tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8059656038210854453..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: BrutalitySJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26356431455713397132015-08-03T19:25:22.572-05:002015-08-03T19:25:22.572-05:00Yeah, I'm pretty much on a par with you here. ...Yeah, I'm pretty much on a par with you here. This is one I doubt I'll watch again any time soon.<br /><br />I do miss comments now and then, but I check for older comments a couple of times a week. Sometimes I miss one on a movie that's about five days old, but I try to respond to everyone.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69690022767811491772015-08-02T16:18:42.175-05:002015-08-02T16:18:42.175-05:00I don't know if you go back and look at past c...I don't know if you go back and look at past comments, but I was interested on your take on this one. I pretty much agree with most of what you said, but I can certainly understand the comments by Chip Lary and others that had nothing but disdain for the film. Grudging, unpleasant respect is what I have for Irreversible and I am very unlikely to ever watch it again. I did wonder who the two guys were that were in the first scene in the film, and apparently they were characters from Noe's previous film. If you'll excuse me, I need a stiff drink now.1001: A Film Odyssey is produced, directed and written by Chris, a librarian.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04803620768028761898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10688038326648263162012-12-21T13:00:40.645-06:002012-12-21T13:00:40.645-06:00"Would you respect a shopkeeper who sold ranc..."Would you respect a shopkeeper who sold rancid food and hurled insults at you? Would you respect a kids' coach who humiliated your children for her own pleasure?"<br /><br />Can I cite Andy Kaufman as a defense?SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10683447112656346162012-12-21T10:27:34.811-06:002012-12-21T10:27:34.811-06:00Years ago I picked this movie up for a buck or two...Years ago I picked this movie up for a buck or two from a rental store that was closing and it's the biggest blind buy regret I've ever had. Even though I spent close to nothing for it I still overpaid for it.<br /><br />The director has been quoted as saying that his whole goal with this movie was not to entertain or to create art, but to irritate the viewer as much as possible, hence the camera "work" and a constant low tone he included in the soundtrack that is supposed to also induce vertigo.<br /><br />I read your responses above to Nick. Please do not drink the Kool Aid. There is absolutely nothing about this movie to respect. It does not take skill to produce what is on screen in this movie. All it takes is a camera and a healthy disdain for the viewer. <br /><br />Would you respect a shopkeeper who sold rancid food and hurled insults at you? Would you respect a kids' coach who humiliated your children for her own pleasure? Why, then, should we respect the equivalent actions from a film director?Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-29181547862716027702012-12-21T07:42:21.638-06:002012-12-21T07:42:21.638-06:00I'm not sure Memento is that interesting in it...I'm not sure <i>Memento</i> is that interesting in its chronological order, or that it would be much of a film without the reverse-order mindscrew. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-86614706074262956892012-12-21T04:01:19.585-06:002012-12-21T04:01:19.585-06:00I thought it was an utterly vacuous piece of shit....I thought it was an utterly vacuous piece of shit. The "reverse" structure had already been done in far more interesting manner by Christopher Nolan, and it didn't actually add much to the storytelling, except to try and disguis just how little was actually going on in the film (if it actually played in proper chronological order no one would've given a shit about the film). As for the infamous low-frequency noise on the soundtrack, I presume that may have been J.W. Dunne turning over in his grave...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34849589967560051562012-12-21T00:58:11.307-06:002012-12-21T00:58:11.307-06:00The more I think about it, the more I come around ...The more I think about it, the more I come around to having something like respect for it. It's a daring choice to put the violence and the extreme, awful, nasty stuff in the first half of the film instead of building up to it. It's almost like it's desensitizing us for worse, but worse doesn't happen. I'll keep thinking about it, I'm sure.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-53455095989704773452012-12-21T00:29:07.544-06:002012-12-21T00:29:07.544-06:00I think what helped keep my attention was my fasci...I think what helped keep my attention was my fascination with single takes. The scene at the party, for instance, was crazy. I like the little tidbit where the character is asked his name and the actor gives his real name on accident, but in order not to ruin the last 15 minutes of the single take, they just improv off it and turn it into a joke. And that's the shot they used in the film. I love that kinda stuff.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-82175304323259615332012-12-21T00:22:03.263-06:002012-12-21T00:22:03.263-06:00@Kevin--I will fix the typo. Thanks for spotting i...@Kevin--I will fix the typo. Thanks for spotting it. Good reference, too.<br /><br />@Nick--Strangely, after the rape sequence, I found my interest actually waning a bit, like the big moment happened in the middle. I'd say I'll try it again, but I'm not sure when (or if) that will happen.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21664381007549914482012-12-21T00:06:28.883-06:002012-12-21T00:06:28.883-06:00My buddy Mike recently told me about this film, wh...My buddy Mike recently told me about this film, which I'd heard of but had never seen.<br /><br /><b>"(this scene takes place in a gay BSDM club)"</b><br /><br />OK, now I'm reminded of Kirk telling Gillian in "Star Trek IV" that, back in the Sixties, Spock had taken too much LDS.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84662397970545422722012-12-21T00:03:48.689-06:002012-12-21T00:03:48.689-06:00I literally had NO idea what was going on for the ...I literally had NO idea what was going on for the first 20 minutes. The camera motion on top of the fact my TV, at the time I watched it, automatically darkened whatever I watched, made anything going on impossible to discern. It pretty much wasn't until maybe 5 minutes before the rape scene that I started to comprehend anything. So I didn't even notice, at the time I watched, any of the ultra-violence. It just looked like a dark black-and-red blur to me for 20 minutes. (And it REALLY pissed me off.)<br /><br />Besides all of that, I actually do respect the film for what it does, especially on a technical level. When you realize it's a collection of 15-20 minute single takes played in reverse order, it becomes a marvel. And after the rape scene happens, I think it turns into a pretty interesting drama/thriller.<br /><br />So I pretty much loathe the first 20 minutes, but after that, I don't mind it all that much. I'd actually give it another watch some day to try it again.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com