Last weekend, I was accused of being a film snob because I have (very legitimate) complaints against Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
It came on t.v. while I was at a friend's house visiting and her husband insisted that as an Indy fan, I should just appreciate the movie rather than pick apart its (many) faults.
I studied film, so this isn't a new thing. My defense against accusations of snobbery is always - Dude folks, I own and enjoy Crossroads. And I make people watch it when they come to my house.
Accordingly, I am super excited about Fast & Furious. Seriously. The fact that Vin Diesel and Paul Walker and the uber talented Michelle Rodriguez are back - "New model. Original parts" - makes me a happy, happy girl.
And then there's the fact that I may actually watch the Hannah Montana movie. Willingly. Even...maybe...happily.
I think I have successfully acquitted myself on all counts of snobbery here. Just remember, not everybody can be this refreshingly honest.
Post-MFA writer, Emilie Staat, blogs about finishing her novel, freelance writing, music, multitudes of random media and, oh yeah, living in New Orleans
About Me
- Emilie
- New Orleans, LA, United States
- MFA from LSU in hand (or in a box somewhere), Emilie is finishing her novel while making some sort of living.
What I'm Reading
Friends, Mentors and Teachers
- Jamey Hatley
- The New PolyAnna (Anna Hirsch)
- Stephanie Nash
- Toni McGee Causey
- Clarence Nero
- Craig Brandhorst
- David Madden
- James Wilcox
- Ava Leavell Haymon
- Laura Mullen
- Ronlyn Domingue
- Mary McMyne
- Bret Anthony Johnston
- Moira Crone
- Rodger Kamenetz
- Michelle Benoit
- Laurie Lynn Drummond
- Andrei Codrescu
- Margo Rabb
- KL Cook
- Tom Swick
Local - 504 and 225
- 225 Magazine
- Bustout Burlesque
- Cherry Newsletter
- Coconut Beach
- Constance: A Journal of New Orleans Artists and Writers
- Country Roads Magazine
- Delta Undergrad
- Gambit Weekly
- I Love Chelsea's
- KLSU
- Louisiana Book Festival
- New Orleans Fringe Festival
- offBeat
- One Book One Community
- Readers & Writers
- Southern Candymakers
- The New Orleans Review
- Times-Picayune
- Words and Music blog
- Words and Music/Faulkner House
Writing Blogs and Websites
- After the MFA
- Book Reporter
- Galley Cat
- Gawker
- Guide to Literary Agents blog
- Libba Bray
- Living with Music (New York Times)
- Margo Rabb
- Miss Snark
- Nathan Bransford, Literary Agent
- National Novel Writing Month
- Publisher's Marketplace/Publisher's Lunch
- Script Frenzy
- The Three Ps of Post-MFA '08
- Write or Die
Writers I Read and Don't Know Yet
- Alice Hoffman
- Ally Carter
- Ann Brashares
- Carolyn See
- Dave Barry and Ridley Pierson
- Dean Koontz
- Emily Franklin
- Gaelen Foley
- Harley Jane Kozak
- Herbie Brennan
- Iris Johansen
- Jane Green
- Jennifer Weiner
- JK Rowling
- John Green
- Jon Berkeley
- Jon Clinch
- Kelly Link
- KM Grant
- KP Bath
- Lauren Weisberger
- Lisa Jewell
- Ljane Smith (LJ/Lisa Jane)
- Megan McCafferty
- Nick Hornby
- Philip Pullman
- Rachel Cohn
- Robert McCammon
- Sarah Dessen
- Stephenie Meyer
- Suzanne Collins
- Tayari Jones
- Tracy Chevalier
- Wendelin van Draanen
Film and TV Stuff
Websites That Distract and Inspire Me
- Atlas Quest (Letterboxing)
- Cassettes From My Ex
- Craigslist
- English Fail Blog
- Entertainment Weekly
- Found Magazine
- Internet Movie Database
- Lush
- Overheard in New York
- Pop Candy
- Post Secret
- Ryan (Carpenter)'s a Total Goober
- Smith Magazine - 6 Word Stories
- Something Positive
- The Snackies (Zak Nelson)
- Word of the Day - Dictionary.com
- Word of the Day - Merriam-Webster
- Word of the Day - NY Times
- Word of the Day - OneLook
- Word of the Day - Oxford English Dictionary
- Write or Die (will SAVE your life...or end it...)
MUSIC!
- A Soup Named Stew
- cdbaby
- Circus Contraption
- Dana Abbott
- Daniel Lee
- Dave Golden
- Devotchka
- El DeOrazio
- Flatbed Honeymoon
- I Am Fuel, You Are Friends blog
- ism
- Krista Detor
- Lauren Jordan
- Lazarus Heart
- Lindsay Rae Spurlock
- Loose Marbles
- Magnetic Fields/Stephin Merritt
- New Orleans Bingo! Show
- Patty Griffin
- Silent Cinema
- Simon Lott
- Tanya and Dorise (local)
- The Devil Makes Three
- Zydepunks
Mini Resume (why I call myself Jill of All Trades...)
- WRITER
- Producer's Assistant
- Office Assistant/Manager
- Author's Assistant (3 writers so far)
- Production Assistant
- Paralegal (yes, really)
- Film Extra (mooooo)
- Film Columnist (brlagniappe.com)
- Freelance Publicist
- Fundraising Director (New Delta Review)
- Instructor (4 courses over 2 years, LSU)
- Literary Agent (3 years with David Madden)
- Editor (Delta Undergraduate Journal)
- Freelance Copyeditor
- Housesitter/dogwalker (clientele entirely made up of writers and artists, no kidding)
- Night Auditor (at a BR hotel)
- B&N Bookseller (9 years, 5 stores, 4 cities, 2 states)
- Cashier (Winn Dixie and Target)
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2 comments:
LOL! The funny thig is that I actually commented on the whole "lead refrigerator" thing the very first time I watched it. He's only into those movies just for the explosions- just like most guys.
I kinda see his point to a degree - I really, really wanted to like Crystal Skull. The best of Indy is incredibly cheesy. And all of the ingredients for a great movie were there, which is part of what made me nervous.
The moment when you first saw Indy was terrifying for me. Old Indy! They didn't have to make it an overtly serious movie by any means, but there is so much nostalgic resonance in seeing one of the great icons of your childhood and youth as an old man. And while no one could doubt that Indy's still unique and fascinating, the opportunity to show him overcoming his essential vulnerability, adjusting to it, was completely wasted with that damn nuclear bomb. You do not "demonstrate the era" with a nuclear bomb. It was too big, too irreverent and it ruined the whole movie. I was too numb to even really take in how dumb the aliens were.
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