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It was fun to read but man are some people snooty. To wit: "The monkeys who wrote Die Hard did not invent that quote. (And let me tell ya something: the people
by Upvoter33 3y ago
It was fun to read but man are some people snooty. To wit:
"The monkeys who wrote Die Hard did not invent that quote. (And let me tell ya something: the people who write the scripts for action movies are literally forbidden to invent anything. Their mandate is to regift whatever is known to have worked in the past."
Come on, Die Hard was great.
- happytoexplain 3y agoEh. He's allowed to not like Die Hard - I don't think he was overly snooty about it. In fact, I read the parenthetical as an indictment of Hollywood, in sympathy with action movie writers (i.e. it sounds like he's describing the lamentable restrictions placed on the writers by studio and audience expectations).
- harrylove 3y agoEven so, it feels like an off-brand article for The Paris Review, in both content and style. I’d be interested in learning the context.
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- WalterBright 3y agoCome on, "too da choppah!" is great writing!
- aidenn0 3y agoTwo future US State Governors in that film!
- watwut 3y agoThe thing in parenthesis seems to be 100% true.