tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post6296573598280838079..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: A HORSE AND HIS BOYTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-66984068706450251182012-01-08T16:17:45.409-06:002012-01-08T16:17:45.409-06:00The Devon sequences seem to me definitely Fordian,...The Devon sequences seem to me definitely Fordian, but not in the Western/The Searchers style that you may be thinking of. Rather, many of the images seem right out of How Green Was My Valley. Google image it, and you'll see.<br /><br />As to the movie as a whole, it isn't a masterpiece, but I liked it a good deal better than you did. There were two or three sequences that were absolutely as achingly beautiful as anything Spielberg's ever done.StephenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588260639227694557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-11099149196274928902012-01-06T01:01:26.807-06:002012-01-06T01:01:26.807-06:00I actually don't dislike Hook. It's near t...I actually don't dislike <i>Hook</i>. It's near the bottom of my Spielberg list, but mostly because there are so few that I actively <b>dislike</b>. Also, I haven't seen it in something like 15 years, so my memory of it is foggy.<br /><br />And I share your hopes about <i>Lincoln</i>, though I refuse to become excited about <i>Robopocalypse</i> until they change the name to something I don't have to sound out in order to pronounce it.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-74050763317222087382012-01-06T00:44:12.728-06:002012-01-06T00:44:12.728-06:00Also, what's with all the Hook hate? I've ...Also, what's with all the Hook hate? I've all-my-life appreciated that movie. It's pretty awesome. Everywhere I go movie "critics" are bashing it.jjjonatronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572727325348235494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-72218706184533846492012-01-06T00:41:30.088-06:002012-01-06T00:41:30.088-06:00And I know Spielberg didn't direct the third o...And I know Spielberg didn't direct the third one, that's not what I was on about.<br /><br />Oh yeah and Tim's reviews for both Tintin and War Horse have deeply upset me. I will ignore the criticism for Tintin, because I am fuckin' PSYCHED for that movie, but I coulda seen the War Horse stuff coming. I had no idea it was going to be a bizarre episodic story, but the thing that had me achin' to see it was the "THE MAN WHO MADE SAVING PRIVATE RYAN AND REINVITED WW2 PICTURES MAKES A WW1 PICTURE", only to come here and find out that it's all very... blah. Makes a man wanna cry.<br /><br />Do you think Lincoln or Robopocalypse will disappoint? I mean, damn, Daniel Day-Lewis, shit, how could it?jjjonatronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572727325348235494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-6914843226028364302012-01-06T00:38:41.766-06:002012-01-06T00:38:41.766-06:00I kind of agree with you guys, but I get some enjo...I kind of agree with you guys, but I get some enjoyment from The Lost World, here and there. At least it's not Jurassic Park III, or would you say that JP3 is better? And tell me why.jjjonatronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572727325348235494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-27549839423869334312011-12-28T20:51:11.866-06:002011-12-28T20:51:11.866-06:00"I don't see why they couldn't have r..."I don't see why they couldn't have replaced all the lousy Crichton with actual good stuff."<br /><br />Two words: David. Koepp.RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-25255776471273217402011-12-28T20:21:09.650-06:002011-12-28T20:21:09.650-06:00Except it throws away so damn much of the book, I ...Except it throws away so damn much of the book, I don't see why they couldn't have replaced all the lousy Crichton with actual good stuff. Instead, they found a way to somehow make it even worse.<br /><br /><i>War of the Worlds</i> I adore. In fact, it made my top 100 of the '00s list, along with <i>A.I.</i>, another perpetually-underrated film.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-14954412961407234802011-12-28T20:15:31.953-06:002011-12-28T20:15:31.953-06:00I guess I don't rank "The Lost World"...I guess I don't rank "The Lost World" as low as you do because it's a crappy film adaptation of a lousy, lousy book. Expectations were low to begin with.<br /><br />It's somewhat akin to the disastrous film version of "Dreamcatcher". You could argue the filmmakers were just being faithful to the source material.<br /><br />Now, I will argue strenuously with anyone who tries to put his "War of the Worlds" on a 'worst of' list.RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-31873149901099036812011-12-28T20:02:23.620-06:002011-12-28T20:02:23.620-06:00I am all about the "Let's Rank Spielberg!...I am all about the "Let's Rank Spielberg!" game, but for right now I'll agree that <i>1941</i> is below <i>Hook</i> (though the score is absolutely terrific); <i>The Terminal</i> is below both of them, and <i>The Lost World</i>, I maintain, is further down still. I have not seen <i>Always</i>; it is the single gap in my Spielberg education, TV episodes notwithstanding.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-60433073505424157312011-12-28T19:58:53.988-06:002011-12-28T19:58:53.988-06:00I kind of don't hate "1941" like I k...I kind of don't hate "1941" like I know I should. Sure, it's a comedy that's never funny even once. But it does have that gangbusters Williams score, and Susan Backlinie riffing on her famous "Jaws" role.<br /><br />I don't know. At least it gave us the Spielberg that directed "Raiders".RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-27163275609754536632011-12-28T19:29:15.750-06:002011-12-28T19:29:15.750-06:00@Rickr, and lets none of us forget 1941, one of th...@Rickr, and lets none of us forget 1941, one of the worst failures ever vomited onto celluloid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634087887519608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-61891966008548362552011-12-28T16:27:57.821-06:002011-12-28T16:27:57.821-06:00Disclaimer- I saw "Hook" in 70MM back in...Disclaimer- I saw "Hook" in 70MM back in '91, and if there's anything you don't, absolutely DO NOT want to experience in 6-track dolby sound, it's THAT movie.RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-1642692784091562822011-12-28T16:24:30.569-06:002011-12-28T16:24:30.569-06:00"The Lost World" is Spielberg's wors..."The Lost World" is Spielberg's worst? Really? I mean sure, it sucks. But is it truly as god-awful as the odious "Always" or, dear-sweet-jeezus-in-an-applecart, "HOOK"?RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-60960468507821041832011-12-28T13:58:22.612-06:002011-12-28T13:58:22.612-06:00'pon my honor, that was an accident, though I ...'pon my honor, that was an accident, though I would proudly take credit for such a tasteless bit of wordplay.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-41853800165677985712011-12-28T10:19:42.600-06:002011-12-28T10:19:42.600-06:00"Joey himself isn't really the protagonis..."Joey himself isn't really the protagonist, but rather the glue that holds these stories together"<br /><br />I saw what you did there... Speaking of shameless...Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445287625770362800noreply@blogger.com