tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post3067952526468399088..comments2023-10-19T05:36:56.844-07:00Comments on "Let's Not Talk About Movies": MoonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-30203628402142952532009-11-21T15:24:56.597-08:002009-11-21T15:24:56.597-08:00Thanks, kev. So noted.
The gravity discrepancy d...Thanks, kev. So noted.<br /><br />The gravity discrepancy didn't bother me, but would other people Jon and I know.<br /><br />But I think they missed a good bet when Sam has to "lift" something on the moon-base."Yojimbo_5"https://www.blogger.com/profile/12791996320278381516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-22406729362523023512009-11-21T06:37:00.936-08:002009-11-21T06:37:00.936-08:00sam rockwell and duncan jones answered some questi...sam rockwell and duncan jones answered some questions at SxSW, they explained the 1/6th gravity only being in certain scenes very simply. they had a budget of 5 million dollars. recreating 1/6th gee on film all the time was just far too expensive.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591838399882680405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-50187845738199680822009-07-24T18:12:56.540-07:002009-07-24T18:12:56.540-07:00Probably why Rockwell wanted to do it—very interes...Probably why Rockwell wanted to do it—very interesting choices he made, including self-loathing for another human being!"Yojimbo_5"https://www.blogger.com/profile/12791996320278381516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-35578998732753618852009-07-24T15:42:30.110-07:002009-07-24T15:42:30.110-07:00I've often imagined what it would be like to &...I've often imagined what it would be like to "meet myself" but never imagined the cagey "sizing each other up" vibe that this movie creates. It got very unnerving to watch.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14226555790210323906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-22733071631504651872009-07-24T15:41:27.213-07:002009-07-24T15:41:27.213-07:00I loved the details like the one about the new Sam...I loved the details like the one about the new Sam still having temper problems... and the magnificent portrayal of a healthy young man sharing the screen with a decaying shell of a man. And even how it took the intellect of the healthy man to recognize what was going on... even when the clues were right there (like the half-completed model town.)<br /><br />As for "why him"... I just figured, "why not?" Corporation has to use someone, right?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14226555790210323906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-4949565015067157312009-07-17T10:58:32.911-07:002009-07-17T10:58:32.911-07:00John, thanks for commenting. I was hoping someone...John, thanks for commenting. I was hoping someone would call me out for the "Rental" rating, which I struggled over.<br /><br />As the word implys, the designation is economical. I couldn't, at the end of the lunar cycle, say that it was worth $10.00to see, or even $6.50 (too bad for you, sucka!) and I didn't think you'd lose anything watching it on your home-screen, where it should be sought out.<br /><br />Also the movie had no "sense of wonder"—it's an industrial "sci-fi" film a couple notches above "Outland." The best part of it was Sam Rockwell, who was good throughout, but was especially good in the...uh...second chapter when you wondered why he's so short-tempered. Heh. That was clever.<br /><br />You can't talk about what's wrong with the movie without saying what "it's about," but it raises a bunch of logic questions (the most prominent being "Why him?"), that kinda destroys the atmosphere and the premise (Walaka will want to know why there's only 1/6th gravity on the <i>outside</i> of the base!).<br /><br />We'll talk about "Half-Blood Prince" next week, where we'll decide for ourselves, thank you (You do realize you're not the target audience, don't you, just as we're not the target audience for "Twilight?").<br /><br />And if "The Hurt Locker" isn't here next week, it'll be the week after. Kathryn Bigelow rocks."Yojimbo_5"https://www.blogger.com/profile/12791996320278381516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-53269285774437764712009-07-17T09:54:10.931-07:002009-07-17T09:54:10.931-07:00Also, I recommend that you catch The Hurt Locker b...Also, I recommend that you catch The Hurt Locker before it's gone from theaters. Also an A-... it does many amazing things... and only disappoints by being "scripty" a couple of times.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14226555790210323906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-18332033139849146292009-07-17T09:51:51.217-07:002009-07-17T09:51:51.217-07:00Watched this back to back with the new Harry Potte...Watched this back to back with the new Harry Potter in the theater yesterday. I was a bit higher on this than you were... I'd give it an A-. It impressed by not doing exactly what you'd expect at each turn. It definitely strayed into sci-fi trope areas... but did it in a way that felt surprisingly fresh to me.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I will never waste another minute on Harry Potter. This is the second time I've watched one of these films. It's an excruciatingly bad experience.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14226555790210323906noreply@blogger.com