tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.comments2023-10-25T04:58:06.517-04:00The Projection Boothrob humanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comBlogger1109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-79823698853033080062014-12-09T22:20:54.326-05:002014-12-09T22:20:54.326-05:00Sir, you say this movie is just trying to distract...Sir, you say this movie is just trying to distract people with a twist to get their money while also satisfying them, right? While I do agree that the first time I saw it, I thought the whole story could have been made up by Keyser Soze, sort of like the "it was all a dream" twist, and thus the movie might have been pointless. But I watched it again, and I saw that even if I was rightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-57357001413488860702014-11-15T01:57:22.716-05:002014-11-15T01:57:22.716-05:00Best written review I have seen regarding this mov...Best written review I have seen regarding this movie. Nice work. And love this movie. Trilodroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762293351430564445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-42422858798986014292014-10-19T14:59:22.999-04:002014-10-19T14:59:22.999-04:00While there's a very good chance that I'd ...While there's a very good chance that I'd either (a) disagree with this review outright upon watching the movie again or (b) dislike the review itself regardless, at least I own my own words, Anonymous. Also, it might not be as subtle as you think (but probably better than I gave it credit for those years ago), but I hardly think a blog capsule can, by its own definition, masquerade as rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-36850988619776015902014-10-18T20:26:10.748-04:002014-10-18T20:26:10.748-04:00The only thing this review did is confirm that the...The only thing this review did is confirm that the author is completely immune to subtlety. He mis-identifies the setting of the film (Stasi E. Germany, both a place and a political representation) for the film's center while whining that the film wasn't catering to his expectations. Ironically, we can use his own words to describe this unimaginative drivel: "pandering dryness Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-55961626497939452002014-10-11T13:10:46.169-04:002014-10-11T13:10:46.169-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Wandering Imagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797548606889173641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-11080079387515501222014-10-06T19:18:38.957-04:002014-10-06T19:18:38.957-04:00I haven't seen this, but I just want to say I ...I haven't seen this, but I just want to say I hated the first Sin City way back in the day for the very reasons you list here about the sequel: rushed, perfunctory takes with no sense of pacing or beauty or anything. Rodriguez just seemed thrilled with how fast and easy it is to make a movie with soap opera cameras. I'm curious what you'd think of the original now if you watched it Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932722666074777119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-71934299198054103312014-09-30T20:58:37.298-04:002014-09-30T20:58:37.298-04:00Eraserhead is on my list of top ten favorite films...Eraserhead is on my list of top ten favorite films of all time. I am completely mesmerized and disturbed every time I see it. To me, it is a movie about isolation, loneliness, and fear in a post-apocalyptic world. Poor Henry lives in a state of extreme boredom and his only comfort is the softly hissing radiator in which he envisions the lady who tells him of a way he can escape his living Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624572108071334415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-74534856285560083102014-09-21T08:24:46.473-04:002014-09-21T08:24:46.473-04:00I just got the dvd, for under two dollars at my ho...I just got the dvd, for under two dollars at my hometown 5&10----and I immediately hated the bland white guy who is a fictional character in this otherwise true-enough movie.sakaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-56395701712321220362014-05-02T10:35:10.076-04:002014-05-02T10:35:10.076-04:00really liked it!really liked it!tsumi and kittyathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978417052800389992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-34156724683462455462014-04-22T17:08:40.724-04:002014-04-22T17:08:40.724-04:00I like how you not only insulted the movie but als...I like how you not only insulted the movie but also the fans of the movie. To return the favor... reading your critique, it is apparent that you lack any sense of enjoyment in your work. Please retire and find another path. Anything that would keep you from interacting with children would be satisfactory- anything that would keep you from interacting with humans would be perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-86624205278275503332014-03-08T12:44:16.711-05:002014-03-08T12:44:16.711-05:00thank you thank you Egypthttp://www.bookholiday.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-24418488447977967472013-11-10T18:11:21.509-05:002013-11-10T18:11:21.509-05:00This film is disturbing. This is way too close to ...This film is disturbing. This is way too close to reality and therefore, very uncomfortable. Every time I laughed, I thought of a situation here and now that was somewhat similar. Can you "supersize" wit' me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-25440294638558109142013-10-21T21:07:22.854-04:002013-10-21T21:07:22.854-04:00First let me say how much l enjoyed your use of th...First let me say how much l enjoyed your use of the language. It is something l admire and aspire to. As I am writing this on a cell phone you will have to cut me some slack.<br /><br />Here's my take on the film. There is a great story there, but it is still waiting to be told.. Whatever it was it didn't make it into the film. It definitely didn't sing. I don't know if I'll Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11705363547152564913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-90891284239256906902013-09-04T21:26:13.496-04:002013-09-04T21:26:13.496-04:00On the contrary I think the writer did a fine job ...On the contrary I think the writer did a fine job of portraying his argument against a film. And ultimately as someone reviewing a film you're going to have to offer a personal explanation of how you felt while watching it. I tend to agree with the writer and have no problem relating with him. I really don't see the problem you have with Rob. Dare I say it but I think maybe you were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-52089114178349757482013-08-23T13:48:13.220-04:002013-08-23T13:48:13.220-04:00You present a well-reasoned argument against the f...You present a well-reasoned argument against the film's ethics, but I can't help but feel that this review is largely insubstantial. Your criticism is far too personal ('spinning tires', 'simply looks banal and dreary'), and unecessarily verbose. It seems like you had one good point to make, and merely spun your own tires until you reached a word count high enough to Roger M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-48120846415266642392013-08-15T19:18:25.516-04:002013-08-15T19:18:25.516-04:00Looking over both the part of my first sentence th...Looking over both the part of my first sentence that follows "disheartening," as well as my later contrasting the failures of this movie with the strengths of <em>Curb</em> (the word "genius" was edited out in an earlier draft, regrettably), I can only infer that you either have minimal comprehension, or are posting the same shallow quotes ("If you just love...then you&#rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-858768732779519202013-08-12T12:22:29.630-04:002013-08-12T12:22:29.630-04:00This review's fine and all, but it sounds like...This review's fine and all, but it sounds like you fundamentally don't like the work of Larry David. If you don't enjoy what he does, i.e unwritten social rules and norms, abundant plots that careen in and out of focus, you're not going to be down with this. Conversely, if you just love watching a Larry David production, with its one of a kind comedy structure and willingness to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849506827968251907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-61302606378558200162013-04-02T09:38:43.222-04:002013-04-02T09:38:43.222-04:00I agree with Arigatomina. While I really enjoyed t...I agree with Arigatomina. While I really enjoyed the movie, and thought that many of the scenes were bravura, the plot got warped out of shape by the intent of providing a stereotypical Hollywood story arc. It was obvious to me early on that Don's wife was going to come back, since we never saw her die. It was obvious that Don would enter his wife's quarantine because his all-access card brokenwholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422299681547476084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-37059159415871373102013-03-27T00:18:32.645-04:002013-03-27T00:18:32.645-04:00I honestly didn't mind the villains winning.
...I honestly didn't mind the villains winning.<br /><br />I just felt cheated that they won in the most unrealistic way possible - with a remote control and a rewind button. So basically, I was watching a bunch of Gods (with the power to control time and space) torturing mortal human beings. That demanded more questions (e.g. where the hell did they get the power to do this?), so I never Anubishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268757293890107983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-90080571691828658632013-03-11T05:48:12.548-04:002013-03-11T05:48:12.548-04:00I very much agree with this comment. Lyme is not o...I very much agree with this comment. Lyme is not only politicized, it IS a political disease. The bacteria that causes lyme was purposely invented during and after WWII as a biological weapon. This is what should be investigated upon and shown - but it could cost ones life to do so because there is too much money involved with it; it touches the financial interests of a (small) group in (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-67651187048369457992013-03-02T13:13:29.563-05:002013-03-02T13:13:29.563-05:00Anna Karenina - I wanted a BBC-like sweeping epic ...Anna Karenina - I wanted a BBC-like sweeping epic drama. Instead Director Joe Wright created an avant-garde fringe festival type showcase, which although visually stunning, removed me from the story.<br /><br />Life of Pi - I assumed the telling would be all metaphorical, allegorical, dreamy and weird. Instead, as fantastical as it all seems, I like that it was presented in a way that does not tinseltine.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215406153282757208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-63982820686839110702013-03-02T12:19:47.921-05:002013-03-02T12:19:47.921-05:00Anonymous 10:18, I don't believe you comment a...Anonymous 10:18, I don't believe you comment adds anything to the conversation, but I published it for two reasons: the amusing capitalization of liberal (no, really?), and the sad discussion of the obvious as if you've discovered some hidden subtext.rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-50792633564427293992013-02-28T22:18:10.618-05:002013-02-28T22:18:10.618-05:00This reviewer is obviously a Liberal. The point of...This reviewer is obviously a Liberal. The point of the film is pretty straight-forward: In our quest for civil rights, we have ironically given so much protection to the accused, that their victims' rights are almost washed out completely. While the villain is free to snipe innocent citizens, Dirty Harry can't take a pee without filing reems of paperwork. That's the point. It isn'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-73837964085811346282013-02-28T02:37:54.859-05:002013-02-28T02:37:54.859-05:00I completely agree with you. I can see the point i...I completely agree with you. I can see the point in the film, but the way it is made is morbid, redundant, and over all, cynical. Tomás Inostrozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16228696269337323261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-88323889815305542022013-02-06T00:56:46.970-05:002013-02-06T00:56:46.970-05:00I watched it and was mostly bored more than anythi...I watched it and was mostly bored more than anything else. Movie with a message intended or not? Bullshit is the answer. It's just a gore movie made for people turned on by that sort of stuff. A violent porno, badly acted and edited. The best than can be said about it is that it is not half as bad as everyone makes out but is totally gratuitous which makes you feel a bit unclean after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com