The cruelty is the point.
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald at the end of the film you’re handed a $50 QR code for a Trump Bible (cost $100 + $50 shipping and handling - please allow infinite time for delivery)
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald Are these free tickets $50 or is that what you get paid to watch?
I don't get it.
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald Their sycophantic obligations require they provide pictures of packed theaters to keep someone in a good mood.
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@raganwald Their sycophantic obligations require they provide pictures of packed theaters to keep someone in a good mood.
@raganwald Admittedly, if I were in my early 20s and they also provided Open Snack Bar, I would probably do it. Would crush a half dozen hotdogs or something.
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@raganwald @pluralistic You know, I watch a lot of movies - I watched almost 300 movies last year. I also watch a lot of bad movies for fun. I went to a screening of Cats and I enjoyed myself - there were impromptu audience “burlesque” performances to the music.
I think that would be the only scenario where I could see myself watching this movie - an underground cinema with an audience that is there to mock it.
It needs a double feature with something very anti-fascist like IngloriousBasterds
@renata @raganwald @pluralistic it's the new Rocky Horror!
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The cruelty is the point.
it's either this, or sell my plasma.
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@raganwald @pluralistic You know, I watch a lot of movies - I watched almost 300 movies last year. I also watch a lot of bad movies for fun. I went to a screening of Cats and I enjoyed myself - there were impromptu audience “burlesque” performances to the music.
I think that would be the only scenario where I could see myself watching this movie - an underground cinema with an audience that is there to mock it.
It needs a double feature with something very anti-fascist like IngloriousBasterds
@renata I call for someone to "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" Melania: Drop both the soundtrack and the dialogue, overdub the entire thing as an absurd comedy.
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@raganwald Their sycophantic obligations require they provide pictures of packed theaters to keep someone in a good mood.
@CDubbs These are people who take pictures of protests and claim they are pictures of Trump supporters at his inauguration. I don't think they would bother paying people to go when Grok can fill a theatre with CSAM waifs.
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@raganwald a nice dark room, a comfy chair, no loud explosions. Sounds like being paid to have a nap.
Yes bring earplugs and a sleep mask.
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald *sigh* found this on the ad on Craigslist just now.
I hope a *lot* of the people who responded to the ad did so with the plan of claiming the tickets and then not showing up. I really, really hope so. -
@raganwald @pluralistic You know, I watch a lot of movies - I watched almost 300 movies last year. I also watch a lot of bad movies for fun. I went to a screening of Cats and I enjoyed myself - there were impromptu audience “burlesque” performances to the music.
I think that would be the only scenario where I could see myself watching this movie - an underground cinema with an audience that is there to mock it.
It needs a double feature with something very anti-fascist like IngloriousBasterds
@renata @raganwald @pluralistic
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@raganwald One possible source of this is a craigslist posting actually claiming to pay people to attend the show, with your entry fee payed.
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Yes bring earplugs and a sleep mask.
@Phosphenes @fak @raganwald
Unfortunately ICE will be seating you
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@Phosphenes @fak @raganwald
Unfortunately ICE will be seating you
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@raganwald
does free + 50 bucks mean that they pay you for that? and just 50$?@lowlevel @raganwald Yeah, that seems like the right interpretation here. $50 but you have to actually attend the showing entirely.
They do seem the kind of people to do something like this to fill seats, but I'd still bet on it being some rando thinks it's funny. They're correct.
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald Torture is outlawed for a reason.
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@raganwald I predict a vast number of empty seats at many theaters when they show this film.
@EndicottAuthor @raganwald
"Just one ticket has been sold for the first 3.10pm screening on Friday at its flagship Islington branch in London, while two have been booked for 6pm."
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald Nonetheless, if this indeed is a legit offering, it might make sense to notify some homeless who might enjoy warming up for an hour, serve a free meal (e.g. hot soup) in the cinema auditorium, and offer complementary ear-plugs.
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald I heard they hired snipers to make sure people stay in their seats
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The cruelty is the point.
@raganwald naw, walk the fuck out. What, is the popcorn kid gonna stop you?