tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post1887542363763105061..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: We Can't Wait #13 Stop-LossNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75596601692913540902008-02-15T21:55:00.000-05:002008-02-15T21:55:00.000-05:00maybe people try to stay positive. No one likes th...maybe people try to stay positive. No one likes the war but the movies are are negative when it comes to talking the war in Iraq. <BR/>How about we make something different? Something that shows how the guys/gals in uniform are doing their best to make this thing work... not for Bush or the politicians but for America. Real stories of heroism. Americans and Iraqis standing together to make a difference but no one cares about them. Only crappy stuff get the attention of the people who make movies. <BR/>If you can't be famous be infamous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28760844714533473352008-02-15T13:40:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:40:00.000-05:00I am a huge fan of Kimberly Pierce's work, and am ...I am a huge fan of Kimberly Pierce's work, and am really looking forward to this movies. All of the comments that the film is getting is just making me want to see it more! The cast is great in my book, and I completely adore Joseph Gordon LevittAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74537886523186199062008-02-13T20:57:00.000-05:002008-02-13T20:57:00.000-05:00I'm surprised nobody came out and started hollerin...I'm surprised nobody came out and started hollerin' "Meryl Streep is Iraq-poison!!!" considering the way online film journos are these days.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35540321660070943592008-02-13T18:14:00.000-05:002008-02-13T18:14:00.000-05:00I loooved Boys Don't Cry. I'm definitely looking ...I loooved Boys Don't Cry. I'm definitely looking forward to this one... if "looking forward to" is the right phrase?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36297161446566971862008-02-13T15:15:00.000-05:002008-02-13T15:15:00.000-05:00another thing derek and i mean NO offense by this ...another thing <B>derek</B> and i mean NO offense by this because maybe you have extraordinary taste... but i'm finding it harder and harder to trust one person's opinion... anyones. I mean the amount of people who can see a performance like the one Julie Christie gave in Away From Her and come away with "it sucks"...<BR/><BR/>I just...<BR/><BR/>the mind reels from how differently people see things.<BR/><BR/>beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.<BR/><BR/><B>rural</B> me too.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78661052613134014902008-02-13T14:16:00.000-05:002008-02-13T14:16:00.000-05:00I still remain unconvinced that Rendition or Lions...I still remain unconvinced that Rendition or Lions for Lambs are any good. Movies like that NEED good reviews. Neither got them. You have to remember that. It's too easy to blame America for not seeing movies about Iraq. Without good reviews, people just don't see more serious fare.RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960849284510182412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63020265893890176762008-02-13T11:40:00.000-05:002008-02-13T11:40:00.000-05:00the scott... you should go over to the stop-loss b...<B>the scott...</B> you should go over to the stop-loss blog then and thank her for fulfilling your fantasy!<BR/><BR/><B>derek</B> noted. I'll stay curious though until i see it. One of the reasons i rarely ever post anything test screening related is opinions seem to be all over the map and it's tough to say until the film is locked and loaded and reviewed what the general feel towards it will be.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47067364064634123282008-02-13T11:12:00.000-05:002008-02-13T11:12:00.000-05:00Hate to throw a wet blanket on the proceedings (an...Hate to throw a wet blanket on the proceedings (and I've already posted this once before on TFE), but I saw a test screening of Stop-Loss a few months ago and it is an enormous letdown. I was a fan of Boys Don't Cry, so also looking forward to Peirce's next film (especially with such a delicious cast), but it really misses the mark due to trite plot points and no sort of character development. As far as Iraq-themed films go, I think this is the worst one I've seen (I saw LFL, Rendition, and Elah).<BR/><BR/>Sorry :(<BR/><BR/>But hey - balance this out with the positive screening review Nathaniel posted awhile ago, and maybe my opinion will be in the minority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-63949484460118473232008-02-13T09:23:00.000-05:002008-02-13T09:23:00.000-05:00one of the things i've noticed is that while peopl...one of the things i've noticed is that while people have ignored movies about iraq, they haven't ignored the documentaries.<BR/><BR/>i think people are more interested in factual interpratation over dramatic interpretation.<BR/><BR/>this movie looks a lot better though then some of the other iraq-based-dramas.<BR/><BR/>i know i want to see it.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3905571683066818272008-02-13T09:04:00.000-05:002008-02-13T09:04:00.000-05:00I sorta, kinda love that Pierce (a fantastic queer...I sorta, kinda love that Pierce (a fantastic queer director) cast one of the leads in my teenage queer fantasies as the star of her new film (Philippe). Obviously she did it just for me.H. Alan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004370203208601944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55503198820998243152008-02-13T08:16:00.000-05:002008-02-13T08:16:00.000-05:00Oh, I must say though that Phillippe did impress m...Oh, I must say though that Phillippe did impress me in 2007's <I>Breach</I>, but I could have him never make a movie again and I wouldn't be upset. Joseph Gordon-Levitt on the other hand...Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43903880078942551142008-02-12T22:13:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:13:00.000-05:00I will watch Ryan Philippe in anything (recently h...I will watch Ryan Philippe in anything (recently have Little Boy Blue on tap. Oh if I only knew how to send money online, I'd have the film experience review that).<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I'd lay off Channing Tatum for now. Didn't anyone watch A Guide to Recognizing your Saints? The guy is going to grow up to be Eric Roberts. Isn't that enough?The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.com