From The Onion: Low-Budget Film Panders Just As Shamelessly As Big Studio Feature
NEW YORK—Moviegoers were reportedly impressed this weekend by the ability of an independent feature produced on an $80,000 budget to be just as shamelessly pandering as any blockbuster from a major studio. "Wow. Between its cloying indie soundtrack, quirky animated title sequence, and tangential subplot ending in a failed suicide attempt, I felt every bit as patronized as I did watching Transformers 3," viewer Samantha Holmes, 26, said of the latest release from IFC Films, which stars Kat Dennings and, in a few key scenes in which emotional truths are revealed, Paul Dano. "Maybe even more so, since at least Transformers 3 wasn't pretending to be something it's not." Audience members confirmed the movie ends on a bittersweet note before credits roll to the whistling of a catchy melody accompanied by ukulele.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
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Paul Dano is always, always a red flag for me (my hatred for Little Miss Sunshite knows no bounds). I'd like TWBB more if it had been someone else in his roles.
The Onion lays on the sarcasm way too thick, but they're definitely on target here. 90% of the Sundance films feel exactly the same.
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