The Armond White Thread

[HistoryProf]

yawn

You'll have to take my word for this, but on the basis of seeing "yawn" linked and then the posting after this one calling it predictable, I'm guessing it is a pan of the TDKR in which the word "fanboys" is used.

I'm not taking the bait, but I'd also bet a sawbuck on "hipster" and "Spielberg".

the last two sentences \:D/

Nolan hasn’t got the wit to “nuke the fridge” (Spielberg’s rich, still-misunderstood anthropological jest). But in commercial terms, the way Nolan turns comic book frivolity into hipster nihilism drops a bomb on our cultural economy.

just to be sure that everyone on earth is pissed at his review, he also calls Nolan's three batman movies the worst trilogy since Lord of the Rings. And he slams Avengers in nearly every paragraph.

[Mr Sausage]

What the hell is an anthropological jest?

[tavernier]

that you misunderstand proves Armond's point!

[Mr Sausage]

There is no such thing as proof when it comes to Armond's points. Just baffling assertions backed up by more baffling assertions.

[flyonthewall2983]

Is it true he wrote a pro-Limp Bizkit article? I'm curious in general about his music reviews if he's done any.

[Calvin]

Armond's Sight and Sound Ballot

[MichaelB]

Spielberg must be heartbroken.

[bamwc2]

Armond's Sight and Sound Ballot

What? No White Chicks? All kidding aside, that's a fairly safe, but respectable list. While none of those films would make my tops ten, it's easy to see how one could seriously make a case for any of them (although I have to admit to having never seen Nouvelle Vague).

[mfunk9786]

The funny thing is, three other critics included A.I. on their list - Armond could have given it a real shot in the arm if he'd included it too

[cdnchris]

The funny thing is, three real critics included A.I. on their list - Armond could have given it a real shot in the arm if he'd included it too

Couldn't resist.

[dx23]

This shows how much of a troll he really is on his reviews. That is a great list of great films.

[Michael Kerpan]

Dumping Spielberg for Mizoguchi.....

What can I say?

[tavernier]

Interesting that of the 3 American directors he goes on and on about (DePalma is the 3rd), only Altman made his list.

[cocaine socialist]

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[rs98762001]

I love that his Twitter bio reads "We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves."

[tavernier]

An example of Armond's anti-Obama rants on Facebook

[HistoryProf]

This made me laugh...Armond "doesn't want to spread crap" - but he does want you to know how above said crap he is and that you are stupid for not liking Columbiana.

[tavernier]

On the Lincoln trailer

[MichaelB]

Upcoming work by Kanye West, Iris DeMent, Paul W.S. Anderson and the Taviani brothers, whose Caesar Must Die premieres at the New York Film Festival, could show work that goes beyond seasonal hype. They could bring fresh thinking—and real feeling—back to culture.

This is almost certainly the first time Paul W.S. Anderson and the Tavianis have ever been cited in the same sentence, let alone praised for the same reasons.

[stroszeck]

Like every maturing artist, Spielberg has lost touch with the popular audience—especially the audience accustomed to hollow content

Hmmm, hmmm....

[Kellen]

Crystal Skull better than Raiders. Paul WS better than PT Anderson and Martin Scorsese

[Murdoch]

Grasping at Straws: The Armond White Story

[domino harvey]

Drinking with Straws is Not as Much Fun as Pouring Your Drink Into a Cupped Palm and Then Splashing It Into Your Mouth: The Armond White Story

[willoneill]

At what point does he get into why KotCS is so good? Or do I have to buy his book for that?

[wattsup32]

Crystal Skull better than Raiders. Paul WS better than PT Anderson and Martin Scorsese

I stopped reading here: "The scary thing is, White is such a talented, smart writer and has such confidence in his outlandish arguments you almost want to believe them."

Should I have kept going?