tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post7168050661350308860..comments2024-03-12T10:45:12.762-07:00Comments on moviesandsongs365: Films and TV of the month: SeptemberChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-21117755354725905642017-10-30T10:17:40.078-07:002017-10-30T10:17:40.078-07:00@Alyson: Glad you were up for the challenge of Mot...@Alyson: Glad you were up for the challenge of Mother! I think it took most viewers out of their comfort zone. The last third of the film was definitely weird with a capital W. When you've seen as many films as I have, you can become desensitized towards the formulaic Hollywood stories, so watching something unique is exciting and inspiring to me.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-66509252018941578372017-10-30T09:43:01.797-07:002017-10-30T09:43:01.797-07:00@Alex Withrow: Thanks, Lynch saved the best episod...@Alex Withrow: Thanks, Lynch saved the best episode for last! <br /><br />The things revealed in Tales of the Grim Sleeper could have been explained in less than 105 min, easily. The message was important, but repeated too many times.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-5943915562961959852017-10-27T01:42:57.830-07:002017-10-27T01:42:57.830-07:00Went to see Mother! last night - Wow, a difficult ...Went to see Mother! last night - Wow, a difficult watch in places and just didn't know where it was heading for a long time. Not really a horror and not a psychological thriller either - I didn't even get the allegory in full until I came home and read the reviews (always make a point of going in cold as don't want to be predisposed to thinking about a film in a certain way before I watch it). Bit too weird for me I'm afraid.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-81399073285001561822017-10-25T13:50:45.953-07:002017-10-25T13:50:45.953-07:00Nice reviews here. I loved the end to Twin Peaks a...Nice reviews here. I loved the end to Twin Peaks as well, and I really appreciated how audacious mother! was. I forgot about Tales of the Grim Sleeper... I agree, it definitely could've been shorter.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-8936064836430761402017-10-13T02:07:57.675-07:002017-10-13T02:07:57.675-07:00@Rol: VERY interesting reading of Twin Peaks episo...@Rol: VERY interesting reading of Twin Peaks episode. I hadn't even considered that interpretation.<br /><br />They say it's a golden era for TV. I'll take a look at the trailers for those shows. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-41079800481013589612017-10-12T14:30:06.853-07:002017-10-12T14:30:06.853-07:00I think it's a pretty good time for TV at the ...I think it's a pretty good time for TV at the moment - more so than cinema. Ozark, Tin Star & The Leftovers have all been excellent recently.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-44460544276813038122017-10-12T14:28:55.836-07:002017-10-12T14:28:55.836-07:00I subscribe to the theory that they entered our wo...I subscribe to the theory that they entered our world, breaking out of fiction, because that makes the final moments really dark and twisted.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-35204458138911202732017-10-10T13:28:07.825-07:002017-10-10T13:28:07.825-07:00@Wendell: Will look out for your review of Mother!...@Wendell: Will look out for your review of Mother! Blade Runner (both original and sequel) should be seen on the biggest screen possible for the visuals. The short films are ok, adding a little back story, but are by no means essential.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-45091509733884805472017-10-09T18:20:36.581-07:002017-10-09T18:20:36.581-07:00Unforgiven is a masterful western. Glad you enjoye...<i>Unforgiven</i> is a masterful western. Glad you enjoyed it. I am very much looking forward to seeing <i>Mother!</i> Less excited about the new <i>Blade Runner</i>, but that's because I'm not all gaga over the original. The fact that all these prequels to <i>2049</i> exist is bothersome to me, actually. I think a movie must be good as a self-contained unit. Whether or not I like a full-length feature shouldn't depend on a series of shorts. Hopefully, it won't.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-76559309638327909032017-10-09T10:10:42.708-07:002017-10-09T10:10:42.708-07:00@TheVern: Yes, Mother! had the boldness to be orig...@TheVern: Yes, Mother! had the boldness to be original and divisive. Can't say the same for most safe new films today.<br /><br />I found an 11 min unofficial Blade Runner short on YouTube (from Jan 2017) called Tears In The Rain by Christopher Grant Harvey<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-49974951408579191382017-10-09T07:01:18.908-07:002017-10-09T07:01:18.908-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed mother! It is unlike many...I'm glad you enjoyed mother! It is unlike many horror films that have been out I really liked the shorts that help expand the world of Blade Runner: 2049. I hope they keep doing these instead of doing a third movie. TheVernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712756384665520547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-52888977660609325132017-10-09T06:51:27.542-07:002017-10-09T06:51:27.542-07:00@Rol: I’m afraid I don’t have any recent shows to ...@Rol: I’m afraid I don’t have any recent shows to compare with, as I don’t follow TV shows that closely. <br />Think I like Aronofsky a far bit more than you do!<br />To me, Twin Peaks S3 was sporadically great (especially for Dougie, and the brilliant e8 and e18). But also flawed, with needlessly slow pacing, and too many brief performances that I’m not invested in emotionally. <br />Spoiler ahead! As you say, it does leave us pondering and attempts to be a different thing to the 90s. I think the end scene is the clue to episode 18. To me, she is telling him about her dream. But it’s open to interpretation.<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-16355020566632083082017-10-09T06:28:28.143-07:002017-10-09T06:28:28.143-07:00@dbmoviesblog: Thanks, hope you get to watch Twin ...@dbmoviesblog: Thanks, hope you get to watch Twin Peaks season 3, the funniest thing Lynch has ever done, and the last episode is the best of the season for me.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-17978456574341266992017-10-08T06:19:46.470-07:002017-10-08T06:19:46.470-07:00Twin Peaks has spoiled all other television for me...Twin Peaks has spoiled all other television for me this year. I can't think of any more original and thought provoking pieces of art/entertainment in recent years. I have my own theories about the final episode but I'm glad no definitive explanation will be provided. I prefer to be left pondering. That show was like nothing else I've ever watched- nothing like the original, but that was the point. <br /><br />Aronofsky though... No, thanks. Not half as clever as he thinks he is.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-68248082776783884862017-10-08T04:53:15.211-07:002017-10-08T04:53:15.211-07:00Great post. I agree with you on Mother! and on Bla...Great post. I agree with you on Mother! and on Blade Runner shorts. I am still to see the latest Twin Peaks, but you have really piqued my interest there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-448242106138921622017-10-08T04:17:34.801-07:002017-10-08T04:17:34.801-07:00@Alyson: If originality is important in your film-...@Alyson: If originality is important in your film-watching, I think you’d appreciate Mother! Although it is strange and surprising. <br />Unforgiven is a western that even those who don't usually watch western seem to have taken notice of because of its oscar wins. For some (maybe not all) viewers who experienced police brutality, I could see them having a cathartic reaction to the movie. <br />Twin Peaks is a tv-series I think everyone should try at least once in their lifetime, especially season 1 which is basically a soap opera whodunit. Season 2 and 3 are less essential.<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-85945527078025154882017-10-07T11:58:52.506-07:002017-10-07T11:58:52.506-07:00Will make a point of seeing Mother! - Sounds intri...Will make a point of seeing Mother! - Sounds intriguing. I remember enjoying Forgiven when it came out but haven't revisited it since - Think you summed it up well.<br /><br />As for Twin Peaks - Have never, ever entered that alternate reality either first time round or now, so definitely one to add to the long list of "to be watched when time is available"!Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-41178936277469263382017-10-06T08:29:11.461-07:002017-10-06T08:29:11.461-07:00@SJHoneywell: That quote is memorable, although I ...@SJHoneywell: That quote is memorable, although I don’t know what it means. <br />Unforgiven is among the better westerns since 1990, though the revenge left a bad taste in my mouth. But I wouldn’t go so far as to say the film endorses violence, as Ned’s wife gives him a long, disapproving stare, and ’The 'Schofield Kid' on the mission obviously reveals how he feels about killing. So there is a case to be made that Eastwood shows both sides, not just the violent angle. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-22980898892752449262017-10-06T08:26:06.097-07:002017-10-06T08:26:06.097-07:00@Sati: The end of Twin Peaks S3 is a challenging m...@Sati: The end of Twin Peaks S3 is a challenging mystery for sure, as with Inland Empire it's weird and almost impossible to understand. I agree Lynch is among the best living directors, though I prefer his earlier work. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-23321890153843240822017-10-05T13:40:04.906-07:002017-10-05T13:40:04.906-07:00I still cannot decode that TP finale. I hope it...I still cannot decode that TP finale. I hope it's not the last from Lynch, he is such an amazing directors.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-62915193422249657232017-10-04T07:53:16.795-07:002017-10-04T07:53:16.795-07:00Of these, I've only seen Unforgiven. I think i...Of these, I've only seen Unforgiven. I think it's a brilliant film, and one of the best of its genre.<br /><br />"'Deserve's' got nothing to do with it" might be the most important line/moment in the film.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com