally filled with clouds.
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
11 jun 07
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to check that there is NOT already I wanted to write
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
11 jun 07
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Yes, but in the economy of the site, one is always encouraged (especially since there's also a disclaimer when submitting a review) to check if it already exists. Otherwise, all it does is clog everything up, resulting in losing the very purpose of the site: introducing music to people. It's obvious that it's a free site, so everyone can write about whatever they want, as many times as they want, but varying the listens and reviews wouldn't be such a bad idea, would it?
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
11 jun 07
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Damn, I didn't know about the Blues Magoos and Rick Nelson! You never stop learning! Anyway, my opinion of Iggy as a solo artist doesn't change even knowing he took the riff from someone else, just as it doesn’t annoy me that the Jet did the same with him. Taking a riff from an unknown or from a famous one doesn't change the result, but copying from a famous riff and having the guts to pump it into heavy rotation everywhere insults the musical memory of many listeners (millions, I dare say). Whether to get angry or not depends on one's sensitivity and how much they care about music. It would be healthier to let it go, but unfortunately, sometimes it's stronger than me! Returning to the previous discussion, my judgment on Zeppelin wasn't minimally affected by the Taurus arpeggio of Spirit, because they put in heaps of their own stuff after that arpeggio.
Trey Parker South Park: Il Film
Trey Parker South Park: Il Film
11 jun 07
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The Simpsons, for me, are both child-oriented and adult-oriented, something you can't say about South Park (which is why comparing them doesn't make much sense). That's why I like them more; as I mentioned, they have keys to understanding and humor that attract little ones (but not as much, in my opinion) and an endless array of references for adults. I don't mind the vulgarity in South Park; I actually revel in it, but the issue is that it's a vulgarity that rarely makes me laugh. I find it rather blunt and less stimulating. To this day, I believe that the episode about the hallucinogenic chili in the mental health prison in Guatemala from The Simpsons is a true masterpiece of visionariness, for both adults and kids.
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
11 jun 07
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oh no golden earrings excuse me
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
11 jun 07
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Honestly, you catch me off guard; I don't know the song you're mentioning. But if that's the case, the evidence speaks for itself. So besides taking from Iggy, they've indirectly taken from the Supremes as well. Okay. My judgment doesn't change; I'm not as annoyed with them as I am with those who listen to them and don't acknowledge the derivativeness (I'm not referring to the site's users but to people I've encountered). My frustration stems from the fact that a now-historical riff is taken without any hesitation, presented in a very recognizable way without any shame, and it becomes successful. I repeat, they're not the jerks here; their producers are just very shrewd. What bothers me is the lack of memory in people, a bit like Zucchero stealing the solo from Calling Elvis on Per Colap Di Chi, or Liga borrowing the chord progression from Sweet Child O' Mine. It's just that they have the excuse of targeting (one hopes) an Italian audience with little musical culture. The Jets are a global phenomenon. Of course, the song isn't IDENTICAL, otherwise it wouldn't even have been released, but if you add the extreme similarity between the Jet cover and the inner photo of Funhouse, some doubts about artistic honesty arise... And anyway, there are countless similar plagiarism cases in the past, like the Stairway to Heaven arpeggio taken from Taurus by Spirit, or the guitar riff of Black Knight by Deep Purple being IDENTICAL to the organ line of Ain't Got Nothin' Yet by the Blues Magoos from five years earlier. The point is that even when songs take influences, they still say something different (and in the case of Stairway) or new. To me, it doesn't seem like the Jets' song does the same, which makes it, in my eyes, a commercial operation.
Trey Parker South Park: Il Film
Trey Parker South Park: Il Film
11 jun 07
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great, futurama is awesome and it's improved a lot. Too bad I can't see shit because of work. The episode with the reproduction of Zoidberg, or the What If one borrowed from Marvel are pure delight.
Trey Parker South Park: Il Film
Trey Parker South Park: Il Film
11 jun 07
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Yes, the latest Simpsons episodes are less sharp, but definitely not benign or overly moralistic. South Park doesn’t entertain me because I find it too unchallenging; the methods of critiquing the system are not subtle and too overt. I'm not saying it's bad, not at all, but sometimes it has a crass humor that only makes me smile at most. The Simpsons don’t ultimately aim to criticize American society. Often, there’s a story at the center (sometimes with an overly moralistic lesson, and I’ll grant you that), and within this story, they include gems of critique that aren't self-serving, often well-masked, which delights the attentive viewer. For this reason, I find it more stimulating. There are episodes where the references to films, music, and books are brilliant.
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
Verdena Il Suicidio del Samurai
11 jun 07
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a series of remarkable bullshit in many comments....look, I only ask you to compare the cover of the Jet with the inner photo of Funhouse by the Stooges. This alone is enough.
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