tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6317337220644156688..comments2024-03-29T05:18:51.551-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): What Movie's Charms Elude You? LOVE ACTUALLYpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16035817080856689652012-12-21T08:36:23.732-05:002012-12-21T08:36:23.732-05:00The recent hype and reviews make me add one more n...The recent hype and reviews make me add one more name: Quentin Tarantino.<br /><br />I find most of his movies not hilarious or retro or (you choose the adjective here) but unwatchable.<br /><br />I did love FROM DUSK TO DAWN, however. Go figure. Of course it <i>did</i> have Salma Hayek...<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39615161341825585382012-12-20T21:00:18.533-05:002012-12-20T21:00:18.533-05:00Naomi/Todd: Hehe... I'm teeing up MOONSTRUCK t...Naomi/Todd: Hehe... I'm teeing up MOONSTRUCK this weekend for its 25th anniversary ;-).le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52968746394845798842012-12-20T19:50:40.384-05:002012-12-20T19:50:40.384-05:00Both actors seem to settle for very little and yet...Both actors seem to settle for very little and yet give the impression of having some brains. I guess there are not many A films around. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-89928374806057262812012-12-20T19:19:57.666-05:002012-12-20T19:19:57.666-05:00Ben Stiller sure does more than his share of pap, ...Ben Stiller sure does more than his share of pap, but at his best, is by me quite funny. Liked him in GREENBERG, for example (only partly a comedy, and definitely a tragedy).Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72581371212208864662012-12-20T19:18:02.862-05:002012-12-20T19:18:02.862-05:00Cameron Diaz. I think she's better than you su...Cameron Diaz. I think she's better than you suggest, but rarely does anything that challenges her (or her costars) much.<br /><br />MOONSTRUCK offended me from jump.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45614090180609596562012-12-20T19:10:24.288-05:002012-12-20T19:10:24.288-05:00One of those films that worked for me however many...One of those films that worked for me however many years ago. But on second viewing-cringeworthy. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56588590976586898912012-12-20T18:47:18.044-05:002012-12-20T18:47:18.044-05:00So many come to mind, but the one that I seem to b...So many come to mind, but the one that I seem to be well and truly out of sync on with folks is Moonstruck. Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60363640162427188652012-12-20T16:07:42.226-05:002012-12-20T16:07:42.226-05:00Jonathan Richman's theme song is nevertheless ...Jonathan Richman's theme song is nevertheless truly, utterly wonderful. Why this did not earn him an academy award is totally beyond me.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5vHRMtEDZU<br /><br />Addendum: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. More craft than art, noir cliches galore and Javier Bardem is basically just a wacky gimmick. The Coen's most overrated, by far. Their most underrated? INTOLERABLE CRUELTY.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-10938806436788310942012-12-20T15:22:26.252-05:002012-12-20T15:22:26.252-05:00My mother loved that movie. I didn't get it. A...My mother loved that movie. I didn't get it. Although both Carmen Diaz and Ben Stiller occupy the bottom of my list of actors. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68726907603212865582012-12-20T15:20:45.862-05:002012-12-20T15:20:45.862-05:00THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. Simply put, I di...THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. Simply put, I did not find it funny at all.<br /><br />Then again, whenever Jonathan Richman comes on the screen it's one of the best things ever.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-57685652512091021362012-12-20T15:20:06.230-05:002012-12-20T15:20:06.230-05:00Haven't seen it in many years. But it did not ...Haven't seen it in many years. But it did not stay with me. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9929062348665116302012-12-20T15:01:41.816-05:002012-12-20T15:01:41.816-05:00BLACK NARCISSUS. Powell and Pressburger made some ...BLACK NARCISSUS. Powell and Pressburger made some great movies, and Deborah Kerr is a terrific actress, and Jack Cardiff is without a doubt one of the greatest cinematographers of all time -- but I find this movie dull beyond compare. It still plays to sell out crowds here in NYC at Film Forum, but I didn't care for it one bit.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22668729378564539682012-12-20T12:26:10.768-05:002012-12-20T12:26:10.768-05:00COWARD ROBERT FORD, fwiw, Bob.COWARD ROBERT FORD, fwiw, Bob.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-58982304269718809982012-12-20T12:24:56.861-05:002012-12-20T12:24:56.861-05:00It's interesting, Patti, that you often pose t...It's interesting, Patti, that you often pose this question as if (or almost as if) there's something wrong with you if you don't like, for example, LOVE ACTUALLY, which is a manipulative trifle. <br /><br />Most of the films cited have been. Manipulative trifles can do very well, since most film viewers are not (REVELATION!) terribly sophisticated.<br /><br />Ah, well, I hope it's simple politeness on your part. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16313372675136768942012-12-20T01:07:27.016-05:002012-12-20T01:07:27.016-05:00Anything with Sandler, Ferrell, or Glenn Close. I ...Anything with Sandler, Ferrell, or Glenn Close. I don't watch anything with a member of the Scientology Organized Crime Family in it. <br /><br />As for individual titles, there are a number already mentioned, like The English Patient, and I have to say I was totally underwhelmed by Doctor Zhivago. Also, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Bob Ford, if that's correct. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67996647954686641552012-12-19T20:11:27.735-05:002012-12-19T20:11:27.735-05:00Spielberg's jejune, flashy corpus of work. Geo...Spielberg's jejune, flashy corpus of work. George Lucas's jejune, flashy corpus of work, save, to some extent, THX-1138 and AMERICAN GRAFITTI. Michael Haneke's jejune, self-satisfied, wildly overpraised oeuvre...and, even more ponderously if less self-righteously, Christopher Nolan's.<br /><br />SNL does a disservice to too many actors, when their most mechanical routines catch on, and they decide they can Get By with that kind of material (and commercially, they often can). Even Adam Sandler can be better than he usually is, as in PUNCH DRUNK LOVE or the sitcom UNDECLARED. Most of SNL's cast has done better work before and after their term there...but that series has only been actually good in three stretches, and one of those stretches (when the series was all but turned over to Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Billy Crystal and Martin Short) was only barely actually good, despite the talent involved (Julia Louis-Dreyfus being among those wandering around in the background of Shearer, et al.). Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11930860847519753642012-12-19T19:44:41.338-05:002012-12-19T19:44:41.338-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84196282564304029012012-12-19T18:23:59.297-05:002012-12-19T18:23:59.297-05:00THE AVENGERS was OK I thought, mainly for the humo...THE AVENGERS was OK I thought, mainly for the humorous stuff with Robert Downey, but I would certainly not see it multiple times.<br /><br />There are movies I can watch repeatedly but they aren't - for the most part - action movies. CASABLANCA, ANIMAL HOUSE, GROUNDHOG DAY, TWO FOR THE ROAD, ANNIE HALL,CHARADE, MY COUSIN VINNY, etc.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-75858524147998233792012-12-19T16:44:03.838-05:002012-12-19T16:44:03.838-05:00I am a very imprecise person, Rick. I think I have...I am a very imprecise person, Rick. I think I have seen it twice. So several was clearly an incorrect term to use. <br />Most action films elude me too but I liked SKYFALL and THE AVENGERS. They had humor in them and seemed more fully fleshed out. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61652509832870167532012-12-19T16:02:39.085-05:002012-12-19T16:02:39.085-05:00I said all that very badly.
Movie whose charms el...I said all that very badly.<br /><br />Movie whose charms elude me would include E.T. almost all "funny" Christmas movies anything with Jim Carrey. Most action films too, though I don't know how much charm they have anyway.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53266656151857033272012-12-19T15:50:36.359-05:002012-12-19T15:50:36.359-05:00Patti, not a criticism - though it sounds like one...Patti, not a criticism - though it sounds like one I guess - just a comment, as this always fascinates me. You say you've "watched it several times" then later you say "maybe the third time will be the charm." So... "several" equals two? That would be a couple of times, but several? I guess I think of several as being at least three, more likely four or five.<br /><br />++++++++++<br /><br />Movie whose charms elude me? E.T. would be one. Almost all "funny" Christmas movies except Christmas Vacation. ELF is a good example. I love A Christmas Story and the old classics. Anything with Jim Carrey. I see a lot of the answers have to do with actors and actresses instead of specific films. which is interesting. I even did it.<br /><br />But then so very few films look appealing to me anymore, I don't bother with them, so I wouldn't know if I missed their charms, I guess.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-75165915024627508772012-12-19T15:24:11.282-05:002012-12-19T15:24:11.282-05:00I watched it again because last Christmas everyone...I watched it again because last Christmas everyone raved about it. <br />I liked Carell best in THE OFFICE. <br />I also like LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE although Phil hated it.<br />The trailers for Gatsby look great in terms of costumes, set design, but it's hard to tell. I think it may be unfilmable. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56396726461317672522012-12-19T15:17:29.645-05:002012-12-19T15:17:29.645-05:00John, I have nothing against Paul Rudd as an actor...John, I have nothing against Paul Rudd as an actor, other than what you said - <i>he squanders his talent making those crap comedies</i>. We would have seen GRACE long ago if my wife hadn't hurt her leg in Vegas.<br /><br />I agree on MOULIN ROUGE and other movies by the incredibly overrated (IMHO) Baz Luhrmann. I'm not holding out much hope for his forthcoming remake of GATSBY.<br /><br />On the other hand, I do like LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and I do (Patti) like Steve Carell, in that and three or four other things.<br /><br />Jeff M.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48651491356875900552012-12-19T13:06:01.440-05:002012-12-19T13:06:01.440-05:00Believe me Charles, Eastwood's film is way bet...Believe me Charles, Eastwood's film is way better than the dreck of the novel that is The Bridges of Madison County.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23729409480523102272012-12-19T13:02:29.185-05:002012-12-19T13:02:29.185-05:00I guess my main question would be why would you tr...I guess my main question would be why would you try it more than once if you didn't like it? Much less 3 times? One movie that many folks liked that I tried to watch but never made it through was The Bridges of Madison county.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com