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Megan Murphy's BNAT 9!

TRICK 'R TREAT enthusiasm by LoneGun	Dec 12th, 2007 03:06:59 AM
Love my TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, CREEPSHOW, EC Comics, etc. Heck, I even loved TALES FROM THE HOOD. So, I'm definitely in for TRICK 'R TREAT. Can't get enough good old-fashioned horror these days. THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES, on the other hand, is sounding more and more like a real downer.
Didnt sound fun at all. by Redfive!	Dec 12th, 2007 03:09:34 AM
Only sounded like 2 movies were fun Sweeney Todd and Trick R Treat plus they couldnt get Rambo,isnt that coming out within a month or so?
So The Poughkeepsie Files sucked... by The_Fredo	Dec 12th, 2007 03:12:10 AM
...am I guessing right?
OK, seriously.... by zikade zarathos	Dec 12th, 2007 03:18:18 AM
is Moriarty the only person on the planet that liked THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES? I've heard that it sucked from independent sources who've seen it too, but it's shocking to see not a single person willing to defend it. I'll be VERY interested to see what Mori has to say in the eventual "Fuck this year's BNATers" post from him and what possible reasons he could have had for bringing this. Other than he liked it, of course.
I have no idea what this news item is about AICN by Orionsangels	Dec 12th, 2007 04:33:23 AM
First of all. It's all jibber jabber. I can't go to whatever this bnat thing is and what's with all these obscure explotation movies nobody care about? I guess that makes ya cooler because you know about them, right? Next time I come to AICN. All I wanna see as the top headline is - KINGDOM OF THE FUCKING CRYSTAL SKULL TEASER TRAILER NOW ONLINE!!! and second LOOK OUT MANNN!!!
The films aren't that obscure. by Tourist	Dec 12th, 2007 05:55:45 AM
...Some of them are outright classics that you'll catch on TV from time to time, and some of them, like Uncle Tom, are exploitation classics that freaks like me have hunted down over the years. It sounds alright. If I had something like this in my town, I would most likely go down for sure. Unless it was retard level expensive. But it beats most of the marathons they show here. Jesus, I think the best they ever offered was a Star Wars and PT Anderson marathon, outside of the festivals. Even then, the censors jump in and yank shit like In A Glass Cage, Salo or Ken Park. But damn, poor old poughkeepsie tapes. Pretty soon it looks like it will be taking the fall for Iraq, Katrina and AIDS.
"The Pookee tapes" or "The Dookie tapes" for a new title please. by Mike_D	Dec 12th, 2007 05:56:03 AM
you'll get more audience.
So is TRICK 'R TREAT coming out in the next 5 years? by queentylerdarden	Dec 12th, 2007 06:19:32 AM
Seriously, what's the hold-up on this movie? I saw previews for Trick 'R Treat 18 months ago. It's the first trailer on my 300 DVD I got last July. I thought it was supposed to come out last October for Halloween. Is there an chance I'll be able to see this movie before I start recieving my Social Security checks?
Tommy, Tommy... by Bilblow	Dec 12th, 2007 06:50:42 AM
You are still a douche du jour, but I think you are right on this one. Did I just say that?
Butt-Hubris-A-Thon by Bill Brasky	Dec 12th, 2007 07:31:17 AM
Why can't you geeks just focus on what we want? I mean, the majority of people that log on to this site ARE NOT from Austin-Fucking-Texas. We don't care that you watch new-old-new-old-new-old movies for 16 hours at a time. What we do care about are new movies, television shows and news and notes about all sorts of things 'geek'…comic books, video games, etc. Get this weird pseudo-celebrity status out of your heads...you are not famous. We don't care. Your BNAT's suck.
'Too much diet coke' and tears at BNAT by BGDAWES	Dec 12th, 2007 07:36:42 AM
I love it when women post reviews here. Its like what it would be like if the hosts of Sportscenter paused to review highlights of that week's Grey's Anatomy episode.
She sounds HOT!!!! by johnyaztec	Dec 12th, 2007 08:30:30 AM
I don't know who this Megan chick is but I bet she is !!HOT!! Megan call me
The BNATs suck? by 433	Dec 12th, 2007 09:13:25 AM
Then why do thousands of people compete for the slightly over 200 seats available every year? I've been fortunate enough to attend every one except the first, and I look forward to it every year. My girlfriend and I spend about $1,000 to fly to Austin from Minneapolis, get a hotel room, rental car, and food while we're there, but we wouldn't miss it for the world. What these people seem to miss is that BNAT is not about premieres, industry people, or the swag bags. It's about the love of film, and the collective joy of watching movies with an audience where nobody is talking, text messaging their friends, etc. -- they're there to experience the history of film: the good, the bad, and THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES. Feel free to not apply in the future. It will give people that really care about film the chance to attend.
433: You've been to 8 of 9 BNATS?? by gruntybear	Dec 12th, 2007 09:49:11 AM
That - right there - is a reason to discourage some folks not to apply to the festival. If you can get in repeatedly, while folks that try year-in and year-out, get routinely shut out - then what exactly is the point? Strangely, a side effect of reading AICN over the years has been this creeping urge NEVER to go to Austin, Texas. If you're not on this inside by now, you'll never be - so don't bother trying to crash the party. At least, that's my sense of it.
Who cares? by LORDRANDO	Dec 12th, 2007 10:00:05 AM
Not from Austin? Not even Texas? Well dont ya know we act like its the center of the universe? Thanks for several weeks now off shoddy coverage of a great season of films, while concentrating on something most of your sites viewers will never attend.
I'm sorry BNAT was a horrible disaster. by jrbarker	Dec 12th, 2007 10:00:18 AM
Better luck next time.
gruntybear - pefect view of BNAT to those that aren't 'chosen on by BGDAWES	Dec 12th, 2007 10:23:57 AM
My two cents I truly do love movies and definitely wanted to attend at least one BNAT. However, after being shot down I can't help but feel comforted by reading the lineup and realizing that there wasn't anything I missed at BNAT that couldn't be enjoyed in the comforts of my own home watching AMC. Additionally, while BNAT may certainly be about "the love of film, and the collective joy of watching movies with an audience where nobody is talking, text messaging their friends" a more fair and accurate statement would be to substitue 'audience' with 'Austin/Harry's Regulars'.
gruntybear, I disagree. by 433	Dec 12th, 2007 11:33:53 AM
While there are indeed people that get in every year (including some contingents from Minneapolis, Atlanta, and LA), every year I meet tons of new people there for their first year. It's awesome to see it through their eyes. The bottom line is that it's Harry's party. Rather than having people over to his house or out at a bar, he decides to throw a film festival and donate the profits to allow kids to see classic movies for free. He then invites people that he thinks would have a great time based on their applications. Wow, what a horrible person he must be. Listen, I'm not Harry's best friend. I live 1000 miles from Austin and see him once a year. If, some year, I don't get in, I'll be sad, but I'll get by. It's Harry's party, it's Harry's choice. I'd probably still go to Austin that weekend to see the friends I've made at BNATs over the years at the pre- and post-BNAT parties, and hang out at one of the other Alamo Drafthouses and make my own BNAT. I'll never understand people who constantly visit this website and participate in the Talkbacks if they hate the guy who runs it and have nothing but bad things to say about him, the site, and his birthday party. It's such a waste of time, don't you think? Have you been outside recently?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there 433 by gruntybear	Dec 12th, 2007 12:10:58 PM
No one said anything about "hating Harry" or his site, and I would ask that you not make such ridiculously sweeping generalizations in the future. As someone who's apparently "on the list," you probably wouldn't understand how big a turn-off the constant stumping of Austin and the Alamo Drafthouse is to people who have never, and most likely, will never attend one of the "hallowed" screenings there. We get it: it's exclusive, we'll never know the joy and wonderment of sitting down to an exploitation-fest with "the chosen" Texas "geekeratti." That's why to a sizeable segment of the TalkBackers, the BNAT is completely written off and mercileslly slagged. It's unobtainable and "not for us." And that's perfectly understandable, given the unavoidable inequalities of the situation. But can you show even a sliver of empathy for the folks on the other side of the golden rope? The non-attendees are not some cabal of drooling, slavering plebes. Don't pretend that the reason you attend year-in and year-out is because your particular love of film vastly exceeds that of others who participate here. Personally, as I think I've commented before, I really believe the site would benefit from losing a bit of its provincial Austin-centricity. But then, filmmaking and film festival-throwing have always, always been rooted to a certain Studio 54 mentality. And expecting it change, here, of all places, isn't even remotely realistic.
gruntybear by konkrete590	Dec 12th, 2007 12:27:32 PM
A lot of us on the site try getting into BNAT every year and don't make it. Do what I did, buy a ticket to Fantastic Fest and make the trek to Austin and the Drafthouse. It really is worth it, and is the BEST theater in the world to watch movies. I will keep trying to get into BNAT, but I will also make sure and buy a VIP pass to Fantastic Fest every year so I know I will at least have one week where I get to experience the Alamo.
tender love on llama skin rugs? by Kingdaddy	Dec 12th, 2007 12:47:47 PM
Sounds like my family reunion.
Fantastic Fest by Tourist	Dec 12th, 2007 02:33:29 PM
Sounds way cooler anyway.
I apologize, gruntybear... by 433	Dec 12th, 2007 04:10:39 PM
...I've just read so much in the "Harry sucks, AICN sucks" crap over the past few days (which always seems to increase after BNAT), I lumped your complaints about BNAT into that. Sorry about that, it just gets old after a while. As for the Austin-centricity of the site, it is what it is. Austin is a huge film town, and it adds to the flavor of the site, as far as I'm concerned. If you're a movie buff, you should visit -- you'll have a great time!
Thanks 433 by gruntybear	Dec 12th, 2007 06:11:08 PM
No harm, no foul - something I'd hope more of the TalkBacks could experience.
Since I backed Gruntybear, I'll chime in too and say by BGDAWES	Dec 12th, 2007 09:44:31 PM
(.)(.)
Actually I meant to write... by BGDAWES	Dec 12th, 2007 09:47:51 PM
(.Y.) sorry, I made a typo while being completely immature ruining this moment by drawing an ASCII based pair of titties
433...grunty by Grendy	Dec 13th, 2007 03:33:53 PM
I have been to some BNAT's. I don't think it's a snobby place. It's just kind of 'exclusive' due to lack of space for the 10,000 people that apply each year. And, really, would you want to watch a movie with thousands of people? I am really grateful that I have been able to go, and save for months and months to be able to do so. I work in a non-profit theatre, so really, it is MONTHS of going without some stuff, like new release dvds or cds when they're on sale... But, I get to see my brother who lives in Dallas when it's not xmas and we're all cracked out with family obligations in Florida, and I get to see the McDonalds' from Houston (I even cram in the car w/ them for the 3+ hour drive back to Houston, so I can fly from there and spend just a few more hours with them) and I get to see Harry and his dad Jay and now Patricia (who i did get a bit time to talk to at the Starlight drive-in in atlanta) for a few minutes, and I get to see new pals 433 and Sithlet and those MN peeps. Hell, I even managed to see John C. Reilly on accident when I went to use the john at Stubbs' friday afternoon. He was there doing a sound check w/ the Dewy cox band. I just thing people out not to hate of stuff. Be envious, sure, but don't hate those who do get to go. And it is a privilege, believe me. Not in a snobby way, again. Just in a 'wow, what an experience' way. I actually slept only about 15 minutes this year, a record. And I find that actually made it easier to remember stuff.

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