Not Safe For Work! Brass Eye
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Neither. It's Paedo-geddon!!!!!
"Yes, we must catch that man, he really is a s&%$!"
That bit cracks me up every time.
For me, it's one of the greatest comic productions of our time, and is certainly the finest example of satire I've ever seen. Well, certainly in the last twenty years.
I couldn't understand the public outcry at the time, as even though I was fairly young I understood it for exactly what it is. Along with Jerry Springer - The Opera, pretty much everyone upset by this didn't watch it, thus proving the programs point.
That bit cracks me up every time.
For me, it's one of the greatest comic productions of our time, and is certainly the finest example of satire I've ever seen. Well, certainly in the last twenty years.
I couldn't understand the public outcry at the time, as even though I was fairly young I understood it for exactly what it is. Along with Jerry Springer - The Opera, pretty much everyone upset by this didn't watch it, thus proving the programs point.
Seamus Colemole
Previously deathbyropeandglass
I don't find it distasteful or anything like that, doesn 't bother me at all.
Its well written and quite funny.
However, what really winds me up about it is people using the word "genius".
I don't think pointing out the blatantly obvious to anyone with half a brain fact that the media scaremongering in this country is ridiculous qualifies as genius.
Nor does the childish thing of making celebrities look like tits because they fell for a joke about a very serious subject.
That isn't genious in my book, its aiming for the easy target.
Its well written and quite funny.
However, what really winds me up about it is people using the word "genius".
I don't think pointing out the blatantly obvious to anyone with half a brain fact that the media scaremongering in this country is ridiculous qualifies as genius.
Nor does the childish thing of making celebrities look like tits because they fell for a joke about a very serious subject.
That isn't genious in my book, its aiming for the easy target.
Chris Morris is a genius.
Four Lions, The Day Today, Nathan Barley, Jam... I don't use the word lightly.
[video=youtube;1sxZ4tsp8gc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxZ4tsp8gc[/video]
Four Lions, The Day Today, Nathan Barley, Jam... I don't use the word lightly.
[video=youtube;1sxZ4tsp8gc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxZ4tsp8gc[/video]
It really isn't an easy target. Effective satire is really, really difficult to pull off. It's fine noticing something is obvious after the event - but prior to Brass Eye the vast majority of the public were roped in to horror stories and put into panic about who was living next door.
I really would go as far as saying Chris Morris is a genius.
Watch Epic Movie for an example of bad satire. Dear me that's bad.
An elephant that's got it's head stuck up it's own arse? Cake? Heavy electricity? Frozen fire?
RFUS
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Chris Morris is bloody brilliant.
In addition to Brass Eye, he's got Nathan Barley and the thoroughly ace film, Four Lions on his résumé, as well as the acting role he had in the I.T. Crowd.
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Which is the episode of Brass Eye where there is a load of people at a dinner table? I remember there being a hilarious line in that, but I've not managed to find it since.
The one about Animal Cruelty.
[video=youtube;ZgKCas5xJ34]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgKCas5xJ34[/video]
"You're wrong, and you're a grotesquely ugly freak".
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Thank you sir.
You're wrong, and you're a grotesquely ugly freak.
You're wrong, and you're a grotesquely ugly freak.
Seamus Colemole
Previously deathbyropeandglass
So did Brass eye help show all the people bought in by media horror stories change their minds and stop believing it? I don't think it did.
The public outcry shows that the same people who are stupid enough to believe the media were too stupid too realise what brass eye was doing. And thats pointing out the bleeding obvious really.
It comes across as a "look how stupid people are huh huh huh" thing. Which is all well and true, but not worthy of genius for me.
A bit like spending a lot of time and effort to point out the fact that Paris Hilton is an idiot. Yes we know thanks.
Although Chris Morris did partake in one of the funniest most brilliant pieces of original comedy ever written :
[video=youtube;n5jpVbEL0jc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5jpVbEL0jc[/video]
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