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Archive for June, 2007

the most interesting parts of this to me are the glimpses into rural america life. the little cookout and how people talk, the girl in cowboy boots, and obviously how they react to the tragedy: the way miskelly and his dad talk, and also how baldwin talks - completely devoid of dramatics; the […]

Spartan (2004) imdb yahoo rt metacritic mrqe bad link
men do stuff

Posted on June 2nd, 2007
liked it

i enjoyed watching this even though it was a total mess.  the whole logic behind the kidnapping was ‘whuh?’ while i watched and on reflection is even stupider.  but most of the point of the film is male competence and watching how shit gets done.  a lot of these films focus on the technological aspects […]

World Traveler (2001) imdb rt mrqe bad link
traveler

Posted on June 2nd, 2007
liked it

i was surprised i actually liked this.  middle-aged philanderer trying to find himself sounds painful, but they paced things so well i ended up enjoying it.  for a long time we don’t get any view into him other than some sad expressions and i think some films rely on that when they’re reaching for more […]

The Pianist (2002) imdb rt metacritic mrqe bad link
pianist

Posted on June 2nd, 2007
liked it

definitely appreciated the more authentic and less showy/emotional approach.  they weren’t scrambling over themselves to condemn the nazis or make us sympathize as much as possible.  i especially liked the scenes of jewish resistance - all still framed from szpilman’s perspective.