tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post876307296316625968..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Before it Rainsbill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-61501897507720532182009-06-16T17:57:42.007-04:002009-06-16T17:57:42.007-04:00Waaaaaah???
A Cronenberg remake? Really? I had ...<i>Waaaaaah</i>???<br /><br />A Cronenberg remake? Really? I had not heard that. Now I, too, am curious...bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-37788553962667348782009-06-16T16:40:16.257-04:002009-06-16T16:40:16.257-04:00Timecrimes was very well done - smart pic for a fi...Timecrimes was very well done - smart pic for a first time director re: keeping the cast and settings limited - will be curious to see what the Cronenberg remake is like! :)Jett Loehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045722522740313563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-19329661638865405962009-06-16T08:05:45.772-04:002009-06-16T08:05:45.772-04:00Thanks, Rick. And you're right, Before it Rai...Thanks, Rick. And you're right, <b>Before it Rains</b> is a much better title. Why the hell didn't they just <i>ask</i> me?bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-25949027428911625662009-06-15T22:02:43.719-04:002009-06-15T22:02:43.719-04:00Fine piece, Bill. I'm going to check it out b...Fine piece, Bill. I'm going to check it out based on your recommendation.<br /><br />You're right: <i>Timecrimes</i> is a dumb title; "Before it Rains" would be better.Rick Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846018585978997261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-82477755477620456622009-06-15T14:04:47.148-04:002009-06-15T14:04:47.148-04:00I gotta check this one out. I've heard good th...I gotta check this one out. I've heard good things about it, and your excellent write-up makes it a priority.<br /><br />In other words, pressure's on!Ryan Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054550377681273142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-57380646659106666342009-06-15T08:06:46.759-04:002009-06-15T08:06:46.759-04:00I really did like it, Bob. The twist problem I ha...I really did like it, Bob. The twist problem I had was mainly not a big deal because it was revealed about a half hour after the story element was introduced. Had it been the big stinger at the end, I probably wouldn't have like the movie have as much.<br /><br />I've never read Wyndham -- he's a big gap in my SF/horror reading. I need to get on that. Thanks for the recommendation.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-14228881709408826532009-06-14T21:52:42.837-04:002009-06-14T21:52:42.837-04:00I'm so glad you liked this Bill...I think I kn...I'm so glad you liked this Bill...I think I know the twist you mean and I had the same reaction, but the film slowly built from there and in the end was wholly successful for me (plot issues be damned).<br /><br />It reminded me a bit of a collection of short stories by John Wyndham called "The Seeds Of Time". It was one of my favourite books growing up and had mostly time travel stories with different paradox issues. Great stuff.Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-56607096918902073242009-06-14T14:12:58.029-04:002009-06-14T14:12:58.029-04:00I'll be sure to check those out.I'll be sure to check those out.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-85926686108371567632009-06-14T09:52:18.057-04:002009-06-14T09:52:18.057-04:00I've got reviews of Primer, La Jetee and 12 Mo...I've got reviews of Primer, La Jetee and 12 Monkeys on my site.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730000155687661753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-6371711308144547382009-06-14T09:28:47.554-04:002009-06-14T09:28:47.554-04:00Thanks, Marilyn. I found Primer so confusing by t...Thanks, Marilyn. I found <b>Primer</b> so confusing by the end that now I wouldn't even be able to discuss it with anyone. I have no hold on what happens in the last half hour or so of that film that I can't even form an intelligent question about it. Part of that is obviously due to how long ago I saw it, but still...<br /><br />I saw <b>Le Jetee</b> in college and like it a lot, which surprised me at the time. I was also surprised at how directly based on it <b>12 Monkeys</b> turned out to be. I figured <b>12 Monkeys</b> just used the central premise, but no, it was a bit more than that.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-79699626678102961562009-06-14T08:52:29.000-04:002009-06-14T08:52:29.000-04:00Bill - Nice write-up. I'm not always a fan of ...Bill - Nice write-up. I'm not always a fan of time travel movies for all the reasons you cite at the beginning of the post. I'm glad you brought up <i>Primer</i>, which baffled me so much the first time I saw it that I actually had a rather bad headache leaving the theatre. And I saw it at Ebertfest where Carruth was there to talk about it and presumably clear up some questions! But, it was damn intriguing, and that melancholy air you mention is exactly right for the tone. It sounds like this film got it right.<br /><br />My favorite time travel film is La Jetee, which is a going back in time to get it right film, but also manages to be about what time travel does to the traveler.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730000155687661753noreply@blogger.com