tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7530050647345007370..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: PastoralSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-27121391906209263492023-01-18T20:22:50.774-06:002023-01-18T20:22:50.774-06:00I think that's a solid way to look at this. It...I think that's a solid way to look at this. It does need something to sort of...rationalize it, especially with that length. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-5531033916709465262022-12-05T04:00:23.824-06:002022-12-05T04:00:23.824-06:00I think it would be a mistake to reduce the plot t...I think it would be a mistake to reduce the plot to the clogs and the eviction. It is just one of the many vignettes, one that fell out poorly. The one with the cow was one that turned out lucky. I think the idea of plot simply do not apply to this movie, the same way as you do not visit an exhibition for a plot. Well, mostly we don't.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28070199648230665562018-01-30T08:59:42.041-06:002018-01-30T08:59:42.041-06:00We'll disagree on the pace. There are things h...We'll disagree on the pace. There are things here I like, but it seems like a long way to go to get a few scenes that I liked.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-48174664693523309802018-01-24T00:44:42.659-06:002018-01-24T00:44:42.659-06:00TCM showed The Tree of Wooden Clogs a few days ago...TCM showed The Tree of Wooden Clogs a few days ago and I DVRed it and watched it yesterday.<br /><br />I didn't find it slow at all. Nor was it hard to watch. I found it beautiful and moving. If I had ever made a Top Ten Favorite Italian Movies list, I'd be looking over it to see if I needed to take something out for The Tree of Wooden Clogs.<br /><br />The scene that really got me was the scene where they butcher the hog. It goes on and on, and you can tell that poor hog knows they're going to kill him and he doesn't want to die. I cant stop thinking about it.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-76378452776039379672013-05-13T08:16:09.260-05:002013-05-13T08:16:09.260-05:00I'm not sure what to do with this film. The pa...I'm not sure what to do with this film. The pace bothered me some overall, but I didn't mind specific bits of it. It just felt like too much for so thin a story.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-11823301095314456962013-05-12T21:19:12.265-05:002013-05-12T21:19:12.265-05:00Normally, I have issues with films that don't ...Normally, I have issues with films that don't much bother with story, but in this case I not only didn't mind, I liked it quite a bit. I agree that the pace can be slow, but I didn't see it late at night, so I was awake and ready to watch a movie when I viewed it.<br /><br />I liked entering the lives of these people, seeing the older man with his stories and his quest to get the first tomatoes to market, for instance. I liked the ride down the river. I liked the gatherings in the evening.<br /><br />I can certainly see how the pace would be bothersome, but I wouldn't cut out some of these events in the movie to make it shorter.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61716248336318691322013-05-12T15:31:25.856-05:002013-05-12T15:31:25.856-05:00Don't let yourself get too low key, though, or...Don't let yourself get too low key, though, or you'll fall asleep part-way through. Perhaps an episode of Burn Notice for every hour of the film to break things up?SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55012683901757232532013-05-12T12:46:00.589-05:002013-05-12T12:46:00.589-05:00This movie is sooooooooooo looooooooooooong and so...This movie is sooooooooooo looooooooooooong and sooooooooooooooooooo sloooooooooooooooooow.<br /><br />But you know me, Steve, I've seen it but haven't written about it, which means I'll see it again in order to write about it. In all honesty, your positive words motivate me to really give it an honest second go around, but I might have to make sure I'm a little keyed-down when I watch it - maybe a little tired or even a feeling a bit under the weather. If I'm too anxious or worried or energetic, I know I'll never be able to make it through this one again.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.com