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Quote from: oneaprilday on August 31, 2009, 02:05:17 PMQuote from: sdedalus on August 31, 2009, 01:52:29 PMQuote from: Verite on August 31, 2009, 06:11:03 AMIn the sense that one needs to adapt his/her viewing skills/expectations to engage with Playtime makes it worth-watching. It's not a film that makes me laugh. Though I do find it enjoyable because it's a visual game. This matches my usual experience with Tati. It's not that the films are laugh out loud funny: it's that they're ingeniously and charmingly constructed. They inspire more grins than giggles.Yes, this is how I feel about both M. Hulot's Holiday and Playtime.Exactly. Though there were some moments in the dinner scene in Playtime that made me LOL.
Quote from: sdedalus on August 31, 2009, 01:52:29 PMQuote from: Verite on August 31, 2009, 06:11:03 AMIn the sense that one needs to adapt his/her viewing skills/expectations to engage with Playtime makes it worth-watching. It's not a film that makes me laugh. Though I do find it enjoyable because it's a visual game. This matches my usual experience with Tati. It's not that the films are laugh out loud funny: it's that they're ingeniously and charmingly constructed. They inspire more grins than giggles.Yes, this is how I feel about both M. Hulot's Holiday and Playtime.
Quote from: Verite on August 31, 2009, 06:11:03 AMIn the sense that one needs to adapt his/her viewing skills/expectations to engage with Playtime makes it worth-watching. It's not a film that makes me laugh. Though I do find it enjoyable because it's a visual game. This matches my usual experience with Tati. It's not that the films are laugh out loud funny: it's that they're ingeniously and charmingly constructed. They inspire more grins than giggles.
In the sense that one needs to adapt his/her viewing skills/expectations to engage with Playtime makes it worth-watching. It's not a film that makes me laugh. Though I do find it enjoyable because it's a visual game.
Synecdoche, New York (2008, Charlie Kaufman) It’s been about six months since I saw this last. It’s #3 on my all-time list, and the only movie that I was genuinely disappointed to not be represented in the FS Top 100. That being said, it’s hard to judge this movie like other movies. It’s less a film and more a cathartic process. This viewing I was about ½ way through and thinking –“why do I like this so much?”, “wow they beat you over the head with theme, don’t they?”, and “when does the good part start again?” But as sure as every other time I’ve seen this - by the end I’m a bowl of pathos. I rushed upstairs to give my sleeping wife a hug. I can’t recommend this to people. All I can do is share my repeated strong reaction to it.PS: I’m seriously considering doing a fan-commentary for this if anyone is interested in helping. I think with enough research and preparation we could do a pretty informative and “professional “ job of it.
Quote from: tjwells on August 31, 2009, 08:44:44 AMComparing Antichrist to Salo is like comparing Christianity to Scientology. Yes, they're both bad; but they're also not even in the same CINECAST!ing ballpark.This comment makes me very sad. I'm sorry circumstances are such that this is such a strong reality for you.
Comparing Antichrist to Salo is like comparing Christianity to Scientology. Yes, they're both bad; but they're also not even in the same CINECAST!ing ballpark.
Synecdoche, New York (2008, Charlie Kaufman) PS: I’m seriously considering doing a fan-commentary
I think Ferris is religious?
Quote from: ferris on August 31, 2009, 04:05:42 PMSynecdoche, New York (2008, Charlie Kaufman) PS: I’m seriously considering doing a fan-commentary Go for it, ferris, that sounds cool.
Stalker - Good, but Jeanne Dielman's better. I still like Andrei Rublev a whole lot more than any other Tarkovsky I've seen.