tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post3242091902170442907..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: The TrenchBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-32645525541008022772007-11-28T23:28:00.000-05:002007-11-28T23:28:00.000-05:00Walter,First, I'm so glad you took the space to gi...Walter,<BR/><BR/>First, I'm so glad you took the space to give our finest cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, his due in your wonderfully astute "Deliverance" review. I just got through rewatching "Winter Kills" and made no qualms over bragging about Zsigmond's work there to a friend.<BR/><BR/>Second, regarding the screenshot of "Deliverance", it reads:<BR/><BR/>-- 2.39:1 DVD capture: The Graduate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-24795310174808342172007-11-28T12:16:00.000-05:002007-11-28T12:16:00.000-05:00For what it's worth, everyone should be looking fo...For what it's worth, everyone should be looking forward to In Bruges with baited breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-78566819207158020442007-11-27T23:07:00.000-05:002007-11-27T23:07:00.000-05:00Personally I think "The Mist" only made it to thea...Personally I think "The Mist" only made it to theaters because it had Frank Darabont's name attached to it. Everything from the way the film is shot to the acting to the creatures screams TV movie to me.<BR/><BR/>The scene where Mrs. Carmody talks about the creatures not coming back for the night screams end of Part 1 to me. Funny, too considering this movie already feels that long. On a side Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-70368666556608740972007-11-26T19:46:00.000-05:002007-11-26T19:46:00.000-05:00Actually I liked the ending (though it's kind of c...Actually I liked the ending (though it's kind of comical in retrospect). What I didn't like was all the "Shield" horseshit camerawork, the sluggish pacing (that book is *fleet*, man), the creatures (they were so 'dry,' I felt), and the belaboured Bush II subtext. I almost think the only person miscast was Frank Darabont.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-91615836297784465132007-11-26T19:02:00.000-05:002007-11-26T19:02:00.000-05:00Bill, was it just the ending of The Mist that was ...Bill, was it just the ending of <I>The Mist</I> that was a letdown? It sounds like the majority of the film was strong. <BR/><BR/>Also, I finally saw <I>Taxidermia</I>, and it was amazing. Best "beauty in the grotesque" content in film I have seen in a while, mainly due to the inspired directing.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879652646989670889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-40099068124213176972007-11-25T22:59:00.000-05:002007-11-25T22:59:00.000-05:00The Mist: I should qualify this, but man, what a l...<I>The Mist</I>: I should qualify this, but man, what a letdown.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-61059201335335233982007-11-24T21:37:00.000-05:002007-11-24T21:37:00.000-05:00Beowulf is much worse than what the Chaw review wo...Beowulf is much worse than what the Chaw review would imply. Much worse. Easily worse than say, the determinedly mediocre and lol-who-cares mishmash of naturalism/method acting that was We Own the Night, imo, and far clunkier. Zemeckis = worthless hack. Tired of him. <BR/><BR/>BradBird a genius? I'll consider it if The Iron Giant is being trumpeted as the reason. But The Incredibles? ...... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-14369732358449474682007-11-24T21:36:00.000-05:002007-11-24T21:36:00.000-05:00Thanks for the heads-up, Jack. To be honest, not t...Thanks for the heads-up, Jack. To be honest, not that happy with that review m'self; lot of my early work feels insubstantial to me, so maybe the IMDb's doing me a favour. Glad you liked it, though, and indeed: what a film. Gimme <I>Used Cars</I> over <I>Beowulf</I> any day!<BR/><BR/>Paramount's long been rumoured to have an <I>L.A.</I> SE on the docket, btw, so maybe we'll get another track out Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-57663993635739422212007-11-24T17:42:00.000-05:002007-11-24T17:42:00.000-05:00Bill,On a totally unrelated note, your fabulous DV...Bill,<BR/><BR/>On a totally unrelated note, your fabulous DVD review of my favorite comedy of all time, "Used Cars", isn't in the External Reviews section at imdb.com.<BR/><BR/>I just got through re-watching it for the first time in a year, and I immediately went over to the ER section to savor your flattering words of it. Just thought I'd let you know.<BR/><BR/>(By the way, who do I have to fuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-52291972520411916422007-11-23T23:20:00.000-05:002007-11-23T23:20:00.000-05:00I was surprised that Walter wasn't invited to the ...I was surprised that Walter wasn't invited to the panel on film bloggers. I knew that the DIFF would not invite me, even though I helped out the first few years of the festival, and recently was considered worthy of programming films at the Miami Beach Cinematheque. I did review a few films but I feel like the 30th edition was a lot less interesting than it could have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-49610411398223784692007-11-21T19:53:00.000-05:002007-11-21T19:53:00.000-05:00Just saw No Country For Old Men...liked it a lot, ...Just saw <I>No Country For Old Men</I>...liked it a lot, but the ending (and the book's as well)leaves me a bit flat...<BR/><BR/>The movie trailers before the film gave me the following algebraic impressions: <BR/><BR/><I>Rashomon</I> + <I>Friends</I> = <I>Vantage Point</I><BR/><BR/><I>The Departed</I> + nothing - Scorsese = <I>Pride and Glory</I><BR/><BR/><I>Grumpy Old Men</I> + <I>The ShawshankJG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-88639717629794895542007-11-20T23:52:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:52:00.000-05:00Just saw Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and I ...Just saw <I>Before the Devil Knows You're Dead</I> and I was really impressed. It would make a nice double feature with <I>Gone Baby, Gone</I> or <I>No Country for Old Men</I>, or maybe you would just want to kill yourself. Its plot is so tightly written that the characters final destinations feel as inevitable as water circling the drain. Thematically it is almost Marxist in the way it Benaiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970449360270088624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-20671511934766632272007-11-20T23:06:00.000-05:002007-11-20T23:06:00.000-05:00That's why God invented chloroform, Jeff.That's why God invented chloroform, Jeff.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-10240031097823937402007-11-20T20:19:00.000-05:002007-11-20T20:19:00.000-05:00We have a drive-in here in the wonderful metropoli...We have a drive-in here in the wonderful metropolis of Auburn, WA. <BR/><BR/>It's not so bad, but it's a bit frustrating when you want to take your kids. They have a habit of pairing a kiddie flick with a Rated R movie.<BR/><BR/>When my kids noticed that, they were all like "What the fuck, daddy?"JG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-24257013471277286702007-11-20T17:47:00.000-05:002007-11-20T17:47:00.000-05:00Our drive-in is run by penny-hoarding turd merchan...Our drive-in is run by penny-hoarding turd merchants who hold the local theater monopoly (surprisingly, a locally owned corporation, not a chain) and therefore never feel compelled to spring for any extras. In their indoor theaters, the Dolby/THX sound-test openeing reels always sound like fuzz, and there's no seat in the house that doesnt introduce a chairspring to your lumbar. The drive-in Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-88793160737764232872007-11-20T14:55:00.000-05:002007-11-20T14:55:00.000-05:00Yeah, we have two nearby. One even has a vintage p...Yeah, we have two nearby. One even has a vintage pre-film announcement, a la Quentin Tarantino's <I>Grindhouse</I>, encouraging you to keep an eye on your kids and to go buy soda and popcorn. There are still many around. Los Angeles resident Dennis Cozzalio of Sergio Leone and the Infield Rule attends them reguarly. And the one in Denver shows triple features. <BR/><BR/>I probably go too much. I Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-89742076299048481412007-11-20T10:52:00.000-05:002007-11-20T10:52:00.000-05:00There are two drive-ins in Albany county, so I gue...There are two drive-ins in Albany county, so I guess I am lucky. Though I am not an advocate of smoking pot while watching film. The greatest anti-drug campaign could have been when two of my friends were smoking and laughing hysterically while watching the 2000 version of <I>Bedazzled</I>.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879652646989670889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-6703722995114935062007-11-19T23:50:00.000-05:002007-11-19T23:50:00.000-05:00Bill,Fret not, for I was one of the few who though...Bill,<BR/><BR/>Fret not, for I was one of the few who thought "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" by far the best of Lohan's multiple films back then. (Man, was "Mean Girls" such torture to get through.)<BR/><BR/>Alex,<BR/><BR/>A drive-in that's still in business? Sheesh, the last one I attended was the 183 drive-in in Dallas -- the same one Randall Adams attended with that sociopath in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-12952989032496482812007-11-19T13:44:00.000-05:002007-11-19T13:44:00.000-05:00Stop the presses: I actually enjoyed a Lindsay Loh...<I>Stop the presses: I actually enjoyed a Lindsay Lohan movie. It would have to be I Know Who Killed Me, the one that was universally eviscerated, but from the title on down it's a pretty effective quasi-giallo, and I firmly believe that all the laughs to be had in it--and oh, are there laughs aplenty--are mostly of the intentional variety. And in a weird way, despite the fact that Lohan plays a Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-3161792400536196092007-11-19T12:10:00.000-05:002007-11-19T12:10:00.000-05:00Stop the presses: I actually enjoyed a Lindsay Loh...Stop the presses: I actually enjoyed a Lindsay Lohan movie. It would have to be <I>I Know Who Killed Me</I>, the one that was universally eviscerated, but from the title on down it's a pretty effective quasi-giallo, and I firmly believe that all the laughs to be had in it--and oh, are there laughs aplenty--are mostly of the intentional variety. And in a weird way, despite the fact that Lohan Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-49955517293830133042007-11-19T09:02:00.000-05:002007-11-19T09:02:00.000-05:00Don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but I'd l...Don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but I'd love to see an adaptation of THE LONG WALK (King writing as Bachman). Frank Darabont has had the rights for some time, but what the hey, I'd love to see Gus Van Sant or Neil La Bute do the film version of this thing.Kurt Halfyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101562012826145929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-3416336721947763372007-11-17T17:01:00.000-05:002007-11-17T17:01:00.000-05:00I haven't seen any of Kim Ki-duk's movies since th...I haven't seen any of Kim Ki-duk's movies since the incandescent 3-Iron, but I finally rented Time, and it was a disappointment. His approach to the material was too flat and obvious. I think it may have actually been more effective if he had made it more of a horror movie, which he continually hints at but never goes the full distance in realizing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-90796985836216642242007-11-16T23:53:00.000-05:002007-11-16T23:53:00.000-05:00Also, belated apologies for the limp peices of mea...Also, belated apologies for the limp peices of meat we call dicks. On slow nights, me and my dick have conversations and I ask my dick, "Pray tell, you flaccid disappointment, why doesn't a smokin' chic saying all kindsa technical humdiggry in that brit twang to a fat nigger stuffing his face with donuts make you want to give a standing ovation?" My dick answers feeling rather down, "Because I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-51103364376173533602007-11-16T23:31:00.000-05:002007-11-16T23:31:00.000-05:00My reaction to Transformers was somewhat more posi...<I>My reaction to Transformers was somewhat more positive than most, simply because I enjoy looking at hot chicks. I don't know when filling your movie with hot chicks became a bad thing. </I><BR/><BR/>I bow down to your argument, your hipness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-8554200974210962922007-11-16T19:12:00.000-05:002007-11-16T19:12:00.000-05:00Seinfeld is an arrogant dickhead? With all due res...Seinfeld is an arrogant dickhead? <BR/><BR/>With all due respect Ian, so what? You say it like it's a bad thing. <BR/><BR/>Haven't seen Bee Movie, but I'd say his biggest crime was having children.JG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.com