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...Alterman said while Americans as a whole may be ignorant of facts, "they are not stupid...
...very upset," she says, puffing on a cigarette. "The stupid corporate fascist assholes come here and just take away my home...
...made public, several aides insisted that the Administration not get backed into a corner defending an agency Americans love to hate. But Gene Sperling, the chairman of the President's National Economic Council, ended the discussion by invoking Rubin. "The Treasury Secretary says the [private oversight board] is stupid policy. That's our position...
These reasons range from appealing ("Dolemite: Because these women have empowered themselves economically and physically") to patronizing ("To The Devil--A Daughter: Because if you're scared, you can sit real close to me") to refreshing ("Hot Shots!: Because it parodies all those stupid movies guys watch all the time"). They tout moral values, literature, references to what movie critics have said, personal hygiene, and (usually non-sexual) forms of beauty--unlike the male appeal, which focuses on the childish, "Home Improvement" -esque theory that big men like big guns, big machines, big explosions...
...this clan are immune to such flaws. Yet that is precisely why the trick Anderson and his cast pull off is so admirable. Anderson makes the inherently unlikable lovable, the kitschy worthwhile and the ridiculous meaningful. Mark Wahlberg is excellent as the central character who changes from innocent and stupid Eddie Adams to egotistical and stupid porn star Dirk Diggler. Burt Reynolds seems likely to get a Travolta-like burst of renewed big-screen legitimacy from this role, as plays Jack with such sincerity that we almost believe that his films might actually be good (until we see how hilariously...