tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6371368657686083052..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Bait and SwitchSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44767231071480634112017-03-13T15:56:36.787-05:002017-03-13T15:56:36.787-05:00Yeah, it is kind of a sexploitation film, but I do...Yeah, it is kind of a sexploitation film, but I don't have a real issue with that. <br /><br />I think in retrospect, my anger over this film has died off some, and I kind of want to watch it again just a little. I probably won't, though. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56863931610238611982017-03-11T13:10:48.108-06:002017-03-11T13:10:48.108-06:00So curious to read that old discussion between you...So curious to read that old discussion between you and Chip. That was so him. <br />In any case I am on your side on that discussion, the ending messed up the story, but Chip also had a point about the movie up to that point. It is sexploitation and it is over the top. Though I did find it facinating more than repulsive and there is so much nerve in that maid. She is raving mad and that is awesome stuff. TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-20378583498914699352013-08-22T18:43:57.667-05:002013-08-22T18:43:57.667-05:00Oh, I got that, and I freely admit to being the on...Oh, I got that, and I freely admit to being the one who sidetracked us on this.<br /><br />But yeah, we'll have to agree to disagree on this and on <i>Once</i>, which I really liked.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-50456079684600561072013-08-22T17:12:34.444-05:002013-08-22T17:12:34.444-05:00This has kind of gotten sidetracked. I was intend...This has kind of gotten sidetracked. I was intending the portion about the fact that I felt the ending of Housemaid saved the movie to be an aside. The main point that I was trying to convey is "I feel your pain." I completely understand where you are coming from because that's exactly what happened to me with Once.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-63988478461945928842013-08-21T18:54:08.622-05:002013-08-21T18:54:08.622-05:00Oh, I'm happy to be surprised. I love being su...Oh, I'm happy to be surprised. I love being surprised. I especially love it when a film can do something that makes sense that I didn't expect.<br /><br />That's not the case here, though. In fact, I'd argue that up until the last two minutes, <i>I got something that I hadn't seen before</i>. I mean, c'mon--it ends in a freakin' suicide pact! The housemaid manages to hold all of the power believably without even doing much of anything. It's fascinating stuff.<br /><br />The end that we're presented with, though, is the kind of thing that stopped working for me when my age hit double digits.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80778243886460343882013-08-21T18:23:54.138-05:002013-08-21T18:23:54.138-05:00And I liked the ending of Housemaid because I feel...And I liked the ending of Housemaid because I feel it made the movie, so we're both in the same situation just with different movies. <br /><br />Sometimes people watch films precisely because they know what to expect at the end of them and they want to see it, but on the rare occasions when the expected ending does not come about we dislike it. On other occasions people want to see something outside the ordinary and expected. It all depends on how we feel about a particular genre.<br /><br />I watch romance/romantic comedies precisely because I want to see the guy get the girl, whereas you've seen so many that are the same story over and over that you appreciate it when something different comes along. I've seen too many cheap thrillers where the same thing happens over and over and appreciated it when something different happened. You haven't grown tired of the genre, however, and were not looking for something different. <br /><br />Our expectations each led us to a point where we ended up disliking the endings of our respective movies. It's unfortunate, but it happens.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75250788138198392752013-08-21T12:56:39.736-05:002013-08-21T12:56:39.736-05:00I remember that discussion. I liked the ending of ...I remember that discussion. I liked the ending of <i>Once</i>, and contend that the reason it happens that way is her, not him. Put in that situation, I'd act exactly like he does.<br /><br />With <i>Hanyo</i>, well, that's not the way the ending works. Instead, the ending completely changes every event in the film. It feels like cheating to get to the desired ending, and for that reason, I lose a lot of respect for it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89565736730887311292013-08-21T12:33:57.662-05:002013-08-21T12:33:57.662-05:00You sound like me in regards to the film Once. Yo...You sound like me in regards to the film Once. You were invested in the characters, you were enjoying the kind of film it was, then the ending let you down by completely undoing the story up to that point. That's exactly why I hated the ending of Once. I remember you liking it, though.<br /><br />Well, we're completely flipped on Housemaid because I thought most of the movie was just a cheap sexploitation soap opera, but I loved the ending when it pulled the rug out from under our feet and showed us something unexpected. It was a twist I didn't see coming.<br /><br />So, even though I'm 180 degrees from you on this film, I completely understand where you are coming from because the same thing has happened to me with other films.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com