Anvilicious/Quotes

"If you want to send a message, use Western Union."

- attributed to Sam Goldwyn

"(Behind the scenes after the story is over.) Buster: Well, I hope the kids got the message. Plucky: Yeah, drinkin's uncool. (The three of them leave the studio.) Buster: So, do we get to do a funny episode tomorrow? Hamton: I hope so!"

- One Beer, Tiny Toon Adventures

"It's common for aliens in the Trek universe to be metaphors created to address contemporary political or cultural issues, but in the case of the Kohms and Yangs subtlety was set on fire, strapped to a dump truck full of dynamite and rolled off a cliff."

- Cracked.com

"A story forced to carry a message will get heavy and die."

- Shannon Hale

"This story, alas, seems to have a moral, and, in fact, ends by pounding that moral over the reader's head. That is bad. Straightforward preaching spoils the effectiveness of a story. If you can't resist the impulse to improve your fellow human beings, do it subtly."

- Isaac Asimov, about his own anvilicious short story, "Day of the Hunters"

""With great power Comes Great Responsibility" That's the catch phrase of old Uncle Ben If you missed it, don't worry, they'll say the line Again and again and again"

- Weird Al, "Ode to a Superhero"

""Okay guys, I get it. The hyperbole is a good way to get people's attention, but you don't think that just maybe referring to Africa as a famine-ravaged wasteland and consigning an entire continent to 'chimes of doom' might be a bit patronizing?""

- The Nostalgia Chick on "Do They Know It's Christmas Time?"

"(zoom in on smiley face balloon as main characters' souls are taken) Crow: "Oh sure, just shove the irony in our faces, why don't you!""

- Mystery Science Theater 3000, "Soultaker"

"In the end, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them suffers from a textbook case of trying to do too much. J.K. Rowling wanted to stuff political intrigue, the grittiness of the latter half of the Harry Potter franchise, and hamfisted critiques of American culture into her story about magical animals. It’s a poor combination, and severely damages the resulting film. The quality is there – it is just hidden underneath a load of garbage. For the sequels, let’s hope that the filmmakers choose to steer more towards the direction of light-hearted fun and exploration, and less towards child abuse and executions. Because we can’t possibly expect some mixture of these to work out."

- “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” – a Chimera of Whimsy and Doldrums on Plot and Theme