I loved Grizzly Man, whether Treadwell was a fool or simple or had misplaced trust is beside the fact. Treadwell cared for nature and wanted to be a part of it and care for it. The road to Hell as they say is paved with good intentions. Still he wanted to educate others on nature and bears. It’s hard to fault him for being passionate. He lived what he loved. You really can’t take that away. I think that Herzog’s film painted a loving portrait of a loving, caring albeit misguided man.
I’d definitely have to say the Lord of the Rings films, 300, Donnie Darko to name a few. Oh and Darren Aranofsky’s PI. Requiem For A Dream is a gem but PI is utterly pretentious, overly stylized nonsense. Slumdog Millionaire annoyed the hell out of me. It was so obvious and the “romance” didn’t seem like it was a long lost love affair. I also hated Crash (not Cronenberg’s), I thought it was wannabe Altman that was amateurish and obvious and tried to be topical and say something about race but it didn’t have anything deep or of interest. Crash was a real mistake.
I think Von Trier is a very talented filmmaker. I enjoy nearly everything he does (with the exception of AntiChrist, ugh!) but still I would just simply say Dogville is the better movie. It’s more inventive. It has a better cast. It grabs you more. Yes, it’s long (longer than Manderlay anyway) but it’s more innovative. I like Manderlay (and admit that I need to go back to it) but I would say that Dogville packs a punch that Manderlay doesn’t. Manderlay’s punch seems rather phony compared to what Von Trier accomplished with Dogville. I guess that’s the thing despite Dogville being the first part of a planned trilogy, Manderlay seemed like a second rate rehash of Dogville. I liked it but definitely not nearly as much as Dogville. I think that casting has part to do with it also that it wasn’t as original had something to do with it too.
Well, I didn’t hate Avatar, far from it, I feel it’s unworthy of any awards other than as a technical achievement. I like James Cameron but I found Avatar to have cardboard characters, weak plot, and I also would say it was heavy handed with the issues it presented. I am speaking of the anti-war (or should I say anti-invasion) message and the pro-environment message. I just thought it was very lazy when it came to the story. I give it 3 out of 5 stars on my site because, it’s not trash, and it is an achievement because of the special effects and all of the technological advances but unfortunately, I left the theatre deflated. This is what Cameron waited for 12 years to make. I am a huge Cameron fan. He knows how to make films. The Abyss is a great underwater sci-fi flick. He really broke ground in the first two Terminator films. True Lies is a really fun take on the spy genre. Titanic is deserving of its awards and what Cameron did in that film is pretty masterful but then there’s Avatar. It’s kind of like, eh. After the effects and the beauty wears off, you get normally capable actors that are not working to their normal standards and a very trite, heavy handed story (even if one agrees with the message). It’s too bad and I hope the planned sequels to Avatar make up for the first because I feel Cameron can do better and has done better, I just hope that the Academy doesn’t decide to follow the Golden Globes and give it to Avatar (which could very well happen with the field of ten).
Burger Time:Fast Food Nation 2-Richard Linklater
Renegade-Oliver Stone
Pittfall-Peter Jackson
Spy Hunter-Quentin Tarantino
Bump N Jump-(not a fan but this seems to be his thing)Michael Bay
GRIZZLY MAN (Werner Herzog, 2005) over 2 years ago
I loved Grizzly Man, whether Treadwell was a fool or simple or had misplaced trust is beside the fact. Treadwell cared for nature and wanted to be a part of it and care for it. The road to Hell as they say is paved with good intentions. Still he wanted to educate others on nature and bears. It’s hard to fault him for being passionate. He lived what he loved. You really can’t take that away. I think that Herzog’s film painted a loving portrait of a loving, caring albeit misguided man.
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What films do you always catch shit for for not liking? over 2 years ago
I’d definitely have to say the Lord of the Rings films, 300, Donnie Darko to name a few. Oh and Darren Aranofsky’s PI. Requiem For A Dream is a gem but PI is utterly pretentious, overly stylized nonsense. Slumdog Millionaire annoyed the hell out of me. It was so obvious and the “romance” didn’t seem like it was a long lost love affair. I also hated Crash (not Cronenberg’s), I thought it was wannabe Altman that was amateurish and obvious and tried to be topical and say something about race but it didn’t have anything deep or of interest. Crash was a real mistake.
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Why Dogville and not Manderlay? over 2 years ago
I think Von Trier is a very talented filmmaker. I enjoy nearly everything he does (with the exception of AntiChrist, ugh!) but still I would just simply say Dogville is the better movie. It’s more inventive. It has a better cast. It grabs you more. Yes, it’s long (longer than Manderlay anyway) but it’s more innovative. I like Manderlay (and admit that I need to go back to it) but I would say that Dogville packs a punch that Manderlay doesn’t. Manderlay’s punch seems rather phony compared to what Von Trier accomplished with Dogville. I guess that’s the thing despite Dogville being the first part of a planned trilogy, Manderlay seemed like a second rate rehash of Dogville. I liked it but definitely not nearly as much as Dogville. I think that casting has part to do with it also that it wasn’t as original had something to do with it too.
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INGMAR BERGMAN: GENIUS...OR...OVERRATED BORE? over 2 years ago
Bergman was a genious!
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AVATAR WON BEST PICTURE... over 2 years ago
Well, I didn’t hate Avatar, far from it, I feel it’s unworthy of any awards other than as a technical achievement. I like James Cameron but I found Avatar to have cardboard characters, weak plot, and I also would say it was heavy handed with the issues it presented. I am speaking of the anti-war (or should I say anti-invasion) message and the pro-environment message. I just thought it was very lazy when it came to the story. I give it 3 out of 5 stars on my site because, it’s not trash, and it is an achievement because of the special effects and all of the technological advances but unfortunately, I left the theatre deflated. This is what Cameron waited for 12 years to make. I am a huge Cameron fan. He knows how to make films. The Abyss is a great underwater sci-fi flick. He really broke ground in the first two Terminator films. True Lies is a really fun take on the spy genre. Titanic is deserving of its awards and what Cameron did in that film is pretty masterful but then there’s Avatar. It’s kind of like, eh. After the effects and the beauty wears off, you get normally capable actors that are not working to their normal standards and a very trite, heavy handed story (even if one agrees with the message). It’s too bad and I hope the planned sequels to Avatar make up for the first because I feel Cameron can do better and has done better, I just hope that the Academy doesn’t decide to follow the Golden Globes and give it to Avatar (which could very well happen with the field of ten).
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-26299-Milwaukee-Movie-Examiner~y2010m1d23-Avatar-Camerons-return-to-the-screen-after-12-years-is-a-visual-wonder
if you would like to check my full review.
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Video Games and their Directers over 2 years ago
Burger Time:Fast Food Nation 2-Richard Linklater
Renegade-Oliver Stone
Pittfall-Peter Jackson
Spy Hunter-Quentin Tarantino
Bump N Jump-(not a fan but this seems to be his thing)Michael Bay
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