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Re: Well, that was fun, (Reply to this comment)
by omophagia
Ah, no worries about being a year late on this one-- I appreciate the comments, whenever they turn up.
Ebert's attempts at legitimate criticism have been an embarassment since Siskel died in '98-- as pretty much the only film critic with actual public name recognition, he does absolutely nothing with that responsibility or influence. It's not his fault, of course, that major studios produce such garbage, but he certainly waves off that garbage with indifference, rather than the contempt it deserves.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Jonathan-
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Oct 08 '04
9:01 pm PDT
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Well, that was fun, (Reply to this comment)
by chepierre
Even if I am a year behind. This line:
"Roger Ebert dismissed Catch Me if You Can as a diversion until Speilberg gets back to "something more important." He's wrong."
made the whole thing. Take THAT, Roger. Very well done.
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Oct 08 '04
4:29 pm PDT
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Very nice! (Reply to this comment)
by dumbneighbors
22). Panic Room. As close as David Fincher has come to a crowd-pleaser.
That made me laugh.
Now, for your 8-Mile Review, that was just superb. I agree with your observations on ignorant high school students. I'm very tired of hearing the same crock from my friends about which movies are great and which aren't. Let me tell you something: Stuck On You will never be a good movie, nor will Soul Plane, nor will any of those big-budget, little-substance movies.
Great review!
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Jul 04 '04
12:18 pm PDT
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I have been (Reply to this comment)
by katmar
wondering where the hell you've been! And now I realize how much I've missed you. Please write more.
Another great review. Thank you.
Marsha
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Aug 29 '03
11:45 am PDT
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Re: :-) (Reply to this comment)
by omophagia
Jan,
Thanks for the nice thoughts.
5 months, indeed. I think I've decided that I enjoy coming up with verbose review titles more than writing full-length reviews.
But I have, at the very least, been vigilant with keeping my profile page up to date!
-Jonathan-
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Aug 12 '03
11:31 pm PDT
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:-) (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
Really enjoyed this. You watch lots of movies! I'm still working on many of these, but can agree with you on Punch-Drunk Love. Next month is 5 months.
Jan
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Aug 12 '03
8:09 pm PDT
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Re: !!! (Reply to this comment)
by omophagia
Quite sure. I'm a man of very deliberate action. So, if you're on my WoT, it's certainly because I've been impressed by something in the writings you've posted.
Consider giving About Schmidt a second chance. I know quite a few people who've had very "mood-specific" reactions to that film, and I don't know that a transatlantic flight would do justice to its nuances.
Thanks for the kind thoughts.
-Jonathan-
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Aug 05 '03
3:21 pm PDT
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antonio / Nonia... (Reply to this comment)
by omophagia
It's comforting to see that other Punch-Drunk Love detractors are slowly coming out of the woodwork. Thanks for checking in and lending your support to a very worthy cause...
-Jonathan-
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Aug 05 '03
3:18 pm PDT
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Re: I enjoyed... (Reply to this comment)
by omophagia
Shocka,
"Demeaning" is an interesting word-choice, but, as you said, to each his own. Appreciate the comment, though, and I enjoy the writing you've posted around here.
-Jonathan-
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Aug 05 '03
3:16 pm PDT
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ABSOLUTELY HATED Punch Drunk Love! (Reply to this comment)
by NoniaBidnis
Enjoyed reading this, didn't agree with everything, but, as you say, so what? Nice to see someone have the guts enough to put down the very putdownable Punch Drunk Love!
Best wishes,
Susan
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Jul 26 '03
1:27 am PDT
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I guess I'll have to rent (Reply to this comment)
by antonio777
'About Schmidt' if its anywhere near as good as you say. As for Punch-Drunk Love, you are certainly not alone in despising that film. It was in fact such a loathsome 'romance' that Blockbuster should be legally required to categorize it under the genre of 'Horror'. Anyway, thanks for reading and rating my review.
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Jul 11 '03
11:59 pm PDT
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I enjoyed... (Reply to this comment)
by shocka
I enjoyed reading this, though I find your viewpoint on Punch-Drunk Love to be a little demeaning. Not to worry, each to his own.
Keep on writing!
~ Shocka
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Jul 09 '03
3:59 am PDT
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Re: Fantastic... (Reply to this comment)
by omophagia
I really should've responded to the rest of these comments by now, but I'll start here.
Umm... I apologize for apparently giving you an aneurysm.
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Your view on Punchdrunk Love is one of the most disturbing things that I've seen on Epinions.
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Considering how little of the writing here gets any real reaction out of me, I guess I'll take that as a backhanded compliment.
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I simply don't agree. I simply didn't feel that P.T. Anderson felt superior to Barry Egan or was out to exploit him. The exclusivity of the film was in service to Barry Egan, Barry Egan wasn't in service to the exclusivity of the film. People who are going to say "I didn't see what she saw in that creep," deserve to be excluded. Kick 'em out of the theater. Y'know?
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That we agree on your third point-- as to a certain baseline of "exclusion"-- is a given, I'd say. I've gotten to the point that I simply don't care of feeling that way about films makes me come across as an elitist.
I'm also fine with being pretty much the only person who doesn't care for Punch-Drunk Love. The only negative reviews I've been able to find online have been of the "Why isn't Adam Sandler being funny?" variety. But I have to say that my frustration with most of the glowing, positive reviews I've read is that the bulk of them are little more than thinly disguised fan-boy rants which are equally lacking in credibility.
For the record, I'm someone who loves both Boogie Nights and Magnolia, though I recognize the flaws in both.
Bottom line-- I've never walked out of a theater feeling more infuriated and nauseuous than I did after Punch-Drunk Love. And I don't know what more to say than I did feel-- on both an intellectual and a visceral level-- that Anderson's writing and direction were nothing short of condescending to the Barry Egan character. Perhaps I should write a full review of the film to get into the details of the specific scenes that led me to think this-- but I'm just not at a point right now where I feel like I could sit through that film without breaking my TV.
Not having seen the film since November, specifics scenes and lines of dialogue are fuzzy-- but I wrote that piece on Punch-Drunk Love within two weeks of seeing the film and, at the time, had come up with a list of "evidence" to back up my point. Which was lost on my former College's network server, but that's another issue entirely.
And I trust that you'll give me enough credit for arriving at this view after a great deal of thought, even if it's not a view that you agree with.
So, you don't agree that Punch-Drunk Love is garbage. Most people don't. The guys at FilmFreakCentral, whose film criticism I respect far more than any other, both put it on their top 10 lists. Though they and everyone else are entitled to have (well-defended) opinions, I think they're wrong, and I feel that I can make my case convincingly-- even if the 200 or so words I've posted here don't necessarily make that case on their own.
Anyhow.
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Yeah, at least you cut to the chase and leave me with nothing more to add. People who like Chicago ought to feel some sort of guilt about it; and films like that probably shouldn't be winning Best Picture Oscars. I mean it's meaningless, but look at the splits?
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Anyone who thinks that Chicago was actually the best film released last year worries me. But considering its competition from the Academy, I honestly wanted it to win Best Picture. And, in comparison to... every Best Picture winner since The Silence of the Lambs, I guess... I think Chicago holds up well. "Shouldn't win" Best Picture Oscars? Of course not. It's not that great, but I'll defend it as better than the typical Oscar fare.
The weird thing about Chicago, though-- I honestly don't think that any of the reasons I think it's a successful film were intentional...
Anyhow.
Appreciate the comment-- you've definitely given me quite a bit to think about here.
-Jonathan-
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Jun 15 '03
6:08 pm PDT
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Man (Reply to this comment)
by jenny_monleon
you are thorough. I'll give you that. See you around!
jenny
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Jun 08 '03
2:53 am PDT
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Wow... (Reply to this comment)
by katmar
I forgot all About "Solaris," and didn't even know that "Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind" had been released yet! AND you have two George Clooney movies sitting in the Top Ten. I think that's very cool.
I loved the whole list - both lists, actually, and can't wait to read more.
Good job.
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Apr 24 '03
8:34 pm PDT
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Rockwell (Reply to this comment)
by voxpoptart
Happy though i am to see you back, my ability to react to your lists is hampered by me not having seen, yet, a single one of the movies on your best 10 or worst 5 list, though many are on my Netflix queue. (The Good Girl will likely be among my year's favorites when i'm ready to make a list; Lovely & Amazing probably won't, but it's good).
One kvell, though: George Clooney is not why Sam Rockwell's turn on Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was "starmaking"; Sam Rockwell was. I've seen him star with Mischa Barton in Lawn Dogs, which from some angles is my favorite movie ever; i've seen him rescue Box of Moonlight, a too-precious film until Sam comes along and rescues it. If he gets to be famous now, goody! But he earned it years ago.
cheers,
- Brian
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Apr 23 '03
10:36 am PDT
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I'm guilty (Reply to this comment)
by Officer
...of rubberstamping this a VH til I can come back tomorrow and read it more thoroughly! I'm sorry but it's way past my bedtime and I need to sleep.
I will say that Frailty and Unfaithful were both on my list and that if you haven't seen them yet, please check 'em out sometime!
Also, you summed up every major point I ever made when talking about the two towers. Literally. It was creepy.
Goodnight...
~Ryan
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Apr 23 '03
4:51 am PDT
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Re: Punch-drunk from your list (Reply to this comment)
by lemon_lime
Great list here mostly, but wow do i heavily disagree with you on Punch-Drunk Love which I believe is simply, hands-down the best film of last year. I'm glad you were able to appreciate Sandler's performance, but I think you are severely deluded in your rants against Anderson and his career.
But as the entire rest of the list was great, and a great read to boot, I'll forgive you this time :)
Regards,
Chad.
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Apr 22 '03
9:10 pm PDT
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Punch-drunk from your list (Reply to this comment)
by beckytcy
Very interesting. I don't think I've read anyone give a negative review to Gangs of New York. I didn't see it because it just didn't interest me and I heard it was brutally violent. Punch Drunk Love, however, really bothered me. For one thing, I can't stand Adam Sandler. And I just couldn't understand what Emily Watson saw in that freak.
Cheers,
Becky
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Apr 22 '03
7:46 pm PDT
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I love... (Reply to this comment)
by lambchops
your mini-comment about Secretary. So true :)
Only one I cannot agree with is Punch-Drunk Love. I loved it...then again, I have a strange taste in movies. I'll just blame it on that.
Nice job.
Shelly.
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Apr 22 '03
5:50 pm PDT
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