tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post8131366139465013345..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: ALOHA OYTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-78878873646746951932014-05-19T18:08:31.335-05:002014-05-19T18:08:31.335-05:00Surely I was not the only one who noticed Twin Pea...Surely I was not the only one who noticed Twin Peaks's Michael Ontkean playing one of the cousins?! He dominated the scene he shared with Clooney and Bridges!canned hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077269011339303919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-82802586436109800962011-12-13T16:57:38.925-06:002011-12-13T16:57:38.925-06:00"... why so few other people are scrutinizing..."... why so few other people are scrutinizing this piece is puzzling to me"<br /><br />Don't be puzzled, Studio2grl!<br /><br />People are different, is all.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795117578664696460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-693172327393675392011-12-11T13:59:04.625-06:002011-12-11T13:59:04.625-06:00I agree so much on your review of The Descendants,...I agree so much on your review of The Descendants, why so few other people are scrutinizing this piece is puzzling to me. If we didn't have gorgeous George Clooney and Hawaii to play smoke to the mirrors, perhaps, we could see that this story is lame. You cried because a masterful puppeteer wanted you to emote, but the story never seemed really or sympathetic to me.Studio2grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981041332689268881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-58933688845170459492011-12-07T18:58:12.004-06:002011-12-07T18:58:12.004-06:00...awwwww....go on, spoil yourself...I brought up ......awwwww....go on, spoil yourself...I brought up my onw daughter myself (I'm a dad) and this had many startling real revelations of father-daughter relationships...it ain;t all plain sailing, the father-daughter thing of course, but we do share the ice cream...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795117578664696460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-7456203440923125302011-12-01T18:42:37.430-06:002011-12-01T18:42:37.430-06:00Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
I loved 'Sideways'. Seve...<i>Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck.</i><br /><br />I loved 'Sideways'. Seven years till Payne released another feature film. <i>And</i> it stars George Clooney.<br /><br />And it sounds so thuddingly bad that I now have no interest in seeing it.<br /><br /><i>Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!</i>Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-55277734004769846132011-12-01T16:55:05.099-06:002011-12-01T16:55:05.099-06:00There's a line that I have forgotten precisely...There's a line that I have forgotten precisely, in which Clooney VOs something to the effect of "why is every woman in my life so crazy", and I had exactly the same feeling. you've just described. After I was done wanting to throttle him for saying that, anyway.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-73392548333149656662011-12-01T16:03:29.607-06:002011-12-01T16:03:29.607-06:00I saw The Descendants just yesterday, had a mixed ...I saw The Descendants just yesterday, had a mixed reaction and now find myself gravitating toward negative reviews of it.<br /><br />I've never been the type of person who considers voice over in itself to be that egregious, but the way it's used in this film, to tell us things that the film decidedly does not show us, is irritating.<br /><br />Case in point, we're told that Clooney isn't a particularly good father and that his daughters are equally ill behaved. But aside from some minor snottiness (understandable considering their ages and emotional states), they all seem like perfectly decent folks. Even Sid, the doofus boyfriend is the most benign doofus this side of Bill & Ted.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178975866741187681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-76460892391549399982011-12-01T14:09:26.628-06:002011-12-01T14:09:26.628-06:00It was a typo, but one that works enough that I...It was a typo, but one that works enough that I'm going to keep it. And I did thoroughly enjoy <i>Sideways</i>, though I think it's the worst of Payne's Big 3.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-85589551388046678382011-11-30T22:05:01.944-06:002011-11-30T22:05:01.944-06:00I'm glad I finally found somebody who is not p...I'm glad I finally found somebody who is not praising this movie to the heavens. While I loved Clooney's performance and really liked Shailene Woodley, I did not feel Payne mixed comedy and drama nearly as well as he did in "Sideways". In "The Descendants", it just feels like bald relief.Movies Now and Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538197339394248926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-68296378504705188382011-11-30T20:58:26.076-06:002011-11-30T20:58:26.076-06:00No, I didn't get Sideways either. I haven'...No, I didn't get Sideways either. I haven't seen any of Payne's other films so far, and don't suppose I'll be rushing to see this either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-88612068262191349952011-11-30T17:32:27.639-06:002011-11-30T17:32:27.639-06:00That title makes me happier than it should. Bless ...That title makes me happier than it should. Bless you for your use of shameless puns.<br /><br />And I can't decide whether calling Giamatti's character in SIDEWAYS a "whine snob" is a typo or a comment on the tone of that movie. (By the way, am I the only one who finds that movie bizarrely overpraised? Aside from the performances, it offered nothing that excited me at all.)Zev Valancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239062791827527067noreply@blogger.com