tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4368527486467153482..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Das ist Immer Nach SoSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29430277530544840892012-01-12T22:13:36.995-06:002012-01-12T22:13:36.995-06:00Right right. I've generally had a warm fuzzy f...Right right. I've generally had a warm fuzzy for Peter Falk, so I really enjoyed the film version of him here. In many ways, it feels consistent with what I'd like the real Peter Falk to have been like.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-45268133528373953872012-01-12T18:45:25.091-06:002012-01-12T18:45:25.091-06:00Feel free. Just drop me a paper bag filled with t...Feel free. Just drop me a paper bag filled with twenties now and then and I'll keep quiet.<br /><br />I agree with Falk playing a role that is Peter Falk. That was my focus for the category I mentioned. Being John Malkovich, for instance, gave us a John Malkovich who was best friends with Charlie Sheen. Hamlet 2 gave us an Elizabeth Shue who was tired of the Hollywood runaround and who had become a nurse in order to do something positive for others. The Harold and Kumar movies gave us a Neil Patrick Harris who was a coke sniffing, hooker branding, ladies man.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80589249547253840852012-01-11T22:38:44.195-06:002012-01-11T22:38:44.195-06:00I'll check it out.
The Peter Falk role is the...I'll check it out.<br /><br />The Peter Falk role is the one that is the most interesting to me in the film because he really is more playing himself than appearing as himself. I love his presence here and I especially love the cadence of his voice.<br /><br />I also love the observation that the angels are merely their own beings rather than specifically an expression of one religion or another. I'm going to adopt that interpretation and quite possibly claim it as my own.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-52239588354219627552012-01-11T19:41:06.545-06:002012-01-11T19:41:06.545-06:00I liked this film a lot and I liked reading your r...I liked this film a lot and I liked reading your review of it. I'm not a religious person either, but I found your discussions of the spiritual impact to be interesting. Even though these were angels, I still didn't really connect any of the story to God. I simply saw them as their own beings.<br /><br />By the way, I completely agree on how great The Passion of Joan of Arc is. I consider it the best silent film I have seen, out of the 40-50 I have watched.<br /><br />I reviewed Wings of Desire as part of my "Movies where people pretend to play themselves" category. You can read it here, if you are interested. http://tipsfromchip.blogspot.com/2011/08/movie-wings-of-desire-1987.htmlChip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-54638231948566722432012-01-09T23:19:47.370-06:002012-01-09T23:19:47.370-06:00The one thing I am continually brought back to is ...The one thing I am continually brought back to is the overall beauty of this film. Regardless of the story or the context or anything else, this film is stunningly beautiful to watch happen.<br /><br />That library scene is, I think, the point when I realized that I was watching something truly special. It's a stunner.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40668490772057986572012-01-09T21:32:21.406-06:002012-01-09T21:32:21.406-06:00One of my favorites. I agree it requires a certain...One of my favorites. I agree it requires a certain patience, I've seen this film many times and it took me a while to fully come around to declaring it as one of my favorites. <br /><br />It's a beautiful film and I love the empathy and yearning it exudes, especially in that magnificent scene in the library which absolutely enthralls me every time as I see the angels wordlessly shuffle and look on at the library patrons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6176360534034348182012-01-09T09:33:36.027-06:002012-01-09T09:33:36.027-06:00Surprisingly, I suppose, I didn't mind the slo...Surprisingly, I suppose, I didn't mind the slowness. This is a film that made its pace work for it. Rather than being boring, it was, as you say, mesmerizing. It was very much like being lost in a large painting and not realizing just how long you sat and looked at it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6030819181476137412012-01-09T09:10:26.291-06:002012-01-09T09:10:26.291-06:00Steve, i totally agree on this one. I'm also n...Steve, i totally agree on this one. I'm also not a religious person, but this is beautiful, spiritually moving film. I'd hesitated to see it for a while since it sounded slow, but I was mesmerized the whole time.Dan Heatonhttp://ptsnob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42119134596535034612012-01-09T08:34:10.932-06:002012-01-09T08:34:10.932-06:00The only other film I can compare it to in its eff...The only other film I can compare it to in its effect on me is <i>The Passion of Joan of Arc</i>. Both are almost entirely spiritual experiences.<br /><br />And yes, the effect is difficult to describe. I don't think I can do it justice.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28187014844752433122012-01-09T03:20:43.930-06:002012-01-09T03:20:43.930-06:00Great post! I absolutely love this film. There i...Great post! I absolutely love this film. There is just so much astonishing beauty in it that I find it hard describe the profound affect this has on me, and like you, I am not a religious person at all, so that makes this an even more special and remarkable work of art.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597866901901238462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66882143408115719122012-01-09T00:26:34.094-06:002012-01-09T00:26:34.094-06:00Yeah, I think you do. This one is pretty. It's...Yeah, I think you do. This one is pretty. It's slow--don't get me wrong. There are times that feel like you can make a sandwich between events. But it's a film to let wash over you.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84015510169294233192012-01-08T23:11:18.843-06:002012-01-08T23:11:18.843-06:00I'll have to see this, if for no other reason ...I'll have to see this, if for no other reason than to wash out the bad taste left in my mouth after watching the Nicholas Cage/Meg Ryan quasi-remake "City of Angels." (Reviewed <a href="http://bighominid.blogspot.com/2010/09/city-of-angels-finally-seen.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.)Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.com