Got to see a screening of the movie directed and written by Bobcat, followed by a Q&A.
The movie is good -- not great, but good. It is a dark comedy centered around a man on the verge of suicide who decides instead to kill people who are mean. No idols are sacred -- reality TV stars, loudmouthed pundits, Westboro Baptists, and people who use their cell phones in theaters are all summarily dispatched. Obvious similarities to other movies about vigilantes, but enough original moments to make it worth watching. The post-movie Q&A with Bobcat was what I won't soon forget, however. I won't name the host or the podcast he was recording, because he is an embarrassment to himself and podcasters everywhere. The host thought he could open with a dig about Bobcat's less-than-stellar choice of acting roles in the 1980s by asking about "Hot To Trot." Bobcat then went the way of Andy Kaufman by spending the next 45 minutes alienating both host and crowd by refusing to discuss anything other than "Hot To Trot." The host had no control, the audience grew more and more unsettled, and neither Bobcat nor I could stop laughing as all attempts to steer the Q&A towards the film we just watched swerved right back to a 25-year-old movie about a talking horse. It made for great theater. Bobcat did eventually let up on the host and the Q&A was in many ways better than the vintage "Evening with Kevin Smith" series of sessions, so much so that Bobcat ought to consider his own college speaking tour and subsequent DVD release to fund future indie movies. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
