Bobcat is a smart guy, and I really enjoyed the film. As you said, good but not great. Actually, Joel Murray (from "Dharma & Greg," "Mad Men," and "The Artist") is pretty compelling throughout. And I hear tell that, as an extra, the "God Bless America" DVD will probably have an entire episode of the MTV-styled reality show about the spoiled teenage girl who triggers some of the initial action. Bobcat apparently shot the whole thing then edited it down for the vignettes that are seen during the movie.
On May 7, 11:33 pm, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
