tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post3097464701588810785..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: It Sure Do Bother Me to See My Loved Ones Turning Into Puppetsbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-57996215708500613632012-05-21T20:29:58.185-04:002012-05-21T20:29:58.185-04:00Stacia - Well, what can I say. In my opinion, ADA...Stacia - Well, what can I say. In my opinion, ADAPTATION just farts itself towards the end credits for about the last half hour.<br /><br />And I just taught Bob how to spell "shtick."<br /><br />Bob - I said I'd probably watch it again! Isn't that enough? Anyway, shortly before posting this, my wife picked it up at a yard sale, so it's in the collection now. I hope you're satisfied, for Chrissake.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-76438096794596479022012-05-21T20:21:29.110-04:002012-05-21T20:21:29.110-04:00"quite possibly a good film, and one that I m..."quite possibly a good film, and one that I might consider watching again someday."<br /><br />What the...?! How can you...?! Don't you...?! (splutter, splutter, splutter). MIGHT???!!!<br /><br />Heh, sorry Bill, I had to come on all angry like - you may have previously guessed that ESOTSM is my favourite film of this century and easily in my all-time top 10. I can't help but view it as one of the best love stories I've seen realized. It avoids the trappings of "destiny" type romances or "soul mate" stories by having those shreds of memory be to blame for their continued attraction. I love all the practical effects, Kate Winslet, a surprisingly good Carrey, etc., but Kaufman's script is the underpining of it all. I also find a whole lot more to savour in Being John Malkovich, but I really just wanted to stop by and provide my mock contempt at your lack of love for ESOTSM. B-)<br /><br />Oh, and also to say that I've been spelling shtick wrong all these years. Dammit. I'll stop that now.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-39474504774179493332012-05-17T05:13:33.897-04:002012-05-17T05:13:33.897-04:00Just yesterday I was asking myself my daily "...Just yesterday I was asking myself my daily "Why haven't I seen this yet?" question, and SyNY was the top of my list. I adore Charlie Kaufman, because I'm so very fond of nearly-psychotically flawed people I assume, but I'm not entirely certain. What I enjoyed about Adaptation is what you hated, I think -- the end which was such an enormous emotional let-down, where everything just deflates and becomes ridiculous. It mirrors life in a way I recognize. Life as a series of intense emotional moments where things seem predestined, every action full of magical coincidence, otherworldly connections and Zen-like intuition but which in the bleak light of day become silly and whatever the opposite of magical is.<br /><br />And may the gods bless you for spelling "shtick" correctly, bill. Go forth and teach others, my friend.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-38122066272404534892012-05-14T12:18:15.555-04:002012-05-14T12:18:15.555-04:00Thanks, Nou. Five yellow question marks doesn'...Thanks, Nou. Five yellow question marks doesn't strike me as an inaccurate assessment of SYNECDOCHE, NY, but I enjoyed being perplexed by it. Besides, Philip Seymour Hoffman, in case ou weren't aware, can act his ass off.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-44600233172780353582012-05-14T11:17:50.456-04:002012-05-14T11:17:50.456-04:00Well done with this. I think I saw SyNY about the ...Well done with this. I think I saw SyNY about the same time I stopped writing reviews very regularly - not for that reason, but I recall quite clearly that I gave it 5 yellow question marks instead of stars on my Film list. <br /><br />So, very interesting, Bill. Easy to read too.Noumenonhttp://cartesiantheatre.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com