I guess I just fall in with the other 10%. Though I do admit to being baffled by such overwhelming praise, including a freaking Best Picture nomination. Oh well. Not everything works for everybody.
Is now a good time to mention I despise Fight Club?
It possible that, from the comfort of my own home, I was experiencing indigestion from a bad theater sausage. It is more likely that it was a mind-numbing movie with jaw-dropping lapses in logic.
I didn't expect to like The Road, after all of the delays and mixed buzz, but I loved it. It lost some of the power of the novel, but managed to retain most of it. That to me was a feat.
And yeah, I'd chalk the Capitalism snubs up to general Moore fatigue. Which is a shame.
I basically feel the same as you. Definitely looking forward to Toy Story 3, and also The Social Network, though not just because of Fincher; Aaron Sorkin wrote it.
Of movies that are already out but have yet to play near me, I can't wait for Up in the Air, A Single Man, and A Serious Man. Luckily, those first two should be around here pretty shortly.
Oh, and I keep forgetting that Scorsese's Shutter Island got pushed back to 2010.
I knew Chasing Amy would be on here, and I also knew I would greatly disagree with its placement. I love that movie. I also love The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, but I know I'm in the minority there.
I just thought Hayden Christensen crumbled under the weight of the material, and was vastly outperformed by Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny, Hank Azaria, etc.
It's still in limited release here until this weekend, but luckily, a theater near me got it.
This is what I wrote about it elsewhere:
"This is a story of boy meets girl. But here's a warning upfront: This is not a love story." So begins (500) Days of Summer, a rejuvenation of the romantic comedy, which, true to its word, isn't so much a love story as it is a story about someone in love. Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is in love with Summer (Zooey Deschanel), but...Summer isn't in love with Tom. And here's a warning upfront: They don't stay together. The script by newcomers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (who also wrote, um, The Pink Panther 2) hits all the right notes in depicting their relationship, from jubilation to despair. Their unconventional structure, which starts on day 288 of the romance and bounces around in non-linear fashion, is a big part of why the film is so unique and enchanting. There's a real exuberance in how they and director Marc Webb reinvent a genre, filled with all sorts of neat tricks, from a hilarious musical number to spoofs of Fellini and Bergman films. Yet none of the quirk gets in the way of the painfully honest emotion at the film's core, conveyed with sincerity by Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel. Though the movie has a lot of laughs, and a lot to smile about, it also brought up painful memories for me that only served to highlight how bittersweet it all is. It shows us how long 500 days are...and how short. This might be the best, and is certainly the most original, rom-com since that other bizarre ode to failed relationships, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
I guess I just fall in with the other 10%. Though I do admit to being baffled by such overwhelming praise, including a freaking Best Picture nomination. Oh well. Not everything works for everybody.
Is now a good time to mention I despise Fight Club?
It possible that, from the comfort of my own home, I was experiencing indigestion from a bad theater sausage. It is more likely that it was a mind-numbing movie with jaw-dropping lapses in logic.
I think there's gonna be some good stuff, chiefly the Coens' True Grit. And Iron Man 2!
I didn't expect to like The Road, after all of the delays and mixed buzz, but I loved it. It lost some of the power of the novel, but managed to retain most of it. That to me was a feat.
And yeah, I'd chalk the Capitalism snubs up to general Moore fatigue. Which is a shame.
I basically feel the same as you. Definitely looking forward to Toy Story 3, and also The Social Network, though not just because of Fincher; Aaron Sorkin wrote it.
Of movies that are already out but have yet to play near me, I can't wait for Up in the Air, A Single Man, and A Serious Man. Luckily, those first two should be around here pretty shortly.
Oh, and I keep forgetting that Scorsese's Shutter Island got pushed back to 2010.
Yup, been having a pretty good time of things.
Any movies you're looking forward to?
Hey man, how have you been? Haven't heard from you in a while.
I knew Chasing Amy would be on here, and I also knew I would greatly disagree with its placement. I love that movie. I also love The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, but I know I'm in the minority there.
Well, I love the Beatles so much it's like I'm British...?
I have no idea, haha.
My Twitter username is:
UnpluggedCrazy
The first season is VERY rocky, but trust me, it gets much better from there.
Your link only leads to this entry on Listology.
Luckily, the overall reviews have been very positive. It was a fucking great movie, in my top 50 for sure (the list I've got on here is way outdated).
The climactic sequence in the theater is absolutely mind-blowing.
Sorry. :-(
I just thought Hayden Christensen crumbled under the weight of the material, and was vastly outperformed by Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny, Hank Azaria, etc.
It's still in limited release here until this weekend, but luckily, a theater near me got it.
This is what I wrote about it elsewhere:
"This is a story of boy meets girl. But here's a warning upfront: This is not a love story." So begins (500) Days of Summer, a rejuvenation of the romantic comedy, which, true to its word, isn't so much a love story as it is a story about someone in love. Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is in love with Summer (Zooey Deschanel), but...Summer isn't in love with Tom. And here's a warning upfront: They don't stay together. The script by newcomers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (who also wrote, um, The Pink Panther 2) hits all the right notes in depicting their relationship, from jubilation to despair. Their unconventional structure, which starts on day 288 of the romance and bounces around in non-linear fashion, is a big part of why the film is so unique and enchanting. There's a real exuberance in how they and director Marc Webb reinvent a genre, filled with all sorts of neat tricks, from a hilarious musical number to spoofs of Fellini and Bergman films. Yet none of the quirk gets in the way of the painfully honest emotion at the film's core, conveyed with sincerity by Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel. Though the movie has a lot of laughs, and a lot to smile about, it also brought up painful memories for me that only served to highlight how bittersweet it all is. It shows us how long 500 days are...and how short. This might be the best, and is certainly the most original, rom-com since that other bizarre ode to failed relationships, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.