Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America

Thoughts?

• Adaptations - Books, TV, Comics to film

• Box Office - Where does a movie's budget go? How does a studio determine marketing strategy? What is considered a box office success?

• Biggest Oscar upsets/snubs

• Movie Trailers - Who makes/gives the okay on them? Do directors ever get a say? What are some of the 'best' or 'worst' trailers you can remember?

• Favorite foreign films - They don't come up very often on DIF

• Film Critics - What makes them qualified? How seriously do you take their opinions?

• Worst/Most hated movies

On the Daily Show this week he actually said "There is a prequel and a sequel, and they're better than this movie by a longshot".

The quote is a little out of context, he means the true story has potential for better films to be made, but still . . . classic Lucas.

George Lucas Strikes Back - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl … BMgegut3UM

Hey everyone,

My name's Rick, I've been listening to DIF since I stumbled across it on reddit a little over a year ago.
I've done a lot of traveling during some work and trips abroad over the last year and the commentaries really helped me get through the long hours on trains, buses and nights in rundown (tv/film/computerless) living conditions.

I've considered myself a fan of film ever since I borrowed a vhs copy of the movie Pi from my local library. Before that time movies were just another form of entertainment and a way to pass the time.

I'm currently living in Oregon and am about to finish a degree in Fish and Wildlife studies (animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation). After animals, movies are probably my second biggest interest/passion. I'm excited to finally join the DIF community and become an active member here.

I really enjoyed Trollhunter. I originally thought it was going to be more of a comedy (my Norwegian friend told me, the titular trollhunter is a famous comic actor in Norway), so it was different from what I anticipated. That being said, the film did not fail to entertain me.

This is the monster movie treatment I enjoy. It reminded me of Joon-ho Bong's 'The Host. The people involved seem to know exactly what type of movie they are making.
Nobody takes it too seriously so there is room for comedy, but there are still stakes and moments of real tension and horror.