tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post4705372957011289972..comments2024-03-14T07:23:42.959-05:00Comments on Eternal Sunshine Of The Logical Mind: Misunderstood Genius or Spectacular Failure?Bob Turnbullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-67609859820073001262009-02-26T23:45:00.000-05:002009-02-26T23:45:00.000-05:00Trista, the video store is "Videoflicks" on Avenue...Trista, the video store is "Videoflicks" on Avenue Rd. It's got a lovely selection of older/foreign films downstairs.<BR/><BR/>Kurt, "Blindness" is absolutely on the radar and likely one of the next of the "new" films I pickup. I'm currently working through that Budd Boetticher 5 film box (also found at Videoflicks).<BR/><BR/>I saw "Synecdoche NY" at TIFF. It was my top film of the year. I still get all kinds of giggly when I think of the amount of ideas that Kaufman poured into it.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-55476195119275840842009-02-26T23:11:00.000-05:002009-02-26T23:11:00.000-05:00I haven't seed speedracer, but I have watched My B...I haven't seed speedracer, but I have watched My Blueberry Nights half a dozen times, and I simply love that film...its a wkw sabbatical, nothing particularly knew, but like the pie in the film, delicious and familiar comfort food that goes down well on a rainy afternoon.<BR/><BR/>Burn After Reading is workmanlike and fun. I'm sure there is a rewatch in there or two.<BR/><BR/>Care to tackle the misunderstood BLINDNESS or the grossly ignored (well come award time anyway) Synecdoche NY?Kurt Halfyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101562012826145929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-11059709668065926632009-02-17T11:57:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:57:00.000-05:00Nice work Bob. Not that I'm about to run out and g...Nice work Bob. Not that I'm about to run out and grab any of these movies *tonight*, but I am certainly going to check them out at some point and this post (and the ensuing discussion) made it that much more enticing. I've heard many varied things about Speed Racer, so now I'm going to have to shell out to see it... <BR/><BR/>PS: Where IS this magical video store?Trista DeVrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534969134702757386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-1863496966575143562009-02-15T15:34:00.000-05:002009-02-15T15:34:00.000-05:00There were times I laughed hysterically during the...<I>There were times I laughed hysterically during the film, a lot of it over the freaking out going on around me.</I><BR/><BR/>I gotta say, that would've added a whole different element to the film - I probably would've enjoyed it a whole lot more with an audience like that.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-38713667042424247522009-02-14T12:26:00.000-05:002009-02-14T12:26:00.000-05:00Had Speed Racer been cut by an hour -- and, let's ...Had <I>Speed Racer</I> been cut by an hour -- and, let's face it, who'd give a shit? -- I may have been able to get through it. But it was absolute torture.<BR/><BR/><I>Burn After Reading</I> may have profited by the audience I saw it with. I live in a rural area, the Christian backbone of the GOP -- what can I tell you? Taxes here are significantly less than what I was paying in NY -- so to watch something chockablock with the word 'fuck' brings about a whole other side of viewing. There were times I laughed hysterically during the film, a lot of it over the freaking out going on around me.Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-62136955196126147512009-02-12T16:10:00.000-05:002009-02-12T16:10:00.000-05:00Piper,Yeah, I kind felt the same way at the start ...Piper,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I kind felt the same way at the start of Burn After Reading. Malkovich's reaction just didn't work for me. I thought there must have been so many more interesting ways to approach that.<BR/><BR/>Jamie,<BR/><BR/>I think I'll definitely remember some pieces of these movies (Speed Racer's visuals are hard to forget and so is that freaking annoying kid) so they've each left a mark, but they certainly won't be recalled with great detail. Though I still feel like I need to see Speed Racer again...<BR/><BR/>Peter,<BR/><BR/>Everything looks better with Maggie Cheung...I just re-watched Irma Vep the other night and she's so terrific in it. I love the cadence of her English speaking voice - particularly in the scene where she's being interviewed about films.<BR/><BR/>I think I'm still going to go ahead with Sukiyaki Western Django - I just need to satiate my curiosity which has been around for a year and a half now.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-32179280158003355372009-02-12T10:20:00.000-05:002009-02-12T10:20:00.000-05:00Sukiyaki Western Django was a hell of a lot of fun...Sukiyaki Western Django was a hell of a lot of fun. A little kitsch, sure, but great. I did see it at Midnight Madness so I'm sure the atmosphere had influence but not so much that it is a fun fill overall.Shannon the Movie Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882101582835293159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-89603404892415061732009-02-11T22:50:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:50:00.000-05:00Bob,I'm with Peter here. Skip Sukiyaki Western Dja...Bob,<BR/><BR/>I'm with Peter here. Skip Sukiyaki Western Django. <BR/><BR/>It's a disappointment.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-16413420974140325882009-02-11T22:15:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:15:00.000-05:00Actually the movie Speed Racer was much more anima...Actually the movie <B>Speed Racer</B> was much more animated than the entire television series. The chimpanzee made me laugh, though.<BR/><BR/><B>Sukiyaki Western Django</B> was a big disappointment for me, and I hated <B>Burn After Reading</B>. <BR/><BR/>I kinda liked <B>My Blueberry Nights</B> although I kept on imagining how it would have looked with Maggie Cheung instead of Norah Jones. Cheung is fluent in English, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-91961692867743345062009-02-11T00:00:00.000-05:002009-02-11T00:00:00.000-05:00'As it turns out, all three share something else: ...'As it turns out, all three share something else: In the end they all made me shrug "Meh". All had extraordinary moments and characteristics, but in the end just left me thinking "well, it wasn't bad, but...".'<BR/><BR/>I think that this quote of yours is very telling. If I were a filmmaker, I'd much rather have someone either love or despise my film...it's that teetering in-between that seems to be the worst. You did point out some excellent positives on these films, but based on that above quote, you probably won't be remembering them in the near future. And that seems to be the biggest nail in the coffin for any film.James Yateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318633423894546202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-33591923015467587702009-02-10T11:52:00.000-05:002009-02-10T11:52:00.000-05:00Bob,I saw Burn After Reading recently because it h...Bob,<BR/><BR/>I saw Burn After Reading recently because it had turned up on so many Top 10 lists for the year.<BR/><BR/>But it seems that after the Coen brothers put together a fantastic film, they follow it up with something incredibly self-serving. As if to say "let's give this a shot." It seems kind of lazy really. I felt the same way about The Big Lebowski <BR/><BR/>Within the first few minutes of Burn After Reading, I knew it was going to be a disappointment because Malkovich was letting fly with the F Bombs. I thought "so this is how you're going to get a reaction from me, huh?"PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-69788101693143456932009-02-10T08:37:00.000-05:002009-02-10T08:37:00.000-05:00Fox - says the man who had the cojones to criticiz...Fox - says the man who had the cojones to criticize "Man On Wire". Serves ya right!<BR/><BR/>At least you and Shannon have to allow that I had good things to say about Norah...Well, at least I had not bad things to say about her.<BR/><BR/>Jandy, Speed Racer on Blu-Ray must be pretty freaking gorgeous. And if you've read my comments about Rachel Weisz, you'll see I'm all in favour of shallow sometimes too...B-)Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-78640052399566406482009-02-10T03:13:00.000-05:002009-02-10T03:13:00.000-05:00Thanks, Bob. Yeah, Pandora's georestriction was di...Thanks, Bob. Yeah, Pandora's georestriction was disappointing, even though it's not really their fault. I think Slacker is georestricted to the US as well, unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>And I ended up buying Speed Racer on Blu-ray, but I haven't rewatched the whole thing. Just bits and snippets to gape in awe at the visuals again. I'm shallow sometimes, I admit it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-79863004481694151882009-02-10T01:56:00.000-05:002009-02-10T01:56:00.000-05:00How DARE you not love Burn After Reading and My Bl...How DARE you not love <I>Burn After Reading</I> and <I>My Blueberry Nights</I> as much as I did!!!Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-46842050806013905372009-02-10T00:57:00.000-05:002009-02-10T00:57:00.000-05:00Wow, interesting trio of films there Bob! Kinda s...Wow, interesting trio of films there Bob! Kinda strange when you see a bunch of stuff and then have similar reactions - that happens to me sometimes too.<BR/><BR/>I loved My Blueberry Nights though. Happy sigh.<BR/><BR/>I love the title of the post :)Shannon the Movie Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882101582835293159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-36055157431490681702009-02-09T19:11:00.000-05:002009-02-09T19:11:00.000-05:00Well, just putting Rachel Weisz in the frame is a ...Well, just putting Rachel Weisz in the frame is a good directorial decision for anyone, so yeah, that section of the film was my fave as well.<BR/><BR/>And I hear you about eye candy...I love visual feasts for the eyes and don't have a problem with film sometimes being all about form - but the story pulled me out of my reverie...B-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting Jandy. I'm going to have to spend some time on your site - that single post about music sites is going to demand a lot of my time (Pandora broke my heart when they stopped allowing Canadians to listen - due to licensing issues).Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977893001776125260.post-13528426149947529562009-02-09T18:14:00.000-05:002009-02-09T18:14:00.000-05:00You captured my thoughts on Speed Racer and My Blu...You captured my thoughts on Speed Racer and My Blueberry Nights almost completely. Although I did love the Rachel Weisz section - thought she was fantastic, and some of the shots (like her by the car near the end of her segment) were among the most gorgeous shots I've seen.<BR/><BR/>And I put Speed Racer in my top ten because I'm a total pushover for eye candy. I agree with you about the predictable story and script and annoying little brother - I just loved the visuals too much to care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com