Posts by Henry Anderson47

I guess that’s why the guys over at AMC Theatres (right?) seem to know everything there is to know about framing...

Thanks for the expert breakdown. I’m pretty much convinced now that I didn't actually see any microphones...

...but instead, I'm starting to worry about my eyesight, or maybe just total blindness. 🙂

You might find those two a bit much, but honestly, Laura reminds me of a weeping willow—all slumped and melancholy (which is exactly why I dig them)...

I feel like the movie does such a great job capturing those music freaks, specifically that early scene with Jack Black and the guy looking for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"...
If a true freak thinks that's some kind of masterpiece, I won't sell it from my shop even if I need the money. 👍

And look, don't come for me here, but I actually found it pretty romantic.
Cusack searching for a love where he doesn't have to live in constant fear of being abandoned... he plays that so well.

I can't believe I got so sucked into the movie that I didn't even catch those microphones

I guess I'll have to watch it again just to hunt for those little details. Maybe I'll spot some abandoned toilet paper somewhere too. 😁 I mean, wouldn't that be kind of romantic?

I actually watched the movie first, then picked up the book way later on.

My initial take was that the film was just great. I guess maybe part of that is because of the soundtrack—I'm such a music freak—since you can't exactly hear the songs when you're reading a book.😁

If you aren't watching the movie through the lens of the book, then maybe you won't be quite as blown away.

The book is just so incredibly good that it's hard not to be affected by it, but we're talking about two completely different, I guess, mediums here.

steelscout19 said:I have no idea who here is actually out of the loop... 😁

If you haven't heard of S. Dragojević, then I really don't know what to say.

He and I used to run around together back in the old days in America.

The point isn't really about him, though. It’s more about what he didn't see... maybe I should lend you my glasses so you can read better, since I'm such a sweetheart.

Updated on March 13th.

It airs at exactly 10:25 PM on NPR.

I think I’d warmly recommend this little masterpiece to anyone who (especially) isn't a big fan of "Hollywood" movies, and also to people who really care about music—not just as some background soundtrack, but as a collection of those super iconic classics.

It’ll be airing on TV, over on CBS, this Saturday, March 13th, around 10 PM.

I’m hoping other movie buffs might find it worth checking out too. 🙂

F1 mr. ex said:You guys were debating whether Coulthard or Barrichello was the bigger idiot.😕
Well, I honestly think Ralf is probably the absolute dumbest driver on the Formula 1 grid.

F1 mr. ex😁

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blueranger12 said:Haha 😁 I just love being condescended to in one-sentence bursts 😁 Especially when it’s underlined in italics, Jose Miller17, you can't do that to me..

I guess the way people are split on this movie isn't really about whether they know how to watch a film or not, but maybe it's just down to their individual personalities. I mean, I've seen plenty of usernames in this thread whose opinions I actually respect, even though they didn't like the movie. And personally, I thought it was great. I don't know how else to put it. It doesn't feel right to say someone just doesn't know how to WATCH a movie.

blueranger12, I honestly don't know how to tell you how much I admire that post: it's like you're reading my mind...🙏

p.s. you have a pretty good signature

Richard Hernandez13 said:"Movies are about so much more than just what they're actually about."

little film wisdom Vol. 2 by Richard Hernandez13

😁😁😁

You're a writer. 🙏

I have to admit, you’ve taken a really interesting approach to breaking down 👍
. It’s nice seeing it handled with a bit more "life" than the usual technical and critical deep dives we geeks tend to obsess over.

:clapping:

steelscout19 said:I haven't actually seen the movie, and honestly, I'm kind of glad I didn't. I caught a TV critique by Srđan Dragojević about it... let me try to paraphrase:

''It’s a total disaster. I really don't get why there was such a massive Oscar hype surrounding this film... it's incredibly racist... He comes off as an idiot, and even though his daughter is supposedly studying philosophy, she doesn't touch a single book the entire time...''

So, yeah... I won't go on further because I'm pretty terrible at paraphrasing, but I think his point is pretty clear. 🙂

I have a feeling the regulars hanging out in this thread might feel the same way I do:

Has this gloom-and-doom critic, Mr. Srđan, ever actually watched a different movie in his life? 🙂

aha, they really look like championship material...

The best screenplay doesn't always result in the best movie, and I guess the best movie doesn't necessarily need the best screenplay either.

It’s just an observation, really, but then we go around calling certain films masterpieces.

So, I just finished watching that movie.
Man, what was that for?
The whole thing was just... a total disaster.
It had every single ingredient needed to be a really great film.
Just... maybe in a different movie.
And definitely without Adele Beretta.

I think I’m going to skip American movies for at least the next five years.

I always thought B. Crystalov had such a great way of looking at movies that didn't quite land an Oscar:

Then Billy told us:
"Lost in Translation, lovely movie, that is Governor Schwarzenegger's favourite movie..." 👍

blueranger12 said:Well, there’s another side to this movie.

The novel "Gypsum Sheep," which the film is based on, was written shortly after the Rabbit family case. I think the author (Steven Spielberg) actually mentioned that the case was his inspiration.
It feels pretty immoral, honestly, because he took the core story of the Rabbit family and polished it up just so we Americans wouldn't feel too bad about ourselves. In the book, the criminals didn't know anyone would be home, and Joe showed up at the door armed, whereas the actual case was a cold-blooded execution of the whole family. I mean, just imagine if you actually knew the Rabbit family and then you had to read this sugary little tale with a happy ending.
Then in the movie, they even added that Joe was a smuggler, and they threw in a character for the murdered father to try and justify the crime somehow.

Anyway. That’s what David Radic wrote in an article for The Village Voice. So, it makes sense why people said the film has nothing to do with their actual story.

I guess we have Spielberg back in the spotlight again (and rightfully so). We actually had a huge debate about him and his film reviews in that other thread, hmm... HELP ME HERE!
Maybe everyone from that thread who defends him should move over there, or maybe a moderator could just move this quote back to that discussion so they can be reminded of exactly what kind of GUY we're talking about (he's basically a caricature of a critic and a writer).

nimblemarlin17 said:Yeah, I agree. Watching Private Ryan is definitely one of those things that just makes you want to avoid war at all costs. Unless you have some kind of death wish, I guess.

My bad, and a big apology here—the question was actually meant for Emily Torres2, but I didn't mention that.
It seemed pretty obvious that you'd seen those movies, though. 👍

Emily Torres2—where are you these days, huh? You've gone totally MIA, haven't you? 👋