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I think we all have those moments, whether it's film, TV, music or art. Magnolia was that way for me at the theaters. Modern art is probably the biggest offender (is that the right word?) for me. I mean, when I look at Raushenberg's various shades of white paintings, I think, is that all there is? The wildest was an installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris. It was an empty plastic cutlery holder on a pedestal. That's all. According to the blurb next to it, it is meant as a commentary on modern life and how plastic it is. OK. Whatever. You turned a $5 kitchen item into a piece of art by adding nothing to it and literally putting it on a pedestal. And over here, I have some fancy new clothes for the Emperor...kingrat wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 10:26 am I had the "Elaine at The English Patient" experience with Pirates of the Caribbean. People had low expectations of the film, based as it was on a Disney theme park ride, but because it was better than that, suddenly it became a phenomenon. When I saw it, I was expecting a really entertaining show, and found . . . what seemed like a long movie, with Orlando Bloom looking pretty, and Johnny Depp prancing around, and that was it?
txfilmfan wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 11:02 amI think we all have those moments, whether it's film, TV, music or art. Magnolia was that way for me at the theaters. Modern art is probably the biggest offender (is that the right word?) for me. I mean, when I look at Raushenberg's various shades of white paintings, I think, is that all there is? The wildest was an installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris. It was an empty plastic cutlery holder on a pedestal. That's all. According to the blurb next to it, it is meant as a commentary on modern life and how plastic it is. OK. Whatever. You turned a $5 kitchen item into a piece of art by adding nothing to it and literally putting it on a pedestal. And over here, I have some fancy new clothes for the Emperor...kingrat wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 10:26 am I had the "Elaine at The English Patient" experience with Pirates of the Caribbean. People had low expectations of the film, based as it was on a Disney theme park ride, but because it was better than that, suddenly it became a phenomenon. When I saw it, I was expecting a really entertaining show, and found . . . what seemed like a long movie, with Orlando Bloom looking pretty, and Johnny Depp prancing around, and that was it?
"...uglyassed..."Lorna wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 11:33 amtxfilmfan wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 11:02 amI think we all have those moments, whether it's film, TV, music or art. Magnolia was that way for me at the theaters. Modern art is probably the biggest offender (is that the right word?) for me. I mean, when I look at Raushenberg's various shades of white paintings, I think, is that all there is? The wildest was an installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris. It was an empty plastic cutlery holder on a pedestal. That's all. According to the blurb next to it, it is meant as a commentary on modern life and how plastic it is. OK. Whatever. You turned a $5 kitchen item into a piece of art by adding nothing to it and literally putting it on a pedestal. And over here, I have some fancy new clothes for the Emperor...kingrat wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 10:26 am I had the "Elaine at The English Patient" experience with Pirates of the Caribbean. People had low expectations of the film, based as it was on a Disney theme park ride, but because it was better than that, suddenly it became a phenomenon. When I saw it, I was expecting a really entertaining show, and found . . . what seemed like a long movie, with Orlando Bloom looking pretty, and Johnny Depp prancing around, and that was it?
I realize I might be getting us even further off-topic, but JUST YESTERDAY I was thinking of how- with a couple exceptions- FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT designed some truly uglyassed houses.
I WASHED MY TRASHCANS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF ONE OF THOSE STYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPID COMMERCIALS.
You're speaking of Ben. i'm still a bit stunned by his intro for The Freshman, on which he started laying on the praise for most of the other scripts that Andrew Bergman was involved in (Blazing Saddles, Fletch, The In-Laws, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Striptease) , but he left out Soapdish! (Admittedly, Robert harling of Steel Magnolias/First Wives Club did the first draft, but still, that's leaving out one of the best, if not the best comedy of the last 35 years)Lorna wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 8:00 amFor anyone interested: THE GODFATHER seems to have gotten away from THE DARK CLUTCHES of AMC where it was desecrated to HELL every time they ran it: edited for content, truncated, and pumped full of ads to where one 3 hour film fills a six-hour slot.Allhallowsday wrote: ↑April 11th, 2024, 2:57 pm THE GODFATHER (1972) Again. Are there cracks at the seams? I still love that kitty!
AMC: HOW MOVIES SHOULD NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER BE SHOWN (TM)
it's recent airing has been on a CERTAIN CABLE NETWORK THAT SHOWS CLASSIC FILMS WITHOUT ADS (who knows for how long though)
** ALTHOUGH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FAST FORWARD THROUGH 5 MINUTES AND TEN SECONDS OF INANE PRATTLING FROM A CERTAIN SOMEONE AT THE START OF THE SHOW.
btw- I don't really love THE GODFATHER all that much, but you know what? I like LUCCA BRAZZI. honestly, he's the only character I feel anything for.
The fishes should be lucky for his company.
I caught up with the first of those a few weeks ago when I was going about trying to plug up Oscar-nominated viewing holes. I thought it was pretty dull, grim, and long. Too long.kingrat wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 10:26 am I had the "Elaine at The English Patient" experience with Pirates of the Caribbean. People had low expectations of the film, based as it was on a Disney theme park ride, but because it was better than that, suddenly it became a phenomenon. When I saw it, I was expecting a really entertaining show, and found . . . what seemed like a long movie, with Orlando Bloom looking pretty, and Johnny Depp prancing around, and that was it?
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