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Guess I'll be passing on that.. Critical acclaim and awards often mean nothing. I still remember all the critcs raving about 'Joe Vs. The Volacano'
We walked out of the theatre for fear of death from ennui.
I also remember renting 'Out of Africa' as it ran away with a bunch of Oscars. I was suicidally bored within 20 minutes..tried to watch some more, and at the end of the first hour, yanked that video out of my VCR and put on some Van Halen.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">it won awards for reasons---it could be that you "missed" the point and not that it was pointless</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">or maybe he just found it incredibly boring.Quote:
Originally posted by virtualNYC:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by chaserfan:
I was totally shocked as to how pointless it was and that it won awards. we were afraid we watched the trailer or something. thought for sure that couldnt have been the movie. there was nothing of substance to it.
moony- i thought punch drunk love sucked too... turned it off an hour in, i was so bored.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">it won awards for reasons---it could be that you "missed" the point and not that it was pointless</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">nope, we talked about it and everything afterwards trying to figure anything worth something about it, and nope, wasnt there.Quote:
Originally posted by virtualNYC:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by chaserfan:
I was totally shocked as to how pointless it was and that it won awards. we were afraid we watched the trailer or something. thought for sure that couldnt have been the movie. there was nothing of substance to it.
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
xxx
It was an okay movie. That's about it.
I'm really tired of the Anti-Hollywood, "festival" storyline where the events that occur are realtively pointless snippets from somebody's mundane life.
I don't think it was worth all the recognition it got... it probably would have been passed over had it not been for her "family" relations.
I could care less about all the hype, critics, blah, blah, BS crapola. I never pay attention to that shit. I like this film lots. Bill Murray fucking rules!
"Suckin' on ma titties, like you're wanting me....."
<font color="#cd6600" size="1">[ March 27, 2004 05:17 PM: Message edited by: TCM Hitchhiker ]</font>
I saw it at the movies and I enjoyed it. True, not much realy happened, but I just love Bill Murray.
One of the better movies of late. And with Japan as the backdrop, it couldn't miss. Sophia Capola, regardless of what the clueless think, made a brilliant movie. Bill Murray was just perfect.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">it won awards for reasons---it could be that you "missed" the point and not that it was pointlessQuote:
Originally posted by chaserfan:
I was totally shocked as to how pointless it was and that it won awards. we were afraid we watched the trailer or something. thought for sure that couldnt have been the movie. there was nothing of substance to it.