tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1251268481178460579..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Withdrawal SymptomsSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71198343060231432932018-02-12T14:10:09.505-06:002018-02-12T14:10:09.505-06:00I don't entirely disagree with you, although I...I don't entirely disagree with you, although I do think it's a masterful film. Nolan was definitely going for a concept, or at least something designed not to tell a story but to leave the audience with an impression of something more than a narrative.<br /><br />I fully understand why that doesn't necessarily work. It did for me, despite my problems with the film. I think it's genuinely a hell of a great film, although for the life of me I don't know if I wanted it to be 20 minutes shorter or two hours longer.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-63731624612161598882018-02-12T14:06:21.957-06:002018-02-12T14:06:21.957-06:00To me Dunkirk felt like a tableaux. No start, no f...To me Dunkirk felt like a tableaux. No start, no finish, just a lot of continous noise. There is no context for the story. My wife, who is unfamiliar with the evacuation was completely confused and I had to explain what was happening. Two-thirds in I started getting bored, the story just did not move anywhere. <br />I understand that Nolan was going for a concept, but in the process he lost touch with the story he was trying to tell. I agree with you that we lacked depth, but we also badly lacked width. Instead we got an awful lot of noise.<br />Dunkirk may well get a lot of technical award, but in my opinion the major ones should be out of reach.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11232132935135494792018-02-11T20:59:38.715-06:002018-02-11T20:59:38.715-06:00It does feel muted, doesn't it? It feels like ...It does feel muted, doesn't it? It feels like it shouldn't be, and yet it is. <br /><br />I think it's a genuinely great movie, but it's always going to have that kind of mild cloud over it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-51846141691358775412018-02-11T20:54:41.785-06:002018-02-11T20:54:41.785-06:00I really didn't like "Dunkirk," but ...<a href="http://bighominid.blogspot.kr/2017/07/dunkirk-review.html" rel="nofollow">I really didn't like "Dunkirk,"</a> but I think your reservations and my dislike have similar roots insofar as we were both expecting something a bit more intense, gripping, or visceral.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17649546320594887602018-02-11T19:37:40.543-06:002018-02-11T19:37:40.543-06:00I'll take it. GDT needs an Oscar at some point...I'll take it. GDT needs an Oscar at some point, and while there were certainly some options in the past, The Shape of Water is probably what he needed to do to get on the podium.<br /><br />It's worth noting that if he does win, it will be the fourth time in the last five years that a Mexican-born director will have won Best Director at the Oscars. I thought they only sent us rapists and criminals.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-40783641583628181532018-02-11T19:34:37.962-06:002018-02-11T19:34:37.962-06:00Del Toro also won the DGA Award, which is the key ...Del Toro also won the DGA Award, which is the key one heading into the Oscar race, so I'd say Del Toro is the frontrunner at this point. Thats not to say Nolan couldn't pull off an upset, but the odds are in GDT's favor.Adolytsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266038228108057617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44214269558458140722018-02-11T18:46:54.877-06:002018-02-11T18:46:54.877-06:00My heart will absolutely be with del Toro and alwa...My heart will absolutely be with del Toro and always will be; he's my favorite working director. I think it might be Nolan, though--I wouldn't be surprised if he walked away with it. Honestly, I think his appeal is a lot more general than del Toro's. <br /><br />But I'm hoping for my boy.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75884830272994454162018-02-11T17:56:44.657-06:002018-02-11T17:56:44.657-06:00I personally would be heavily surprised if GDT doe...I personally would be heavily surprised if GDT doesn't win Best Director since he already won the Globe and the Critics' Choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com