http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2009/09/18/your-spoilt-for-choice-weekend-at-the-movies Comments On: Your Spoilt-for Choice Weekend at the Movies by Jesse Hassenger en-us Copyright 2013 The L Magazine. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The L Magazine readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The L Magazine. editor@thelmagazine.com (The L Magazine Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:15:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by jesse]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:14:05 -0400 The L Magazine
What Ben describes is a movie in which genre signifiers are waved vigorously about, rather than integrated into the storytelling -- you could argue that this reflects a knowing, pop-savvy pomo sensibility, or complain that the writer is merely lazily showing off her cleverness (and flattering the audience with the implication of prized, privileged knowledge).

It's a matter of taste, I guess, especially given that the same pro/contra arguments can be made about her dialogue.
Posted by Mark Asch]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:37:21 -0400 The L Magazine Posted by jesse]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:17:09 -0400 The L Magazine
That being said, much of my problem with Diablo Cody's script was not that it shied away from horror movie conventions, but rather that in trying to transcend them the film inadvertently removes any pleasure from their interpretation and manipulation.
Posted by Benjamin Sutton]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:01:25 -0400 The L Magazine