Pickpocket wrote:Have you honestly never heard of slang before? You've never heard someone say "that's gay" in reference to something being stupid? That's what I did essentially. I mean, the characters in BWP are totally unlikable faggy douches, get over it.
And another thing, no one cares if you are gay. NO ONE. Just stop advertising it.
There's a difference between an insult such as "fuck you", and an insult such as "faggot". "Fuck you" is less personal, and doesn't really mean anything other than to show that whoever is saying it is angry with the receiver. By saying "faggot" you are conforming to the negative stereotype that homosexuality is totally "gay", and that "all gay people want to do is fuck any man near to them". No one cares if you use it in your own time at home or with friends. NO ONE. Just stop advertising it.
And if you think that "no one" cares about homosexuality, then it's starting to make me believe you've never met more than two or three people in your life. And "advertising" it? pah-leese!
You had to expect people bashing this crappy movie with this thread. I don't get why you and the other guy got so unbelievably defensive. You can't even defend the movie
Oh, God.
You have got to be kidding.
... you just turned me into a racist homophobe (I'm a black atheist, trust me, much more "hated" then you will ever be especially in America). They talk like every single person on MTV talks, which is in itself ironic. I just don't like movies where every other word is "fuck" or "shit." It just screams bad writing.
First of all, every other word from you seems to be "fuck" or "shit", so I don't see why you're complaining. As I mentioned about two times,
the film is not scripted. There was never any "writing" to begin with. Now I'm not sure about America as I've never been, but in Tasmania you literally cannot be anywhere near two or more people at any certain time without hearing someone say "fuck". It's just life, and no matter how hard Classification boards such as the MPAA and OFLC try and hide it from younger audiences, you cannot stop people from swearing and you can not stop people from eventually hearing it. The characters in "The Blair Witch Project" are not only incredibly realistic in that the actors speak and act so naturally, but I think they might just be the most believable and genuine portrayals of late-teenage/early-adult characters.
Last thing, the whole "what you dont see is scarier" argument is null because what you do see is laughable. A pile of rocks outside our tent. Oh man, I just crapped my pants!
Yes, but if you pay attention at the start of the film it is explained to the audience why these rocks and stick figure symbols have been left there and what they actually mean. Now I just find that creepy. I can understand why you and probably almost everyone else who bashes the film don't find it scary, but you have to remind yourself that it's a horror movie and it isn't the film's fault if you don't find horror movies scary, because things like that are actually legitimately scary to most people.
More actual dialog from this movie:
Michael Williams: You know what? I kicked the fu... I'm sorry it's fucked up. It's fucked up but I kicked that fucking map into the creek yesterday! It was useless! I kicked that fucker into the creek!
[laughs hysterically]
Heather Donahue: I fucking hope he's kidding.
Michael Williams: WAHOO! WOW!
Joshua Leonard: Mike...
Michael Williams: [laughing] Holy shit.
Heather Donahue: I really fucking hope he's kidding.
Joshua Leonard: Mike are you kidding?
Heather Donahue: I really fucking hope he's kidding.
Joshua Leonard: Mike, are you fucking kidding?
Michael Williams: [laughing] I'm sorry, man.
Heather Donahue: You have gotta be kidding me. You have gotta fucking be kidding me!
Joshua Leonard: Is this some fucking game?
[shoves Mike]
Michael Williams: Get the fuck off me man!
Oh, so you expect them to speak like this:
Michael Williams: You know what? I kicked the... I'm sorry, I'm all in a jitter. It's a bit muddled up, but I kicked that plainly unsatisfying map into the creek yesterday! I didn't think it was of any use to us! So I kicked that map into the creek!
[chuckles heartily]
Heather Donahue: Oh, I'd rather hope you weren't serious, young chap.
Michael Williams: Oh yes. That is good. I feel good.
Joshua Leonard: Michael...
Michael Williams: [chuckles] Holy father in heaven!
Heather Donahue: I'd really probably prefer it if you weren't serious with your previous statement.
Joshua Leonard: Michael, dear chap, are you giving us a run for our money?
Heather Donahue: I'd really probably prefer it if you weren't serious with your previous statement.
Joshua Leonard: Michael, dear chap, are you playing childrens' games with us? We're not children you know, and we don't really appreciate having childrens' games played on us.
Michael Williams: [chuckles] Oh I am deeply sorry, Mr. Leonard.
Heather Donahue: Please inform us that you are not serious. I really would like it if you weren't serious with your aforementioned statements!
Joshua Leonard: This is becoming a bit of a child's game, Mr. Williams.
[strokes mustache]
Michael Williams: Oh please, if you wouldn't mind. I need to be by myself for a moment.
