carter9000 wrote:
I am probably in the minority, but I don't like snarking in the least bit. I have zero tolerance....but it's part of the marathon, so I have to endure it. I have learned to tune a lot of it out. Even people in my own group do it and...yes, it annoys me. I don't want to all of their fun, so I compromise - some films I tolerate it and let it slide, so when i do ask them to be quiet they are usually respectful.
If a movie NEEDS snarking then what's the point in watching it. I can watch a "bad" movie and enjoy it and laugh without some jackass making a wisecrack which they find funny. I must say, I probably only laugh at 1 or 2 comments the entire marathon if THAT! Usually the movies are much funnier than what anyone has to say. Lady Terminator is funny on it's own. It doesn't need someone else to make a joke BECAUSE THE FILM ITSELF IS FUNNY!
I thought the same thing for Journey to the 7th Planet. It was fun on it's own. I didn't need all the Uranus jokes to make it funny. The film had it's own naive charm that stood out of place in today's context. I can enjoy it for what it is.
Anyway, I am in the minority, I know. I just don't like watching films so I can make fun of them. That to me, is a waste of time.
Excellent points about snarking made here. i had a blast watching both
Journey to the 7th Planet and
Lady Terminator this year because both of them were absurd. The marathon is a communal experience and it is fun to share with our fellow Science Fiction fans how absurd and outrageous these films are. Personally, I don't laugh much at extra comments made in an attempt to I guess "enhance" the already present absurdity.
I am guilty of making comments to my seatmates such as "Stop pointing that gun at me!" to draw attention to the poor acting on screen and how the characters are seemingly careless with their firearms. But at the same time, someone shouting "He's gonna point that thing at Uranus!" within the same context is not funny. It's fun when the audience does the collective "woooooooo!" when the guy puts his head on the other guy's lap. Making another comment at that point is just unnecessary.