tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post4427439193881916078..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: Innndddyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!Bill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-14911645827985810362008-06-06T17:33:00.000-04:002008-06-06T17:33:00.000-04:00I disagree with a lot I read on FFC, but I always ...I disagree with a lot I read on FFC, but I always keep reading because of stuff like this:<BR/><BR/>"you realize that the real problem with movies like this isn't that they're pitching confidence, but that they're pitching narcissism." <BR/><BR/><BR/>-B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-82839567989618082022008-06-01T05:46:00.000-04:002008-06-01T05:46:00.000-04:00I think Spielberg's sentimentality serves him well...I think Spielberg's sentimentality serves him well in E.T. (like in Empire of the Sun); stories (mostly) about children seen through the eyes of children (but also, say, in The Terminal) <BR/>E.T., in particular, resembles a fairy tale. As I have already wrote, however, this sentimentality becomes unacceptable and obtrusive in movies with had a totally different mood - the endings of SPR, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-83367112576573538562008-05-31T21:43:00.000-04:002008-05-31T21:43:00.000-04:00I hate E.T. Talk about "sentimental bullshit", I t...I hate E.T. Talk about "sentimental bullshit", I think I vomited the last time I saw the "cute" alien's heart light up, bringing yet another Spielberg character back to life.<BR/><BR/>-GenericcactusJames Poguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949529724243453959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-52828745303285304032008-05-30T13:44:00.000-04:002008-05-30T13:44:00.000-04:00As far as worst Spielberg goes, anyone remember hi...As far as worst Spielberg goes, anyone remember his segment in the Twilight Zone movie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-67409692552879472712008-05-30T11:54:00.000-04:002008-05-30T11:54:00.000-04:00Cripes. I'm so used to seeing it perverted that wa...Cripes. I'm so used to seeing it perverted that way I forgot. Thanks--fixed.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-5622253559840109372008-05-30T11:37:00.000-04:002008-05-30T11:37:00.000-04:00I hate to be both a nerd and a nitpicker, but in r...I hate to be both a nerd and a nitpicker, but in reference to the V for Vendetta DVD review - Alan Moore's opus is not called <I>The Watchmen</I>, but simply <I>Watchmen</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-90014379193579738132008-05-30T10:09:00.000-04:002008-05-30T10:09:00.000-04:00He used his tongue purdier'n a twenty-dollar whore...He used his tongue purdier'n a twenty-dollar whore.Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-22315813262630992362008-05-30T07:46:00.000-04:002008-05-30T07:46:00.000-04:00Rest in peace Hedy Lamarr...Rest in peace Hedy Lamarr...James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-70660855656003146732008-05-30T00:08:00.000-04:002008-05-30T00:08:00.000-04:00RIP Harvey KormanRIP Harvey KormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-52885663034541580082008-05-29T16:43:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:43:00.000-04:00Yes indeedy: HOOK is the ugliest movie he's ever m...Yes indeedy: HOOK is the ugliest movie he's ever made besides. Also, it drives me crazy that Hook's ship never goes anywhere. It just sits there, docked. Kind of a metaphor for the whole enterprise, really.<BR/><BR/>When it came out, I wrote in my film log thingy that it looked like it was shot at the O'Keefe Centre. Fake Toronto Broadway shit, in other words.<BR/><BR/>And those Lost Boys: oy.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-9343512698726971012008-05-29T16:34:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:34:00.000-04:00I concur with "Hook", aside from its innate dubiou...I concur with "Hook", aside from its innate dubiousness as a CAA "packaged film" (Hey! lets get Julia Roberts to play Tinker bell!) its a such an ugly film, especially in the "Neverland" sequences which have all the magic of a decommissioned Disney ride plopped into an airplane hangar. Add the de-rigueur "Dad's Too Busy For The Kids" plot, and Dustin Hoffman’s Giant Bag of Tics—and you’ve got Dave Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066153251478580642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-18314655198326235522008-05-29T16:15:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:15:00.000-04:00Okay.The list (yes, I actually keep an ongoing, ev...Okay.<BR/><BR/>The list (yes, I actually keep an ongoing, ever-mutating ranking of Spielberg's theatrical features. I know...).<BR/><BR/>As such, no <B>Duel</B> or <B>Kick the Can</B> here. Of course, arguments can and should be made for inclusion, but I have trouble resolving them anyway. If included, <B>Duel</B> would be in the second section, <B>Kick the Can</B> in the last.<BR/><BR/>The Jeffrey Allen Rydellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929035063658396648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-37618530729722734602008-05-29T12:44:00.000-04:002008-05-29T12:44:00.000-04:00The lapsus in my last post is rather telling - Cry...The lapsus in my last post is rather telling - Crystal KULL, indeed! I guess KOTCS elicited memories of the crappy fantasy flick with Tia Carrere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-72008927781756646102008-05-29T12:40:00.000-04:002008-05-29T12:40:00.000-04:00My least favourite Spielberg movies are:- WAR OF T...My least favourite Spielberg movies are:<BR/><BR/>- WAR OF THE WORLD and AI (cursed by two jaw-droppingly terrible endings)<BR/><BR/>- 1941 (some bits are mildly amusing, others are like watching an hyperactive child screaming and running around)<BR/><BR/>-the CRYSTALL KULL and TEMPLE OF DOOM<BR/><BR/>-My pick would be THE LOST WORLD, one of the most genuinely disappointing moviegoing experiencesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-79290648328304236152008-05-29T10:46:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:46:00.000-04:00Worst? Gotta be HOOK.AMISTAD is also terrible (it ...Worst? Gotta be HOOK.<BR/><BR/>AMISTAD is also terrible (it oozes Debbie Allen from its pores), ALWAYS is lame, "Kick the Can" from the TZ movie is flat schmaltz, and 1941 is, as Jack said, like being stuck in a pinball machine. But HOOK is promising enough at the outset that its downward spiral into increasing unwatchability feels like contempt for the viewer.<BR/><BR/>So does JURASSIC PARK's Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-60303948345353188222008-05-29T01:52:00.000-04:002008-05-29T01:52:00.000-04:00Best Spielberg? I'll go this order:Raiders MunichE...Best Spielberg? I'll go this order:<BR/><BR/>Raiders <BR/>Munich<BR/>E.T. <BR/>Minority Report<BR/>Catch Me If You Can<BR/><BR/>I think I've seen Jaws too many times at this point, in the wrong way - on TBS or something.<BR/><BR/>Munich, to me, seemed like Spielberg's Apocalypse Now. Not in I-almost-died-making-it, but in its urgency to say something, and its willingness to embrace and depict Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-77032526363002187782008-05-28T21:37:00.000-04:002008-05-28T21:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for the heads-up, Jack.Thanks for the heads-up, Jack.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-25108050210043818802008-05-28T21:12:00.000-04:002008-05-28T21:12:00.000-04:00Bill or Walter,In the Cloverfield review, the scre...Bill or Walter,<BR/><BR/>In the <I>Cloverfield</I> review, the screenshot is mistakenly accredited to <I>The Stendhal Syndrome</I>. <BR/><BR/>Just wanted to give a heads-up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-60059969018870346572008-05-28T14:33:00.000-04:002008-05-28T14:33:00.000-04:00In case anyone is interested, Raw Deal: A Question...In case anyone is interested, <I>Raw Deal: A Question of Consent</I> after 7 years, finally got a DVD release. I know how much people seem to be drawn to loaded (morally ambiguous) film here, so I thought I would share. Especially when all angles are tainted with a shade-of-shit.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879652646989670889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-68084151629960532002008-05-28T00:26:00.000-04:002008-05-28T00:26:00.000-04:00Sorry, I just can't endorse 1941 -- watching it's ...Sorry, I just can't endorse <I>1941</I> -- watching it's like being stuck in a pinball macine for 2 hours. Still, I'll take it any day over his nadir -- the unwatchable <I>Always</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-66966539105096911692008-05-27T21:20:00.000-04:002008-05-27T21:20:00.000-04:00I almost picked "Poltergeist" too...can't we just ...I almost picked "Poltergeist" too...can't we just go ahead and assign it to Stevie? Methinks the credit is more directors-guildy than real-lifey.<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me--don't watch Poltergeist again. You will be disappointed--except by Craig Nelson, the "T" is for terrific.<BR/><BR/>"Sugarland Express"? I'll see your nerd and raise you that Joan Crawford episode of "Night Gallery" <BR/><BR/>Dave Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066153251478580642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-84205556947690452922008-05-27T18:45:00.000-04:002008-05-27T18:45:00.000-04:00Fav Spielberg: Poltergeist ;)No, really, It's betw...Fav Spielberg: <I>Poltergeist</I> ;)<BR/><BR/>No, really, It's between <I>Close Encounters</I> and <I>Catch Me If You Can</I> for me. I know the latter is not a popular pick, but I find it completely ignored and a fantastic portrait of a tortured soul.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305416083101348206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-2232101246969960222008-05-27T18:38:00.000-04:002008-05-27T18:38:00.000-04:00Re: best Spielberg film.Jurassic Park. The best su...Re: best Spielberg film.<BR/><BR/>Jurassic Park. The best summer blockbuster not named The Empire Strikes Back. See this movie for an example on how CGI should be used, not for stunts, but for wonder. When they see a dinosaur for the first time Spielberg creates movie magic. Goldblum is hilarious as well. <BR/><BR/>-GenericcactusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-91014389905651047122008-05-27T14:09:00.000-04:002008-05-27T14:09:00.000-04:00Which is sadder: that Sydney Pollack is better kno...Which is sadder: that Sydney Pollack is better known as a character actor than a director, or that his last prestige film was <I>The Interpreter</I>?Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-19917104993333278232008-05-27T08:56:00.000-04:002008-05-27T08:56:00.000-04:00"Life goes on. Until it doesn't"RIP Mr. Pollack."Life goes on. Until it doesn't"<BR/><BR/>RIP Mr. Pollack.Dave Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066153251478580642noreply@blogger.com