Re: Mark Clayton just saw The Foot Fist Way...

My brother, Mark Clayton, it's me Mark Duper! I'm in the process of writing a review for another "artsey-esque" movie that bothered me, (although I still kinda liked it), but before I get to finishing that, I wanted to comment on your hatred of this movie [ see previous post. - M.C. ]. Well, actually, not really on this movie so much, because I have never even heard of this film in which you speak. (But thanks for lettin' me know it's right up there with "Better Luck Tomorrow," which to Mark Duper was among the worst films EVER in the category of, "Movies-that-truly-believe-they-are-endlessly-cool-yet-suck-uncontrollably-and-make-you-want-to-punch-everyone-who-made-it-in-the-face.")

The widescreen version fits perfectly!

But anyway, I'm actually commenting on your hatred for Napoleon Dynamite... I know where you are coming from with your opinion on this film, in fact, when I first saw it, I shared your hatred. But through time, and through the fact that I ended up coming across it on HBO several years later and watching it again, I realized something interesting: My hatred for that movie, wasn't so much from the movie itself, but from the appraisal it received. The disgusting "hip" vote that it got was again, something that made me want to punch many, many people in the face. It was so full of itself that I fucking hated it. (Another quick example of this is "Juno".) I fucking hate these movies that are so aware of their "coolness."

The disgusting "hip" vote.

HOWEVER, Mr. Clayton, after the smoke had settled and all the hipsters had moved onto their next Indie film to rave about, and after Napolean himself had already gone and done other movies like "Blades of Glory" and what not... after all that, I sat and watched "Napoleon Dynamite" again, and I actually liked it.

I know where you are coming from with your hatred, but if you just pretend that it never got the fame and glory it got, you'd probably like it too. There's just something about when the artsey-hip crowd embraces a film, that makes me loathe it. Ok, anyway, now back to my review on Danny Boyle's "Sunshine." To be cont'd!!!!!

Yours truly,
Mark Duper
(P.S. Don't think I don't remember that game in '87. Damn those Buffalo Bills...)