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1,378 2010-08-02 12:46:02
Re: Sometimes I fear I have no taste (28 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Yes, Davy Jones' locker sequence was from the third one, and no, it wasn't cool. It was the ending of SECRET WINDOW all over again. Branco's methodology of telling the films apart is fairly accurate.
1,390 2010-07-16 14:15:37
Re: The Fountain (49 replies, posted in Episodes)
The use of the REQUIEM theme in the TWO TOWERS trailer caused me to sex in my pants when the trailer was first released. I hadn't seen REQUIEM yet though, so I didn't know the tune.
I remember being appalled when the trailer for CASPER used "What's This?" from NIGHTMARE.
1,392 2010-07-14 17:08:39
Re: Suggest a movie! (2,061 replies, posted in Episodes)
Jackson got a lot of flack in LOTR for spending a lot of time on characters (Frodo in particular) looking emotional in close-up. I don't think that's a problem in LOTR, but I think that's definitely a problem with KONG.
When the ape gets tranked, we spend forever watching in slow motion as he loses consciousness, and the guy who shot him lowers the gun, and Ann looks at him like NOOOOO, and the guy finishes lowering the gun, and Kong is like WHHYYYYY and Ann is like NOOOOO and Kong is like WHHYYYYY and some other character is like WHOOOAAAA and Kong is like WHYYYYY and Ann is like NOOOOO and in a wide shot they're both like WHYYYYNOOOOO...
I mean, there was a lot of that already (see: Boromir's death), but it's like Jackson thought THAT was the reason LOTR made money, so he did it MORE.
You could tighten up the flick so much just by taking the maudlin down to 10. Not to mention cutting out the Jamie Bell character and his mentor, who had half an arc and no payoff.
And just get them to the damn island sooner.
I liked the film but there was a lot of fat to trim. I still haven't gotten around to watching the extended edition and it's not high on my list.
1,395 2010-07-14 11:52:44
Re: Suggest a movie! (2,061 replies, posted in Episodes)
KONG 05 was a bangin 2-hour movie in a flabby 3 hour body.
Funny thing is that I initially defended Jackson's choice to make a 3 hour film when the reports first came out. I can totally see how you can make a powerful and exciting 3 hour KING KONG.
Jackson didn't make it, as it turned out, but I think it could be done.
1,397 2010-07-02 12:58:21
Re: Airbender: how not to adapt a series (31 replies, posted in Off Topic)
1,398 2010-07-02 12:44:24
Re: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (48 replies, posted in Episodes)
What the fuck.
I think Harrell's accounts have been hacked. He's talking straight-up insanity lately.
SYNECDOCHE is a pile of self-indulgent shit with no redeeming qualities. I became physically angry after watching that series of images and sounds.
1,399 2010-07-02 12:38:43
Re: Airbender: how not to adapt a series (31 replies, posted in Off Topic)
1,400 2010-07-02 12:21:17
Re: Airbender: how not to adapt a series (31 replies, posted in Off Topic)
Then I guess it may just be a disconnect from reality. He claims a good 20 reporters told him THE VILLAGE was one of their favorite films of all time. That is not true. I don't have to be there to know it's untrue. That is as untrue as if he claimed 20 reporters flew into the room with supernatural powers. It is a violation of the laws of the universe. He may not be lying, if he truly believes it -- but if he truly believes it, he's flat-out delusional.
This isn't totally out of the question, though. I won't name names, but I worked with one filmmaker who will tell you that at the premiere of one of his films, the audience was hooting and hollering with excitement, really connecting with the material, and when the credits rolled they brought the house down with applause.
I was at that premiere, and that is not what happened. The film was bad. The audience was mostly silent, with the occasional incredulous laugh or jeer at a particularly clumsy moment. And when the credits rolled, most of the audience walked out, with only the small contingent of cast and crew near the front giving themselves a loud pat on the back.
So when he tells me about another premiere or screening that got a huge and overwhelming positive response, I can guess what really happened.
And I don't think the guy is lying. I think he genuinely remembers things going the way he tells it. But he, too, finds himself baffled because he believes that he does good work that people love and yet he can't get a break. And the problem is that the premise "I do good work that people love" is false and he is psychologically incapable of seeing it.
If that's the case with MNS, then the answer to why he started strong would have to be just pure, dumb fucking luck.
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