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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Close-up...

Chloe: Thanks to you,
Smallville's finally getting a close-up. Getting seen by the world?

Clark: l said they could film at the farm. l didn't
realize half of Hollywood would show up.

Chloe: Revel in the irony they've chosen
a single-theater town to shoot...The irony is they picked their single-theater town?

their bazillion-dollar (Wacky way for saying million?) Warrior Angel film.

Clark: l never got into comic books. He was never into them?
  

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Smallville's finally getting a close-up. Getting seen by the world? In this context, yes.

— RayH

  • Smallville's finally getting a close-up.
  • Getting seen by the world?
  • In this context, yes.
  • a single-theater town to shoot...
  • The irony is they picked their single-theater town?
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Smallville's finally getting a close-up. Getting seen by the world? In this context, yes.

a single-theater town to shoot...The irony is they picked their single-theater town? The irony is that a large expensive movie would be shot in a town with only a single movie theater.

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Thanks, Ray! But is Revel in the irony a common idiom or expression?
And is it a stronger way of saying sth is ironical?
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MadhulkThanks, Ray! But is Revel in the irony a common idiom or expression?
And is it a stronger way of saying sth is ironical?

I'm not sure I'd call it an idiom but it is a moderately amusing way of emphasizing the irony involved.
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