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If only because I'd love for <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455326/" REL="nofollow">this</A> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1135025571021139372005-12-19T15:52:00.000-05:002005-12-19T15:52:00.000-05:00Walter:Ebert's "animated" category is especially b...Walter:<BR/><BR/>Ebert's "animated" category is especially bizarre, because there aren't really that many animated films released each year, so it seems like he ends up listing everything most years; less so lately now that the annual Disney release is so subpar, but I'll be damned if I can see how he could condone anything CGI not by Pixar either. <I>Robots</I> listed alongside <I>Corpse Bride</Carl Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844566112033689884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134973024165792552005-12-19T01:17:00.000-05:002005-12-19T01:17:00.000-05:00Nate:I woke up this morning with this ineffable em...Nate:<BR/><I>I woke up this morning with this ineffable emotional twinge thinking about the movie.</I><BR/><BR/>Time to deelop clarity on it - or time to put a lot of personal baggage on it? I always try to "sleep on it" but it's so subjective a process - in the act of doing so on a couple of films this season, I think I've actually lost my edge on them. <I>Walk the Line</I> for instance, Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134972743874859102005-12-19T01:12:00.000-05:002005-12-19T01:12:00.000-05:00I'm watching Ebert right now.I'm watching Ebert right now.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134967867480262252005-12-18T23:51:00.000-05:002005-12-18T23:51:00.000-05:00Totally agree Jer. If it wasn't for the fact that ...Totally agree Jer. If it wasn't for the fact that he gave somewhere between thirty and forty films four star ratings, you could argue that he was maintaining some sort of edge. Hardly anybody liked Yes, and the backlash against Crash (which I liked) and Me You and Everyone We Know (which I didn't) has effectively neutralized their reputations to the point where it is modestly iconoclastic to Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134966330687000862005-12-18T23:25:00.000-05:002005-12-18T23:25:00.000-05:00What bother's me most about Ebert's list is not th...What bother's me most about Ebert's list is not that it's staffed with Oscar candidates and Sundance sensations (I do admire him somewhat for including <I>Yes</I> on his list, not because I'm a fan of the film (haven't even seen it yet) but rather becuase he was very much alone in praising it; both there and in his impassioned and defensive review of it there is a small feeling that he is taking jer fairallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16032172895204505671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134957844296233172005-12-18T21:04:00.000-05:002005-12-18T21:04:00.000-05:00Anyone is other markets find the show at some odd ...<I>Anyone is other markets find the show at some odd time?</I><BR/><BR/>Here, it's at 6:30 in the afternoon on Saturdays; usually pre-empted by sports.Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134953074068084972005-12-18T19:44:00.000-05:002005-12-18T19:44:00.000-05:00I apologize for the typos in the previous post. I ...I apologize for the typos in the previous post. I agree with Carl in that Blogger should have a post editing option.James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134952973474156242005-12-18T19:42:00.000-05:002005-12-18T19:42:00.000-05:00Speaking of Ebert, I haven't seen his show on TV i...Speaking of Ebert, I haven't seen his show on TV in several weeks, It used to be on Sunday's at 11am, not a bad time at all, but I just checked the Buena Vista site to find that it's been moved to 5am Saturday morning. That's not a typo, FIVE in the MORNING where it battles infomertials for ratings. Now this is the New York area I'm talking about, which leads me to wonder something: if the #1 James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134934831803716882005-12-18T14:40:00.000-05:002005-12-18T14:40:00.000-05:001. Crash *2. Syriana **3. Munich n/a4. Junebug ***...1. Crash *<BR/>2. Syriana **<BR/>3. Munich n/a<BR/>4. Junebug ***1/2<BR/>5. Brokeback Mountain **1/2<BR/>6. Me and You and Everyone We Know *1/2<BR/>7. Nine Lives n/a<BR/>8. King Kong ****<BR/>9. Yes *1/2<BR/>10. Millions **<BR/><BR/>Looking at it, without Walter's reviews I probably would have seen at least three of the films here that the two of them disagreed on. It's interesting that there's Carl Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844566112033689884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134928565150457252005-12-18T12:56:00.000-05:002005-12-18T12:56:00.000-05:00That's it. I officially hate him now.That's it. I officially hate him now.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134918520168992522005-12-18T10:08:00.000-05:002005-12-18T10:08:00.000-05:00Well--the terrifying truth has been confirmed--Ebe...Well--the terrifying truth has been confirmed--Ebert has selected "Crash" as the best film of 2005. He also selected close to seventy other 'wonderful' films to occupy his list--(Including Cinderella Man, Bee Season,Proof, Hustle and Flow,The Weather Man, Murderball, Robots--gack)Someone hardier than me can do the math on this, but it appears that roughly 1/3 of the films he reviewed this year Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134877850474652562005-12-17T22:50:00.000-05:002005-12-17T22:50:00.000-05:00Family Guy, unfortunately, has taken a definite do...Family Guy, unfortunately, has taken a definite downturn with the new season. I still love it, haven't missed an episode yet, but I've noticed some definite problems with it. The pop culture refs are definitely part of it; they have no point or perspective or new take on them, they're just there because it gets a cheap laugh. There's a huge difference between some guy on Harvey Birdman trying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134873941878426432005-12-17T21:45:00.000-05:002005-12-17T21:45:00.000-05:00Rich:It was more of a difference of philosophical ...Rich:<BR/><BR/>It was more of a difference of philosophical insights than anything. Whereas Walter saw Bub the Zombie as the personification of the perpetual human grasp on hope and intelligent discovery (and his mention of "Ode to Joy" is certainly a good example in that sense), I found him as one last "fuck you" to zombiekind -- insofar as that by introducing intelligence and self-awareness Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134856930101571822005-12-17T17:02:00.000-05:002005-12-17T17:02:00.000-05:00What really makes me uncomfortable, by the way, ar...<I>What really makes me uncomfortable, by the way, are the literate anti-intellectuals. Makes me wonder what it is that I'm missing, if you know what I mean. </I><BR/><BR/>Agreed, and this extends to film criticism and discussion - one of the reasons I ended up here, via Alex's site, is that you guys have done a great job of putting together a site that allows for real discourse without ever Andrew Bemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097037829531087694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134854844174387232005-12-17T16:27:00.000-05:002005-12-17T16:27:00.000-05:00And behold -- a Blogger account!-- IanAnd behold -- a Blogger account!<BR/><BR/>-- IanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134851460708729492005-12-17T15:31:00.000-05:002005-12-17T15:31:00.000-05:00My pleasure, Walter. This website and blog has bee...My pleasure, Walter. This website and blog has been immeasurably helpful in bolstering my own sense of critical study, and the discussions we've all been having here have been particularly enlightening. It's one of the few critics' sites I still read anymore. I'm glad that I could give something back (besides buying the book, anyway, which will be coming to me very soon). Though I've e-mailed youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134848366210711082005-12-17T14:39:00.000-05:002005-12-17T14:39:00.000-05:00Ian:Interesting about "Family Guy" - a lot of come...Ian:<BR/>Interesting about "Family Guy" - a lot of comedies now seem to be little scooby-snacks for people name-checking pop culture - the <I>Shrek</I> pics, for example. Wanted to mention that I rewrote a swath of the upcoming <I>Hostel</I> review based on our brief discussion of it back there. Thanks for helping me clarify a few thoughts and develop a few new ones. I think we still disagree Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134847944076956762005-12-17T14:32:00.000-05:002005-12-17T14:32:00.000-05:00On the contrary, I must say that I really enjoyed ...On the contrary, I must say that I really enjoyed Ebert's review of "King Kong". <BR/><BR/>Talking of King Kong, best film of the year (not seen "The New World" yet). Any film that would show me dinosaurs tumbling over each other deserves ultimate respect. Not a lot of critics mentioned how seemingly realistic most of the action was. By adding these little imperfections (King Kong breaking out ofHollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134845410883094102005-12-17T13:50:00.000-05:002005-12-17T13:50:00.000-05:00Paternalistic is what fits Ebert best, not populis...Paternalistic is what fits Ebert best, not populist I would say. Sample this excrept from new review of "The Family Stone":<BR/><BR/><I>I was poised to attack "The Family Stone" because its story of a family of misfits is no match for the brilliance of "Junebug." I was all worked up to bemoan the way a holiday release with stars like Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Dermot Mulroney and Luke Wilson Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134843582226446232005-12-17T13:19:00.000-05:002005-12-17T13:19:00.000-05:00What really makes me uncomfortable, by the way, ar...<I>What really makes me uncomfortable, by the way, are the literate anti-intellectuals. Makes me wonder what it is that I'm missing, if you know what I mean.</I><BR/><BR/>IMHO, what you're missing is profit. There's money in telling dumb people that they're smarter than the smart people. Publish an anti-intellectual screed in the National Review, and voila! You're a Fox News commentator. <BR/><BRJefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134843482348964382005-12-17T13:18:00.000-05:002005-12-17T13:18:00.000-05:00That's a big "ouch, my soul" on those posters, Ale...That's a big "ouch, my soul" on those posters, Alex and Anon. Nothing like smashing together two pop culture icons to bring in the funny. Another example of the problem with modern comedy; reminds me of another television show revisited recently: <I>Family Guy</I>, which I often still find hilarious but end up wondering: are the pop culture references <I>really</I> that funny, or are you just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1134805719007164252005-12-17T02:48:00.000-05:002005-12-17T02:48:00.000-05:00Oh, I have others:http://img61.echo.cx/img61/9075/...Oh, I have others:<BR/><BR/>http://img61.echo.cx/img61/9075/18wl.png<BR/>http://img179.echo.cx/img179/574/dream2nm.png<BR/>http://img262.echo.cx/img262/3152/abcs4gq.png<BR/>http://img288.echo.cx/img288/2478/duck7xn.pngAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com