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In Reply to: quick review of recent films including, hollywood endings, frailty posted by njjohn on September 22, 2002 at 06:41:00:
Just teasin'! :o)BTW, I agree with you about Matrix, but wholeheartedly disagree with your criticisms of Lord of The Rings; that film, IMO, captures the epic nature of Tolkein's vision and is nothing short of a masterpiece for the ages! I've discussed LoTR elsewhere in this forum and I don't want to cover ground already explored, so I'll just add that this is one of my favorite films in recent years and a highly enriching experience for anyone who loves epic storytelling and is willing to give it a chance. My hope and expectation is that the next two films in the trilogy will live up to the grandeur and scope of first one.
Of those you listed above I've seen Changing Lanes and would concur with you about the interesting juxtapositions, but differ slightly about being disappointed in Samual L. Jackson. I think he did a marvelous job of demonstrating the decline of civility when desparation is replaced forst by outrage, and then by pure rage. This film captured an truism about the childish incivility in our society that is all to real; when adults draw a line in the sand and behave vengefully, things can escalate quickly to deadly levels in our culture. This film, in spite of it's patently moral feel-good resolution that's more Hollywood than reality approached the ironies, misfortunes, irrational behaviors, class and ethnic differences of the main characters with a basic gut-level intensity and it did so honestly (i.e., through a suspenseful story with a simple premise). This is not a great film by any means, but a very good one that provides lots of food for thought.
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Follow Ups
- When a keyboard reaches retirement age, the caps are always first to go! - Audiophilander 10:16:42 09/22/02 (11)
- lol, i'm slow today, i just got your joke. (nt). - njjohn 13:33:30 09/22/02 (0)
- Re: When a keyboard reaches retirement age, the caps are always first to go! - njjohn 13:30:45 09/22/02 (2)
- Give it another try ... - Harmonia 20:09:16 09/22/02 (1)
- ok, ok - njjohn 04:13:39 09/23/02 (0)
- Calling AuPh: - tinear 11:12:31 09/22/02 (6)
- Cannot Recommend "One Hour Photo" - Robertc88 16:52:40 09/22/02 (0)
- Wow! Sorry that you didn't like One Hour Photo. - Audiophilander 15:46:33 09/22/02 (4)
- Speaking of Manhunter.... - Mrs. Piggy 20:11:05 09/23/02 (1)
- Manhunter wasn't bad, but In Dreams didn't work as well for either of us. - Audiophilander 22:16:24 09/23/02 (0)
- Will check out reviews, just one other - tinear 15:56:42 09/22/02 (1)
- I saw Insomnia as well, but felt that Robin William's portrayals were entirely different. - Audiophilander 20:58:08 09/22/02 (0)
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