Comments on: Sundance: Jeffrey Wells is Over

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:12:22 +0000

as others have noted, at least he’s temporarily put “mezzo-mezzo” on hold.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:35:12 +0000

Re: “The movie’s funny,” he says, “but it’s only informative if you haven’t been paying a bit of attention over the last seven years.” Sadly, that probably describes 68% of the population of the United States.

Remember, though, Spurlock is a guy who made his bones telling people McDonald’s food might not be something to eat all the time. And I’m not jabbing at him for doing that, either. I don’t mind someone telling me stuff I already know if they can do it in a unique and entertaining way.

I thought I’d never find an expression that irritated me as much as when people write/say, “Bwahahahaha!” or “Muahahaha!” to indicate malevolent laughter. Then people started responding to movies with “Meh.”

By: Serena

Serena — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:41:21 +0000

I have heard some interesting good things about A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures.

But I’m thinking it’s gotta be extreme with that title & synopsis. So it will likely be awesome (though no doubt quirky & offbeat) or a complete car wreck. No in between. Sink or swim.

Kinda early to tell. But who knows?

By: Jeff McM

Jeff McM — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:08:08 +0000

Between Ledger, his obsessiveness about certain topics and movies, his affectations and the generally negative and bitter tone he sets for the postings, I’m pretty much sick of H-E. If I wasn’t unemployed (again) I’d probably rid myself of it completely.

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:25:00 +0000

I saw that TMZ reference from Wells. A guy who postures himself as a real journalist stooping to the bottom feeders at TMZ is a joke.

It was 50% the TMZ thing which made me cranky in the first place and inspired the classless rant I opened this Sundance synopsis with.

By: Matthew Lucas

Matthew Lucas — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:21:36 +0000

Yeah, it’s hard to take anyone seriously that uses TMZ as a source. Case in point – I noticed FOX News uses TMZ as a source quite often now in its near constant “Britney Watch.” It even has its own graphic.

Classy.

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:13:10 +0000

Matthew. Sadly, no. He pulled the same shit last year and pretty much every other festival he covers. I’ve just about had it with that guy. The Heath Ledger stuff was nauseating.

Pierre. I mean no disrespect to Walter, but disrespect to Wells for thinking he was a Walter.

By: Pierre de Plume

Pierre de Plume — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:00:36 +0000

You’re giving poor Walter a bad name. . . .

By: Matthew Lucas

Matthew Lucas — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:59:41 +0000

Did you expect anything else than arrogant cynicism from Wells?

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:44:50 +0000

Well, it’s certainly going to be Post-Wells.

I’d say that’s a positive.

By: Jeff McM

Jeff McM — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:28:11 +0000

Ironically, I’ll be arriving at Sundance on Friday for the final weekend to support a pair of friends who have shorts playing there. Apparently I will be voyaging into a post-hip ghost town of nobodies.