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Comment on Cool It by Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:20:09 +0000

Very nice review which intrigued me to see the film, but guardedly so…

Comment on Munich by James

James — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:34:04 +0000

I agree – Spielberg, generally, who is a genius at getting the audience into the moral and emotional perspective of a character, misses here. In this case,he has created in Avner a protagonist who, despite strong narrative pointers, remains something of an emotional enigma to the audience. I for one was lost. Despite having a strong interest in the September siege and looking forward to the film came away a little lost as to what the film was saying . I think we lacked an emotional link to Avner (he was simply told to do it and he did it – as opposed to it being demonstrated in some narrative way.).

Also it is the first time that I have found Spielberg’s films emotionally confusing: Golda meets Avner and there is this awkward exchange but it has the atmosphere of her asking him to make her a cup of tea. “You are more like your mother” – I get the backstory aspect but not the narrative point of the scene – she seems to sleight him but ask him to perform this most grave service. Maybe I don’t know enough about the Jewish faith but I was slightly lost – even though the story is, politics aside, a pretty straight revenge/standing-up-for-yourself tale. I think Spielberg is a fantastic director but lately, he seems to be missing his early “everyman touch”. Still, he can afford to sit at home and drink Cocoa and still cinematically achieve more than 90 percent of directors currently working. Everyone is allowed a little wriggle room. Just wish I liked it more.D

Comment on War of the Worlds by Adam

Adam — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:54:22 +0000

I don’t feel like Ray needed to pay a price. The ending worked in a self-logical way. After the first merciless encounter with a tripod, a man carrying his daughter runs passed Ray from an area that had just been nearly wiped out. Hope out of devestation. Ray is constantly trying to convince himself that everything will be okay when he knows it won’t. By the end he is devestated but whatever moticom of hope he’s scraped up with his self-reassurance is unexpectedly and mercifully rewarded.

Comment on Shaun of the Dead by Matt

Matt — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:27:00 +0000

Yawn of the dead? Really? You sir, are pathetic.

Comment on Millions by Nononono.

Nononono. — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:42:12 +0000

No.

Comment on King Kong (2005) by Rob

Rob — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:16:23 +0000

This is extraordinarily well written.

Comment on Pather Panchali by Jay Antani

Jay Antani — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:13:56 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Chandan. What I meant was that Ray wrote the adaptation for the screen (of course, it was a novel by another source beforehand).

Comment on Pather Panchali by Chandan

Chandan — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:13:26 +0000

It was not written by Satyajit Ray, Pather Panchali was written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay.

Comment on Wedding Crashers by Matthew P. Dolan

Matthew P. Dolan — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:41:34 +0000

I totally agree with you. It felt like something I’d be forced to see on an airline flight like “Fool’s Gold” or “Cheaper By the Dozen 2″. Stereotypical characters. Especially the artsy gay guy who they tried to make ugly by putting gel in his hair, having him hunch over, and scowl. Made for the masses.

Comment on Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop by Sam Fragoso

Sam Fragoso — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:46:18 +0000

A film that hasn’t hit my theater yet, looking forward to it.

Great review Jay.