In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss Johnny English Reborn, Paranormal Activity 3, The Three Musketeers, The Mighty Macs, Love Crime, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) and Blackthorn.
Podcast produced/cohered by Steve Shanafelt. The theme music is “1832” by E. Lee.
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Well, I don’t know about the movies, but your new fancy web page takes longer to load and it’s more difficult to pick out articles.
I guess I should be used to webpages being made much more annoying with overflashy promotions by now. I purposefully avoid ever clicking on web ads. I don’t think I’ve even accidentally hit one in 5 years.
If anyone wants to know the “new improved” look is an annoyance.
“If anyone wants to know the “new improved” look is an annoyance.”
Regrettably, I have to agree. To me, it’s harder to use, slow to load, confusing to follow and difficult to read. These concerns have been communicated via the ‘feedback’ section. As long as the option to revert to the ‘old’ MtX remains, not a big deal. If that option is eliminated, another story.
I don’t like it either, but what are you going to do? the Boss gets what the Boss wants!
Hi guys. I’m the Web Manager at Xpress. We’re going to be making some more revisions to the Movies page next week. Hopefully we will be able to address your concerns. If you have any other specific concerns, or even better, a new feature you would like to see added, please continue to use the feedback form or email webmaster@mountainx.com . Thanks for your support and feedback so far!
Trust me, I am no fan the new site — something I have made clear. And, unless something is different with some computers, I know of no way to get to the old style movie site anymore.
http://old.mountainx.com/movies should always get you there. Let me know if it doesn’t.
I was wrong. You can still get to the old version of the movie section.
I did send a note to feedback about the lack of notification.
That’s still my only real complaint so far, too.
I don’t think that’s Chester’s (lulu) only complaint.