tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587617789284704306.post4908576832433410347..comments2023-03-24T09:57:32.735-03:00Comments on Blip on the Radar: Lessons of StupidMark Palermohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834848355885871487noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587617789284704306.post-71448377921369495512007-11-07T21:53:00.000-04:002007-11-07T21:53:00.000-04:00I read up on Dirty Sanchez. It sounds completely u...I read up on <I>Dirty Sanchez</I>. It sounds completely unappealing. Now granted, there is a certain joie de vie in <I>Jackass</I>, but does the intentional masochistic delight of its players change the audience's relation to it? What I mean is, doesn't the viewer's pleasure in watching <I>Jackass</I> remain primarily sadistic?<BR/><BR/>I was watching a new network reality series called <I>Phenomenon</I>, which is <I>American Idol</I> for aspiring magicians. One of the acts was some guy playing Russian Roulette with nail guns pressed to his head. He was using his intuition to know which one was loaded. One of the judges said it was incredibly brave of NBC to air it. Actually, it's incredibly irresponsible. It doesn't take a big leap of imagination to foresee some kid watching that and assuming he has the same intuition before firing a nail through his brain. Yeah, we can say he's stupid. But that's because kids make a lot of dumb mistakes. They're kids. Fuck the Darwin Awards.Mark Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834848355885871487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587617789284704306.post-63574601843426316962007-11-05T23:06:00.000-04:002007-11-05T23:06:00.000-04:00Man, nothin' makes me madder than when people die ...Man, nothin' makes me madder than when people die "stupidly" and people push the Darwin thing. The Darwin Awards are basically the grossest things I can think of.<BR/><BR/>I wrote about my notion that the great idea behind, and part of the appeal of, Jackass is that it's all about a bunch of dudes getting hurt (in undeniably entertaining fashion) and going back for more. It's pro-life in a kind of drunk, hedonistic form - like the song that ends the second movie (and maybe even the first) says, "If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough". It also wouldn't be fun if the guys involved weren't as charismatic as they are, or having as much fun as the audience is - for proof of this, see Dirty Sanchez.honkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545231971975827258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587617789284704306.post-4128935488368456942007-10-24T17:04:00.000-03:002007-10-24T17:04:00.000-03:00The Hours poster: I can't openly comment on that. ...<I>The Hours</I> poster: I can't openly comment on that. Except to say that movie is a prime example of fake intellectualism. <BR/><BR/>I don't think your reason for liking <I>Jackass</I> is too out of line with why it's popular, but maybe I'm wrong about that.Mark Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834848355885871487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587617789284704306.post-38122825500570204272007-10-24T16:11:00.000-03:002007-10-24T16:11:00.000-03:00Also, my enjoyment of Jackass comes from my love o...Also, my enjoyment of Jackass comes from my love of watching people get hurt, but relatively guilt free because Bam Margera really does deserve it.alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834212543533775589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587617789284704306.post-69897956283299930382007-10-24T15:59:00.000-03:002007-10-24T15:59:00.000-03:00Say, is that use of "The Hours" poster a reference...Say, is that use of "The Hours" poster a reference to a specific incident of some years back?alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834212543533775589noreply@blogger.com