tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post7820869455024690727..comments2023-07-01T05:05:31.938-04:00Comments on Films Worth Watching: Drawing the Line - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-43719166915934055602013-04-14T20:56:01.479-04:002013-04-14T20:56:01.479-04:00Okay go ahead and talk about MMMM's merits.......Okay go ahead and talk about MMMM's merits....like what for instance? Like it's a complete hack job? Derivative of Polanski and Bertolucci? I don't even LIKE Bertolucci. This post was about Dragon Tattoo though. Fincher is one of the most overrated directors out there. He revels in vileness and never moved beyond his ability to remake Von Trier's The Element of Crime, which he continues to do over and over again. He does nothing original. Go ahead, lay out WHY these films are great.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-81231955048646294902013-04-14T17:10:44.431-04:002013-04-14T17:10:44.431-04:00Martha Marcy May Marlene is a masterful film. How ...Martha Marcy May Marlene is a masterful film. How anyone who likes Bresson could fail to recognize that is beyond me. <br /><br />How does its "presentation" of itself as "Cinema" or "Arthouse" differ from any other film's self-presentation? It is what it is--a superior work of craftsmanship, evocative, subtle, mesmerizing. To disregard that because you feel it exploits sexual violence is silly. <br /><br />Rape is nasty. So are fist-fights and plugging people full of bullets. But to allow your concerns about it get in the way of evaluating the aesthetic value of a work is rather amateur. Such scruples are best reserved for the footnotes. I mean, kudos for being so morally evolved. We applaud your sensitivity. Now could be get on with talking about the film's merits? <br /><br />While we're on the subject of rape, what did you think about Noe's Irreversible? How about a post dedicated to the best rape scenes evaluated in different categories (longest, most believable, best mounted, -framed, -edited, etc.?)It may help you separate moral from aesthetic [formal] dimensions. <br /><br />And how about some screen-captures for Kapo? VonUexkuellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151964059097796194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-75558969777132177302012-04-26T15:23:16.568-04:002012-04-26T15:23:16.568-04:00Thanks Sam for the comment. Yeah certainly everyon...Thanks Sam for the comment. Yeah certainly everyone has a cup of tea, and this one certainly isn't mine! I am equally surprised by the generally very good reviews. Certainly isn't the first or last time that the general masses are or will be wrong. ;)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703076346434344743.post-24102008061696467292012-04-26T14:41:35.164-04:002012-04-26T14:41:35.164-04:00Jon---
I came here to leave a comment under your ...Jon---<br /><br />I came here to leave a comment under your MADAME DE review (which I will still do momentarily) but figured I'd stop in and let you know that I am likewise no fan of this over-the-top unpleasant film, for most of the reasons you cite. Ms. Mara is fine in the lead role, but she engages in some antics that seem purposefully overwrought. I was surprised at it's Oscar wins, and generally very good reviews, but as always everyone has their own artistic agenda and expectations. My nearly 16 year-old daughter Melanie absolutely loves the film, which makes me wince for obvious reasons. Your curt dismissal is one the mark my friend!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com