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"You feel a little guilty bragging when Dark Knight was so huge, but we're proud," the studio's Nikki Rocco told USA Today. "Older women are saying, 'If there are movies for us, we'll be out there, too.' "
Older women is right, while The Joker may turn on the younger and more male audience members, 75% of the Mamma Mia! audience was female, 64% of them 30 and older. You gotta wonder if Shady Pines just filled up the bus and shipped out the inmates for the weekend to enjoy a little rest and relaxation without a request for prune juice and no need to clean a bed pan for a few hours.
On a side note,
Ann Folger, 44, of Tulsa, is described by USA Today as thinking she was taking her family "to a superhero film in the vein of Hancock, a
Before I go further I should mention that Hancock had some serious dark moments including gunshot wounds and swearing. Apparently those things don't bother Mrs. Folger.
"This is not a regular comic-book movie," says Folger, who took her husband and two children, ages 11 and 14. "I know it's a good movie, but it should have been rated R."
Another genius that brought his technically underage son to the screening was Christopher Chin of Sacramento, who brought his 12-year-old son, he said, "There has to be a way to tell parents that someone is going to get a pencil in the skull. I'm not sure I would have brought him."
Best part about this quote is that you don't actually see the pencil go in the guy's head. It happens off screen and is implied. Even better, is the final quote in the article from Larry Olmstead, 38, of Dallas, who went to see the movie with his wife and left his 10-year-old at home with a babysitter, "Did anyone not know this was a violent movie about a homicidal maniac in makeup?"
Bravo Mr. Olmstead, you sir get a gold star for having the capacity to think and also do some research before taking, or not-taking, your kids to a movie.
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Take a look at a trailer folks, and stop complaining when the best movie of the year has a little violence in it. If these horrible parents leave a stain on Heath's reputation, I will never forgive them for it.
(Jul. 20, 2008 - 10:57:50 PM)
Parents these days are pathetic.
Practically EVERY review I have read of the movie has talked about how twisted the Joker is and how this movie is very dark and much more like reality like most superhero movies.
Yet these pinhead parents complain when they take their kids.
Grow a freaking brain cell.
Damn.
(Jul. 20, 2008 - 10:59:09 PM)
Parents should really learn to read...its PG-13 - Parents STRONGLY Cautioned... what about that is hard to understand?
At the same time, I DO sort of see the issue though. It IS a VERY dark, violent, and disturbing movie, but most of the violence is implied than actually shown. Ratings are so broad its absurd. So, gorefests such as 300 and Braveheart are in the same league as VERY light Rs such as Conspiracy Theory or Open Range? But Ill refrain from going into another anti-MPAA rant...
In the end, you stated the real issue, Brad: "Fuck you, learn to parent!"
(Jul. 20, 2008 - 11:34:26 PM)
As a parent of 3 and critic there is no way I'd take my kids to see anything I suspect could traumatize them. It doesn't take much and even a cutesy movie like Nemo can give a kid nightmare during a few scenes. I believe, I'll know when they're ready to move up to the next level and start watching some of the good stuff and the classics, which TDK will seem like to them I'm sure.
(Jul. 21, 2008 - 2:09:17 AM)
On another note, in the tiny review of Mamma Mia, one part was off the mark to an extent - "but Universal already seems quite proud of the film that should have never been released it is so bad." While this is an opinion, I am giving mine. I am of the generation that grew up when ABBA was putting out these songs. The movie was a load of fun to watch and did make you tap your feet. At the point of where all the women on the island danced to Dancing Queen, there were several in the theater who got up and "danced" around. True, Pierce Brosnan's "singing" left much to be desired, but overall it was a great nostalgia film for some of our generation.
(Jul. 21, 2008 - 3:20:47 AM)
Hey DreamWeaver, I understand your take and I think I recognized the fact that there would be an audience in my full review. I just don't think anyone looking at Mamma Mia! with unbiased eyes can determine it good by any stretch. It is amateur filmmaking at its very worst.
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