What's worse than dumb?
MaybeTHE CRITICS
THE FOLKS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING MOVIE BRILLIANCE TO THE SILVER SCREEN FOR YEARS. IF YOU SAT DOWN TO DEVELOP A LIST OF SOME OF THE BEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? IT’S LIKELY YOUR LIST WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN THE TYPICAL MOVIE CRITICS. The movies they extol might include Gone With the Wind, A Streetcar Named
The movie professionals will probably tell us it’s childish and is low level humor. And, it may not
snarl, evil grin, wearing purple, royal blue, green or whatever color identifies you as
Desire, or Rebel Without A Cause. Perhaps
be as good as the first one was. But a lot
the bad guy. I believe it’s highly possible
a critic would try to sell us one of the
of people want to see what kind of trou-
we will develop a team which will make a
Spielberg films: E.T. or Jaws. They could
ble Lloyd and Harry get into as they drive
attempt to convince us of one of Humphrey
around in that truck disguised as a dog!
lot of people … ORANGE WITH ENVY. You loyal Oklahoma State fans are all
Wizard of Oz or High Noon might make
The football critics are out in full force this summer. It seems like when
it onto the list. How about one from the
they start talking, I have a tendency to
mean something to you or reach you in a
modern era, Star Wars?
place them in the same category as the
special way. Maybe they make you laugh
I’m no Siskel or Ebert, but it seems
movie reviewer telling me why the movie
… or cry. Perhaps they are highly dramatic
often times, when I read a critics review of
I just watched was so fantastic. When
Bogart’s flicks: African Queen or Casablanca.
the same. You like teams that stick out in your minds and for some reason or another
and keep you on the edge of your seat.
a movie and they tell me how great it is, I
what I’m really trying to figure out is how I can get my $7.50 and two hours back.
LET’S NOT BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE CRITICS SAY. They are too … critical. It’s like some-
the movies which stick out in your mind
The prognosticators are casting doubt on a young group of Cowboys. They seem to be thumb-
You both get muddy and the pig likes it.
are ones that for some reason or another
ing their collective noses at a team which
To always believe the people being critical
WALK AWAY AFTER SEEING IT ASKING MYSELF ONE QUESTION: WHAT THE! ? If you are like me,
mean something to you, or reach you in a
has won a lot of games and the hearts
special way. Maybe they make you laugh
of a lot of fans during the last several
… or cry. Perhaps they are highly dramatic
years. Critics are choosing all the normal
and keep you on the edge of your seat.
players for the stars of the national stage
A sequel to a great movie is on its way
in college football for 2014. Toward the
to a theater near you this fall! The first one
Oklahoma State team they aim disrespect,
was so great and had such a huge following,
disbelief and doubt. Those sound like great
they had to create a second one. So what’s
motivations for a brilliant movie script.
the second version you ask? It’s Dumb and
was going to take advantage of those of
Like an old western. I’D LIKE TO SEE THE YOUNG COWBOYS COME RIDING INTO TOWN, SAVE THE PEOPLE AND FACE DOWN THE BAD GUYS who identified themselves as ene-
us loyal fans who laughed until our sides
mies from the very beginning of the pic-
hurt, and tempt us to the box office again.
ture show. You know the type: beady eyes,
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Dumber … To, of course! You had to figure the Motion Picture Corporation of America
FALL 2014
one told me once, don’t ever wrestle with a pig.
of your team would be dumb. And there’s
only one thing worse than dumb. Dumber.
GO POKES!
KYLE WRAY VICE PRESIDENT ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT & MARKETING