tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6672176886863798168..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: A Dozen Thoughts I Had While Watching 3:10 To YumaNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11100686181947542002008-01-15T23:00:00.000-05:002008-01-15T23:00:00.000-05:00Jesse James was a big snore it was pretty but that...Jesse James was a big snore it was pretty but that's all. 3:10 to Yuma and American Gangster were a LOT more entertaining than Jesse James.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64144380430240766762008-01-15T12:21:00.000-05:002008-01-15T12:21:00.000-05:00I'll be duly impresed if someone can tell me what'...I'll be duly impresed if someone can tell me what's "shitty" about <I>Jesse James</I>. But I don't think anyone who has seen the movie can.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65145771795212314822008-01-15T01:03:00.000-05:002008-01-15T01:03:00.000-05:00I liked both American Gangster and 3:10 to Yuma.I ...I liked both American Gangster and 3:10 to Yuma.<BR/><BR/>I think some people are just made that critics like these more than the shitty Assasination of Jesse James movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35078434400310163022008-01-13T21:34:00.000-05:002008-01-13T21:34:00.000-05:00Besides the worthless ending, James Mangold is an ...Besides the worthless ending, James Mangold is an inept action director.Alfred Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465449057630241820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16191292655320936632008-01-13T12:15:00.000-05:002008-01-13T12:15:00.000-05:00Ben Foster was by far my favorite thing about this...Ben Foster was by far my favorite thing about this movie. I loved the "porchwalk" scene, as you call it, and I love when he roughly yet gracefully dismounts from his horse after the first gunfight. And I love when he gets shot (sorry if that was a spoiler to anyone).Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25790666074766724122008-01-13T11:44:00.000-05:002008-01-13T11:44:00.000-05:00more than american gangster? i dunno. grades are j...more than american gangster? i dunno. grades are just ballpark figures you know. in the same realm of "totally underwhelmed by it but it's a decent movie"NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78954140168603774682008-01-13T11:29:00.000-05:002008-01-13T11:29:00.000-05:00"$50 to the first person who can tell me what the ..."$50 to the first person who can tell me what the heck Luke Wilson was doing in this movie."<BR/><BR/>Doing his damnedest to ruin it? Being the worst thing about the movie he's in yet again? Email me and I'll tell you where to mail the check.Joe Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825174217179302019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51522342373772954322008-01-13T09:20:00.000-05:002008-01-13T09:20:00.000-05:00Well, I love Westerns and I loved this movie, much...Well, I love Westerns and I loved this movie, much more than the other arty Westerns we're supposed to bow down to this season.<BR/><BR/>Westerns do lose something on the small screen.<BR/><BR/>But I still enjoyed your comments!gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16767227123761095242008-01-13T06:46:00.000-05:002008-01-13T06:46:00.000-05:00I also couldn't believe that that much development...I also couldn't believe that that much development happened to Crowe to justify that ending.<BR/><BR/>So Nath, you liked American Gangster more than 3:10 to Yuma?<BR/><BR/>(In other news, Atonement is #250 on imdb's top 250.)The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88478818995866002572008-01-13T02:08:00.000-05:002008-01-13T02:08:00.000-05:00Poor Gretchie Mol . . .Poor Gretchie Mol . . .RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960849284510182412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-36767941474278218062008-01-13T01:01:00.000-05:002008-01-13T01:01:00.000-05:00I was sort of wondering what happened to Christian...I was sort of wondering what happened to Christian Bale's prosthetic leg during the action sequence toward the end when he and Crowe are jumping from rooftop to rooftop like they're in <I>Spider-Man</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41993342347333128372008-01-13T00:47:00.000-05:002008-01-13T00:47:00.000-05:00That Zodiac add is great.3:10 still hasn't been re...That <I>Zodiac</I> add is great.<BR/><BR/><I>3:10</I> still hasn't been released here yet, so...Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51796858542748540232008-01-12T23:41:00.000-05:002008-01-12T23:41:00.000-05:00$50 to the first person who can tell me what the h...$50 to the first person who can tell me what the heck Luke Wilson was doing in this movie.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178975866741187681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55213819065886339052008-01-12T21:42:00.000-05:002008-01-12T21:42:00.000-05:00It's an FYC poster for Zodiac, with the line "Not ...It's an FYC poster for Zodiac, with the line "Not all great films open in the last six weeks of the year."<BR/><BR/> If you click on my name, you should see it (though, I should point out, I didn't actually create the poster).<BR/><BR/> Anyway, Nathaniel, I enjoyed your piece on 3:10. I've had the movie sitting here for a couple weeks now, but haven't slipped it in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49518632418627521892008-01-12T20:24:00.000-05:002008-01-12T20:24:00.000-05:00I can't follow Arkaan's link. What's he referring...I can't follow Arkaan's link. What's he referring to?NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58365540291033324342008-01-12T20:11:00.000-05:002008-01-12T20:11:00.000-05:00best post about 3:10 TO Yuma I've seen in a LONG t...best post about 3:10 TO Yuma I've seen in a LONG time! I loved itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11385194811253405072008-01-12T19:53:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:53:00.000-05:00It should also be pointed out that when Alan Tudyk...It should also be pointed out that when Alan Tudyk is killed in this movie at the end of a daring escape just as they think they've gotten away (just like in Serenity). A very funny look at an entirely so-so film. I'm curious about your thoughts on the original though. The endings are quite different.El Gigantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273552212921198816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-42308330322366777452008-01-12T19:50:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:50:00.000-05:00Arkaan. that's pretty awesome. good on the markete...Arkaan. that's pretty awesome. good on the marketers for working that angle. Too bad that movie is only just regaining momentum now that oscar ballots have been finalized.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90310812658341932572008-01-12T19:03:00.000-05:002008-01-12T19:03:00.000-05:00Nathaniel, is this link your doing?http://www.awar...Nathaniel, is this link your doing?<BR/><BR/>http://www.awardsdaily.com/FYC/2007/images/january10/zodiac_big.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73056035325255803322008-01-12T18:43:00.000-05:002008-01-12T18:43:00.000-05:00I love the old westerns (and many of the new varia...I love the old westerns (and many of the new variations we saw this year), and I was appalled that this one stole the mantle of "The Greatest Western Since..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-320823863275153102008-01-12T18:34:00.000-05:002008-01-12T18:34:00.000-05:00What Nick said.What Nick said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-14960107110288104602008-01-12T18:33:00.000-05:002008-01-12T18:33:00.000-05:00I loved this whole entry. LOVED it.I loved this whole entry. LOVED it.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78813319920401703052008-01-12T17:53:00.000-05:002008-01-12T17:53:00.000-05:00I'm rather glad you didn't like this. I saw it wit...I'm rather glad you didn't like this. I saw it with everyone else and I liked it well enough, but after about an hour and a half I got to wondering about when it would end. And then it just kept going and into bad, overly sentimental nonsensical territory.<BR/><BR/>That business with the son and Christian Bale in the hotel. Gimme a break. Let's get to the gunslinging.Aaron C. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696459385623802961noreply@blogger.com