Comments on: The Zack and Miri Backlash… http://writer.fitzhome.com/movies/the-zack-and-miri-backlash/ Oddities and profundities from Fitz! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:43:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: forged http://writer.fitzhome.com/movies/the-zack-and-miri-backlash/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 forged Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:39:58 +0000 http://writer.fitzhome.com/?p=616#comment-3639 Oddly, even the "controversy" doesn't really make the film look all that interesting to me. I'm always amused at people who don't like a particular book/movie/etc -- instead of just voting with their wallet, they try to publicly decry the item. Some people will listen to that and like sheep go along for the ride and veto it on the same principles. Others, will instead figure that they are protecting first amendment rights and flock to it -- even if the subject matter isn't really something they would have normally been into. For me, I usually save being overly concerned about something when it is preaching ignorance and hate. But for something like the subject matter like this film ... bah, why bother.... Oddly, even the “controversy” doesn’t really make the film look all that interesting to me. I’m always amused at people who don’t like a particular book/movie/etc — instead of just voting with their wallet, they try to publicly decry the item.

Some people will listen to that and like sheep go along for the ride and veto it on the same principles. Others, will instead figure that they are protecting first amendment rights and flock to it — even if the subject matter isn’t really something they would have normally been into.

For me, I usually save being overly concerned about something when it is preaching ignorance and hate. But for something like the subject matter like this film … bah, why bother….

]]> By: fitz http://writer.fitzhome.com/movies/the-zack-and-miri-backlash/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 fitz Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:58:39 +0000 http://writer.fitzhome.com/?p=616#comment-3630 @Petra - I totally agree about having no desire to see it until everybody started talking about it. I guess that's what marketing is all about - even negative press has the ability to get people interested. :) @Petra – I totally agree about having no desire to see it until everybody started talking about it. I guess that’s what marketing is all about – even negative press has the ability to get people interested. :)

]]> By: Petra http://writer.fitzhome.com/movies/the-zack-and-miri-backlash/comment-page-1/#comment-3621 Petra Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:11:41 +0000 http://writer.fitzhome.com/?p=616#comment-3621 I had no desire to see this movie UNTIL all the hype. I can't believe some theaters pulled it. The woosbags. Now I have to watch it just out of principle. I had no desire to see this movie UNTIL all the hype. I can’t believe some theaters pulled it. The woosbags. Now I have to watch it just out of principle.

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