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Oh, and another thing about A Perfect Getaway (spoilerish)

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Aug 8 '09, 20:33

Just because you have the characters talk about screenplay contrivances in a meta way, doesn't make the contrivances any less trite.

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like "isn't this the point in the horror movie where the dumb people do such and such?" -- nm - Farmer Ted Aug 8, 20:34 4
- Not exactly (spoilers) - Dano Aug 8, 20:43 3
  - well screenwriters aren't supposed to write screenwriter characters in the first place -- nm - Farmer Ted Aug 8, 20:45 2
    - (unless they're Charlie Kaufman) -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 20:45 1
      - which then gave a whole lot of amateurs the bright idea of writing their screenplays about screenwriting *with* Charlie Kaufman in it - Farmer Ted Aug 8, 20:47

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