tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post6161647360793088094..comments2024-03-12T15:02:45.193-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: For the World's More Full of Weeping Than You Can Understandbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-77607397909651253232012-02-06T22:39:01.003-05:002012-02-06T22:39:01.003-05:00MAN, those images are SO axiomatic!
*ducks Bill&#...MAN, those images are SO axiomatic!<br /><br />*ducks Bill's shoe*<br /><br />Seriously, this is a beautiful post-- thank you so much for posting these. I like this film a lot, but haven't watched it in several years. This makes me want to break it out again. <br /><br />And yes, by all means, I can't wait for Wyman's post on Jean Renoir, where he'll talk about how "RULES OF THE GAME's romantic chases and door-slammings are just a rip-off of FRAISER."Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-34695877232908658512012-02-04T13:41:28.906-05:002012-02-04T13:41:28.906-05:00That will be great. I suggest Jan Svankmajer as a...That will be great. I suggest Jan Svankmajer as a follow up.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-49908256271790341862012-02-04T12:39:07.279-05:002012-02-04T12:39:07.279-05:00Their self-congratulatory circle jer- I mean "...Their self-congratulatory circle jer- I mean "round table" that followed up the piece is even worse. In the comments, Wyman suggests he would be up for a similar look at Renoir's oeuvre. Can't wait.ptatlerivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570950256657235397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-14973469632118672812012-02-04T12:11:37.869-05:002012-02-04T12:11:37.869-05:00Wyman and Kois are fast becoming my nemeses.Wyman and Kois are fast becoming my nemeses.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-87630859797277569522012-02-04T11:10:17.676-05:002012-02-04T11:10:17.676-05:00More is said here about Spielberg's aesthetics...More is said here about Spielberg's aesthetics, themes and, yes, ideas than that pile of hot Wyman garbage.ptatlerivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570950256657235397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-64040530209806298102012-02-04T11:00:13.120-05:002012-02-04T11:00:13.120-05:00highwayknees - Yeah, I agree. The TRON motorcycle ...highwayknees - Yeah, I agree. The TRON motorcycle guys don't work, though I'd say the Flesh Fair itself is hit and miss. I like Gleeson, and I like the French nanny robot, and everything Spielberg does with her. That aspect is actually quite chilling.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-74673183518095379162012-02-04T10:58:20.471-05:002012-02-04T10:58:20.471-05:00Jeez, Ed, I just naturally assumed you were a huge...Jeez, Ed, I just naturally assumed you were a huge fan of AI. It sort of strikes me as right up your alley. The ending is long, but I only wanted it to end last night because I wanted to get to work on this post. The film is actually really, I guess, zippy, which I didn't remember being the case, and which really surprised me last night.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-87224544726519544092012-02-04T03:52:02.415-05:002012-02-04T03:52:02.415-05:00I love it too. H.J. Osmet's performance is qui...I love it too. H.J. Osmet's performance is quite brilliant. The only part that doesn't quite mesh to me is the torturous and cheesy looking "Carnival of Destruction" mid-section. It's like Mad Max and Burning Man's Thunderdome rolled in to one! <br /><br />But whoee that ending! Sad is not the word for it . More than tragic I'd say.highwaykneeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458606266831050852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-38634039272566023122012-02-04T01:41:27.676-05:002012-02-04T01:41:27.676-05:00I need to rewatch this one soon. I remember liking...I need to rewatch this one soon. I remember liking a lot of it but thinking that, in typical late Spielberg fashion, the movie ended at least three times and the ending just went on forever. Then again, I've come to appreciate Spielberg a lot more than I did back when this came out, so I may feel differently about it now.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-26651388631244217122012-02-04T00:56:33.624-05:002012-02-04T00:56:33.624-05:00I don't care either, but it's just so comp...I don't care either, but it's just so completely baffling to me. What movie are some of these people watching? Questions of quality aside (and I agree, it's amazing) how can anyone walk away from AI saying "Pfff! More Spielberg sap! Bosh! Flimshaw!"? This movie is goddamn <i>sad</i>!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-90734380921905139142012-02-04T00:33:01.383-05:002012-02-04T00:33:01.383-05:00A beautiful, wonderful film. Spielberg's best...A beautiful, wonderful film. Spielberg's best, in my opinion. Don't give a shit what some uninformed dumbass making a list says, this movie's brilliant.Greg F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12988142631436195913noreply@blogger.com