tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post2802985721317963313..comments2023-10-21T05:02:32.110-07:00Comments on Nick's Pix: SUMMER MOVIE WRAP UPActionmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-38962560504588380662009-09-01T06:21:25.238-07:002009-09-01T06:21:25.238-07:00Thanks so much for the note, Giggles. Glad you lo...Thanks so much for the note, Giggles. Glad you loved the film. It's a brilliant piece of work in my estimation, and a film I'll be going back to for years to come. Hope to hear more from you soon!Actionmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-65185315057085298282009-08-30T11:51:25.251-07:002009-08-30T11:51:25.251-07:00I must tell you, that I had seen nor heard ANY pub...I must tell you, that I had seen nor heard ANY publicity for District 9, nor would I have gone to see this movie on my own...except for your writing about it here.... I went last night and was BLOWN AWAY! It was inded, a very good film.... Very, very good.... Thanks for the heads up....giggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173558660571799919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-40765682315842196262009-08-25T03:55:07.892-07:002009-08-25T03:55:07.892-07:00I defend him because he's got talent. Serious ...I defend him because he's got talent. Serious talent. You can't just shit out the cinematic visions he has. He's not an AMAZING storyteller, but from the perspective of creating spectacle, he's ahead of the pack by a mile. That's all.Actionmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-81718595903693885302009-08-24T23:04:46.947-07:002009-08-24T23:04:46.947-07:00Wow. I've never heard of anybody defending a d...Wow. I've never heard of anybody defending a director so much before. <br /><br />The fact is, I normally only post about Bay because most of the time I think you've got pretty good taste. Or defendable taste. <br /><br />But Michael Bay isn't talented. I doubt he even likes his films. He's selling poison to the masses and laughing all the way to the bank.I am Jack's complete lack of originalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559583897297591786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-12968086985328619202009-08-24T15:54:30.352-07:002009-08-24T15:54:30.352-07:00Nick--no problem whatsoever, my friend.
And about...Nick--no problem whatsoever, my friend.<br /><br />And about Public Enemies, I guess I disagreed with your opinion that it sometimes reached the level of artistry that Mann achieved with Heat, The Insider, and Collateral (which were all serious works of art and all masterpieces in both related and different ways). Public Enemies was more comfortable entertainment for me, and I think I'd give it a B+. Might also need to watch it again to fully appreciate it, but that's where I think Mann faltered. I didn't have to see the aforementioned movies again to appreciate them (though I will be seeing them again just for the damn of it). Mann's an artist and an entertainer, and I think his lesser films will probably still be better than most other directors' works, but unlike you, I would put Enemies nowhere near Heat (his best film that I've seen).<br /><br />Although...I gotta agree on that killer shootout. Astonishing editing and cinematography choices (by the nearly unequaled Spinotti), and Depp's performance is one of his finest. But I thought it was too long, a descriptor that, you will agree, should never ever ever be used for a Mann film; Heat was 171 minutes, but not one was wasted. I thought Enemies meandered too much into the love story aspect and some shots at the beginning would have been nice in Assassination of Jesse James (a much better gangster movie than this) but not in what amounts to a summer movie spectacle. More judicious editing would have been nice to round it out to 125 minutes, instead of 145.<br /><br />That will be explained and much more in my very thorough Summer Round-Up.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564846610934480928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-46966815634454464452009-08-24T15:05:26.038-07:002009-08-24T15:05:26.038-07:00Joel -- thanks so much for your continued support ...Joel -- thanks so much for your continued support and feedback. I really appreciate it. Having people like you read my stuff makes this whole thing worth it.<br /><br />Why, though, has Public Enemies not held up for you? I can't wait to delve into it again...Actionmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-72374026385463279942009-08-24T15:00:37.247-07:002009-08-24T15:00:37.247-07:00Jack -- I consider myself knowledgeable when it co...Jack -- I consider myself knowledgeable when it comes to film. If you can't appreciate Michael Bay's artistry, then I don't know what else to tell you. You've come around these parts in the past, only commenting when I make posts about Sir Bay -- what --do you have a Bay flag on your computer or something so that whenever someone comes out in defense of this cinematic genius, you have to go and take a shit all over that person's post? I thank you for coming to my site, reading my work, but at this point, I'm hoping to see a little bit more out of you other than cliche Bay bashing.Actionmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-18180219607609599792009-08-24T14:22:26.017-07:002009-08-24T14:22:26.017-07:00I agree with you on District 9 and Transformers 2 ...I agree with you on District 9 and Transformers 2 without a doubt, especially the former. District 9 was inventive, original, mindblowing excitement.<br /><br />Public Enemies becomes more flawed the more I think about it. I don't know why. And I thought that Time Traveler's Wife was confusing and preposterous enough to give it a C+. My review is up. Also up is a review of Inglourious Basterds, which I can't stop thinking about.<br /><br />I don't think I'm seeing anything this weekend, not because school is starting and I don't have time (actually, I have strangely too much time on my hands), but because pretty much nothing interests me. It'll be starting next weekend with Gamer that I'll be seeing one, two, or more movies a weekend.<br /><br />My own Summer Round-Up for those who have only read from my new blog will be on soon. Keep an eye out. As for yours, excellent as per usual, Nick. You may ramble somewhat, lol, but it's some of the most structured and well-written rambling I've ever read. I think I've followed this blog for nearly a year now (it'll be a year the last week of October, I believe) and don't plan on stopping soon.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564846610934480928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-35200209562491322042009-08-24T14:17:21.250-07:002009-08-24T14:17:21.250-07:00Yeah, I don't pretend to speak for anybody els...Yeah, I don't pretend to speak for anybody else. <br /><br />Although the majority of people knowledgeable about film would agree with me.I am Jack's complete lack of originalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559583897297591786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-8607609198932198312009-08-24T14:10:18.210-07:002009-08-24T14:10:18.210-07:00so says you.so says you.Actionmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-78233390434173970672009-08-24T14:03:01.203-07:002009-08-24T14:03:01.203-07:00Transformers deserves an F, or lower if it were po...Transformers deserves an F, or lower if it were possible. <br /><br />Taking resources, budget, and experience into account, there has never been a worse movie than Transformers 2. <br /><br />Basterds deserves an A.I am Jack's complete lack of originalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559583897297591786noreply@blogger.com