tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post1269401347383787493..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Which movie...NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79245296784418639542010-05-31T01:52:06.965-04:002010-05-31T01:52:06.965-04:00I know this is a little niche, but 'Smilla'...I know this is a little niche, but 'Smilla's Sense of Snow,' which was a great book.<br /><br />'Six Days, Seven Nights' is a sentimental choice. (I used to live in Tahiti.) It could've been so-o-o delightful if they had invested in a better script -- and a stronger supporting cast. (Anne Heche and Harrison Ford had terrific chemistry!)<br /><br />And finally, 'The Great Gatsby' should've been a winner but, as much as I love Mia, was miscast and poorly directed.Cluster Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536270677455131262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70193771237545535192010-05-30T07:51:06.054-04:002010-05-30T07:51:06.054-04:00The Godfather Part III, obviously. Get Winona Ryd...The Godfather Part III, obviously. Get Winona Ryder in there for Sofia Coppola, and don't rush the production to be ready for Oscar season.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987834840694434326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7627005563637066812010-05-29T20:53:30.593-04:002010-05-29T20:53:30.593-04:00Oh, and I forgot of The DaVinci Code, terrible ada...Oh, and I forgot of The DaVinci Code, terrible adaptation (I didn't see Angels and Demons for that).<br />And the Harry Potter's too, no so terribles but dissapointings (except for the third one).Isabel Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07057848758729423797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77336863578406511152010-05-29T20:46:04.197-04:002010-05-29T20:46:04.197-04:00The Golden Compass (Northern Lights)
I really lik...The Golden Compass (Northern Lights)<br /><br />I really like the books, specially the last two, but I think they missed the opportunity doing a childish adaptation. In the book there is actually more action, cruelty, credibility and methapyisics.<br />The cast was great, but not the tone, the director or the adapted screenplay. <br />I wish someone do a real adaptation of the trilogy (with Nicole please). =)Isabel Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07057848758729423797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11196546865512427462010-05-29T13:39:11.121-04:002010-05-29T13:39:11.121-04:00"Stranger Than Fiction" was so imaginati..."Stranger Than Fiction" was so imaginative -if only it didn't have Will Farrell in the lead! Mark Ruffalo or Danny Huston, maybe.<br /><br />"While You Were Sleeping" was a sweet classic, but wasn't there anyone more attractive than Bill Pullman that they could hire?<br /><br />Yes, Colin Firth was great as Mr. Darcy but Jennifer Erhle is a self-satisfied pill. I want to squash her smug face in every time I see her.<br /><br />Nancy Meyer's "The Holiday" would be more satisfying fluff if she had a decent romantic couple in it. The English sibs are great (Kate Winslet and Jude Law) but the American actors are awful (Cameron Diaz and Jack Black). Could we have had Reese Witherspoon and Adrien Brody instead? (Diaz could have made "4 Christmases").<br /><br />I would have liked to have seen Anjelica Huston and Clint Eastwood as the lovers in "The Bridges of Madison County". Or Isabella Rossellini.<br /><br />And of course, the worst: "Harry Potter". Harry is played by a plodding pedestrian middle-brow actor, where he should be like the young Christian Bale in "The Empire of the Sun". Brilliant, original, unpredictable, artistic. That's what makes the story - that Harry has so much innate talent but you don't know which way it will go.adrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65215568120286779342010-05-27T18:23:10.320-04:002010-05-27T18:23:10.320-04:00I would have liked to have seen what Mark Romanek ...I would have liked to have seen what Mark Romanek would have done with The Wolfman...perhaps there was no saving that script, but Joe Johnston was not a step in the right direction for what might be the worst movie I've seen this year short of Daybreakers.Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55950784107837031942010-05-27T18:03:25.339-04:002010-05-27T18:03:25.339-04:00Public Enemies. Right pieces in place, but the exe...Public Enemies. Right pieces in place, but the execution was off.Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87723907394350740222010-05-27T05:08:45.572-04:002010-05-27T05:08:45.572-04:00The Prestige, minus Scarlett Johanssen's awkwa...The Prestige, minus Scarlett Johanssen's awkward performance, would be a masterpiece. Put Emily Blunt in the role and see what transpires.Laikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440073181249211138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81853840502524836482010-05-27T01:16:31.107-04:002010-05-27T01:16:31.107-04:00Couldn't think of one, but then my best friend...Couldn't think of one, but then my best friend just showed me Hook. My first time, his first time since he was a child. Now *that's* a missed opportunity. Fantastic ideas going on here -- Hook using Peter's son against him, Tinkerbell's unrequited love, the whole growing up thing that's par for the course with Peter Pan stories -- but no one knows what to do with it! Tonally, it's a mess, and the script sacrifices the larger, more "adult" themes for food fights, namecalling contests, and fat jokes. It's also yet another case of a director allowing Dustin Hoffman and his scene partner (Bob Hoskins in this case) to riff unintelligibly and without saying anything of consequence. So many things could have been done here thematically, but all sacrificed so they could make a kid's movie. But then, why keep all those other elements? Why keep the death scene at the end that is quickly glossed over? Mind-boggling and irritating. Thank God for that Peter Pan movie with Jason Isaacs.Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77757463489900496282010-05-26T21:17:48.773-04:002010-05-26T21:17:48.773-04:00I actually adore Burton's "Sweeney Todd.&...I actually adore Burton's "Sweeney Todd." It was my #1 of 2007 and after a recent viewing I stand by it. Helena Bonham Carter actually gives my favorite performance in the film. I think because of the story, their lack of singing ability sometimes comes across as desperation in their voices...but maybe that's just me. Still, I can't help thinking what that film would've been with Emma Thompson as Mrs. Lovett.<br /><br />I think I'd throw "Proof" out there. I love the performances, Anthony Hopkins and Hope Davis in particular, but coming from such a great play, there was so much potential.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206689829422865411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83345187177175441882010-05-26T20:10:14.436-04:002010-05-26T20:10:14.436-04:00Sunshine. I love the movie, but 30 extra minutes ...Sunshine. I love the movie, but 30 extra minutes of character development, one less plot twist, and Tarkovsky would make this a masterpiece for the all time lists.Arkaannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34846860891725655422010-05-26T19:48:34.368-04:002010-05-26T19:48:34.368-04:00beau -- and i had forgotten that. Curse you for re...beau -- and i had forgotten that. Curse you for reminding me! ;)<br /><br />seasondays -- am inclined to agree. lot of settling for moneymaking and stopping short of really going for magic and classic moviesNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59940965077022171692010-05-26T19:46:09.906-04:002010-05-26T19:46:09.906-04:00'Rent'. With Scorsese, it would have been ...'Rent'. With Scorsese, it would have been a masterpiece.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-7503483052557102722010-05-26T19:37:19.286-04:002010-05-26T19:37:19.286-04:00Hehe, people already made my point about Sweeney T...Hehe, people already made my point about Sweeney Todd (this is why I should read first, but eh). So I'll throw in another.<br /><br />Darkness, a crappy horror film from a couple years ago starring Anna Paquin and Lena Olin. Could have been amazing, but they had no idea what they were going for. Definitely needed a rewrite on that script. Or one less rewrite. That could have been the problem.Polihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304389092824787768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-67517601520502858842010-05-26T19:30:49.954-04:002010-05-26T19:30:49.954-04:00Sweeney Todd. Currently, it is a good movie. Get...Sweeney Todd. Currently, it is a good movie. Get some people who can sing and it would be a masterpiece.ahoPolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304389092824787768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66709493437885987872010-05-26T18:50:33.479-04:002010-05-26T18:50:33.479-04:00The first recent movie that jumps to mind is A Sca...The first recent movie that jumps to mind is <i>A Scanner Darkly</i>. I loved the rotoscoping, the trippy, well-realized Philip K. Dick world, and the antics of Downey, Harrelson, Ryder, and especially Rory Cochrane. But NO, instead we have to focus on the confusion and redemption of Keanu "Whoa" Reeves.<br /><br />Why not just cut Keanu out and make it a sci-fi version of <i>Slacker</i>?<br /><br />And @badmotherfucker: this is probably a debate that will rage forever, but remove the zither and <i>The Third Man</i> becomes instantly 50% less droll.Andreashttp://mendthiscrack.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56096518110945466702010-05-26T18:22:48.471-04:002010-05-26T18:22:48.471-04:00ROBIN HOOD! There biggest misstep was not making ...ROBIN HOOD! There biggest misstep was not making it anything like any Robin Hood stories. And Cate Blanchett (Thats right, she is AWFUL in it. Ugh!)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624007180700549042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83855083080641589602010-05-26T17:12:35.847-04:002010-05-26T17:12:35.847-04:00Interview with the Vampire? I think there was only...Interview with the Vampire? I think there was only one minor problem: Tom Cruise. Other than that, nothing. Dunst was best in show, but Slater and Banderas were good at least. Who to switch for Lestat? Wait. I've got it. Switch Slater and Tom Cruise if anything.Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2223054917874052302010-05-26T17:08:47.826-04:002010-05-26T17:08:47.826-04:00"Funny People," minus the last half-hour..."Funny People," minus the last half-hour.Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18379006525268978407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84303511920962430792010-05-26T16:35:08.191-04:002010-05-26T16:35:08.191-04:00I have to go with something I recently wrote about...I have to go with something I recently wrote about because it's so fresh in my memory, and that would be Robert Altman's <i>Quintet</i>. It really does have a lot going for it: excellent cast, interesting premise, and a fascinating, intricately detailed set design. But it becomes massively hampered by Altman's indulgent visual gimmicks, and the screenplay has some real pacing problems. It all adds up to a giant failed experiment, an interesting one, but quite far from the work of staunch visionary genius it could have been.Drew McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054307044280470117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70475913779907626592010-05-26T16:15:58.554-04:002010-05-26T16:15:58.554-04:00State of Play
It was one of the most disappointin...<i>State of Play</i><br /><br />It was one of the most disappointing movies of last year for me just because they took everything AWESOME from the brilliant British miniseries it was based on and cut them out! Plus Russell Crowe was miscast and the whole thing was just dull.Ryan T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11249768784800120083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81481173671072490242010-05-26T16:13:44.589-04:002010-05-26T16:13:44.589-04:00@ John T - "Alice in Wonderland. It should ha...@ John T - "Alice in Wonderland. It should have been made several years ago with Dakota Fanning"<br /><br />That would have been brilliant!!!Wild Celtichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839331422541811675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3612380965775245332010-05-26T16:02:57.894-04:002010-05-26T16:02:57.894-04:00the HARRY POTTERs
they had great material, but th...the HARRY POTTERs<br /><br />they had great material, but they settle for good [maybe very good]<br /><br />style trumps substance, and is more a corporate version than a saga done from a writer and director's perspectiveseasondayshttp://ssds-elfanatico.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58118412850808847262010-05-26T16:00:53.742-04:002010-05-26T16:00:53.742-04:00@MattyD -- Lynne Ramsay's THE LOVELY BONES wou...@MattyD -- Lynne Ramsay's THE LOVELY BONES would have been just about as different from Jacksons as two films can be. I think the only similarity might have been the title!<br /><br />@Marsha -- ooh, yeah. why not. a stage motif for something that's absolutely a stage show. I can't express how much better DOUBT the play was than DOUBT the movie.<br /><br />@The Man -- agreed on Synecdoche.<br /><br />@mrripley -- interesting choice because MARY REILLY was really an interesting concept. but somehow it didn't work at all. I imagine this is what that buzzy script for what turned into the new ROBIN HOOD was like too. Fresh angle but then somehow ruined in the making.<br /><br />@Paul -- so many good ideas in this comment field. I'd recast that film too. in almost every role. i actually wish someone would remake it.<br /><br />@badmotherfucker -- yeah. KBvol 2 does feel like a ton of filler. and while i love love love Vol. 1, i could see trimming it a bit to shove KBvol. 2 into its running time.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49149255079060835972010-05-26T15:56:24.602-04:002010-05-26T15:56:24.602-04:00Speaking of Sweeney Todd, its Helena Bonham Carter...Speaking of Sweeney Todd, its Helena Bonham Carter's birthday today =)<br /><br />I actually like Burton's adaptation, but agree about most other musical-to movie translations being dreadful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com