tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post6923284832552820865..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Capsule Reviews Which Are Actually Rather Longbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-49296334860737131402011-12-05T15:17:05.248-05:002011-12-05T15:17:05.248-05:00Yeah, I love BRIDES OF DRACULA. NIGHT CREATURES d...Yeah, I love BRIDES OF DRACULA. NIGHT CREATURES does have the same beautiful look and feel, just not the vampires and no Van Helsing.Greg F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12988142631436195913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-60432504488660566502011-12-05T15:13:37.875-05:002011-12-05T15:13:37.875-05:00You're close on THE HUNTER. He's on the t...You're close on THE HUNTER. He's on the tractor chasing some guys who are in a car, which explodes for reasons that elude me. It's a pretty rotten movie, sadly. The closing credits are exactly like that of a TV show from the same era.<br /><br />NIGHT CREATURES isn't a masterpiece or anything, but I just noticed how much more involved I became as it went along. I thought it was a "good time", and it was part of a Hammer film collection I picked up a while ago, one that also has BRIDES OF DRACULA, which, if I'm not mistaken, is a favorite of yours.<br /><br />I sort of assumed, just while idly thinking about it, that you would not enjoy SCOTT PILGRIM. The thing is, the specialized audience you refer to, I'm not really a part of it. In age, I'm right there, or close enough, but my interest in the stuff the characters are into was only glancing, for the most part. Even when I was heavy into comics, or heavy for me anyway, it was mostly Alan Moore and Batman. I just think it's about 75% entertaining, the movie I mean, and an interesting look into what Edgar Wright has in his arsenal.<br /><br />You'll probably like DARK OF THE SUN about as much and in the same way as I did.<br /><br />I'm sort of disappointed in myself for talking almost not at all about HUNGER's filmmaking, so maybe you should see it, I don't know, but these are <i>capsule</i> reviews!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-33134198825150469642011-12-05T14:11:48.442-05:002011-12-05T14:11:48.442-05:00And scene.
Now then, I saw Hunter when it came ou...And scene.<br /><br />Now then, I saw <b>Hunter</b> when it came out and all I remember is Steve McQueen in a cornfield on a tractor, or he's being chased by a tractor. Then a bomb or grenade or something goes off and he flies through the air. That's it. I remember nothing else so... I guess it probably suck pretty bad.<br /><br /><b>Night Creatures</b> looks great but it's not a favorite Hammer or Cushing film for me. I do like it, just not enough to want to own it and watch it again and again. But I do like the look and feel very much. <br /><br /><b>Scott Pilgrim vs. The World</b>. Man did I hate that movie. Pretty much every second. So I guess we're on different sides there. I can see how certain jokes would go over well with certain audiences and how the frenetic look and pacing might make it enticing for the audience it's intended for, so I don't think it's incompetent, just very specialized. I think the best movies are for everyone and movies for very specific audiences are good for a particular group and time and have a limited shelf life. <br /><br />Didn't see <b>Hunger</b>. Don't really care to. <br /><br />Haven't seen <b>Dark Side</b> either but kind of want to. <br /><br />And there you have it.Greg F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12988142631436195913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-19225582404259870432011-12-05T10:04:38.710-05:002011-12-05T10:04:38.710-05:00[I stare at Greg with total, stunned, but mute und...[I stare at Greg with total, stunned, but mute understanding. The story cuts too deep for words. Finally I nod, stand up, and leave the room.]bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-24082641751484593232011-12-05T08:21:44.345-05:002011-12-05T08:21:44.345-05:00Geez, why was this a "capsule" post? Wh...Geez, why was this a "capsule" post? Why didn't you just do five separate posts over the next two weeks? Then you wouldn't have to worry about running out of things to write about. You're probably wondering why I don't do capsule reviews. Well... <br /><br />When I was ten, my best friend's mother was in a car accident. He had to go to the hospital and I said I'd take care of his dog while he was gone. At first, it was kind of nice. The dog was a black lab and we got along great and I didn't have a pet myself so it was kind of like having a pet but not really, you know? So his mom's gets worse and my friend - Timmy was his name, by the way - Timmy says, "Greg, can you take the dog to your house for a while? I don't know what's going to happen." "Sure," I says, "no problem." <br /><br />So I get the dog to my house - the dog's name is Coco, by the way - so I get Coco to my house and she starts freaking out. I'm like, "Coco, calm down! It's just a different house!" and Coco says, "Ruff! Ruff, ruff, ruff!" So I'm like, "Shit, this isn't working." I figure I'll give Coco some food, she'll calm down and everything will be okay. Only thing is, I didn't bring the food bag. Shit, right? So, I don't know what to give Coco. Do I give her a full meal of something from the fridge or do I give her a little of this, a little of that, you know, see what she likes. So I go with that option. I take some chips, some cheese, some Hormel chili, some Rotel and some sweetened condensed milk and I put it in a big bucket for her and just like I hoped, she calms down and starts eating. <br /><br />Ten minutes later, she's puking everywhere. I've never made a sample platter again.Greg F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12988142631436195913noreply@blogger.com