tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post3259412799685792466..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: 20:07 (The Whole Bloody Affair)NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1771424871912596532007-06-16T01:33:00.001-04:002007-06-16T01:33:00.001-04:00And I just rewatched this today. So very good.And I just rewatched this today. So very good.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28722371350480919852007-06-16T01:33:00.000-04:002007-06-16T01:33:00.000-04:00Judge, the yellow tracksuit she wore was actually ...Judge, the yellow tracksuit she wore was actually a replica of the one Bruce Lee wears in <I>Game of Death</I>. So I'm not whether that knocks it down a few notches.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87556491092735314552007-06-15T11:15:00.000-04:002007-06-15T11:15:00.000-04:00Whew! I thought I might encounter a wellspring of ...Whew! I thought I might encounter a wellspring of defense for KB2 and DP, but with my dislike for both, I'm sitting comfortably in the majority over here.<BR/><BR/>Feels funny.<BR/><BR/>The blog-a-thon was freaking awesome, and I've discovered and bookmarked several new spots. Thanks again!Catherine Cantieri, Sortedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262832512019134481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38325444592926442522007-06-15T11:10:00.001-04:002007-06-15T11:10:00.001-04:00Amen, Steve!As for the film discussion, I agree on...Amen, Steve!<BR/><BR/>As for the film discussion, I agree on all counts.<BR/><BR/>KB1 >>>>>>> KB2<BR/><BR/>PT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DPYaseen Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908587347677660287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59293484343744531762007-06-15T11:10:00.000-04:002007-06-15T11:10:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yaseen Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908587347677660287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-92086860904029698582007-06-15T10:35:00.000-04:002007-06-15T10:35:00.000-04:00Adam, that Sandino Moreno deserved the nomination ...Adam, that Sandino Moreno deserved the nomination over Thurman in '04 certainly helps to alleviate the weirdness of her nomination.<BR/><BR/>And it would be nice if career achievement and name recognition counted for nothing at all in the nomination process.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6968198807815838842007-06-15T10:02:00.000-04:002007-06-15T10:02:00.000-04:00I have a question: Has there been a costume so ico...I have a question: Has there been a costume so iconic this decade than The Bride's yellow jumpsuit? Tell me otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I<BR/><BR/>dare<BR/><BR/>you.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17126912928153855523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29916831188974670862007-06-15T08:23:00.000-04:002007-06-15T08:23:00.000-04:00i loved being part of the blog-a-thon!! it was rea...i loved being part of the blog-a-thon!! it was really fun to write my article and i'm still going through all the marvelous things written.Lucas Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819278292554693395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61497079916580383832007-06-15T08:14:00.000-04:002007-06-15T08:14:00.000-04:00i adore both parts of the kill bill movies but sur...i adore both parts of the kill bill movies but surely the vol I is my favorite. it's too much of a bloody rampage and cultural icons for me to overlook. vol II is beautiful and deep, but i also hate shallow people who can't get what vol I is about saying vol II is better just because vol I has too much blood.Lucas Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819278292554693395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52267914273984775292007-06-15T07:56:00.000-04:002007-06-15T07:56:00.000-04:00ugh the weinsteins.i'm so worried that they're the...ugh the weinsteins.<BR/><BR/>i'm so worried that they're the ones with <I>I'm Not There</I>. and i'm alarmed that so many filmmakers still sign on with themNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38953075142254508862007-06-15T02:24:00.000-04:002007-06-15T02:24:00.000-04:00I was a bit disappointed with Vol 2 initially, but...I was a bit disappointed with <I>Vol 2</I> initially, but then I rewatched it on DVD and thought it was amazing. Not as flat out genius amazing as <I>Vol 1</I>, but nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, it's all well and good that you guys get to discuss how talky <I>Death Proof</I> is and how fun <I>Planet Terror</I> is but the Weinsteins are still dicking the world around. I don't think we get <I>Death Proof</I> until November. And <I>PT</I> doesn't even have a release date at all.<BR/><BR/>And they're releasing the DVDs seperately in America. <I>PT</I> isn't getting a release yet at all as of the moment.<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, they were supposedly gonna release a big 3 hour <I>Kill Bill</I> but much like many other Weinstein promises, they got flushed down the crapper.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-12087430223186857112007-06-15T00:16:00.000-04:002007-06-15T00:16:00.000-04:00Bob, i totally agree with you about the one film a...Bob, i totally agree with you about the one film and the slowness of vol 2 not being a problem in that context. i AM exhausted by the end of vol 1 (even tho' i love it) and, yeah, woulda worked better for me<BR/><BR/>i'm not sure why i'm instigating this early 04 conversation again (musta been the action women) but well... here we areNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88015988131155566342007-06-15T00:10:00.000-04:002007-06-15T00:10:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.i'm in the movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539025030512327152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9452281838789364292007-06-14T23:49:00.000-04:002007-06-14T23:49:00.000-04:00Haha -- I love that you've grouped the "Lolas" tog...Haha -- I love that you've grouped the "Lolas" together. I am so amused -- and honored.Middentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829095129849712488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65430612091102085682007-06-14T20:34:00.000-04:002007-06-14T20:34:00.000-04:00Man, it's still so weird that Keisha Castle-Hughes...Man, it's still so weird that Keisha Castle-Hughes got nominated over Uma in '03 and then Catalina Sandino Moreno got in over her in '04. I mean, Jesus. Does career achievement and name recognition count for nothing at all?adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-76394890191851265212007-06-14T20:30:00.000-04:002007-06-14T20:30:00.000-04:00They should really rerelease it in theaters as a s...They should really rerelease it in theaters as a single movie, 3 hours with an intermission. Hell, I'd see it again. Or they should at least release a DVD of it all streamlined and edited together. Are there plans in the works to do that?<BR/><BR/>If it'd been released as a 3-hour movie with an intermission (probably a good publicity angle), it definitely would've gotten some oscar noms. At the very least Uma and the editing would've made it. And quite possibly David Carradine, the cinematography, and the sound effects editing as well. Sigh.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54451635712608667662007-06-14T19:20:00.000-04:002007-06-14T19:20:00.000-04:00This is a lot helpful in seeking an individual opi...This is a lot helpful in seeking an individual opinion on a specific. How can all this not be a success?<BR/><BR/>And I loved <I>Vol. 1</I>, haven't seen <I>Vol. 2</I> yet.<BR/><BR/>And for <I>Vol. 1</I>, that was really at 20:07?! WOW! That's one of the best so far absolutely.<BR/><BR/>And now I kinda regret not finishing a post on Miranda Otto. Oh well.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17126912928153855523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58333512269163070042007-06-14T18:58:00.000-04:002007-06-14T18:58:00.000-04:00I two am in the "like both halves" camp, but I rea...I two am in the "like both halves" camp, but I really think the problem is that it should have been one movie, and that would have forced a certain degree of concision. Certainly, the "House of Blue Leaves" fight could have been at least a third shorter and Budd's visit to the workplace -- which I actually like -- could have been left out entirely. <BR/><BR/>As one film running just a bit over three hours, with an intermision (and they need to bring those back), I think it would have played perfectly. For one thing, I think that after the House of Blue Leaves megafight, the audience would have been ready for a long break from the ultraviolence. Breaking it up into two films created an built-in letdown since people were expecting the second half to be as action packed as the first.<BR/><BR/>And I actually like the Superman speech. On the other hand, I did think "Deathproof" was just plain talky, though the final car chase covers a multitude of sins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23112223165753450132007-06-14T18:31:00.000-04:002007-06-14T18:31:00.000-04:00I actually like both Kill Bill parts about equally...I actually like both <I>Kill Bill</I> parts about equally, but can understand the complaints. Had they not been split into two films the shift would have probably been more jarring, though I actually consider it one long film in two sections.<BR/><BR/>I think the reason I love the second one may have to do more with Uma's training sequence followed by her "grave" escape. I love everything about that, including the music. And of course there was also the Amazon fight. <BR/><BR/>Pretty much agreed on <I>Grindhouse</I>. I think <I>Planet Terror</I> is the most fun I've had at the movies so far this year. The tension of the last half hour or so of <I>Death Proof</I> made sitting through the rest of it worthwhile, but I agree with Adam, those first gals were disposable.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, I haven't read all of the action babe posts, (great job coordinating that, Nat) but Zoe Bell kicked all kinds of ass. <BR/><BR/>Other gals I would have been tempted to write about include:<BR/><BR/>Miranda Otto in <I>The Return of the King</I> (knowing me...duh!)<BR/><BR/>Angela Basset in <I>Strange Days</I><BR/><BR/>Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in <I>The Abyss</I><BR/><BR/>And another unconventional one that a friend reminded me about, Linda Fiorentino in <I>The Last Seduction</I>SusanPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247068663993460537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30476011608021518872007-06-14T14:54:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:54:00.000-04:00*Kill Bill = Kill Bill 2 (obviously)*<EM>Kill Bill</EM> = <EM>Kill Bill 2</EM> (obviously)adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45063220903687549452007-06-14T14:53:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:53:00.000-04:00I agree about Kill Bill, and about Grindhouse. It...I agree about <EM>Kill Bill</EM>, and about <EM>Grindhouse</EM>. <BR/><BR/>It was frustrating that <EM>Kill Bill</EM> was always hailed as the "better" of the two installments because it has more "character development" and "thematic relevance" or whatever. What about being CINEMATIC? And CONCISE? I mean, hello.<BR/><BR/>And I was totally bored throughout the first half or so of <EM>Grindhouse</EM>, right until the first car crash. The first group of girls was SO lame. And what were they even talking about? I have no idea. The second half was cool, though. Better dialogue, or maybe just better actors, but I cared so much more about those girls.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64706577528369634522007-06-14T14:26:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:26:00.000-04:00I did nominate herI did <A HREF="http://www.thefilmexperience.net/Awards/2004/awards1.html" REL="nofollow">nominate her</A>NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82123164037528403232007-06-14T13:58:00.000-04:002007-06-14T13:58:00.000-04:00that was Darryl Hannah's best performance ever"You...that was Darryl Hannah's best performance ever<BR/><BR/>"You know, I love that word. Gargantuan. I so rarely get to use it in a sentence."<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>I would have nominated her for Supporting Actress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29998014634895146972007-06-14T13:50:00.000-04:002007-06-14T13:50:00.000-04:00I have to agree about Volume 2...all that talk abo...I have to agree about Volume 2...all that talk about Superman at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com