tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post8891200183006809332..comments2024-03-28T02:30:08.913-04:00Comments on Not Just Movies: Fifteen Movie QuestionsJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-46740752692688061582011-06-19T15:14:52.212-04:002011-06-19T15:14:52.212-04:00Kevin: I'm not saying that smoke no longer hol...Kevin: I'm not saying that smoke no longer holds power, but it's not the same. You mention Tony Scott, but I think both the Scott brothers are masters of smoke. But they don't get the seductive properties: Tony's use is deliberately gauzy and hot, like a pore sealed from sunburn. Ridley's is obscuring and sinister. The closest I've seen to outright seduction with smoke in a color film is Marla's intro in Fight Club, but even then Fincher undercuts it with several ironies and double meanings.<br /><br />Adam: There's nothing I don't love about The Apartment. Like I said, I'm slowly becoming educated in '60s cinema and it is still a top 3 of the decade film after numerous changes.<br /><br />Joel B: I confess I have a hard time seeing the other POV for Tree of Life. It hit me as no other movie has, and in such a way that I know my reaction is not mere fandom of Malick.<br /><br />Jonny: Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />MovieNut: The cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river.<br /><br />Joel C: I've always thought this way about Spacey. He's so cloying, yet so stiff in everything he does. He has no gift for delivery, no screen presence, yet he walks around every film like he's God's gift to the craft.<br /><br />Dan: Well, LVT isn't really on my bad list any more, although I still think he's a bullshit artist first and foremost (he even offset all the glowing reviews out of Cannes of him growing up with Melancholia with that damn press conference). But I also think he has genuine talent in him and there is some kernel of honesty in him somewhere that fought to get out in Antichrist. People I trust have told me he really brings it out in Melancholia, so I'm actually quite excited to see it.Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-52501072310930622532011-06-19T12:17:10.225-04:002011-06-19T12:17:10.225-04:00It isn't too surprising that a Lars Von Trier ...It isn't too surprising that a Lars Von Trier film would be categorised as one you would never watch. <br /><br />I love you choices for movie location - New York can be so beautiful and so ugly, depending what film you're watching. I'm not so sure I'd like to be stuck on Tatooine - a bit too sparse and the bars aren't friendly!Danhttp://www.top10films.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-28336017647586390062011-06-19T03:53:07.003-04:002011-06-19T03:53:07.003-04:00Cool entry, though I think you're a bit hard o...Cool entry, though I think you're a bit hard on Spacey. I don't usually do stuff like this, but I think I'll tackle it in the next couple of days on my site. Been feeling the need to shake things up a bit.Joel Craryhttp://www.joelcrary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-80396007268052970802011-06-18T22:38:02.848-04:002011-06-18T22:38:02.848-04:00Oh, I just love the inclusion of Sweet Smell of Su...Oh, I just love the inclusion of <i>Sweet Smell of Success</i> for one of your answers. You know the way to a girl's heart.MovieNut14https://www.blogger.com/profile/17250239873504510289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-82873582317172318752011-06-18T22:14:10.654-04:002011-06-18T22:14:10.654-04:00Love the plug for Powell and Pressburger's stu...Love the plug for Powell and Pressburger's stuff and you're right, Kevin Spacey is trash.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-89792827897626658732011-06-18T19:13:39.698-04:002011-06-18T19:13:39.698-04:00Thanks for the link Jake!
Nice list indeed. Gott...Thanks for the link Jake! <br /><br />Nice list indeed. Gotta say I wasn't that impressed by tree of life I found it rather dull still bot as bad as many says it is but neither a master piece.Joel Burmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281348576195211447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-65928200546310993202011-06-18T18:41:05.541-04:002011-06-18T18:41:05.541-04:00Excellent choice for The Apartment as a movie to a...Excellent choice for <i>The Apartment</i> as a movie to always recommend. That might actually be my favorite of Wilder's.<br /><br />The "Movies you vow never to watch" category gave me the longest pause. I'd probably go with <i>I Spit On Your Grave</i>, since a quick glance at that movie's Wiki tells me everything I need to know about the movie, really.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-16821112401433035262011-06-18T14:03:07.775-04:002011-06-18T14:03:07.775-04:00This is great stuff, Jake. It's funny, I comep...This is great stuff, Jake. It's funny, I comepletely agree with you on Nic Cage and Kevin Spacey. I would throw Anthony Hopkins in the "Actor you don't get the appeal for" category. Also, you say smoke has never looked as good since moving from black and white to color...have you seen a Tony Scott movie! Come on, man! Hehe. Anyway, I really enjoyed this.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com