tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post684665655505885309..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: The Trash ReportBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-79577966073722484122007-05-17T17:39:00.000-04:002007-05-17T17:39:00.000-04:00Walter, what are you thoughts on the so-called "sh...Walter, what are you thoughts on the so-called "shaky cam"? You don't really mention the camera work in 28 Weeks Later, but I noticed that it generally doesn't seem to bother you, The Bourne Supremacy being another example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-43507235309617870802007-05-15T17:47:00.000-04:002007-05-15T17:47:00.000-04:00Also, for the record, The Ex is *almost* a good mo...Also, for the record, The Ex is *almost* a good movie, and the funniest I've seen in a while (not saying a lot, but saying something).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-56615885370222056562007-05-14T20:50:00.000-04:002007-05-14T20:50:00.000-04:00Do my eyes deceive me or was Film Freak Central ju...Do my eyes deceive me or was Film Freak Central just updated 2 days in a row?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-24254689027960555622007-05-12T07:32:00.000-04:002007-05-12T07:32:00.000-04:00Good Colbert clip there, a rare case of him lookin...Good Colbert clip there, a rare case of him looking genuinely thrown for a loop. And it's 4 minutes with more laughs than the whole of <I>Monster in Law</I>. (Too bad you have to sit through a trailer of <I>Delta Farce</I> to get to it.)<BR/><BR/>Also, I agree with Walter that <I>28 Weeks Later</I> is great, but must every film be shoved through the prism of the Iraq War to be truly enjoyed?James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-13925598331439390642007-05-11T18:04:00.000-04:002007-05-11T18:04:00.000-04:00I don't care how bad Georgia Rule: its existence g...I don't care how bad <I>Georgia Rule</I>: its existence gave us <A HREF="http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=86577&ml_collection=&ml_gateway=&ml_gateway_id=&ml_comedian=&ml_runtime=&ml_context=show&ml_origin_url=%2Fshows%2Fthe_colbert_report%2Fvideos%2Fmost_recent%2Findex.jhtml&ml_playlist=&lnk=&is_large=true" REL="nofollow">this</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-62340876586922540472007-05-11T18:00:00.000-04:002007-05-11T18:00:00.000-04:00The rating was wrong, too. Both fixed.The rating was wrong, too. Both fixed.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-3383355305609347452007-05-11T15:10:00.000-04:002007-05-11T15:10:00.000-04:00Uh-oh, the front page is fucked up. The link to th...Uh-oh, the front page is fucked up. The link to the <I>28 Weeks Later...</I> review leads to the <I>Lucky You</I> review instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-53168140040440087462007-05-10T19:14:00.000-04:002007-05-10T19:14:00.000-04:00I was probably being a bit glib. The only one of t...I was probably being a bit glib. The only one of those that I actively disliked was The Hills Have Eyes. The Descent was probably in my top 20 for last year, and Wolf Creek and The Devil's Rejects in my top 20 for '05. The last decent theatrical horror release has probably been The Descent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-79679348788051470092007-05-10T18:11:00.000-04:002007-05-10T18:11:00.000-04:00I'm very fond of a good deal of our recent horror ...I'm very fond of a good deal of our recent horror bounty. I don't much like the Saw movies, which are the only torture porn that actually feels like porn, from the arbitrary plot to the money shot every fifteen or twenty minutes, but I thoroughly enjoyed The Descent, Hostel, Wolf Creek, The Devil's Rejects, and Alejandre Aja's two films. I know it's sort of unpopular 'round these parts to like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-49034708893825038522007-05-10T12:45:00.000-04:002007-05-10T12:45:00.000-04:00but that in order to honor the father issues of th...<I>but that in order to honor the father issues of the second film plus the Iraq parable that it can't help but be, it's necessary to have Harry, Venom, and Sandman.</I><BR/><BR/>I can certainly see the Iraq parable, but how the father issues? That's a bit messy when I try to reason it out in my head - you have Harry coming to terms with his father, the forgiveness of Sandman as the equivalent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-6969151925270777052007-05-10T11:22:00.000-04:002007-05-10T11:22:00.000-04:00So 28 Weeks Later is fucking phenomenal?Seems like...So 28 Weeks Later is fucking phenomenal?<BR/><BR/>Seems like an Iraq allegory, Aliens to Days' Alien, Dawn to Days' Night, etc. I'm officially excited. Is it the best horror movie in recent memory like someone claimed, or just merely phenomenal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-18839085150032557862007-05-10T10:49:00.000-04:002007-05-10T10:49:00.000-04:00Yeah - I'm a sucker for the series, I think. More...Yeah - I'm a sucker for the series, I think. More, though, I have a hard time looking at the series literally so the "holes" as you describe them accurately, don't strike me that way. I didn't find the film to be overloaded either, odd to say, as that seems to be the consensus - but that in order to honor the father issues of the second film plus the Iraq parable that it can't help but be, Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-54455774751616734452007-05-10T02:04:00.000-04:002007-05-10T02:04:00.000-04:00Is the 10% of CGI that isn't crap which you're ref...Is the 10% of CGI that isn't crap which you're referring to the birth of Sandman, Walter? That was a lovely scene.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that there is something vital within Spider-Man 3 that makes it work in spite of its many flaws. I guess I just find it interesting that you're so willing to overlook such egregious errors in judgment as the overload of characters and plot threads that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-26898264818022652422007-05-10T00:12:00.000-04:002007-05-10T00:12:00.000-04:00Jesus wept.Don't even know what to say about Lucas...Jesus wept.<BR/><BR/>Don't even know what to say about Lucas as judge of "silly" - what I can tell, you get called "silly" by Lucas and you can bank it as a compliment.<BR/><BR/>No argument that Spidey 3 is the worst of the 3, but take away all the crap (90% of the CGI, 100% of the action sequences), and there's something really fucking interesting in there. And vital, too.<BR/><BR/>Here's a Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-4314587386609281902007-05-09T23:49:00.000-04:002007-05-09T23:49:00.000-04:00George Lucas has joined the major newspaper critic...<I>George Lucas has joined the major newspaper critics in their negative appraisal of Spider-Man 3. In an interview with FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman, Lucas said, "It's a silly movie. ... There just isn't much there. Once you take it all apart, there's not much story, is there?" Over the weekend, Spider-Man 3 surged ahead of Lucas's Star Wars' episode Revenge of the Sith to take the record for JG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-13139053942916747682007-05-09T19:34:00.000-04:002007-05-09T19:34:00.000-04:00I wouldn't count on a lot of Spidey feedback--it's...I wouldn't count on a lot of Spidey feedback--it's only really the pans that generate gobs of hate mail, even in a special case like this.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-38177917766170551232007-05-09T14:33:00.000-04:002007-05-09T14:33:00.000-04:00I'd like to see Walter comment on the negative rea...I'd like to see Walter comment on the negative reaction myself, maybe even defend the movie a bit. I liked it too, but I'm fairly convinced that it is the most flawed in the trilogy, by a significant margin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-41366153219985685872007-05-09T08:47:00.000-04:002007-05-09T08:47:00.000-04:00Question to Walter: Likewise getting all the angry...Question to Walter: Likewise getting all the angry emails over the poor review of Star Wars Episode Whatever, have you got angry emails over the good review of Spider-Man 3?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-16820862592361710272007-05-09T07:09:00.000-04:002007-05-09T07:09:00.000-04:00Just a heads up to the community: Georgia Rule is ...Just a heads up to the community: Georgia Rule is to sexual abuse what The Other Sister was to mental retardation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-72882062631206698712007-05-08T19:48:00.000-04:002007-05-08T19:48:00.000-04:00Re: Travis on Major LeagueAnother good read (am I ...Re: Travis on <I>Major League</I><BR/><BR/>Another good read (am I the only one who comments on his stuff?) I would give the film and extra 1/2 star and say I still enjoy the film as much as I did when I first saw it. I agree, it's underdog uplift without apology, and more to the point it doesn't try to do anything more than it does. It <I>barely</I> has a bad-guy because the bitch goddess is so James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964207789326645793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1896328095335125582007-05-07T13:47:00.000-04:002007-05-07T13:47:00.000-04:00Sorry, Alex, I cannot accept Stuntman Mike as a "t...Sorry, Alex, I cannot accept Stuntman Mike as a "tragic" figure (Abernathy yes, but Stuntman Mike no.)<BR/><BR/>I think Tarantino respects the intelligence of his audiences (to be "morally developed"). I do believe our tete a tete is the "pie and talk" (sorry, no pie this round ; )) he recommends after seeing his films. To me, it's sad that a hugh amount of people dismiss him as an immoral, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-23811785304226886462007-05-07T12:03:00.000-04:002007-05-07T12:03:00.000-04:00Come on, you are looking for elegance in killing v...<I>Come on, you are looking for elegance in killing visualizations as proof that Tarantino is idealizing women? I thought Mr Blonde torture of the restrained cop was quite elegant. Jules gave Brett a fair (I would say elegance itself) listing of the transgressions against Mr Marcellus Wallace.</I><BR/><BR/>I disagree. The torture scene had Freddie the Cop screaming through the whole thing. Very Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-90517899778834975652007-05-07T06:31:00.000-04:002007-05-07T06:31:00.000-04:00Alex, Stuntman Mike was trying to kill them with t...Alex, Stuntman Mike was trying to kill them with the car. Cars can kill, haven't you heard? Momentum and relatively immovable objects do very bad irreverible things to the human body. If someone was trying to kill you, I doubt very much you would be concerned if that person had a prior rap sheet. You would be far more likely to try to fight back and/or outwit your attacker. You might even cross Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-75829886508783021102007-05-06T21:44:00.000-04:002007-05-06T21:44:00.000-04:00I've seen Kill Bill Vol. 2 only twice, but I was u...I've seen <I>Kill Bill Vol. 2</I> only twice, but I was under the impression that Bill had pretty much retired from "the life" or was just as willing to do so as Beatrix. I may be missing something, but Tarantino appears to think that Beatrix's rights as a mother supercede Bill's as a father. <BR/><BR/>Mia as less than ideal? Because she uses coke and enjoys the lifestyle provided by Marcelles' Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-20270972269262641822007-05-06T11:32:00.000-04:002007-05-06T11:32:00.000-04:00Alex, very interested analog of the zombie movies ...Alex, very interested analog of the zombie movies as distinctly feminine threat and slasher movies as distinctly male threat.<BR/><BR/>"Tarantino’s problem...is that he hates men and over-idealizes women." That is a bold statement, but hardly supported.<BR/><BR/>Let's briefly look at the instances where women are central to the stories, shall we: Mallory is just as f'd up as Mickey, Alabama is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com