tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post7778452672642955464..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Tuesday Ten x Two: Music & MoviesNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16491449642744121492008-07-25T11:15:00.000-04:002008-07-25T11:15:00.000-04:00While we're on Nathaniel's anti-groupthink crusade...While we're on Nathaniel's anti-groupthink crusade, a view from the other side of the coin...<BR/><BR/>1. I hated Ewan McGregor in <I>Moulin Rouge!</I>, especially his overbearing, obnoxious grin. Sure, perhaps he's portraying the <I>character</I>'s romantic parasitism. But like how ReneƩ Zellweger unearthed Roxie Hart's fundamental unlikeability, it saps the joy (for me) out of the film. Thank goodness for Baz, Catherine, Nicole, Jim and the Diamond Dogs.<BR/><BR/>2. I wouldn't have nominated Heath Ledger for his perf in <I>Brokeback Mountain</I>, let alone given him an Oscar. It read like an Method Actor's Class 101 in pursing your lips, squinting, hunching, frowning and looking constipated. The gem of <I>BBM</I> was Anne Hathaway, who parsed three different guises of who her character thought she might be, before finally revealing a soul through the excessive makeup and accessories. As for Ledger, the Joker will sadly remain the peak of his career.<BR/><BR/>3. "You're tearing me apart!" is one of the worst line deliveries I have seen an actor give, let alone one from a performance so revered.<BR/><BR/>4. Out of AMPAS' 1972 choices, I would have given Best Picture to <I>Cabaret</I> instead of <I>The Godfather</I>, and Best Supporting Actor to Al Pacino instead of Joel Grey.<BR/><BR/>5. Rachel McAdams was the least adept at playing her character, out of the four Mean Girls.Colin Lowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417142602329843344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-39468922110426176582008-07-23T23:34:00.000-04:002008-07-23T23:34:00.000-04:00Listening to: Pet Shop Boys and Chris Rea and Jos...Listening to: Pet Shop Boys and Chris Rea and Josh Groban.<BR/>(Melanie)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79640360174898393282008-07-23T18:01:00.000-04:002008-07-23T18:01:00.000-04:00Pink fan alert!!!!!!Great to see your love for her...Pink fan alert!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Great to see your love for her and I'm Not Dead, Nathaniel.<BR/><BR/>She'll be releasing her new album on October and new single will drop in less than a month. CAN'T WAIT and hopefully you'll throw a couple of posts her way in the upcoming weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5965950342177325322008-07-23T17:10:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:10:00.000-04:00In response to Beau, I quite agree about Jessica A...In response to Beau, I quite agree about Jessica Alba. I'm not sure how many people got to see Aaron Eckhart et. al in <I>Meet Bill</I>, but Alba completely nails her role. Perhaps she's one of those actresses who's quite vibrant in supporting roles but dull as the star?<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-43319803409789590252008-07-23T15:57:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:57:00.000-04:00My top 10 confessions...10.-I love the prediction ...My top 10 confessions...<BR/>10.-I love the prediction of the Academy Awards, but almost never love the actually winners, especially in the top 6 categories, this year was an exception.<BR/>9.-I belive that Madonna is not as bad actress as most of the people thinks she is.<BR/>8.-I never hate a M. Night Shyamalan's movie, it don't matter how stupid the movie was.<BR/>7.-I can't see Cuba Gooding Jr. in any movie.<BR/>6.-I hate Joel Schumacher's movies.<BR/>5.-I've never seen Gone with the Wind or Casablanca.<BR/>4.-I've never seen the first trilogy of Star Wars.<BR/>3.-I think that Scarface is overrated.<BR/>2.-I HATE the fact that Halle Berry won the Oscar over Nicole Kidman's performance of Satine, the fact that A Beautiful Mind won over Moulin Rouge! and the fact that Jim Broadbent won for Iris over his performance of Zidler and I hate the Ewan McGregor and Baz Luhrmann's omissions.<BR/>1.-I won a free pass to the cinema for one year (expire in march 2009) in a contest of predict the Oscar's winners, and I put the majority of winners that I saw in nathaniel's predictions, i think that i need to share with nathaniel my pass, and if you any time come to Guatemala, Central America, you'll go for free to the cinema.-Luiserghiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131914089900285447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-61391869480994894802008-07-23T13:02:00.000-04:002008-07-23T13:02:00.000-04:00Wow kd, The Hours is my favourite of the decade to...Wow kd, The Hours is my favourite of the decade too... Also followed by Brokeback... In the Bedroom doesn't come third for you too, does it?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53358403074393547672008-07-23T11:54:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:54:00.000-04:00I think a lot of people forget about The Quiet Ame...I think a lot of people forget about <I>The Quiet American</I>.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58029214969365380782008-07-23T11:36:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:36:00.000-04:00I miss Madonna Movies. The rest of the world can d...I miss Madonna Movies. The rest of the world can disagree with me, I say she was FANTASTIC.<BR/><BR/>Confessions:<BR/><BR/>When we had to write short stories in school, I wrote one about how the Spice Girls tour bus broke down in front of my house and they had to live with me and Baby Spice became my girlfriend.<BR/><BR/>When I have nothing to do, I try to see how many Academy Award acting nominees I can name in each category, alphabetically, starting with the most recent and going back . I usually get up to 2000, but sometimes I forget about The Quiet American.Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-57332631010271547722008-07-23T08:45:00.000-04:002008-07-23T08:45:00.000-04:00My confessions:I love Bollywood movies.I have neve...My confessions:<BR/><BR/>I love Bollywood movies.<BR/>I have never seen a Star Wars movie.<BR/>I think Nat's voice is sexy.<BR/>The Hours is my favorite movie of the decade. Brokeback comes in second.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16278291406508983342008-07-23T05:51:00.000-04:002008-07-23T05:51:00.000-04:00I want a Lars Von Trier/Madonna collab right now.S...I want a Lars Von Trier/Madonna collab <B>right now</B>.<BR/><BR/>Some thoughts about Nat's top tens:<BR/>"Wind It Up" was one of the worst songs of 2006. Dreadful.<BR/><BR/>I saw Pink's "I'm Not Dead" concert and it was pretty amazing. I find it mindboggling that in America she was the support act to Justin Timberlake (or whatever) yet down here in Australia she did 37 headline concerts, which I believe is a record.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the "Give It 2 Me" clip is boring. It's the opposite style wise to "True Blue", but just as boring.<BR/><BR/>Most people who think Hilary Swank is dog ugly also think SJP is a grotesque monster and think Jessica Alba is the pinnacle of sexy. I'm not a Swank fan, but she ain't hideous.<BR/><BR/><I>Grand Hotel</I> was... kinda dull.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, see <I>Godfather Part II</I>, it's amazing. The stuff with Robert DeNiro incredibly so.<BR/><BR/>My own admissions (I'm not necessarily embarrassed by all of them though):<BR/><BR/>*I've never seen <I>Schindler's List</I> (which seems to be a recurring admission). I have seen <I>Citizen Kane</I>, <I>Casablanca</I> and all the <I>Godfather</I> movies though, so that's something.<BR/><BR/>*I think <I>One From the Heart</I> is Francis Ford Coppola's best film, even though it was a notorious flop that sent him bankrupt.<BR/><BR/>*I would like silent movies more if I didn't think the subtitles weren't doing justice. The characters seem to talk and talk and talk and all the title card says is "Yes!"<BR/><BR/>*I think <I>Shakespeare in Love</I> totally deserved that Best Picture Oscar. Two, three, four times over <I>Saving Private Ryan</I> (a very good picture, mind you)<BR/><BR/>*I've seen <I>Scream</I> nearly 200 times. I watched it at least once every single day for about 3 months on end over Summer school holidays.<BR/><BR/>*I always thought Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want a New Drug" was a bizarre rip off of Ray Parker Jr's "Ghostbusters" theme, but it turns out it was the other way around.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18737263887413309662008-07-23T04:07:00.000-04:002008-07-23T04:07:00.000-04:00Embarassing confessions:When bored at work I play ...Embarassing confessions:<BR/><BR/>When bored at work I play a fantasy football league with oscar nominated performers. Charlize Theron's XI is currently leading.<BR/><BR/>I really don't like ET.<BR/><BR/>I laughed quite a lot during The Adventures of Pluto Nash.<BR/><BR/>My ipod has been looping the autodropouts recently - not embarassing just answering the second question.Runs Like A Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170144191875296336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70214122529221084262008-07-23T03:26:00.000-04:002008-07-23T03:26:00.000-04:00Never been embarrassed about wanting Madonna to re...Never been embarrassed about wanting Madonna to return to acting. There is an actress in her yet dammit. She needs a real director (von Trier) to bring it out of her.<BR/><BR/>As for my confession. I have never seen any of the Godfather films. Nor The Deer Hunter, Platoon or Apocalypse Now.<BR/><BR/>But I have sat through Who's That Girl more times than I can mention.Michael Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668853285292187310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53427507722437730702008-07-23T01:26:00.000-04:002008-07-23T01:26:00.000-04:00@ beauyou're disgusting."Jessica Alba has potentia...@ beau<BR/><BR/>you're disgusting.<BR/><BR/>"Jessica Alba has potential" ?<BR/><BR/>BAN FOR LIFEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11280509041727930182008-07-23T01:21:00.000-04:002008-07-23T01:21:00.000-04:00I... I... laughed in the trailer for Meet Dave...*...I... I... laughed in the trailer for Meet Dave...<BR/><BR/>*breaks down and cries, but the circle supports him, so its ok*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33362220410501188892008-07-23T00:30:00.000-04:002008-07-23T00:30:00.000-04:00THANK YOU, NAT. I'm glad someone else agrees with ...THANK YOU, NAT. I'm glad someone else agrees with me on the subject of PSH. <BR/><BR/>As for Alba, I can't explain it. It's ineffable. I think she chooses the worst projects known to man but if someone would just shake the shit out of her a few times, she'd come up with something really legit. You never know - I, for one, never expected Theron to produce anything WITHIN THE SAME FREAKING STRATOSPHERE as 'Monster', but Alba has a nice quality about her that needs to be capitalized on. And a new agent. Seriously honey, burn that mother and kabob him like that baby in 'The Road'. No joke.<BR/><BR/>And about the editing in ROTK: I have no qualms about the ending. That's the way the book ended, sans TSOTS. It's the fact that there were FADE-OUTS. <BR/><BR/>...FADE-OUTS.<BR/><BR/>REPEATEDLY.<BR/><BR/>THIS ISN'T 1940'S FILMMAKING. A NICE DISSOLVE WOULD DO THE TRICK. <BR/>WE DON'T NEED TEN-SECOND BLACKOUTS EVERY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE RAISING THE CURTAIN ONCE MORE TO YET ANOTHER SCENE. IT TESTS THE AUDIENCE'S PATIENCE. I KNOW YOU CAN'T GET RID OF ANY OF THOSE CONCLUSIONS BUT A DISSOLVE, AT THE VERY LEAST, ISN'T A COCK-TEASE.<BR/><BR/>Also:<BR/>-Slow-motion sequence of Frodo waking up. <BR/>NO. <BR/>REAL TIME, PLEASE. <BR/>The cheese quotient was off the charts.<BR/><BR/>And will someone FOR THE LOVE OF GOD tell me WHY the editor HAD to insert Aragorn riding off the ship with the Army of the Dead RIGHT IN SMACK-DAB MIDDLE OF THE WITCH KING SCENE? <BR/>Any momentum I felt, any panic or terror, dissolved right before my very eyes.<BR/><BR/>...Hope that wasn't too frightening a rant.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51315932421814842062008-07-22T23:16:00.000-04:002008-07-22T23:16:00.000-04:00"I don't always stay for all the credits when a mo..."I don't always stay for all the credits when a movie ends." <BR/><BR/>Does anyone? The only thing I ever stick around for is oh...here's my first embarrassing thing, the creative names of catering companies.<BR/><BR/>Here are some others:<BR/>I have NEVER walked out of a movie in theatres, even when I was having the worst time of my life thanks to The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.<BR/><BR/>I hated the Lord of the Rings movies.<BR/><BR/>I didn't love The Dark Knight.<BR/><BR/>In High School, I listened to No Limit Records (Master P included), Insane Clown Posse, and whatever mainstream rap was on the radio.<BR/><BR/>I have the biggest man crush on Rob from High Fidelity. I want to be him, or be with him, whichever is the most possible.elgringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856962746924193109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77213473627308748892008-07-22T23:01:00.000-04:002008-07-22T23:01:00.000-04:00I wish Madonna would try acting againfor the love ...<I>I wish Madonna would try acting again</I><BR/><BR/>for the love of god, why???par3182https://www.blogger.com/profile/03647653154201086767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81897986819017094252008-07-22T21:49:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:49:00.000-04:00i didn't like citizen kane & don't see...i didn't like citizen kane & don't see what all the hoopla is about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37891796809134042572008-07-22T21:08:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:08:00.000-04:00Ten filmic confessions:1. I have never seen Butch ...Ten filmic confessions:<BR/><BR/>1. I have never seen Butch Cassidy or Mean Streets.<BR/>2. I can't stand High Noon.<BR/>3. I have practiced my Oscar speech with my shampoo bottle in the shower.<BR/>4. I secretly imagine actors I was rooting for at the Oscars and what their acceptance speeches would be.<BR/>5. I've never really had a crush on a female actress-I just pretend with Kate Winslet.<BR/>6. I make cat calls during Bonnie and Clyde and Splendor in the Grass at Warren Beatty.<BR/>7. I totally think that movie love can happen in real life.<BR/>8. I have a list of every AFI category and my personally ballot for their lists.<BR/>9. I wish they'd bring Billy Crystal back to host the Oscars.<BR/>10. I legitimately think the Harry Potter kids can act.John Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778817752411507792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53873621367406378352008-07-22T21:04:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:04:00.000-04:00The Streep-loving anon should definitely see Postc...The Streep-loving anon should definitely see <EM>Postcards</EM>, as well as <EM>Silkwood</EM>, <EM>Out of Africa</EM>, and of course <EM>Mamma Mia</EM>. And there are LOTS of others to advance to later.<BR/><BR/>I've never seen the <EM>Godfather</EM> films either.<BR/><BR/>But ok seriously, what sucks so much about ROTK's editing, other than the fact that it's too long and can't seem to end? Does that make it SUCK? Maybe it didn't deserve to WIN the oscar, but I don't see remember being particularly upset with any of it. ROTK is at worst the 2nd best of the 3.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14312014627297895222008-07-22T20:22:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:22:00.000-04:00Embarassing Confessions: I got a blogger ID so I c...Embarassing Confessions: <BR/><BR/>I got a blogger ID so I could comment on this site and look legit.<BR/><BR/>Haven't seen Godfather Part 2, casablanca, or citizen kane.<BR/><BR/>A few days ago I spent 12 straight hours watching the Mad Men season 1 marathon on AMC.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365383570428160041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47907763389273789122008-07-22T20:21:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:21:00.000-04:00I think Godfather Part II is wholly overrated. It ...I think Godfather Part II is wholly overrated. It has some fantastic performances and is worth seeing, but it's always felt to me like a Greatest Hits album, where FFC just took a bunch more extra stuff building upon the first movie and crammed it together. The first movie, by the way, I consider PERFECT. The second... if they'd had DVDs back then, it couldve been the extras. <BR/><BR/>vinci, I have so many modern dance alone-in-my-room-as-a-teenager routines... no shame, my friend, no shame. That's essentially how my teenage years were spent. Also, I too know every word - every correct word! - to "Baby Got Back"... and I'll up you a Scat Cat rap in Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract" and Bobby Brown's rap in the Ghostbusters II song "On Our Own". Them's my jams, man.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47131499708858130432008-07-22T20:07:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:07:00.000-04:00* agreed* mostly agree* i have only seen the first...* agreed<BR/>* mostly agree<BR/>* i have only seen the first!<BR/>* you must<BR/>* you should<BR/>* omg. WATCH IT NOW. It's so wondrous<BR/>* um...ew? what brought you to this conclusion?<BR/>* neither do I<BR/>* i didn't see it (eep. and I love Kiki)<BR/>* >sniffle<NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2843132330392232972008-07-22T19:59:00.000-04:002008-07-22T19:59:00.000-04:00Ten Admissions:-I have, do and will always love(d)...Ten Admissions:<BR/><BR/>-I have, do and will always love(d) 'Titanic'.<BR/>-I think 'The Return of the King' is the lesser of the three films. (The editing SUCKS.)<BR/>-I've never seen ANY of the Godfather films.<BR/>-Or Citizen Kane.<BR/>-Or Schindler's List.<BR/>-...or Singin' in the Rain.<BR/>-I think Jessica Alba has potential, if only the bitch would get a project worth her while.<BR/>-I DON'T LIKE PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN. AT ALL. <BR/>-I kinda dug 'Elizabethtown.'<BR/>-I think Hal Holbrook deserved the Oscar over Javier Bardem.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66101530677373173282008-07-22T19:18:00.000-04:002008-07-22T19:18:00.000-04:00I can never remember how to spell the French term ...I can never remember how to spell the French term for appetizers ... it goes something like hoers de oeuvers ... see, I told you.Cinesnatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244752542602944093noreply@blogger.com