Friday, March 17, 2006

untimely death of a genre

It used to be that movies with the opening title:

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

gave me a little thrill.

(think At Close Range)


Now the only channel you can watch anything BASED ON A TRUE STORY (re-runs at that!) is on Lifetime: Television for Women.

Grrrrrrrrrr.

Note to Hollywood: Bring back the old hopped-up Sean Penn, take the stick out of your ass, and bring us more true stories!

And PPS: Stop making movies that club us like baby seals on ice with obvious messages of supposed moral upperhanded-ness and earnest-ness.

Blech!

Make me laugh at the misfortunes of others or give me back m'dang money!

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