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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | A guy is watching a DVD he got for Christmas (the comic is set on {{w|Boxing day}}). His friend seems intent to ruin it for him. Although his first question seems ligit as there are several versions of {{w|Blade Runner}}. | |
− | + | Blade Runner is a famous science fiction movie featuring {{w|Harrison Ford}} and it is know considered a clasic. One of the principal characters is played by {{w|Daryl Hannah}}. Hannah later became known for acting in light hearted Rom-com films, such as "{{w|Splash (film)|Splash}}" (in which she is a mermaid) similar to the type of films that the {{w|Olsen twins}} are known for, and Hannah does look similar to the Olsens. {{w|Full House}} is a TV series and {{w|New York Minute (film)|New York Minute}} is a romantic film featuring the Olsens. Hannah's character in Blade Runner (a homicidal sex robot) is a marked departure from this type of role. | |
− | The friend also claims that ''Blade Runner'' is a rip-off of the 2004 comedy film '' | + | The friend also claims that ''Blade Runner'' is a rip-off of the 2004 comedy film ''New York Minute''. Such a comment is completely illogical -- Blade Runner came out 22 years prior, and the two films are completely different genres -- and serves to point out that the friend is either just trolling (doubly so since ''New York Minute'' is not very good) or typically for some young people believing that movies or books came out in the order they discovered them. He may thus be sincere, although the guy still hates him for ruining the experience for him by remiding him of the twins... |
− | + | The title text is a common comment on the movie, it's just not like an ordinary modern Sci-fi movie. | |
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− | The title text is a common comment on the movie | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :Cueball: What DVD is this? |
− | : | + | :Friend: ''Blade Runner''. I got it for Christmas. |
− | : | + | :Cueball: The one with Harrison Ford, right? And the Olsen twins? |
− | : | + | :Friend: Ye— What? Olsen twins? No, this is the 80's sci-fi classic! |
− | : | + | :Cueball: Huh. I didn't know the Olsen twins even ''did'' sci-fi. |
− | : | + | :Friend: ...They ''don't''. |
− | : | + | :Cueball: So is Ashely the replicant, or is Mary-Kate? I can never tell them apart. |
− | : | + | :Friend: Neither! They're not ''in'' this movie! |
− | : | + | :Cueball: Then who is? |
− | : | + | :Friend: Daryl Hannah! |
− | : | + | :Cueball: I liked her in ''Full House''. |
− | : | + | :Friend: I hate you. |
− | : | + | :Cueball: Man, this movie is just a ''New York Minute'' rip-off. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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