Quote of the Day: Mauled by the herd

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Each year the film industry sacrifices one of its blockbusters to the movie gods, in the hope that its other releases will be spared the vicious lash of mass opprobrium. This year the designated victim was Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

— Anne Billson

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Reader of books, watcher of films, player of games. British father of three, now living in Belgium and making a living from building interfaces.

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2 thoughts on “Quote of the Day: Mauled by the herd”

  1. That was very interesting. I remember seeing ads for Heaven’s Gate in paper back in the day, and also the almost religious condemnation of it. I have yet to see it. Admittedly, I have a long list of films I “should” see some day. I didn’t even know what the film was about until now! It was almost like a forbidden thought. Propaganda is strong.

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  2. I have never seen Heaven’s Gate either. And when it came out — and for a long time afterwards — the only thing I knew about it was that everyone thought it was terrible.

    I should go back and watch it one of these days.

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