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Art School Confidential by fabio 06/06/2011, 7:28am PDT
The best subculture satire ever made. From piece of shit like PCU to good ones like Office Space, most tend to blow all their jokes in the first act before falling back on some tacked on central plot and love story.

ASC keeps the gags funny and constant. It never loses focus as the central plot and even the love interest all tie back into skewering the most useless people on the planet. It's amazingly cathartic for anyone who's ever had to sit through any kind of creative peer critique class.

The only major flaw is the greek chorus friend character who shows up to spell out all the cliches for us when the movie was doing a fine job of showing us instead of telling.

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TAFKAM sitrep and under-rated movie thread. by TAFKAM 06/05/2011, 5:22pm PDT
    I LOVE PIZZA AND HATE MY EX WIFE. WHAT ARE SOME GOOD MOVIES? NT by Dear Yahoo Answers 06/05/2011, 5:43pm PDT
        People who love pizza don't order Domino's. NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/05/2011, 6:47pm PDT
        No mention of the sex reference? That one was a gimme by TAFKAM 06/05/2011, 8:34pm PDT
    People didn't make a big enough deal about Fantastic Mr Fox by Fullofkittens 06/05/2011, 7:05pm PDT
        Re: People didn't make a big enough deal about Fantastic Mr Fox by TAFKAM 06/05/2011, 8:45pm PDT
    This is a lot of responsibility, and I hope that we don't let you down. by Souffle of Pain 06/05/2011, 9:22pm PDT
    Phantasm 2 by Mischief Maker 06/05/2011, 10:21pm PDT
        The first Phantasm was slow, but rarely boring. Thumbs up! by Jerry Whorebach 06/05/2011, 11:57pm PDT
            Re: The first Phantasm was slow, but rarely boring. Thumbs up! by laudablepuss 06/06/2011, 3:33pm PDT
                I've never seen Harper either, but the poster is making me want to pretty bad. by Jerry Whorebach 06/07/2011, 6:39pm PDT
                    Re: never seen Harper either, but the poster is making me want to pretty bad. by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 06/29/2012, 11:36am PDT
                        I think I used that exact torrent. Great minds? by Jerry Whorebach 07/01/2012, 4:42am PDT
            I showed my kid Phantasm, and he thought it was a comedy. He's 9. NT by Flack 06/07/2011, 9:23am PDT
                Does he own an Amiga? Is he willing to sell? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/07/2011, 11:04pm PDT
                    My kid, or the tall man? NT by Flack 06/09/2011, 8:30am PDT
                        The Tall Man steals Amigas, crushes them down, and turns them into loveseats. NT by Mischief Ice Cream Man 06/09/2011, 10:23am PDT
        Re: Phantasm 2 by TAFKAM 06/07/2011, 7:40pm PDT
    Art School Confidential by fabio 06/06/2011, 7:28am PDT
        What did you think of Ghost World NT by Vested Id 06/06/2011, 10:46pm PDT
            It was good, but ASC was funnier NT by fabio 06/07/2011, 6:28am PDT
            Ghost World was about alienation in general rather than a particular subculture NT by Jessica Alba 11/28/2011, 10:34am PST
                A lot of time is spent on this particular subculture though. NT by Coon Chicken Inn 11/29/2011, 6:21am PST
        The example clip fucked up Malkovitches' position for the cutaways. NT by Is the whole film this amatuer? 06/06/2011, 11:26pm PDT
            John McClane's shirt changed color halfway through Diehard NT by fabio 06/07/2011, 6:26am PDT
        Re: Art School Confidential by hateful beast 06/12/2011, 9:48pm PDT
    The Men Who Stare At Goats by Hans Clastorp 06/07/2011, 6:05pm PDT
        Also: "A Serious Man." NT by Hans Clastorp 06/07/2011, 6:09pm PDT
    Moon NT by Zowie Bowie 06/07/2011, 6:19pm PDT
        +1, just watch it, do not watch any of the trailers. by Fullofkittens 06/07/2011, 8:29pm PDT
            I agree with this man. NT by Souffle of Pain 06/07/2011, 9:47pm PDT
    Sherlock and Spartacus: Blood and Sand by Mr. Kool 06/07/2011, 7:07pm PDT
    The Way of the Gun by Jerry Whorebach 06/07/2011, 7:16pm PDT
        I probably could've done a better job of selling you on The Way of the Gun :( by Jerry Whorebach 06/07/2011, 10:31pm PDT
            correction [spoiler] by Ray of Light 08/01/2011, 2:08am PDT
        Doomsday was Horrible by Dave The Cannibal 06/08/2011, 8:09pm PDT
            So underrated, you're underrating it right now! P( <---eyepatch over bionic eye by Jerry Whorebach 06/08/2011, 9:58pm PDT
                You are the worst poster here. by Zsenijeim 06/09/2011, 4:06am PDT
                    And by 'worst' you surely mean 'best' NT by ...n'est-ce pas, you fat cunt? 06/09/2011, 6:14am PDT
                    The Bizarro Irony Award for the entire history of Caltrops goes to by fabio 06/09/2011, 8:18am PDT
                        Re: The Bizarro Irony Award for the entire history of Caltrops goes to by Souffle of Pain 06/09/2011, 9:42am PDT
                            Fortinbras doesn't hate the Creexuls by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/09/2011, 2:33pm PDT
                    *Beep* NT by Ator Detector 06/09/2011, 8:40am PDT
    Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls by Fullofkittens 06/07/2011, 8:48pm PDT
        trailer by Fullofkittens 06/07/2011, 8:55pm PDT
    JCVD NT by E. L. Koba 06/08/2011, 6:48pm PDT
        The trailer for this looked cool, and then I never bothered to see it. by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/08/2011, 11:00pm PDT
            Yes - it's not for everyone but I loved it, and in a non-sarcastic way. by E. L. Koba 06/11/2011, 3:45pm PDT
                I really enjoyed it too NT by Worm, a poster at caltrops 06/11/2011, 4:07pm PDT
    Fallen NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 06/11/2011, 12:49pm PDT
    In Bruges. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. by Gutsby 06/11/2011, 2:57pm PDT
    Re: TAFKAM sitrep and under-rated movie thread. by MissCheerio 07/10/2011, 2:08pm PDT
        "When having sex with a woman, do you find yourself preoccupied with thoughts of NT by dicks and semen?" 07/10/2011, 2:28pm PDT
        Re: TAFKAM sitrep and under-rated movie thread. by Souffle of Pain 07/10/2011, 2:49pm PDT
            Re: TAFKAM sitrep and under-rated movie thread. by MissCheerio 07/11/2011, 9:22am PDT
                Re: TAFKAM sitrep and under-rated movie thread. by Souffle of Pain 07/11/2011, 10:01am PDT
                This is an extarbags dilemma if ever I heard one. by I liked the old Mysterio better. 07/11/2011, 2:26pm PDT
                    Re: This is an extarbags dilemma if ever I heard one. by MissCheerio 07/11/2011, 10:39pm PDT
                        Re: This is an extarbags dilemma if ever I heard one. by Kensington Expert Louse 8.0 07/11/2011, 10:43pm PDT
                            All the talk about that "Catherine" game made me think of this thread. by Mischief Maker 08/01/2011, 12:17am PDT
        Were the Dr. Phil credits still playing when you came up with that one? NT by Mischief Maker 07/10/2011, 5:48pm PDT
        She's cheating, so I doubt she has much sex with the husband anyway. NT by Last 07/12/2011, 8:39am PDT
 
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