tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6475932171307970783..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Director 2011SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-5935683363308568742017-11-07T12:28:34.899-06:002017-11-07T12:28:34.899-06:00Track down The Raid when you can. It is perhaps th...Track down <i>The Raid</i> when you can. It is perhaps the purest action movie I have ever seen. Better, there is never a moment when you can't tell what is going on during the brilliantly choreographed fight sequences. <br /><br />There are times when I want very little but very specific things from my movies. When I went to see <i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i>, I wanted two hours of explosions and car chases and I got exactly that. With <i>The Raid</i>, I wanted ass kicking, and that's what it is.<br /><br />There's perhaps too much shaky-cam in the first 25 minutes or so, but once we get to the martial arts stuff, it's a masterclass in how to film a fight sequence.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44400362990246776942017-11-07T12:01:25.349-06:002017-11-07T12:01:25.349-06:00I think I understand what you're saying about ...I think I understand what you're saying about Tree of life, though I disagree. It's definitely majestic and beautiful, but also excessively long and rambling. »Too much of nothing«, as a certain Nobel Prize Laureate once put it.<br /><br />Plenty of good movies this year, as has been pointed out. I probably would have chosen »A separation« (really heartfelt), but I also very much like »The artist« (a delight, though maybe too bagatellish) and »The skin I live in« (both cerebral and emotional).<br /><br />Haven't seen The Raid, so no opinion there.nicolas krizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431891515197497487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75242734202848304802017-11-06T14:36:20.755-06:002017-11-06T14:36:20.755-06:00In reality, Malick, McQueen, and Almodovar would b...In reality, Malick, McQueen, and Almodovar would be much more likely picks, and any of them would be great choices.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-64383173139432248112017-11-06T08:22:28.522-06:002017-11-06T08:22:28.522-06:00Malick would've gotten my vote as well. Shame ...Malick would've gotten my vote as well. Shame is my spirit animal so McQueen would've been my overall choice, but you're right, too racy for Oscar. And I also think The Skin I Live In is Pedro Almodovar’s best work. Nice to find someone else who holds that movie in such high regard.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-62931166095357815622017-11-05T22:50:09.619-06:002017-11-05T22:50:09.619-06:00It is, and in a normal year, all four of them woul...It is, and in a normal year, all four of them would be (honestly) better choices in a lot of ways.<br /><br />I have a real problem with how modern action movies are filmed. Evans does it right, and that in and of itself is so shocking that it feels like a revelation. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-20449920129352338482017-11-05T22:39:33.907-06:002017-11-05T22:39:33.907-06:002011 was a pretty great year for movies. I haven&#...2011 was a pretty great year for movies. I haven't yet seen The Raid: Redemption, but will certainly do so at some point. I would have been torn between Steven McQueen for Shame, Malick for Tree of Life and Farhadi for A Separation. All masterpieces. Oh, and Almodovar too. Damn, its too hard to choose!Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.com