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Yuletide Yggdrasil wrote:

I never knew one of Max's books was made into a movie. I read the description -- sounds pretty wild. Is it any good?

*The small figure shrugs*

It's okay, not great. But not bad either. I'm kinda a film buff so I may look at it differently than someone else.

Funny satire of advertising. Solid performances all around, especially by Amber Heard, who is also one of the executive producers. The clothing/costumes were all haute couture and look fabulous on the actors, almost characters in themselves.

It's adapted from Barry's first novel (1999) and I think he's grown as an author since then. I'd love to see Lexicon made into a film as it's full of action and mind-bending concepts. Jennifer Government was the first of his books that I'd read, it being what NationStates is loosely based on. That book is hilarious, satire on the level of Terry Pratchett or Tom Sharpe. If you're a regular NS player, this book is a must. Help support the writer who created this space we so much enjoy.

_{(No, I'm not Max Barry, I just like to support artists and other creative people)}

Yuletide Yggdrasil wrote:

By the way, how was it out there in the real world?

It's over-rated. A hard, cruel place. You're all better off continuing to engage in the escapism of the internet.

Oh, plus the outside world has mosquitoes, for goddess-knows what reason.

Cindy lou who two wrote:

I, on the other hand, liked the film.

Sister, you'd eat cat food if it were branded Dolce & Gabbana®.

You're such a whore.

^ actually laughing out loud from this exchange

...sounds like the apple didn't fall far from the tree with Cindy Lou Who II

Hallllo evereryone

Wow, I take an NS break for two weeks and I come back to find that my nation now has four top 1% stats which I have being trying to achieve for years now. I guess good things do come to those to wait, anyway got to go in two more weeks I might have ten top 1% stats.

Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus or just a really cool opotamus?

The empire of balestria wrote:

Hallllo evereryone

Hello there, how are you doing?

Leave a platter of muffins.

Cindy lou who wrote:

Hey, don't cluck, they are very nice people.

Besides, you got me instead.

*Puffs of her cigar and blows smoke rings*

Yeah, we traded up :)

*waves away all the smoke, clucking disapprovingly*

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Cindy lou who wrote:

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*Hands them a Christmas cookie*

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