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In Reply to: Babel posted by mishmashmusic on February 19, 2008 at 08:05:59:
Not.
The hype machine these days for Hollywood crapola truly is artful. It seems there is no shortage of whore-like film criticism.
"The Departed" a masterpiece!
"The Valley of Elah" a terrific and moving story of a father's anguish!
"There Will be Blood:" the best film of the decade!
"No Country for Old Men:" another classic from the Coens!
All okay films but, because of the ridiculous expectations reviews such as I parodied create, eminently disappointing.
I purposefully stayed away from "Half-Nelson" because the hype was so intense and I didn't want to be disillusioned yet again.
That film was the exception.
Not a film, necessarily, for the ages but a very well crafted and acted one. Actually, it's one of the VERY few films from that year which I'd like to revisit: it had complexity which a second watching would reward.
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Follow Ups
- A GREAT film!!!! Top 100 of all time. - tinear 15:13:15 02/19/08 (10)
- What was your problem with No Country - Jazz Inmate 15:34:09 02/19/08 (9)
- Oh come on! A "masterpiece?" If it were, how would you - tinear 16:13:01 02/19/08 (8)
- Fargo was practically a comedy like Raising Arizona - Jazz Inmate 17:10:44 02/19/08 (7)
- The Coen Bros. just cannot not be funny. nt - geoffkait 12:03:53 02/20/08 (0)
- But is it truly comic relief? - Harmonia 22:17:11 02/19/08 (0)
- "Barton Fink," "Miller's Crossing," "The Man Who Wasn't There," - tinear 18:10:27 02/19/08 (4)
- Go to your local video store and you'll find Barton Fink in the comedy section - Jazz Inmate 01:07:43 02/20/08 (1)
- And if you go to the WH, you´ll find George W. Bush sitting at the Oval Office (that is, when he is not... - orejones 11:28:20 02/20/08 (0)
- Add Blood Simple to the serious Coens' list. - Road Warrior 19:40:36 02/19/08 (0)
- "...art shouldn't debase humanity." - Sage. ~t - mpathus 19:09:08 02/19/08 (0)
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