tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post8935817050089005558..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: This is Happening Right Now in Johannesburg!NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14910371465866663742010-08-17T14:18:32.793-04:002010-08-17T14:18:32.793-04:00agentzelda -- you are brilliant. i never thought a...agentzelda -- you are brilliant. i never thought about that kid and his lack of phone buddies. so sad.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69289996787669413832010-08-13T16:00:26.451-04:002010-08-13T16:00:26.451-04:00It's a bio-lab/pseudo-hospital! Full of people...It's a bio-lab/pseudo-hospital! Full of people in white smocks. Maybe he found the laundry room. What I'd like to know is why if he stole blue pants from the laundry line he's wearing brown pants for most of the rest of the movie? The blue pants didn't fit? We don't see him finish trying them on. And that kid he stole the cellphone from must be the most unpopular kid in Johannesburg! No one ever calls for him; if the phone rings, it's Tania.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3441520363564774842010-08-11T17:28:44.684-04:002010-08-11T17:28:44.684-04:00This is about your "Best Videography Ranking&...This is about your "Best Videography Ranking" in regards to musicians:<br /><br />It's Primus. They're the best music video makers. I'd rank the videos:<br /><br />1. Mr. Krinkle. (A single shot circus.)<br />2. Lacquer Head (A Claymation anti-drug video. Plus uses great shots of every other video they made.)<br />3. Southband Pachyderm (A second claymation story about Elephants turned into Airplanes)<br />4. My Name is Mud (An odd video that has, as it's main accomplishment, a naturally integrated re-creation of the album cover.)<br />5. Too Many Puppies (A War Protest heightened with performance scenes intermingling. When a band's this talented, performance scenes are a treat.)<br />6. John the Fisherman (Unique sequence that set the tone for the band.)<br />7. Over the Falls (Strange tale of someone building a safe vessel to go over a waterfall.)<br />8. DMV (A partially animated literalisation of a diatribe against the Department of Motor Vehicles. "If you want to know what I call hell, I spell it D-M-V. Anyone who's been there knows precisely what I mean." Again with the, in this case, much welcome performance scenes.)<br />9. Tommy the Cat. (Weird piece set in a bar where the bartender of O'Malley's Alley imagines he, and the entire bar, are actual cats.)<br />10. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver (Yes the Winona Ryder controversy song. Plastic Cowboys are always somewhat cool.)<br />11. Shake Hands With Beef (Only above the last video for the funny ending gag of Les Claypool flying into a bug zapper.)<br />12. Jerry was a Racecar Driver. (But this is barely funny, has no point and doesn't even have a story. It's one of their best songs, but it's probably their worst video.)<br /><br />The Irony? I'd still probably include almost all of these (except the last one) in a list of 200 great music videos.Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6684888871475255392010-08-11T17:19:06.269-04:002010-08-11T17:19:06.269-04:00What a great film district 9 was...I really loved ...What a great film district 9 was...I really loved it and those fookin' prawns..South African accents are the best! <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Ten-Films-You-Must-See-Before-You-Dietitle=Ten" rel="nofollow">keyword ten greatest films</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48695299422246946072010-08-11T16:18:00.687-04:002010-08-11T16:18:00.687-04:00agentzelda -- good point. except for that in the s...agentzelda -- good point. except for that in the security footage we see him give up the hostage before he finds this smock. hmmmm.<br /><br />glendon -- glad you enjoyed. I don't love it QUITE as much as the rest of the world does (sure was a surprise hit, Oscar and box office wise) but it's got some pretty stellar moments.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31888044112105835782010-08-11T15:38:42.068-04:002010-08-11T15:38:42.068-04:00I watched this today for the first time since seei...I watched this today for the first time since seeing it originally in theatres just because it's happening right now. Fun movie.Glendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811345138753747628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45093477932027765652010-08-11T13:51:19.674-04:002010-08-11T13:51:19.674-04:0043 minutes of running through the hospital? No, so...43 minutes of running through the hospital? No, some of it would have been getting the medic he took hostage to surrender his white smock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31484440450460034172010-08-11T09:00:05.989-04:002010-08-11T09:00:05.989-04:00Great. Estonia, (Grandmother's birth place), S...Great. Estonia, (Grandmother's birth place), St. Petersburg, Rostock (German Brewery. Didn't like the beer, but great pretzels), Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm (Fair bit of talk about Greta Garbo) and Amsterdam (Tried on Wooden Shoes.)Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36767599087831192332010-08-10T19:48:46.121-04:002010-08-10T19:48:46.121-04:00I am loving this.I am loving this.Morgan Leigh Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169474357427079835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54716331075756451102010-08-10T18:44:49.243-04:002010-08-10T18:44:49.243-04:00Copley's been my unchallenged win since I saw ...Copley's been my unchallenged win since I saw <i>District 9</i>. I'm horribly biased towards sci-fi/horror/fantasy performances, so having other people verify that I'm not just rewarding someone for being good in a genre film is comforting. He's wonderful in this. Too bad the Academy is not to keen on awarding debut adult male performances like they do debut adult female performances.OtherRoberthttp://tothesublime.tknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77623570243111004942010-08-10T17:25:27.151-04:002010-08-10T17:25:27.151-04:00ooh how was the Baltic sea?ooh how was the Baltic sea?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38268072831833120162010-08-10T15:09:25.421-04:002010-08-10T15:09:25.421-04:00I'd say Copley's the Best Actor of that ye...I'd say Copley's the Best Actor of that year, for one reason: It was all improvised. Which means? No Screenplay nomination. On a related tack Mike Leigh may be a great director, but he's not a writer. In fact there is no writer on his films. How to define an eligible screenplay? 1. Script must exist before any actors work on their parts in any way, shape or form. Changes can occur, but a full dialogue and structure must exist before casting and filming occur. 2. Film must be released in the US.<br />P.S. If you were wondering where I was all this time, I was cruising the Baltic Sea.Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74623559391444507482010-08-10T13:46:19.575-04:002010-08-10T13:46:19.575-04:00Nathaniel's right; it is August - the dates ac...Nathaniel's right; it is August - the dates actually take you to one year *after* the North American release date of the movie. I actually think the third act is much better structured than people give it credit for being: everything happens in a logical order, and logically avoids a plot stopping impasse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79805787282533478982010-08-10T11:21:43.623-04:002010-08-10T11:21:43.623-04:00BRB -- right you are. oops. i did think that was w...BRB -- right you are. oops. i did think that was weird reading it back.<br /><br />i'm really worried about wikus. nobody has heard from him for hours. He only hurt his arm!NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69936301907680767882010-08-10T11:16:50.655-04:002010-08-10T11:16:50.655-04:00Best film of 2009. This is the sci-fi film that sh...Best film of 2009. This is the sci-fi film that should have broken the box office. Avatar my ass.SSAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82834377271795146892010-08-10T09:01:42.307-04:002010-08-10T09:01:42.307-04:00I liked this movie quite a lot, I like alien body-...I liked this movie quite a lot, I like alien body-blending in my science fiction (<i>Avatar</i> doesn't count...I really hated that movie). <br /><br />(typo alert: I believe he was flouting the law, not flaunting it!)BeRightBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386424531104200511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16654199945728303892010-08-10T00:18:23.382-04:002010-08-10T00:18:23.382-04:00this is very entertaining.this is very entertaining.Roarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90051866910099732622010-08-09T17:05:44.451-04:002010-08-09T17:05:44.451-04:00stenar -- you'd think so, but i'm actually...stenar -- you'd think so, but i'm actually correct on this one, stay tuned.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22997000907736903542010-08-09T16:53:15.845-04:002010-08-09T16:53:15.845-04:00Actually, that would be Sept 8, 2010 in Johannesbu...Actually, that would be Sept 8, 2010 in Johannesburg. Didn't you learn anything from Norway?? ;) j/kStenarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856323697387175849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23430099797487427512010-08-09T11:39:44.447-04:002010-08-09T11:39:44.447-04:00mierzwack -- sometimes i just remember and usually...mierzwack -- sometimes i just remember and usually it's just "times" which have no dates when movies put up time stamps. <br /><br />The idea for this series was actually spurred on by a viewing of CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 which i -- TOTALLY BY ACCIDENT -- watched literally the day of the year (june something) after it took place (albeit 40ish years later) a few months ago and i was like "DAMNIT. IF I HAD WATCHED THIS YESTERDAY I WOULDA WON THE LOTTERY OR SOMETHING. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGN FROM THE COSMOS. HOW WEIRD WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN?!?' <br /><br />sorry to shout but basically it was a thrilling accident but not <i>quite</i> as thrilling as it could have been.<br /><br />But in this case <a href="http://www.themovietimeline.com/" rel="nofollow">THE MOVIE TIMELINE</a> reminded me that today was the actual day of the evacuation notices.<br /><br />I hope this <b>wikus</b> person is ok but that black spray looks nasty.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51450712148470350512010-08-09T10:31:07.668-04:002010-08-09T10:31:07.668-04:00One of two best movies of 2009 (with Inglourious B...One of two best movies of 2009 (with Inglourious Basterds) and one of the best sci-fi ever.<br /><br />Nathaniel, about the date, how are you remebering such details? : )Mierzwiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167189011653775016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-6416301692721411242010-08-09T10:10:46.238-04:002010-08-09T10:10:46.238-04:00Woo! My favorite film of last year with my favorit...Woo! My favorite film of last year with my favorite performance of last year. Even though I was sad to see Copley not get a nomination, it was soothed by all the Oscar love the movie itself received.Ryan T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11249768784800120083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20919858150518465102010-08-09T10:03:00.457-04:002010-08-09T10:03:00.457-04:00Connor -- i've seen this a few times now and ...Connor -- i've seen this a few times now and I have to say that Mr Copley's performance gets better each time. So layered. and it's his first one. How about that?NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13382853765517875762010-08-09T09:37:44.056-04:002010-08-09T09:37:44.056-04:00My #7 movie of 2008. Avatar was #6.
The last thir...My #7 movie of 2008. Avatar was #6.<br /><br />The last third of this movie is what put it behind Avatar. D9 had a great script, but the last third was all murdering and whatnot. Avatar blended action and (cheesy) story very well, at least. This movie was 2/3rds greatness, 1/3rd cheesy popcorn movie.<br /><br />Good thing me and the Academy both do 10 nominees.Andrew R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08656464274438644356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42968873301328669972010-08-09T09:27:10.026-04:002010-08-09T09:27:10.026-04:00Gawd, that movie was awesome. Them sneakey fookin&...Gawd, that movie was awesome. Them sneakey fookin' prawns, eh?<br /><br />"Hey there little guy! It's the sweetey man coming!"Connornoreply@blogger.com