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'The Artist' Incites Anger, Refunds for Being Silent

January 18, 2012 / movie, news, the artist

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While it was the sounds of The Artist that last week required the involvement of the SVU, it's now the lack thereof that's causing controversy for the Golden Globe-winning film. Some theater-goers curious how a movie with so little color could possibly be entertaining have reportedly been pretty P.O.'d about the silent film being a silent film, and a cinema in Liverpool has confirmed they've issued multiple refunds to frustrated dullards complaining about the lack of dialogue. Alas, it seems the people of England, despite those fancy accents, are--if not as litigious---at least as dimwitted as American audiences seeking a monetary settlement for Drive not being fast/furious enough. Wonder what the Liverpudlian refund policy is for chipmunk-disruptive crackhead dicks though...

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