{"id":1593,"date":"2013-03-31T19:53:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T23:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2014-12-04T02:42:22","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T07:42:22","slug":"advice-column-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/advice-column-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice Column #3 (4\/1\/13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1598\" style=\"border: 4px solid  #000000;\" alt=\"adaptation\" src=\"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/adaptation.jpg\" width=\"692\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/adaptation.jpg 692w, https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/adaptation-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Looking for something funny, but not necessarily a straight-up comedy per se. Something with self-referential elements, maybe a little meta. I\u2019ve already seen all the Charlie Kaufman stuff.\u00a0 &#8211; Robert M.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note (12\/4\/14): We no longer answer movie questions through our advice column. We answer them in the mailbag segment of our <a href=\"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/category\/podcast-episodes\/\">podcast<\/a>. Send them to <a href=\"mailto:Cody@SmugFilm.com\">Cody@SmugFilm.com<\/a> and we will answer on the show!<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<b>King Kong: <\/b>KING KONG\u00a0KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p>KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1600\" style=\"border: 4px solid  #000000;\" alt=\"MBDCIKA EC019\" src=\"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/citizen.jpg\" width=\"692\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/citizen.jpg 692w, https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/citizen-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Any great underrated movies from way back when? Like something that should be considered right up there with Citizen Kane, or maybe is even better than Citizen Kane, and could arguably be considered the greatest movie ever made, but for some reason just doesn\u2019t get enough love or whatever? &#8211; Jenny G.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>King Kong:\u00a0<\/b>KING KONG\u00a0KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p>KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p>KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1603\" style=\"border: 4px solid  #000000;\" alt=\"deadwood\" src=\"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/deadwood.jpg\" width=\"692\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/deadwood.jpg 692w, https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/deadwood-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\n<b>I need some really brutal fight scenes. Shit that will just make cringe like crazy or whatever. &#8211; Joey B.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>King Kong: <\/b>KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p>KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p>KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<br \/>\nKING KONG KING KONG KING KONG KING KONG<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=smufil-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B001KVZ6LQ&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=smufil-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B000EHQTZO&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1620\" alt=\"kong_4592654_GIFSoup.com\" src=\"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/kong_4592654_GIFSoup.com_.gif\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1598\" style=\"border: 4px solid  #000000;\" alt=\"adaptation\" src=\"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/adaptation.jpg\" width=\"692\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/adaptation.jpg 692w, https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/adaptation-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Looking for something funny, but not necessarily a straight-up comedy per se. Something with self-referential elements, maybe a little meta. I\u2019ve already seen all the Charlie Kaufman stuff.\u00a0 &#8211; Robert M.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note (12\/4\/14): We no longer answer movie questions through our advice column. We answer them in the mailbag segment of our <a href=\"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/category\/podcast-episodes\/\">podcast<\/a>. Send them to <a href=\"mailto:Cody@SmugFilm.com\">Cody@SmugFilm.com<\/a> and we will answer on the show!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[631,25],"tags":[856,635,857,566,649,633,634,660,499,632,104,185],"class_list":["post-1593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advice","category-allposts","tag-adaptation","tag-advice-column","tag-charlie-kaufman","tag-citizen-kane","tag-deadwood","tag-film-advice","tag-film-advice-column","tag-king-kong","tag-movie-advice","tag-movie-advice-column","tag-smug-film-2","tag-smugfilm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1593"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5771,"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593\/revisions\/5771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}