tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post4397480150533135245..comments2024-03-14T12:22:53.865+00:00Comments on Cinema Beacon: 5 Most Underrated and 5 Most Overrated MoviesNekrosomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11882661833678875843noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-2112149786805504792009-04-21T04:49:00.000+01:002009-04-21T04:49:00.000+01:00You mean, you'll ignore my opinion even without th...You mean, you'll ignore my opinion even without thinking about it a little?Nekrosomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882661833678875843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-67841853797553590972009-04-21T04:23:00.000+01:002009-04-21T04:23:00.000+01:00You're entitled to you're opinion, but after this,...You're entitled to you're opinion, but after this, I'll ignore it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-69359470664018204942009-04-16T09:48:00.000+01:002009-04-16T09:48:00.000+01:00Yawn... Old people crying and weeping how the worl...Yawn... Old people crying and weeping how the world is not what it used to be, looking for consolation in nostalgia. <br /><br />I guess the only thing more interesting to do is to insult other people on Internet. Right?Nekrosomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882661833678875843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-67644282897209767532009-04-16T08:26:00.000+01:002009-04-16T08:26:00.000+01:00Hmmmmm your saying im over analyzing no country eh...Hmmmmm your saying im over analyzing no country eh, sounds like you said way more than i did. But ok i will overanalyze now, and ill even do it without saying your opinion is bullshit. <br /><br />Anton was 2 dimensional because he wasnt supposed to be a full formed character but instead a personification of the nihilistic world that tommy lee is struggling with. The recounting of the dream near the end is expository and nothing to do with interpretation, and serves as an exclamation point to all the other expository scenes with tommy lee. The dream ends with tommy lee thinking he will end up in a comfortable warm place(by the fire) with a loved one(his dad) but all that is ahead is bleak cold emptiness through which he has to ride alone. Anton keeps on going as expected since he is just a part of the world in this movie. Senselessness and meaninglessness can still have form, and i thought all the forms used in the movie to express their ideas on this matter were consistent and complementary. The scene with the attendant wasn't great because of the intimidating it was great because that is the only time that Anton stops being this 2 dimensional thing and has a human reflex (choking). In the end the title says its all, what is no country for old men? A godless country since when your about to kick the bucket a nice warm heaven populated by mommy and daddy sounds pretty sweet.....hmmm what else......oh yeah.....I once saw a film too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-4718258425258958852009-04-16T06:25:00.000+01:002009-04-16T06:25:00.000+01:00Once I saw experimental student film, in which all...Once I saw experimental student film, in which all you could see was a colored screen, that slowly changed colors with some music on background. It started with white and then changed, some other colors as geometrical figures were added to it, and so on, until it became black and the film ended. Short film. Everybody at the screening got their own associations from it, by looking at the screen people interpreted it in their own way. Later I asked the guy, who directed it, what was that all about, and he confirmed my initial suspicion that it was suppose to represent the complexity and the stages of human life, from birth to death. <br />Not really original subject, and not very imaginative idea, but it was done using conventional and clear concepts. I mean, the change of colors from white (birth) to black (death), with additional color shapes appearing during it - anyone with small experience in arts could at least suspect it. But it was experimental short with nice music and it worked. Take idea, build it with clear concepts, put it in proper frame - all compatible parts together can produce something really worthy and memorable, no matter how cliche it is. <br /><br />You think Coen brothers were talking about human nature, death and some frustration from how the world is turning out to be? Sure. Knowing their works - and again, I saw all of their films, most of them many, many times, they had this in mind. <br />Did they actually made a point about that? Did they put their thoughts in proper frame and clearly expressed them? I say they didn't. Just mentioning idea doesn't justify total lack of its development, or confusing delivery. So they invented a story, took familiar concepts and just piled them together without making any sense out of it. <br /> <br />The Man That Wasn't There dealt with such themes in much better way. Whatever they were mumbling and hinted in No Country was not enough for me, it was under my bar. This is why it's pointless, this is why I think you are over analyzing it. Trying to look for things that are not there, trying to interpret images and colored shapes with certain meanings. It is just your own imagination and you see what you want to see. <br /><br />Anton was mildly boring for me, and I saw him more as a simple jerk. How is that intimidation of the attendant or blowing up the car just to draw attention from himself got anything to do with anything? Ohh, it was to show how evil his character was, his disregard of human life, that he is outside of moral conventions of civilized society? Bullshit. His character was superficial, artificial and his actions were purely for the sake of sensationalism. This is crude and demagogue writing. <br />And of course that same western society, that accepts reality in the way it is broadcasted on the news - with maximum emotions and with a little thinking, praised that film, which BTW was suppose to critique these exact flaws. <br />So all of it ended on the stage with bunch of Oscars and many "thanks to the academy", what a hypocrisy... <br />No wonder one of brothers, I don't remember who, was not able to say a word during the speech.<br /><br />*************<br /><br />Now, Ladykillers is actually quite good. Much better than Cruelty, but you have to watch it drunk. It is very light, silly and entertaining, but only if you don't take it seriously. <br /><br />"Sin City sucked, Gladiator sucked." - Nicely put. <br /><br />Speed Racer - the watching experience must be continuous. You cannot disconnect yourself from the film, it's like riding a roller coaster - you don't stop in the middle and then continue later, nor you judge the ride by doing part of it. Get it on blu ray, sit in front of big screen and watch it with good sound. This is a perfect example of audio/video entertainment, a blast to visual and hearing senses, it is the main point of the film. It is also emotional ride, you have to make it from start to finish in one take. <br /> <br />Anyway, thanks for comment. Cheers.Nekrosomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882661833678875843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-17776295754173490082009-04-15T04:09:00.000+01:002009-04-15T04:09:00.000+01:00Just read your blog for the first time.
Dark Kni...Just read your blog for the first time. <br /><br />Dark Knight was too long, had some lovely violence in it tho and joker was fun to watch do his thing.<br /><br />Speed racer lagged during its action scenes which i found neither thrilling nor fun, but the action was well enough motivated, but ultimately too vapid (only watched part of this movie however)<br /><br />Though no country was great. There were some ham fisted overtones about human nature, death, and the bleak void that may be the end of life and if you dont want to hear these arguments then perhaps you would think that the movie was about nothing, but it wasn't. I loved watching anton terrorizing. My favorite scene was where anton chocked on the nut in the gas station while he was intimidating the attendant. I thought this was the only human side of anton that we see in the whole movie. Loved the exchange at the end between anton and the kid and how he insists on paying him for the shirt. I thought Tommy lees recollection of the dream about his father was the overall theme of the movie. I think intolerable cruelty is by far the cohens worst movie ever, but then again i haven't watched the ladykillers yet...im scared.<br />Sin City sucked, Gladiator sucked.<br /><br />--MuhstickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-67691082131888992142009-03-25T22:15:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:15:00.000+00:00And to the person above, that liked Gladiator: I d...And to the person above, that liked Gladiator: <BR/><BR/>I do not pretend I have the absolute opinion, as I explained it in the beginning - what I write is only my subjective perception. If you think I am wrong - that's fine by me, you can never please everyone. <BR/><BR/>But let me ask you, how many times have you seen Gladiator and when was the last time? If it's been a while, why don't you watch it again and tell me what you think then. See if you'll have the same impression from re-watching it now.Nekrosomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882661833678875843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-2230387935280345542009-03-25T22:03:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:03:00.000+00:00I pity you if you you couldn't find anything to lo...I pity you if you you couldn't find anything to loud to in Into the Blue and Sahara. I guess you are very close minded and blindly following popular cultural consensuses, easily conforming under the pressure of society. I know that you are from US, are you republican by any chance? <BR/><BR/>Whether I am going to be legitimate reviewer or not - we'll see, I can always pretend to conform like you and only write reviews to suit what everyone else thinks. But at least I have an opinion, I do not rely on film reviews for credibility. <BR/><BR/>But you, on the other hand, will never do anything creative, because you have no imagination whatsoever. By denying the progress and pluralization of opinions, you are the worst kind of conservative.Nekrosomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882661833678875843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-41786491707181236312009-03-25T16:37:00.000+00:002009-03-25T16:37:00.000+00:00Anyone who directs even the smallest amount of lau...Anyone who directs even the smallest amount of laud to Into the Blue or Sahara, while simultaneously trashing TDK and No Country for Old Men is proof that the democratization of access granted by the internet will ultimately destroy any credibility whatsoever film reviewers have. There is a reason you WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER in a million years be a legitimate reviewer and you WILL NEVER write or review on a legitimate film site. Please stick to your day job (which I hope has nothing to do with film as you obviously are inept in the category).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-50736907018749749432009-03-25T15:50:00.000+00:002009-03-25T15:50:00.000+00:00Yeah I really like Gladiator i think your wrongYeah I really like Gladiator i think your wrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-24878540400492856562009-03-23T12:06:00.000+00:002009-03-23T12:06:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-25424576014082648282009-03-17T08:20:00.000+00:002009-03-17T08:20:00.000+00:00Fair enough.Fair enough.Nekrosomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882661833678875843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443252267131196748.post-8885716301084018922009-03-17T07:48:00.000+00:002009-03-17T07:48:00.000+00:00I agree with Sahara and No Country for Old men but...I agree with Sahara and No Country for Old men but I rest I would have to disagree with, especially Gladiator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com