tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post3825610937621101588..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: Five Overpraised Films of the Decade that I don't give a shit aboutThe Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-75282152065299400312010-01-03T20:47:03.864-08:002010-01-03T20:47:03.864-08:00I understand why you dislike Wes Anderson-- and I ...I understand why you dislike Wes Anderson-- and I almost always agree that indie-hipster-ironic-cool is really tiresome, irritating and impersonal. But I didn't find any of those flaws in FANTASTIC MR. FOX, which I thought was, well, a fantastic movie. The movie is very warm and entertaining, neither too melodramatic nor too detached. Highly recommend it.<br /><br />Have to disagree about NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN-- not about the ending (which is indeed jarring, and is jarring in the book, too) but about Anton Chigurh. To me, Chigurh is really about the wrath of God in the Old Testament sense. Not only is God's punishment unpredictable, but also unknowable and-- once decided-- unchangeable. We are basically powerless in the face of random events, and my interpretation of Chigurh is that he is one of the gravest, most serious characters I've ever seen on screen.*<br /><br />*I am a die-hard Cormac McCarthy fan, and I readily admit my bias toward loving his work in whatever form it's in.<br /><br />@RonC, totally agree with you about GRAN TORINO, a movie that I seem to like less and less as time goes by, and I was also nonplussed by INVICTUS-- my main reaction was that it was bland movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-60658977436898213832009-12-29T09:19:54.826-08:002009-12-29T09:19:54.826-08:00Like you, after we see Brolin's boots poking t...Like you, after we see Brolin's boots poking through the door, I'm like, "Fuuuuuuudge yooooooou, Coen boys!" And then they did it to me again with BURN AFTER READING...<br /><br />But big kudos on the CRASH mention. I hated that movie so goddam much. Hated because of the hype. If there wasn't any hype, I probably would've just said, "What a piece of shit movie." It was boring, pretentious, stereotypical, and every character was a cardboard cutout of cliche. Haggis is a friggin' hack. Yeah, I hated MILLION DOLLAR BABY as well, even though I worship at the temple of Eastwood -- although, for that matter, I also hated GRAN TORINO...<br /><br />Ok, I'll stop now...RonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482575664039497515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-91474975442108687222009-12-25T06:27:33.273-08:002009-12-25T06:27:33.273-08:00Thanks for the warnings, as I've avoided all t...Thanks for the warnings, as I've avoided all this crap, at least up until this point.Brian Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277096481969362359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-77780026226750375172009-12-23T08:37:44.027-08:002009-12-23T08:37:44.027-08:00I thought Napoleon Dynamite was the stupidest fuck...I thought Napoleon Dynamite was the stupidest fucking movie I've ever seen and it's solidified my fear that my generation (20 somethings) is basically retarded. Crash was terribly overrated and people seem to forget that Mr. Haggis' only real success is being a creator on the campy, but accidently brilliant Walker: Texas Ranger.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076100692548397697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-69179770639593125322009-12-23T07:38:55.475-08:002009-12-23T07:38:55.475-08:00a lot of people disliked CRASH. I thought it was o...a lot of people disliked CRASH. I thought it was okay, but definitely overrated.<br /><br />the Life Aquatic was lame and I'm a Wes Anderson fan.Sabina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14679639206346030919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-11035182841972805952009-12-23T03:55:35.322-08:002009-12-23T03:55:35.322-08:00I hated "Sin City" (2005). Very overrat...I hated "Sin City" (2005). Very overrated film. Thought the affects were interesting, but the story SUCKED! <br /><br />Another story which really disappointed me was Tim Burton's take on "Planet of the Apes" (2001). This show really lacked the sci-fi edge of the original. <br /><br />Though I don't feel as stongly about this as you do, I'm not a "Magnolia" fan either, Bitter Script Reader. Very bizzare story. Kind of a brooding, everybody's secretly angry -- then comes a rain of frogs? You've gotta be sitting me! <br /><br />Not with ya on "No Country for Old Men" or "Crash," both of which I liked very much. LOVED the inner message of "Crash." Watching it felt like a puzzle, with people's lives comprising a greater murial. Wish more of Hollywood's movies had a deeper message like "Crash" had. In the same vein I LOVED "Gran Torino." <br />The shootout action in "No Country for Old Men" trumps all. I thought that was very well done. And when Javier Bardem's character was on the screen my nails were digging into the armrest. Great tension. Though I do agree with you on this, Bitter Script Reader; this story did lose a lot of its momentum when Josh Brolin's character dies. <br /><br />- E.C. Henry from Bonney Lake, WAE.C. Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748007729066148300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-1234091001282191082009-12-23T01:28:45.854-08:002009-12-23T01:28:45.854-08:00I HATED Napoleon Dynamite so much I couldn't e...I HATED Napoleon Dynamite so much I couldn't even finish it. I tried watching it on Comedy Central a few years back for the first time, and couldn't get half way. The film was so boring. Nothing fucking happened. As hard as I tried, I couldn't find a plot. And I didn't laugh once. It was painful to even watch as long as I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-29084375524808533822009-12-23T00:20:19.757-08:002009-12-23T00:20:19.757-08:00Like Phantom Menace. No refund on the hours lost. ...Like Phantom Menace. No refund on the hours lost. Maybe compensate a little by taking a few notes on what not to do, who not to get involved with.dkbrklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588748358072882385noreply@blogger.com