tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5396947247511876875..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Tarr...kovsky?SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88096656843924448252016-09-29T11:43:02.742-05:002016-09-29T11:43:02.742-05:00I get it. I think it's an artistic statement, ...I get it. I think it's an artistic statement, but it's not one I want to spend any more time with...ever.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59738166904893578302016-09-29T10:38:03.321-05:002016-09-29T10:38:03.321-05:00I just finished the first of the three disks, and ...I just finished the first of the three disks, and my god am I bored. I don't usually read reviews before I finish a film, but I had to see what you thought about this cure for insomnia. <br /><br />"At times, I had to check to make sure the DVD hadn’t frozen" -- Yep, did the same thing. <br /><br />I'm not one to shy away from long films, or artistic ones, but so far I don't see the merit in this one. Same goes for cows, while I don't dislike them, the eight minute plus opening sequence was a bit much. With a cut or two, i think that Tarr's editor could have halved that scene and lost nothing on the cutting room floor.<br /><br />I can't image any filmmaker thinking that these kinds of sequences would do anything but make their audience angry or very sleepy. <br /><br />I'm going to try and finish it tonight in one looooong sitting. Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-60004817083961887172012-11-20T13:11:41.087-06:002012-11-20T13:11:41.087-06:00Oh, don't get me started on Jeanne Dielman. Th...Oh, don't get me started on <i>Jeanne Dielman</i>. Thrill as she stands in line for 10 minutes. Marvel when she shows up at a store two minutes early. I can't recall the last time I was that bored.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-5415667061134535102012-11-20T10:51:00.319-06:002012-11-20T10:51:00.319-06:00"sandwich movie" is a great term. You s..."sandwich movie" is a great term. You should patent it. :-)<br /><br />When I'm going to write about it in my November Status post (this and Jeanne Dielman are going to tie for my worst movies of the month so far) I'm going to describe them as the kind of movies that the fast forward button was invented for. Not as catchy as "sandwich movie" I'll admit, but then I tend to use a lot of words to describe stuff. :-)Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83605289304435828002012-11-17T23:39:07.968-06:002012-11-17T23:39:07.968-06:00Yep. Much like Les Vampires, getting through this ...Yep. Much like <i>Les Vampires</i>, getting through this one is more or less a badge of honor--I did something really unpleasant and walked out on the other side. Andy Warhol's films seem to have that same sort of vibe to them--you do it so you can brag that you did it, not because there's any particular value in the act.<br /><br />There is some value in this film, but it's hard to see. It's even harder to see when your eyelids start drooping because nothing has happened for an eternity. <br /><br />This film is the definition of what I call a "sandwich" movie: there's enough time between lines of dialogue or important events to go make yourself a sandwich and not miss anything.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-65796339124709813482012-11-16T20:10:16.861-06:002012-11-16T20:10:16.861-06:00Well, that was mostly a waste of time (the movie, ...Well, that was mostly a waste of time (the movie, not your review.) When a 7.5 hour movie opens with a 10 minute shot of cows meandering through a village you know the director is just coming right out and saying to us, "I'm going to be fucking with you for the next seven and a half hours."<br /><br />There's only two reasons to see this film - it's in the book or to say you did it. The very small minority of people who love to tear things to pieces to try to get at the heart of what the director *really* meant when, for instance, he had the character 10 degrees off the center of the frame in a shot, are the only ones who would truly enjoy this film.<br /><br />I visited the IMDB boards. As someone there pointed out, this movie is based on a long book, but they recommended you should read the book because it is much better than the movie AND you will probably finish reading the book before you would finish watching the movie.<br /><br />As I pointed out there, in the same amount of time it took to watch this movie a person could have watched Citizen Kane, Casablanca, The Godfather, and City Lights back to back to back to back.<br /><br />And I don't care if they didn't actually go all the way and kill the cat; they still tortured the hell out of it then knocked it out with something.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-82228424984094894942012-06-27T13:50:53.726-05:002012-06-27T13:50:53.726-05:00He's a director I didn't know going in, an...He's a director I didn't know going in, and once I started watching him, I couldn't stop. I still have <i>The Double Life of Veronique</i>, and like you, I'm saving it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44177503811749033292012-06-27T10:53:20.144-05:002012-06-27T10:53:20.144-05:00I HAVEN'T seen The Decalogue, but I saw Kieslo...I HAVEN'T seen <b><i>The Decalogue</i></b>, but I saw Kieslowski's <b><i>Three Colors</i></b> trilogy for the first time about three months ago. I fell so deeply in love with them, it's unlike anything I've encountered in film. As such, I am eagerly anticipating watching both <b><i>The Decalogue</i></b> and <b><i>The Double Life of Veronique</i></b>. I'm almost holding off on watching them, at least for a little while, so as to carefully ration out the joy of seeing them for the first time.<br /><br />I have a review of his <b><i>Three Colors</i></b> trilogy as a whole that I have not yet posted because I keep going back to it and adding more to it. There is so much for me to talk about there!siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-47483113569490658852012-06-26T23:41:30.408-05:002012-06-26T23:41:30.408-05:00A lot of the long stuff isn't easy, but a lot ...A lot of the long stuff isn't easy, but a lot of it is great. <i>Shoah</i>, for instance, is not an easy watch, but it's very rewarding.<br /><br />If you've never seen <i>The Decalogue</i>, I envy you that first watch. It's truly magnificent, and worth every minute of your time.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73126775129539054552012-06-26T23:18:49.528-05:002012-06-26T23:18:49.528-05:00Interesting approach... Something for me to consid...Interesting approach... Something for me to consider, at least for the summer when I have MUCH more time to devote to film.<br /><br />Yeah. <b><i>Audition</i></b> scares me too.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-46235365846602195392012-06-26T23:02:55.101-05:002012-06-26T23:02:55.101-05:00It scared me, but not as much as some others. The ...It scared me, but not as much as some others. The ones that really worry me looking ahead are <i>Audition, Funny Games, The Vanishing</i> (I am intensely claustrophobic) and, oddly <i>Terms of Endearment</i>. I'm not kidding.<br /><br />I went through a phase where I really pushed to get as many of the long ones done as I could. Right now, I've watched everything longer than four hours, and I'm hoping to have everything longer than three done by the end of this year.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-70269385263202507702012-06-26T22:42:40.079-05:002012-06-26T22:42:40.079-05:00I'm impressed you've seen this one. It in...I'm impressed you've seen this one. It intimidates the eff out of me, now even more after reading your review - there's a scene of cat torturing? I honest to god cannot deal with that sort of thing on film, even if I know it's fake.<br /><br />Nice review. Honest. I appreciate that.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-67614455121868539742011-02-16T16:40:08.604-06:002011-02-16T16:40:08.604-06:00@Rick--Berlin Alexanderplatz runs 15 1/2 hours, wh...@Rick--<i>Berlin Alexanderplatz</i> runs 15 1/2 hours, which is the longest aside from art films like Douglas Gordon's <i>24-Hour Psycho</i>. That one takes Hitchcock's original and slows it down to a couple of frames per second for a 24-hour running time. The ultimate leader is <i>Cinematon</i> with a run time of about 6 1/2 <b>days</b>.<br /><br />@Kevin--"bits and pieces" is less suggestive than "twig and berries" or "block and tackle" but more so than "whenever I had 15 minutes to watch a static shot."SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73732921492554829992011-02-16T13:28:00.530-06:002011-02-16T13:28:00.530-06:00"I’ve been watching it in bits and pieces for...<b>"I’ve been watching it in bits and pieces for a couple of weeks"</b><br /><br />Not sure why, but the above made me cackle.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-37456108050952150462011-02-16T12:39:48.004-06:002011-02-16T12:39:48.004-06:00I thoroughly enjoy your reviews. Your analysis is ...I thoroughly enjoy your reviews. Your analysis is always rich with thought. <br /><br />After reading this review I had to look this film up. 7 hour and 12 minute running time? That has to be some kind of record for a single film.Rickhttp://www.soliloblog.comnoreply@blogger.com