judge my blasphemy... (unpopular opinions)

[Crowley]

Audrey Hepburn is unattractive and overrated.

"Friends" was never funny although it had maybe 10 funny episodes.

Civil War sucks.

musically... Sex Pistols pale in comparison to The Ramones.

[shrike]

Well sign me up if that's blasphemy, I agree with all of it.

[CanaryNoir]

Audrey Hepburn is unattractive and overrated.

Audrey Hepburn's family was active in resisting the Nazis during WWII when she was a girl (and in the thick of things, herself). Her family suffered for their beliefs, and she practically starved which is one of the reasons she was so tiny. She was elegant, accomplished, multilingual, and an activist for peaceful change long before Angelina Jolie thought of adopting the Third World to redeem it.

She was also quite lovely in an individual way. She was an actress of great grace if not necessarily the range of a Meryl Streep, though she acted on both stage (where she got her start) and screen and never backed down from an acting challenge even if she wasn't always successful in meeting the challenge (which, to me, shows courage). And she inspired Givenchy to create some of the most truly feminine clothing designs of the Twentieth Century.

But, y'know, whatevs.

[Kyuubi]

Your opinions are bad and you should feel bad.



Not really.

[Karen El]

The Sex Pistols were never about the music.

[EdContradictory]

Hah! That's not balsphemy.

When Jesus said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"... he was just asking for first shot.

Now that's blasphemy.

[Cam63]

The Sex Pistols were never about the music.

That's for sure.

[Jack Zodiac]

Civil War sucks.

Mark Millar couldn't write his way out of a nutsack. In fact, I think that's Marvel's next summer crossover event. First Hulk comes back to Earth and beats the hell out of everyone, then he forces Mark Millar to not write crap. Should be fun!

[shrike]

Mark Millar couldn't write his way out of a nutsack. In fact, I think that's Marvel's next summer crossover event. First Hulk comes back to Earth and beats the hell out of everyone, then he forces Mark Millar to not write crap. Should be fun!

See, I think he CAN.

It's just a very shallow nutsack devoid of any real distinguishing characteristics with a lot of the same kinds of nutsacks we've seen in his past.

[Michael P]

Hah! That's not balsphemy.

When Jesus said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"... he was just asking for first shot.

Now that's blasphemy.
"Very funny, Mom..."

[Jack Zodiac]

See, I think he CAN.

It's just a very shallow nutsack devoid of any real distinguishing characteristics with a lot of the same kinds of nutsacks we've seen in his past.

Further evidence that Millar should only be allowed to write independent characters for singular storylines in independent universes. This book sucks because everyone's being written poorly. His run on MK Spider-Man sucked because everyone from Spider-Man to Scorpion was written poorly. His run on Wolverine was crap, for the most part (once again, the idea was decent).

On the other side of the coin, his run on The Authority was great, his Elseworlds Superman: Red Son was phenomenal, and his work on Ultimate X-Men was very well-done. To a lesser extent, his work on The Ultimates has been half-way decent.

Give him characters that have existed for years in continuity to whatever universe he's writing for, though, and it all goes tits up.

[shrike]

his run on The Authority was great, his Elseworlds Superman: Red Son was phenomenal, and his work on Ultimate X-Men was very well-done. To a lesser extent, his work on The Ultimates has been half-way decent.



See, I guess I was referring to Authority and Ultimates, both of which I followed when he wrote, but both also OBVIOUSLY are written with much of the same style.

He's almost a one note writer, really. The one note he can write, he writes well, but that's about it.

[MrSuslov]

Audrey Hepburn is unattractive and overrated.

"Friends" was never funny although it had maybe 10 funny episodes.

Civil War sucks.

musically... Sex Pistols pale in comparison to The Ramones.
You are found guilty on all counts of heretical blasphemy. The court has the right to impose death by stoning, but chooses to send a message to the community that such blasphemy will not be tolerated. Therefore:

Rob Liefeld is hereby assigned to art duties for all of your favorite comic books, for all of eternity.

This despite the fact that you've really not said anything bad.

[Crowley]

Audrey Hepburn's family was active in resisting the Nazis during WWII when she was a girl (and in the thick of things, herself). Her family suffered for their beliefs, and she practically starved which is one of the reasons she was so tiny. She was elegant, accomplished, multilingual, and an activist for peaceful change long before Angelina Jolie thought of adopting the Third World to redeem it.

She was also quite lovely in an individual way. She was an actress of great grace if not necessarily the range of a Meryl Streep, though she acted on both stage (where she got her start) and screen and never backed down from an acting challenge even if she wasn't always successful in meeting the challenge (which, to me, shows courage). And she inspired Givenchy to create some of the most truly feminine clothing designs of the Twentieth Century.

But, y'know, whatevs.

don't interpret me saying I find her unattractive and overrated as "I disregard her achievements."

She's just not what I'm into, acting wise or looks wise.

[Corrina]

Alan Moore's writing is misanthropic and lacks any sort of joy.

Grant Morrison's writing looks so pretty and it makes not too much sense.

"Hey, Dude, Where's My Car" is a GREAT movie.

Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches are awesome.

Hey, I haven't hijacked a thread recently. I figure that ought to do it.

[Tommy]

"Hey, Dude, Where's My Car" is a GREAT movie.
I have to agree. Very few movies have made me laugh that hard. Also Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.

[Screwtape]

Ha! I love Alan Moore, but I'm thrilled to see that there's someone out there who doesn't (have you read "Supreme," incidentally? That's pretty loving and happy for anyone, especially AM <-- perhaps not coincidentally, also the name of the evil human-hating sentient computer in "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison).

Oh, er, right...

- Brian Bendis' run on Daredevil is fucking terrible. Like, unbelievably bad. Powers is awesome, Ult. Spidey is great, hated DD.

- Marjane Satrape's comics are kind of boring. Also very derivative of better books like Maus.

- After twenty years, Doom Patrol is still Grant Morrison's best work (although ASS may unseat it).

- Cute, perky, type-A Republican women totally do it for me.

- I would rather donate both kidneys than ever watch those stupid-ass Kill Bill movies again.

- Return of the Jedi isn't a very good film. Come to think of it, George Lucas isn't a very good director.

- Tom Cruise is loads of fun to watch on screen.

- Mark Wahlberg is going to be the next big thing.

[Shades0077]

Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches are awesome.
Why have you never mentioned this culinary delight before? Brilliant!

[Damo]

Love Audrey Hepburn.

Friends & Civil War are crimes against creativity.

Ramones for the win.

[Corrina]

Why have you never mentioned this culinary delight before? Brilliant!

You have to toast the bread a little and make sure the bacon is hot. That way, the peanut butter melts a little. :)

[sk716]

Ha! I love Alan Moore, but I'm thrilled to see that there's someone out there who doesn't (have you read "Supreme," incidentally? That's pretty loving and happy for anyone, especially AM <-- perhaps not coincidentally, also the name of the evil human-hating sentient computer in "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison).

Oh, er, right...

- Brian Bendis' run on Daredevil is fucking terrible. Like, unbelievably bad. Powers is awesome, Ult. Spidey is great, hated DD.

- Marjane Satrape's comics are kind of boring. Also very derivative of better books like Maus.

- After twenty years, Doom Patrol is still Grant Morrison's best work (although ASS may unseat it).

- Cute, perky, type-A Republican women totally do it for me.

- I would rather donate both kidneys than ever watch those stupid-ass Kill Bill movies again.

- Return of the Jedi isn't a very good film. Come to think of it, George Lucas isn't a very good director.

- Tom Cruise is loads of fun to watch on screen.

- Mark Wahlberg is going to be the next big thing.

I thought this was supposed to be unpopular opinions. I think most people agree Lucas is a terrible director. Although he didn't direct Empire or Jedi. And Jedi is not a very good film-- and it's still better than any of the prequels.

And I also hated Bendis' run on DD. I dropped the book in the middle of the run. Haven't picked it up again.

[Sabrinaset]

You guys are PIKERS. Here...

"I'm a Conservative."

[CanaryNoir]

don't interpret me saying I find her unattractive and overrated as "I disregard her achievements."

She's just not what I'm into, acting wise or looks wise.

"Unattractive" is a personal judgment; "overrated" is a general one because if you don't care for her, you don't rate her at all, but you think many others do think too highly of her. I was responding to that.

Audrey's awesome ;)

[CanaryNoir]

Now, if you want a TRULY unpopular opinion (right before I head off to bed so as to avoid all the bloodshed):

*pulls*pin*and*tosses*

In my experience, teachers whine about how unappreciated and underpaid they are in inverse proportion to their actual skills as teachers. Good teachers are rare and wonderful creatures so difficult to find, almost all of them have had films made about how great they are.

Your children are not being taught by the cream of the crop; they're being taught by people you wouldn't have wanted to cheat off of in high school and who managed to graduate college but not with any real distinction.

Yes, there are exceptions but not as many as they'd like us to believe.

*runs*away*

[Crowley]

"Unattractive" is a personal judgment; "overrated" is a general one because if you don't care for her, you don't rate her at all, but you think many others do think too highly of her. I was responding to that.

Audrey's awesome ;)
I should have said "Overrated as an actress"

[Crowley]

Now, if you want a TRULY unpopular opinion (right before I head off to bed so as to avoid all the bloodshed):

*pulls*pin*and*tosses*

In my experience, teachers whine about how unappreciated and underpaid they are in inverse proportion to their actual skills as teachers. Good teachers are rare and wonderful creatures so difficult to find, almost all of them have had films made about how great they are.

Your children are not being taught by the cream of the crop; they're being taught by people you wouldn't have wanted to cheat off of in high school and who managed to graduate college but not with any real distinction.

Yes, there are exceptions but not as many as they'd like us to believe.

*runs*away*

but one does wonder... if they were paid better wouldn't they possibly be of a higher caliber?

[shrike]

Now, if you want a TRULY unpopular opinion (right before I head off to bed so as to avoid all the bloodshed):

*pulls*pin*and*tosses*

In my experience, teachers whine about how unappreciated and underpaid they are in inverse proportion to their actual skills as teachers. Good teachers are rare and wonderful creatures so difficult to find, almost all of them have had films made about how great they are.

Your children are not being taught by the cream of the crop; they're being taught by people you wouldn't have wanted to cheat off of in high school and who managed to graduate college but not with any real distinction.

Yes, there are exceptions but not as many as they'd like us to believe.

*runs*away*


I suppose my Honors Geography teacher in high school who pronounced it 'Thigh-Land' would fall into this category?

[Dark Galaxy]

I have to agree. Very few movies have made me laugh that hard. Also Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.

And EuroTrip!! The Scotty Doesn't Know song rocks! And what Scotty's computer says when he has mail!

okay, I'm lame I admit it

But back on topic...

I never liked Seinfeld. When I'd watch it, it was alright; sometimes funny. But never good enough for me to go out of my way to watch it.

[Gail Simone]

I had dinner with one of the writers of Euro-Trip (and Joyce Chen and Arthur Adams) in a really lovely restaurant in San Fransisco. He's a huge comics fan and collector of original art. He said Euro-trip was even funnier (and I think it's way funny) but got cut badly or something.

He also wrote one of the all-time great SNL sketches, Clinton at McDonald's.

Gail

[Kevinroc]

I like Civil War.

I like Sins Past. (Hated Sins Remembered.)

I don't like 52.

The Howard Stern Show is a great show.

(See, I'm the man with some unpopular opinions on these forums.)

[Fish Sauce]

I never liked Seinfeld. When I'd watch it, it was alright; sometimes funny. But never good enough for me to go out of my way to watch it.

Blasphemer! :p

[Jerry Kraut]

Grant Morrison is way overrated. He's good, but not that good.

Richard Wagner is way, way overrated. Samething goes for his fanboys (John Williams and the like)

All Star Batman and Robin is funny.

Gail Simone's JLA Confidential arc was bland and boring.
Then again all of them are.

I hate Star Wars, all of it. But not as much as i hate the Lord of the Rings.

Sitcoms are worse than MTV, well nearly.

Sex is overrated, too.

[the4thpip]

"Friends" was never funny although it had maybe 10 funny episodes.


I don't like Friends either, but that sentence is still self-cotradictory.

[the4thpip]

Let me try...

"Abba" is an awful band and the majority of their hit songs are trite little melodies with horrible little lyrics.

Diana Ross is not a bad singer.

Aretha Franklin, today, is quite bad.

Brad Pitt is not that sexy.

[David Atkins]

I liked (but didn't love) the LOTR movies but HATED the books.

Tolkein sucked at storytelling.

The Matrix trilogy, and pretty much everything related to it from the Animatrix to the video games, sucks worse.

'Gone With the Wind' is STILL a badass movie.

Superman's mullet was cool. 83% of the time.

Christian, the wrestler, is the worst in-ring performer I've ever seen with the possible exception of Jeff Jarret.

Samoa Joe sucks too.

I've never read any of the Harry Potter books and have no real interest in doing so.

A midget's football league would be the most hilarious thing on television, so long as it took place on a full sized field.

I liked Hal Jordan as Parallax and have been mildly pissed off ever since he became the Spectre, nevermind that Rebirth mess.

Green Lantern would kick the Silver Surfer's ass.

And finally... mine is the best list in this thead! :p

[Fish Sauce]

A midget's football league would be the most hilarious thing on television, so long as it took place on a full sized field.

I thought this thread was for unpopular opinions?

[Shades0077]

And EuroTrip!! The Scotty Doesn't Know song rocks! And what Scotty's computer says when he has mail!
I set my computer to say that as well.

[Sally Sensational]

Now, if you want a TRULY unpopular opinion (right before I head off to bed so as to avoid all the bloodshed):

*pulls*pin*and*tosses*

In my experience, teachers whine about how unappreciated and underpaid they are in inverse proportion to their actual skills as teachers. Good teachers are rare and wonderful creatures so difficult to find, almost all of them have had films made about how great they are.

Your children are not being taught by the cream of the crop; they're being taught by people you wouldn't have wanted to cheat off of in high school and who managed to graduate college but not with any real distinction.

Yes, there are exceptions but not as many as they'd like us to believe.

*runs*away*

Don't run far, Noir. You're exactly right. I'm a teacher - I have two degrees in what I teach and plenty of people cheated off me. I teach in a small school because I believe the little heathens I see every day deserve a good education. I make very little money.

It would be nice to have a pay raise, yes. But I'm from that group of teachers that'll say to you - we don't do this for the money; we do it because we love what we do. The only time you'll hear me complain about pay raises is when politicians promise to give them to us and then break their promises.

There are too many of the other kind, though. The ones who complain every time they are asked to take a class or refresh their skills; who throw a fit when they are required to learn something new. There are too many teachers out there who teach because that was the easy route to a paycheck and good benefits. I work with several.


Now for my unpopular opinions -

College admission should be limited to those who have proven that they have the intelligence and the drive to actually benefit from a college education - it's time to rebuild the ivory tower.

Food stamp recipients should not be allowed to purchase anything with their cards (or stamps) that is already prepared. They should only be allowed to purchase the raw ingredients necessary to prepare nutritious meals. If they want high fat, high sugar foods -they'll have to cook them for themselves!

Young men who contribute to a teen pregnancy should be penalized at the same level as the young ladies who are pregnant. Case in point, my best point guard is out for the season pregnant - I believe that her boyfriend should not be allowed to participate in sports, either. She has to give up what she loves - so should he.

[Corrina]

Young men who contribute to a teen pregnancy should be penalized at the same level as the young ladies who are pregnant. Case in point, my best point guard is out for the season pregnant - I believe that her boyfriend should not be allowed to participate in sports, either. She has to give up what she loves - so should he.

Think what would happen if this was applied to Matt Leinert. Serve him right. :)

[Merey]

* I think Tim Burton's flame of genius burnt out a long, long time ago. Now I think he's an utter hack. And I'm horrified that he's decided to adapt Sondheim's Sweeney Todd to film.

* I also don't like Seinfeld, at all.

* Gilmore Girls: I think Lorelai and Christopher belong together. I think she and Luke are mismatched in every possible way.

* I'm a female who doesn't hate Howard Stern.

* I think American professional sports has nothing at all to do with true sporting competition and all to do with the coporate wrangling of the dollar. There might as well be a field full of executives in suits with a Blackberry in their hands, talking on their Bluetooth with their lawyers shuffling papers to one side and their analysts running models on the other.

[StrikeForce Albert]

Whedon, and everything he has written sucks a big one

[Cream Filled Taco]

I set my computer to say that as well.

I've had the sound byte just sitting on my computer for a year now. I'm itching to use it as my mail notification, but I can't. Dang kids!

I do have Scotty Doesn't Know as my cell phone ring though.

[David Atkins]

I thought this thread was for unpopular opinions?

Oops. My bad. I don't know how that one slipped in there. :D

[Budgie Inspector]

I recently found out that this opinion was much less popular than I reckoned it might be:

I think comics should return to primarily being a children's medium.

I love comics, and I love the fact that there are so many of them that I can read and enjoy, mature themes and all. But I'm 31. I started reading comics at seven years old. There isn't a single book out of the stack that I buy each month (almost entirely major titles from the Big Two) that I would give a seven-year-old. And I think that sucks.

If it were up to me, I'd ghettoize the "T+" titles, not the "All Ages" ones. I mean, ideally, there'd be enough sales for adults and kids to have healthy stacks of titles... but if I had to choose one or the other...

[Beacon]

Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns is NOT one of the crowning achievements of comicdom and should NEVER be mentioned in the same sentence as Alan Moore’s Watchmen. It’s even worse than his All Star Batman. Year One was the only thing he did with the character that comes even close to the quality of his Daredevil work.

Bendis shouldn’t write team books. He can’t handle large casts.

Millar shouldn’t write political stuff. He’s too heavy-handed to handle the subtle nuances required.

Willingham and JMS shouldn’t write pre-existing characters unless it’s a reimagining (like Fables). Neither has a very good eye for what makes other people’s creations tick.

Hudlin shouldn’t write period.

M. Night Shyamalan is a terrible director whose hackneyed “twists” can be seen coming a mile away.

[muimi]

Frank Miller ruined Batman.

Kodama (from Princess Mononoke) are NOT CUTE... and neither is the Neko-bus from Totoro.

Seinfeld is completely unfunny.

[shrike]

Kodama (from Princess Mononoke) are NOT CUTE
[

Those are fighting words, pal. ;)

[Matt Linton]

Jay Leno couldn't tell a funny joke to save his life.

JMS should be kept far, far away from characters he didn't create.

Chris Claremont should be given his own X-Men book with his pick of characters,and should be left alone to do whatever he wants with it for as long as he wants, much like Whedon with Astonishing X-Men.

Bendis' Daredevil run is better than Frank Miller's.

Byrne should still be the artist on The All-New Atom.

Robert Kirkman and Dan Slott are both overrated (they're average writers, no more, and sometimes less).

[Crowley]

Jay Leno couldn't tell a funny joke to save his life.

JMS should be kept far, far away from characters he didn't create.

Chris Claremont should be given his own X-Men book with his pick of characters,and should be left alone to do whatever he wants with it for as long as he wants, much like Whedon with Astonishing X-Men.

Bendis' Daredevil run is better than Frank Miller's.

Byrne should still be the artist on The All-New Atom.

Robert Kirkman and Dan Slott are both overrated (they're average writers, no more, and sometimes less).
i only agree with the first one...

[stealthwise]

Alan Moore's writing is misanthropic and lacks any sort of joy.

Grant Morrison's writing looks so pretty and it makes not too much sense.

"Hey, Dude, Where's My Car" is a GREAT movie.

Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches are awesome.

Hey, I haven't hijacked a thread recently. I figure that ought to do it.

You need to read more Alan Moore. Did you get freaking TOP TEN yet???

I agree about Morrison's writing, for the most part.

I liked "Dude, Where's My Car?"

I've never tried peanut butter and bacon, but your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

[stealthwise]

but one does wonder... if they were paid better wouldn't they possibly be of a higher caliber?

Probably not. I work with a ton of people every day who want to go on to become teachers. Some of them are quite adept at writing, others at science, most meet the minimum requirement in all areas and plug away at school, volunteer work, etc, until they can get into a Bachelor of Education program.

Not to say that they don't work hard to get where they're at, but in Canada there seems to be a limit to how far you NEED to educate yourself in order to instruct children/teenagers.

Sadly, the restrictions up here are far more stringent than those south of the border. I feel for the States' children.

[Sally Sensational]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k37/sunqpeter/alf.jpg

This show did not win nearly enough Emmys.

[Corrina]

Sex is overrated, too.

Well, bad sex.

[Corrina]

You need to read more Alan Moore. Did you get freaking TOP TEN yet???

I agree about Morrison's writing, for the most part.

I liked "Dude, Where's My Car?"

I've never tried peanut butter and bacon, but your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

We can start you off easy, with fluffernutters.

And why should I keep trying an author whose work I really don't enjoy? Watchmen and LoEG were enough for me, thanks. :)

[Jerry Kraut]

Well, bad sex.
Granted, my opinion would probably differ if i ever experienced the other kind.
Then again ever read that Warren Ellis blog thingy? Those fan comments scare me, there's more to life than sex and booze you washed up 21 century pseudo rebels-goth what ever people rantrantrant.

Which brings me back on topic, comic book fans tend to suck.

[David Wharton]

Alan Moore's writing is misanthropic and lacks any sort of joy.

DR and Quich is quite simply comedy gold dust. I also agree with Top Ten and Tom Strong is a classic comicbook adventure.

Grant Morrison's writing looks so pretty and it makes not too much sense.

True

Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns is NOT one of the crowning achievements of comicdom and should NEVER be mentioned in the same sentence as Alan Moore’s Watchmen. It’s even worse than his All Star Batman. Year One was the only thing he did with the character that comes even close to the quality of his Daredevil work.

True, because at the end of the day Bruce Wayne is one of the most optimistic characters in comic. He lives in a crime ridden hell hole of a city with its own population of psychopaths who want nothing more than to murder him who live in an institution with a revolving door policy on incarceration. For every crime that he stops at least five get past him and yet he carries on as the Bat and believes that he makes a difference. If that is not optimism what is? Miller's take never had that, which is why it pales in comparison to the likes of Ed Brubaker, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Denny O'Neil, Mike Barr and Steve Englehart.

[The Batman]

I dunno, I think Miller's take in DKR had plenty of optimism in it. Bruce is willing to reform the Mutant gang and is still there fighting the good fight, he just sees that there's a better way to do it than putting on a costume and beating up muggers.

As for my blasphemies

1) Superman Returns was great.

2) Didio, Johns, and Winick aren't nearly as bad as the least of their detractors make them out to be and certainly do not deserve most of the venom spewed their way.

3) LotR was really boring.

4) Carlos Meglia is an amazing artist. So is Frank Miller still.

5) Ales Ross's commitment to realism robs his work of a dynamitc quality and ultimately it's weaker for it.

[El Santo]

1. Infinite Crisis sucked.

2. Alan Heinberg is extremely overrated. Young Avengers is mediocre plot-wise, and his Wonder Woman flat-out sucks.

3. Emerald Twilight was the worst thing to ever happen to the Green Lanterns.

4. Civil War is a good mini-series.

5. Brian Bendis has changed Marvel comics for the better.

There you go. Flame on, start burning me at the stake.

[Vendetta]

The Lord of the Rings, whether books or films, is a steaming pile of tedious crap.

Babs and Dinah are a couple, dammit, and no one can tell me otherwise.

Twelfth Night is Shakespeare's finest work.

Some fanfic is actually pretty good.

Edward Lear is a great poet and 'The Dong With The Luminous Nose' is his masterpiece.

Small children can only be made tolerable by holding them underwater for four or five minutes.

[JKCarrier]

Adam West is still the definitive Batman.

Jim Lee and Frank Quitely are both terrible artists.

Wolfman & Perez's TITANS was nothing but a lame rip-off of X-MEN.

NEXTWAVE is the best superhero book on the market.

Even after Dave Sim went nuts, CEREBUS was still a really good comic.