tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post2294936187246454144..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Funkbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-24001420394933860322009-06-03T23:43:13.636-04:002009-06-03T23:43:13.636-04:00Star Trek WAS good, and I'm back from Virginia...Star Trek WAS good, and I'm back from Virginia, and glad you're still blogging. I'm sorry we didn't get together, but I turned out to have very little time for anything but family.Rick Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846018585978997261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-3106298695770724952009-06-03T13:09:19.730-04:002009-06-03T13:09:19.730-04:00It's just the sheer size of the spectacle. I l...It's just the sheer size of the spectacle. I love home video, and would not be the film lover I am without it, but the difference between seeing a movie projected versus on a television is the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it. When images are 100X bigger than you, there's just more to react to.Ryan Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054550377681273142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-67979010949874779162009-06-03T11:54:47.005-04:002009-06-03T11:54:47.005-04:00I have trouble writing up films I've watched a...<i> I have trouble writing up films I've watched at home, but I almost always find something to react to in the theatrical experience, even with something as inconsequential as Star Trek</i>...<br /><br />Yeah, why is that? I'm not saying it's an across-the-board experience with me, but I do feel like I'm far more likely to write about a movie I just saw in the theater than I am one I just watched on DVD. That's weird...bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-2832303068339719312009-06-02T18:27:57.758-04:002009-06-02T18:27:57.758-04:00Don't feel bad, Bill. I have non-stop phases of wr...Don't feel bad, Bill. I have non-stop phases of writer's block, interrupted by sporadic posting. At least you manage to be the other way around.<br /><br />And I don't know, Bill, I think you can write about anything. I have trouble writing up films I've watched at home, but I almost always find something to react to in the theatrical experience, even with something as inconsequential as <I>Star Trek</I>.Ryan Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054550377681273142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-3121088146510289092009-06-01T16:46:13.831-04:002009-06-01T16:46:13.831-04:00I agree, that probably would have been pretty good...I agree, that probably would have been pretty good.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-24444148546283188132009-06-01T16:40:32.242-04:002009-06-01T16:40:32.242-04:00I was kinda hoping that this post would be a long ...I was kinda hoping that this post would be a long examination of your as-of-yet unmentioned love for George Clinton, oh well.Krauthammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579174548781288062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-57005255633630682572009-06-01T15:10:24.641-04:002009-06-01T15:10:24.641-04:00Oh, sorry, Greg. I spaced for a while there. I a...Oh, sorry, Greg. I spaced for a while there. I actually spent some of my slow work day (odd for a Monday) browsing through my October posts from last year, and, at this particular moment, I, too, am looking forward to doing it again. Though in all honesty I probably wouldn't if I could come up with another good idea that was less strenuous.<br /><br />Didn't you say you were going to start teasing us with some October stuff? Did I miss something?bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-8935431500684411262009-06-01T14:10:58.708-04:002009-06-01T14:10:58.708-04:00Hello?
Anybody?
Helloooooo?
[shrugs shoulders...Hello?<br /><br />Anybody? <br /><br />Helloooooo?<br /><br />[shrugs shoulders, turns and walks away]Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-86738508833873917092009-06-01T11:14:33.669-04:002009-06-01T11:14:33.669-04:00I love that song, "They smile in your face, all th...I love that song, "They smile in your face, all the time they move at a sluggish pace. The half-assers." <br /><br />So yeah, October ROCKS! I've got my six teaser trailers ready to go starting this week. Two a month through August and then the full trailer in September. My output last October was phenomenal, and no, I don't give a shit how egotistical that comes off. It's like a big over the top production for me. Montages, reviews, whacked out photos. I wish it was October NOW!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-2268305482853360552009-06-01T10:59:30.027-04:002009-06-01T10:59:30.027-04:00Fox - Yes, all of those would not have been inappr...Fox - Yes, all of those would not have been inappropriate choices for the big hands sequence. But it hardly killed the movie for me (though it did give me cause to worry). I don't mind comedy in <B>Star Trek</B>, because really, who are we kidding: you can't take it too seriously. But I would plead that we don't all go nuts with it. Is all.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-14780656183857837882009-06-01T10:50:44.559-04:002009-06-01T10:50:44.559-04:00Bill-
We disagree on the overall-ness of Star Tr...Bill- <br /><br />We disagree on the overall-ness of <B>Star Trek</B>, but I agree with you on the puffy hands sequence. Ew.<br /><br />Maybe they should have made a masterbation joke about it, or at least had Kirk grab someone's boobs again like he did in the barfight sequence and then add a "<I>boi-oi-oi-ing!</I>" sound effect to the soundtrack or at least play the Benny Hill theme song.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-50724970427951655562009-06-01T10:45:28.096-04:002009-06-01T10:45:28.096-04:00Thanks, Pat. And really, as much as I liked Star ...Thanks, Pat. And really, as much as I liked <B>Star Trek</B>, how in depth can you really get with that kind of film? It's a summer blockbuster that delivers.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-10790945143458181242009-06-01T10:45:06.278-04:002009-06-01T10:45:06.278-04:00off the curr? WTF?
That's meant to be "off the ...off the curr? WTF? <br /><br />That's meant to be "off the cuff". <br /><br />Also that'd be "half assed" not half-asses.<br /><br />And analysis should have only one "s" at the end.<br /><br />I hope others are amused by my typing errors in direct proportion to how much I'm embarassed by them.Patricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-34290827563364574062009-06-01T10:42:55.781-04:002009-06-01T10:42:55.781-04:00Bill -
You may consider your "Star Trek" review t...Bill -<br /><br />You may consider your "Star Trek" review to be half-asses, but I think's it's kind of refreshing sometimes just to read an off-the-curr, no-big-deal assessment of a film. I don't need all the analyiss, all the time. One or two strong obeservations, and I'm satisifed.<br /><br />(Or course, it's entirely possible that I feel this way, because I often post such pithy reviews when I'm feeling uninspired!)Patricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.com