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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #720 on: March 23, 2017, 01:50:44 PM »
Hmm, I loved Mulholland Dr, but I never had any desire to understand it. Likewise, after a beautiful day of surfing, I don't go home and Google "why are ocean waves majestic" ... :)

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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #721 on: March 23, 2017, 02:21:53 PM »
But mustn't love require understanding to a certain degree?

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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #722 on: March 23, 2017, 02:32:49 PM »
But mustn't love require understanding to a certain degree?

I don't think so. I think the things we truly love, we love beyond our understanding. That's what my dog tells me, anyway.

I file Mulholland Dr in the same drawer as "If you have to explain a joke, it's probably not funny."

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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #723 on: March 23, 2017, 03:15:01 PM »
Ocean waves are majestic because each one of their drops is shaped in the form of Poseidon looking into the horizon, hair flowing behind him, display his shredded abs and looking fabulous. There you go, now you can appreciate the beach like it is meant to be.
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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #724 on: March 23, 2017, 03:16:09 PM »
jdc wants me to watch Blue Velvet, 1SO says it's an easier movie; maybe in a year...
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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #725 on: March 23, 2017, 03:20:09 PM »
I like that attitude. Never give up. Plenty of terrible directors with a great film under them, and Lynch is not a terrible director.

When I was in my 20s I thought John Ford was a terrible director.

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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #726 on: March 23, 2017, 03:20:26 PM »
Blue Velvet is in no way tough to follow. It has weird things in it, but I was surprised by how conventional it was, given Lynch's reputation, Dune being the only other one I've seen. It's also Very Good.
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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #727 on: March 23, 2017, 03:22:34 PM »
I like that attitude. Never give up. Plenty of terrible directors with a great film under them, and Lynch is not a terrible director.

When I was in my 20s I thought John Ford was a terrible director.

Yeah, but I don't have your willingness to sit through hours and hours of mediocrity to find the rare gems. Not that I am calling Lynch mediocre, he's just not my thing. Today I am watching Raging Bull; that should go better.
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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #728 on: March 23, 2017, 03:27:59 PM »
I like that attitude. Never give up. Plenty of terrible directors with a great film under them, and Lynch is not a terrible director.

I want to keep trying John Cassavetes and Nicolas Roeg films for this reason. I haven't liked any I've seen but I feel like there HAS to be at least one each for me.

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Re: Respond to the last movie you watched
« Reply #729 on: March 23, 2017, 04:10:13 PM »

I want to keep trying John Cassavetes and Nicolas Roeg films for this reason. I haven't liked any I've seen but I feel like there HAS to be at least one each for me.

have you seen Don't Look Now? One of my all-time favorite supernatural thrillers.