tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29063686.post3559182855715575160..comments2024-03-12T03:27:31.441-04:00Comments on Dougintology: Slow movie rantIbidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614529174562538070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29063686.post-30552996331945685502010-10-15T18:02:09.823-04:002010-10-15T18:02:09.823-04:00I agree with You and Wunelle. I was pissed off fo...I agree with You and Wunelle. I was pissed off for wasting money to see Clash of the Titans, Transformers, etc. when I'd much rather see some "crappy" film like Bladerunner, Edenlog, the Fountain, etc. <br /><br />I do have to say that 2001 is probably one of the best boring movies ever made....and through osmosis & repetitive hearing while asleep you can really begin to see some of the "subtle" messages & themes Clarke was trying to get across.<br /><br />2010 S.O. was slightly better, and the book 2050 (I think that was the year) is actually pretty good but you have to have read 2001 & 2010.Jon Q. Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731956117910814409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29063686.post-80610042797709566682010-10-07T22:24:55.668-04:002010-10-07T22:24:55.668-04:00I'm not a fan of the Michael Bay-type movies. ...I'm not a fan of the Michael Bay-type movies. Transformers, Armageddon, Independence Day... you won't find these on my movie shelf. Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers make for weak horror. <br /><br />2001 is a good book and good movie making. It gets a lot of points for getting it's science right. It isn't, however, good movie watching. Like I said, the beginning and end are a big WTF. The actors have less emotion and depth of character than the central computer. Half the reason to see the sequel is so someone will explain HAL's motivations.<br /><br />Other movies have done the space rescue without doubling as an intermission. "Moon" in particular pulled off quiet and slow moving without making me tune out. <br /><br />The sunrise scene, the space rescue scene, and the special effects spectacular remind me of Saturday Night Live sketches. Good ideas drug out until they've not only lost the audience's interest but made them hostile to the feature. <br /><br />I want to see "2001" reshot just so the special effects acid trip spectacular can be made to make sense. Honor the movie, but end it like the book. <br /><br />And don't give me another film that helps put me to sleep.Ibidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614529174562538070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29063686.post-8457451758325354082010-10-07T18:18:26.377-04:002010-10-07T18:18:26.377-04:00Our culture has fallen completely under the spell ...Our culture has fallen completely under the spell of a media industry which sells spectacle and titillation and flash above all things. Baseball used to be considered fast-paced and exciting, and now many people think of it as slow and plodding and too full of dead air.<br /><br />I must protest (and as for baseball, Ken Burns makes his case very well in his documentary).<br /><br />Part of what makes 2001: A Space Odyssey so brilliant is that we are immersed in strange settings where earth-shaking things are not explained to us, and we are left to wonder and reflect and feel generally confused. Frustrating, at times, sure; but valid and true life's emotions just the same. And that's the experience! We may not like it, but life is like this.<br /><br />I'm in the opposite camp: I HATE movies which are all action, all the time, like every Fourth Of July blockbuster out of Hollywood.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.com