lazybones18
Banned
Nebraska
Some laugh out loud moments and it was charming overall. Will have to see it again soon
Some laugh out loud moments and it was charming overall. Will have to see it again soon
I've seen Hunger Games 2 last Sunday (haven't seen the first one).
The first hour was pretty good, because they show the political and social aspects of this civilization.
But when the actual games start, it just becomes schlock and the end is magic bullshit.
Too bad. Had potential.
this is a pretty shitty blog post I think. If Rosenbaum has written at length about any of those films and why he dislikes them maybe that would be interesting to read, but this is a series of shallow contrarian capsules used to assert that active critics are unable to accurately express what they like in movies because they watch too many, which is laughable and self-servingInteresting article by Rosenbaum I saw posted on another site http://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/2013/12/en-movimiento-the-season-of-critical-inflation/
I've only seen Gravity from the ones mentioned and I'd have to agree. Good film with an astounding opening but I don't understand the high praise it's getting from critics.
this is a pretty shitty blog post I think. If Rosenbaum has written at length about any of those films and why he dislikes them maybe that would be interesting to read, but this is a series of shallow contrarian capsules used to assert that active critics are unable to accurately express what they like in movies because they watch too many, which is laughable and self-serving
He's kinda right about Gravity in that its philosophizing is certainly not full of dimension, but I don't think that's enough to tear the film down because its spectacle remains astounding. So it's philosophical dimension isn't comparable to 2001, I agree with you. but in making that his main point Rosenbaum isn't really saying anything of substance because he's focusing on a comparative remark far more than the words of the people he's responding to. Those people have defended their enjoyment of its special effects thrill ride, and JR just calls it an "amusement park ride" as a derogative statement which is such a facile and outdated argument.You're right about it being too brief and lacking any specific in depth discussion about the films but as I've barely seen any I do have to ask people here if there's any truth to the matter for the films he's mentioned (since it's that time of year when people perhaps reflect over the things they've see for their 'top 10' of the year) and not the whole idea of score inflation (which you maybe right about). I guess I'm just baffled at the thematic depths people seem to be seeing in Gravity. But really I do think it's interesting to read contrarian opinions sometimes as it gets you to look at the film in a different light regardless of whether your final judgment may differ. Is that worth the time? I don't know...
And I think, due to the fact that "contrarian" connotes that an opinion is contrived and only oppositional in order to garner attention, I don't like contrarian positions. I do love oppositional ones.
Harrelson felt like he was in another movie entirely
Jonathan Rosenbaum knows alot about film history, I guess, but he's a truly bad critic, in terms of his actual understanding of a work's artistry and import. He's a perfect example of a high-falutin' critic who just doesn't get it, and I guarantee he would have been the kind of guy to pan Moby-Dick had he been among the mainstream critical establishment in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Fuck him.
- Why is it called The Hunger Games?It's got something to do with food rationing I'm guessing, there are hints at the beginning, but you didn't actually explain why you named the film hunger games you fucking idiots.
He's one of our greatest critics actually.
And now I need to re-watch GBG.I gotta ask, how is Amys accent in Gone Baby Gone?
For your bostoners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar5YGIFyEUY
The movie is a disgrace compared to the book.
Gospeed, Dookkake. Have fun.Seated for BNAT. Show starts in 44 minutes.
24 hours, 5 new movies, 7 old ones.
Will report back as soon as I can.
The visuals are definitely awesome and I loved the whole storybook thing but the main character is a douchelord. The near-end was so painful.The Fall
Another visual stunner. Some of the shots are out of this world. With a movie this beautiful you could forgive some of its minor flaws.
Oh, okay. I guess all the critical horrors and bullshit I've read from him over the years were just written on cough syrup benders and should be disregarded.
If he's one of our greatest critics, we've failed as a species. Pretentious, elitist bullshit sans any real understanding of life or art.
Top 5 new-to-me films of November:
5) The Cranes are Flying
4) Sansho the Bailiff
3) Hiroshima, mon amour
2) Woman in the Dunes
1) Harakiri
I haven't read the guy enough to know, but those capsule reviews that started this discussion consist of profound MISunderstanding after misunderstanding. If those are similar to his regular reviews I'm staying away.Pretty much every single review he's ever written expresses a profound understanding of cinema.