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Yeah, John Williams among others has made a point of saying how funny the movie is. They're going for the really hard-hitting emotions here, diluting that with jokes wouldn't play well.

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I'm not referring to the Nazi rally at the climax--that part makes complete sense. It's stuff like comparing his anguish at his sexual misfortunes to British soldiers being massacred, his school experience to trains of children being taken to concentration camps, etc. Now, I don't think that's a bad thing in and of itself--Pink very clearly feels this way about things, and the film is trying to communicate his experience. The problem is that we never really get outside of it--never see it balanced by any perspective that doesn't think Pink is the most important person in the world. It makes the movie more harrowing, but it ultimately lacks a certain amount of depth because of that. Not saying it's any less a marvelous film, just that I'm unsure how to feel about that aspect of it.

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Noooooooo! Sad to hear, but thanks for the awesome run!

Compare that to LotR, which was under $300 million, and it's rather abundantly clear where a lot of the problem came from.

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Nah, I'm pretty sure he shouted "Parry!" because he was having a drunken flashback to the Death Star and was trying to tell Ben to save himself.

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Been waffling on whether to pick this up, an informed review is just what I need!  big_smile

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Yeah, there are individual moments I like better but nothing can top the memory of being there for all 24 hours of the Malariathon. Every time I relisten to it it's like taking a journey all over again, it's such a great feeling. Another similar one is Blade Runner—I'm so glad I was able to make it out for what wound up being the final DiF episode, it was an absolute blast to watch and feels incredibly special afterward.

Also, in a weird way, the Great FIYH Wake after the goodbye episode was posted. All of us sitting around and reminiscing in the chat for hours was a comforting and cathartic experience, and while it was an incredibly sad goodbye it was also a fitting one; it felt like we were putting something we loved to bed with a bittersweet smile rather than just being left standing in the rain, Tennantlike.

(And, not gonna lie, like Kyle said—every time I made it onto the show via chat was a wonderful achievement for me.)

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I see Blade Runner is so great you had to list it twice. wink

I'm intrigued by your listing TDK as a favorite. Not because I think you're wrong, just because so many people here (myself included) seem to prefer The Prestige for Nolan.

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I second Teague's vertical spacing idea; in addition to that, you may want to move the top margin down a bit. It's a little close to the neck right now IMO.

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