my philosophy, part #982

[schmerica]

Something you may or may not know about my personal and official worldview:

There are very, very few things funnier in movies than horrible things happening just off-screen. The humor seems to increase in direct proportion to how little attention the character *on-screen* actually pay attention to it.

Seriously. Three people on-screen, one wanders off while the other two talk, and then a loud crash or "OW!" or something that those two ignore completely? I'm giggling like a loon for *ages*.

It doesn't transfer as well to text, unfortunately.

In other news, I want Shrek 2 to come out on DVD so I can obtain an icon of tiny little mutant babies. Then, I think, my life may be complete.

Comments

[fox1013.livejournal.com]

Eee! You meant the little flying adorable... ee!

*nods furiously*

Cutest things EVER.


Personally, I feel people getting hit by a bus is the funniest horrble thing possible. But funny things off-screen come damn close. Especially if they're ignored. Ooh, or if they're overly discussed but never shown.

Or if they're hit by a bus.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Getting hit by the bus is also brilliant, I admit. Especially when the projectionist screws up so it looks like the end of themovie. Heh.

You know what would be AWESOME? Would be seeing someone *about* to get hit by a bus, and then *that* only happening offscreen, and the other characters ignoring it.

*giggles to self*

Other comic gold in Erica-land: llamas, monkeys, and insult comebacks like "Yeah? Well ... you suck/you're stupid!"

[bonibaru.livejournal.com]

That's one of my favorite things about It's a Wonderful Life. Where the drunk uncle wanders offscreen into the dark night and you hear a huge clatter and then a pause while they kind of look around, and then he yells "I'm allright! I'm alllllllright!" Just kills me.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, I never noticed that.

[hobbledehoy.livejournal.com]

guess who has a zip file entitled "shrek2-mutantbabies" on their desktop. . .

do you want it? do you want an icon from it? where can i send it?

xox

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I guess you! Do I win?

And eeee, that sounds wonderful. Maybe wait a week or two, though, first?

Are you going back to school this weekend?

[hobbledehoy.livejournal.com]

i am going back to school on the fifteenth. the file is on cubbie's computer, and who knows when the computer will come back from the service folks - my mother is sending it out to them tomorrow.

i am tired and such.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

oh, yes, don't bother, then.

yay school! boooooo tiredness!

When I get there too we should brainstorm foods we both like to eat, so we can start having weekly(?) dinners.