tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post4402303414668396781..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Tune In, Turn On, Czech OutSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24394910351982034442019-12-28T21:15:28.174-06:002019-12-28T21:15:28.174-06:00I think it's worth the rewatch.I think it's worth the rewatch. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28533736625295341392019-12-28T21:04:41.640-06:002019-12-28T21:04:41.640-06:00We'l disagree on that completely. I could have...We'l disagree on that completely. I could have happily spent another 10-15 minutes with them. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-42543240949533287402019-06-07T11:00:06.684-05:002019-06-07T11:00:06.684-05:00I have the feeling the entire world loves Closely ...I have the feeling the entire world loves Closely Watched trains better than I do. I see all the point for it, so I put it down to needing a rewatch. This is a movie that works in the detail more than as a whole and those details require that you look closely.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60779478767444347602018-12-19T02:20:58.993-06:002018-12-19T02:20:58.993-06:00Sedmikraky started out fun but definitely overstay...Sedmikraky started out fun but definitely overstayed its welcome. For me it was not so much the drawn out scenes as the infantile nihilism that wore me out. I simply got sick of the girls. <br />Also I think you probably understood this movie better than I did.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73337833555997269642018-03-21T19:39:55.273-05:002018-03-21T19:39:55.273-05:00Yeah, I think it's great. It's so clearly ...Yeah, I think it's great. It's so clearly thumbing its nose at everyone and everything. And the Maries are a delight.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16397242120164260752018-03-17T16:15:57.692-05:002018-03-17T16:15:57.692-05:00I watched Daisies last night and I found it deligh...I watched Daisies last night and I found it delightful from beginning to end.<br /><br />I see what you meant in another thread where I was saying Marketa Lazarova was my favorite Czechoslovakian movie and you were citing Daisies as a contender.<br /><br />Marketa Lazarova may well be Czechoslovakia's Gone With the Wind, but Daisies is Czechoslovakia's Duck Soup.<br /><br />Five years from now, I will probably have seen Daisies two or three or ten times, but it may be a while before I watch Marketa Lazarova again.<br /><br />(I was thinking about watching Daisies again tonight before I go to bed.) Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-4788430943813448562013-05-26T20:17:43.259-05:002013-05-26T20:17:43.259-05:00Yeah, I can see that. I knew it was screwy, so I w...Yeah, I can see that. I knew it was screwy, so I waited for a day when that didn't bother me.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21873874668261674342013-05-26T13:28:51.958-05:002013-05-26T13:28:51.958-05:00I've seen Daisies, but not Closely Watched tra...I've seen Daisies, but not Closely Watched train, so I skipped over what you wrote on the latter.<br /><br />I admit I didn't think of Bugs Bunny when I watched Daisies, but I can see how they are pretty much cartoon characters. I think this is the kind of film you have to be in the right mood for when you see it, but unfortunately I wasn't.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-25092721697451538022013-05-20T22:03:30.050-05:002013-05-20T22:03:30.050-05:00I'll keep those in mind. I have a feeling that...I'll keep those in mind. I have a feeling that my viewing schedule is going to open in in a few months...SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-68851265898699360932013-05-20T15:10:51.620-05:002013-05-20T15:10:51.620-05:00Nice to see the focus on Czech films.
Daisies is ...Nice to see the focus on Czech films.<br /><br />Daisies is one of my favorites. I admit the free (chaotic) and fun (the world is my sandbox) spirit on display is not for everyone, but I still think everyone should give it a watch. <br /><br />Trains is a very sweet movie with plenty of charm even in its darkest moments, and that is one of the director, Jirí Menzel's traits. See also: Crime in a Music Hall, Capricious Summer, and especially Larks on a String. Also I totally agree with siochemibio, that stamp scene is marvelous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597866901901238462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-23452631145757889942013-05-20T12:37:29.653-05:002013-05-20T12:37:29.653-05:00Oh, I love the stamp sequence. It's cute and s...Oh, I love the stamp sequence. It's cute and sexy and fun. Even better is the reaction of the telegraphist as she has to retell the story of it over the indignation of her mother over and over. <br /><br />I accept the ending of <i>Closely Watched Trains</i>. I just want a different one.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88593529034025150052013-05-20T12:12:17.183-05:002013-05-20T12:12:17.183-05:00Nice reviews, and an interesting pairing. Other t...Nice reviews, and an interesting pairing. Other than the fact that they are both Czech, I don't really think of these two movies in the same context.<br /><br />Given that the 1001 Club has already reviewed Daisies, I'll be watching that again this summer, but you said it all perfectly - it's just weird. And odd. But still somewhat watchable.<br /><br />I looooooooooooved Closely Watched Trains; I actually own it on DVD, I liked it so much. While I *think* I know what you mean about liking a different ending, I'll add that the ending is what really took it from just a nice little film to something... more. Whatever I was expecting from Closely Watched Trains, it wasn't a little sex comedy, but that's really what it is. I love that he took the job at the train station because he's lazy. I love the sex scene with the stamps. <br /><br />"who has the face of a boy and the eyes of a man deep in suffering"<br /><br />wow, great line.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.com