tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post1901460277735376252..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 691: Shove ItCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31338999334334250542010-01-24T21:48:56.847-08:002010-01-24T21:48:56.847-08:00First of all, I'm pretty sure that this exact ...First of all, I'm pretty sure that <i>this exact deal</i> was covered, pretty explicitly and at length, by <i>The Chronicles of Narnia.</i><br /><br />Second, <a href="http://www.ferretbrain.com/articles/article-313" rel="nofollow">this article</a> is way, way, way cooler than anything Randall has done, and I just read this article like last night. GOOMH RANDALL I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE HERO'S JOURNEY TOO!John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5494819606103491192010-01-24T14:35:55.910-08:002010-01-24T14:35:55.910-08:00who the hell is leonard and where has he been all ...who the hell is leonard and where has he been all these years. he needs to stick around, i think we can all agree. For the "Clean Harry" joke alone.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70551209706310605282010-01-24T08:35:06.837-08:002010-01-24T08:35:06.837-08:00hey guys lets focus on the small subset of a movie...hey guys lets focus on the small subset of a movie's themes that fits our self-made definition of 'western' and ignore everything that doesn't fit the definition to explain that every movie is a western.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60998953032075240052010-01-24T07:18:59.821-08:002010-01-24T07:18:59.821-08:00You can't googlegoggle stickmen!You can't googlegoggle stickmen!Greennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38847528388014858682010-01-23T18:17:37.795-08:002010-01-23T18:17:37.795-08:00google gogglesgoogle gogglesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20905190615119645792010-01-23T18:16:54.084-08:002010-01-23T18:16:54.084-08:00"It would be better if there were some visual..."It would be better if there were some visual wa to tell who the characters are without the bottom caption..."<br /><br />Yeah, but then the xkcd fanboys would have no way of knowing what to Google so they can feel self-righteous when they're in on the joke! You can't Google a picture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28343025431076283812010-01-23T18:04:34.343-08:002010-01-23T18:04:34.343-08:00"...for we have so very much in common. Like,..."...for we have so very much in common. Like, perhaps... <i>cunnilingus</i>??? *wink*"R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38516007490826225762010-01-23T17:44:40.855-08:002010-01-23T17:44:40.855-08:00"...for we have so very much in common. Like,..."...for we have so very much in common. Like, perhaps, the bed we shall sleep in tonight? *spritz*"Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31314762086628313282010-01-23T15:21:04.890-08:002010-01-23T15:21:04.890-08:00It would be even better if there were some visual ...It would be even better if there were some visual way to tell who the characters are without the bottom caption (i.e., if they weren't just stick figures). It wouldn't exactly take a world-class artist to draw Rain Man or Monk identifiably, and you can tell it's Dirty Harry from the dialogue anyway.<br /><br />But this is Randall, who is convinced that any joke can be told in the format of a stick-figure comic, regardless of how much additional awkward text he needs in order to explain it.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927263389394763247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81009967705740539952010-01-23T15:08:40.919-08:002010-01-23T15:08:40.919-08:00But the whole "___. Definitely ___." is ...But the whole "___. Definitely ___." is the stock phrase for Rain Man impersonation, not Monk impersonation.<br /><br />And Ann Apolis:<br />Rather than "people like me" would you rather have Randal going all, "people like you and me, dear reader, for we have so very much in common."Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5105283443043413132010-01-23T14:47:22.736-08:002010-01-23T14:47:22.736-08:00I had a few seconds free, so I edited the cartoon ...I had a few seconds free, so I edited the cartoon a bit more.<br /><br />http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4298953938_9f8636733a_o.png<br /><br />Now it's Monk and the unnecessary "shit" is gone.Leonardhttp://overratedfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41449652858392763222010-01-23T11:29:42.249-08:002010-01-23T11:29:42.249-08:00But that's a very narrow conception of a weste...But that's a very narrow conception of a western. It's like saying that Taxi Driver isn't film noir because it isn't black and white.<br /><br />Of course, Roger Ebert also saw parallels between Taxi Driver and some Western films, so maybe Taxi Driver is a Western too?<br /><br />Perhaps we should just accept the concept of genre as a somewhat vague and arbitary way of categorizing films based on plot and cinematography and move on.Leonardhttp://overratedfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46248990059646158702010-01-23T11:13:35.517-08:002010-01-23T11:13:35.517-08:00Mad Max 2 can't be a Western, for the same rea...Mad Max 2 <i>can't</i> be a Western, for the same reason Dirty Harry (ostensibly) isn't a Western: It isn't set in the Frontier Expansion era of American history.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13287598185968723372010-01-23T11:03:17.985-08:002010-01-23T11:03:17.985-08:00Everything to someone who has never seen or really...Everything to someone who has never seen or really read about it, that is.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77509594276087818272010-01-23T11:03:04.242-08:002010-01-23T11:03:04.242-08:00Oh man, it just occurred to me, there could be a w...Oh man, it just occurred to me, there could be a whole scene where monk complains about Dirty Harry's nickname and begs him to become "Clean Harry".Leonardhttp://overratedfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82414958277540880262010-01-23T11:03:01.508-08:002010-01-23T11:03:01.508-08:00I haven't seen Dirty Harry. Everything about i...I haven't seen Dirty Harry. Everything about it sounds like a western. It also doesn't really change the point.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46635306111321699412010-01-23T11:01:53.371-08:002010-01-23T11:01:53.371-08:00Now that you mention it, Mad Max 2 sort of is a We...Now that you mention it, Mad Max 2 sort of is a Western.<br /><br />But really, the whole genre debate is just a distraction. The point is: Monk+Dirty Harry=awesome.Leonardhttp://overratedfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70957907615199281752010-01-23T10:08:56.857-08:002010-01-23T10:08:56.857-08:00Come on guys, you might as well say that Mad Max 2...Come on guys, you might as well say that Mad Max 2 is a Western.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6986438109134658672010-01-23T07:57:50.400-08:002010-01-23T07:57:50.400-08:00Dirty Harry is one of the first "Loose-Cannon...Dirty Harry is one of the first "Loose-Cannon Cop" movies out there, it is made by basically taking the ethos of the western and applying it to present day. So you are right and wrong, but mostly wrong.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146459274295885156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68210066304706117212010-01-23T07:02:50.812-08:002010-01-23T07:02:50.812-08:00I also thought Die Hard 4 was a great western.I also thought Die Hard 4 was a great western.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29089461218571289382010-01-23T05:56:42.144-08:002010-01-23T05:56:42.144-08:00The themes of westerns include: a rugged anti-hero...The themes of westerns include: a rugged anti-hero, gunplay, and the effect of technology on the human condition, all of which are present in the Dirty Harry films, along with a geographically western setting (the west coast).<br /><br />How is Dirty Harry about a single man who attempts to hold order in a lawless society? Let's take the first film: in the first half, Harry sees all sorts of crime and intervenes, often alone, to prevent it (e.g. the bank robbery). In the second half, Harry pursues the Scorpio killer. Even though he is in a crowded urban setting, he receives no support from the police force--he might as well be a lone gunslinger, the Sheriff of San Francisco.Leonardhttp://overratedfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62115004404907003412010-01-23T03:34:57.160-08:002010-01-23T03:34:57.160-08:00Yeah... that doesn't make it a western. Also h...Yeah... that doesn't make it a western. Also how is that even remotely the theme of Dirty Harry?Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86597153848982517932010-01-23T02:29:12.773-08:002010-01-23T02:29:12.773-08:00Well, Dirty Harry was played by Clint Eastwood, wh...Well, Dirty Harry was played by Clint Eastwood, who also did a lot of Westerns. In a way, the Dirty Harry movies are modern versions of Westerns, about a single man who attempts to hold order in a lawless society.Leonardhttp://overratedfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53175551171734963582010-01-23T02:21:00.613-08:002010-01-23T02:21:00.613-08:00Yeah, I've been wondering what the whole weste...Yeah, I've been wondering what the whole western thing was about. I figured it's because there are a lot of bullets in westerns, but.. why not general action movies then?Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15522400374358091112010-01-22T21:24:08.616-08:002010-01-22T21:24:08.616-08:00guys but Dirty Harry isn't a western?guys but Dirty Harry isn't a western?Keepnoreply@blogger.com