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Name the movie being reviewed: Despite its absurdist, non-linear and entirely aloof approach to comedy...

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Dec 16 '08, 11:04

...(BLANK) strangely manages to find itself leaning more on the side of academic persiflage with obscure, but appropriate, references and an amusement in mocking assumed societal conventions, in a way that will make critical thinkers giggle and the mainstream frat-boy majority yawn.

It's like we've got Oscar Wilde writing for The Trades. (www.the-trades.com)

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I laid down much more shit in my dissertation. -- nm - nubby (good guy good class bad jokes) Dec 16, 11:22
IMO, the word "absurdist" is absurd -- nm - con_carne Dec 16, 11:11 1
- Certainly, my spell checker doesn't like it. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 11:17
heh. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 11:08
Wow. I was right. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 16, 11:06
Religulous? -- nm - VMan Dec 16, 11:06
znu got a new job? -- nm - TFox Dec 16, 11:06 2
- :P - znufrii Dec 16, 11:06 1
  - It was the word "persiflage" that convinced me you were the author :P -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 11:31
burn after reading? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 11:05 3
- *reads article* ... hahah -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 11:05 2
  - Apparently, he's nationally syndicated. If you read the National Post, you've probably read some of his stuff. - Mop Dec 16, 11:10 1
    - The review falls apart at the end, so I think he's not slumming so much as having fun :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 11:13

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