The Los Angeles Times, has an article today about 2007's Crankiest Critics. It's a brief piece, highlighting those annoying movie reviewers who "offer contrarian takes on some of 2007's most beloved films." I was (sort of) surprised to see my name listed, especially in association with the pull quote they used from my Bourne Ultimatum review:
'This isn't us.' It isn't? You mean the Central Intelligence Agency, when not failing to accurately assess the stability of the Eastern Bloc or gauge Al Qaeda's capacity to attack the mainland United States, hasn't maintained a 60-year campaign of destabilization, murder and deception? Wow.
True, I found the CIA chief's attempts to distance herself from the bad guy laughable in light of the Agency's history, but come on...I still gave the movie 3 1/2 stars.
And why do I have a sinking feeling this is the closest I'll ever come to writing for the L.A. Times?
Government agents have been contacted. Make sure you pack enough orange clothing for Guantanamo. And don’t bring any pets. They’ve got plenty.
You have to admit, that one quote fulfills the the RDA for pith.
But of course, in the spirit of Oscar Wilde or Monty Pyhton parodying Oscar Wilde, “The only thing worse than being criticized, is NOT being criticized.” Congrats, you’ve been noticed. Next stop, Public TV!
A newspaper being cranky about cranky critics? How very meta!