tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post2546447163846621615..comments2024-01-22T21:19:51.667+05:30Comments on Being Norma Jeane: HATERS GONNA HATENikhathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-21665072729384673342012-04-19T22:53:09.395+05:302012-04-19T22:53:09.395+05:30I really have to watch The Prestige again with a c...I really have to watch The Prestige again with a clear head to see where I stand on it finally, but I get what you are saying. And yes, same here in the case of Sin City!<br /><br />Yep- to his or her own :)Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-24854767999483975182012-04-19T22:14:08.267+05:302012-04-19T22:14:08.267+05:30I fully agree with you on a couple of these. I -ha...I fully agree with you on a couple of these. I -hated- <i>The Prestige</i> (yes, Castor, I did). Big dumb movie, big dumb characters all acting in stupid ways in service of a plot device. I don't have a problem with film characters acting in ways I wouldn't; I have a real problem with film characters who act in ways <i>no one</i> would, and <i>The Prestige</i> is filled with that just so we can have the ending Nolan wants. I'm also with you on <i>Sin City</i> for exactly the same reason. When I first started blogging (a site that no longer exists), it was the only film I gave two scores to--one for the look and one for the film itself. Such a great visual style in service of so terrible a set of stories.<br /><br />I disagree on <i>No Country</i> and <i>Tenenbaums</i> (and a few others), but hey, to each his or her own.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-35465553240395197522012-04-19T11:26:43.918+05:302012-04-19T11:26:43.918+05:30Really Castor. Really.
I will certainly check out ...Really Castor. Really.<br />I will certainly check out The Prestige again. The Dark Knight is my favourite Nolan... highly doubt anything will ever take that spot for me.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-63064087664050537252012-04-19T11:24:13.011+05:302012-04-19T11:24:13.011+05:30Thank you for still being here :)
Yeah No Country ...Thank you for still being here :)<br />Yeah No Country for Old Men does nothing for me.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-47816639208219793202012-04-19T11:03:03.610+05:302012-04-19T11:03:03.610+05:30Really? The Prestige and Blue Valentine?? I love t...Really? The Prestige and Blue Valentine?? I love these two movies so much! You definitely need to check out The Prestige again, at the very least. It really is an excellent flick, my favorite by Nolan actually.Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-19924256659569906082012-04-19T05:07:21.689+05:302012-04-19T05:07:21.689+05:30I'm still here, don't worry, I have some s...I'm still here, don't worry, I have some shocking choices myself! :) I get why you don't like these movies; I kinda agree with No Country For Old Men, I saw it when it came out and I remember being a little bored by it, plus the fact that it had no music was a little confusing for meDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-12201378689694615672012-04-18T12:27:55.721+05:302012-04-18T12:27:55.721+05:30I'm sorry that this is the limit of my controv...I'm sorry that this is the limit of my controversy skills! :P<br />A lot of people love the films... I was expecting this. I too find hate a strong word. I mean even if I use it to describe a couple of movies over here, be sure that I am in awe of them nonetheless. This is why I don't write about films I dislike generally. Films, no matter what I feel about them, are a gift and are magical.<br /><br />Yes I guess. I'm from a different kind of family too. No I have heard a lot of interviews and read stuff about how people love it due to an emotional connection, so I thought that was probably the reason why I did not like it as much.<br /><br />About Hurt Locker's rating, well I am generally very lenient in it. There were aspects done well in it, and call me a psuedo-feminist, but I liked that a woman directed it. On a whole though, I was not so taken aback with it. I even gave Antichrist a 6.5/10 and god knows how much I hated that. <br /><br />Thanks :DNikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-30108902112248954792012-04-18T12:21:04.356+05:302012-04-18T12:21:04.356+05:30Ah well, I wanted to try out something new.
I like...Ah well, I wanted to try out something new.<br />I like that this is making people think :PNikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-6209190377540530742012-04-18T12:19:51.403+05:302012-04-18T12:19:51.403+05:30Thanks :D
Gone with the Wind's only similarit...Thanks :D<br /><br />Gone with the Wind's only similarity with Titanic is that it's period and there's a love story involved. Nothing else.<br /><br />I'm sorry- I just don't like Westerns. I will give Prestige another try.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-529116232476309382012-04-18T12:18:02.018+05:302012-04-18T12:18:02.018+05:30Haha thanks!
Yeah once the fear had subsided, that...Haha thanks!<br />Yeah once the fear had subsided, that's what I found myself asking too. <br />Hurt Locker was definitely a disappointment too. As I wrote above, I think you need a strong emotional connection to Blue Valentine in order to not be disappointed by it.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-29543561611085203562012-04-18T12:13:57.611+05:302012-04-18T12:13:57.611+05:30Thanks.
I don't know. I was kind of rooting fo...Thanks.<br />I don't know. I was kind of rooting for Josh Hartnett's character in Sin City, but I was in love with him at the time. I remember rooting for Bruce Willis and then his story becomes weird. Maybe I'll rewatch it again.<br /><br />Yeah, even I think The Prestige is a bit overrated. Even if I warm up to it, I think the one of the main twists is so stupidly anachronistic. I don't know if I'll ever get that.Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-40774168287385458392012-04-18T11:26:53.403+05:302012-04-18T11:26:53.403+05:30LOL at your controversy! I pretty much love all of...LOL at your controversy! I pretty much love all of the films you've put here (apart from Sin City - what do people see in that film?!), but the only thing I find controversial is the word 'hate'. I'm old fashioned, and I find hate a strong word, and when people who claim to love film use it to describe one then they don't love film at all (just my opinion). I don't even hate something as shitty as The Hottie and the Nottie, but I could describe it as: the movie that made me want to cut out my own brain and eat it, because that would be insanely better than watching that movie.<br /><br />As for Blue Valentine, you probably do have to have an emotional connection with it to like it. When your parents have gone through a really messy divorce, that movie speaks wonders, and that's why I was drawn to it. So I guess it is good if you don't love it, because you're most likely from a happy family.<br /><br />I am confused though - if you don't like The Hurt Locker, then why have you rated it 7.5/10? That seems like a definite 'like' rating from me.<br /><br />Good post, though.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-80615041013587701212012-04-17T22:00:03.593+05:302012-04-17T22:00:03.593+05:30Your courage is impressive. And I love that you wr...Your courage is impressive. And I love that you wrote about movies you dislike, and why. But, damn, I need a few minutes to gather my thoughts.Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414047155226211676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-8354803462370263662012-04-17T20:06:25.932+05:302012-04-17T20:06:25.932+05:30Great post! Couldn't agree with you more abou...Great post! Couldn't agree with you more about Sin City, Royal Tenenbaums and No Country for Old Men. Love the titles for divinding these up as well by the way. Pretty Vacant is the best desription of The Fall and Sin City I've ever heard. <br /><br />Hated the frogs in Magnolia. Didn't get the hype with Hurt Locker though there is a lot to like. Haven't seen Gone with the Wind but always hear it compared to Titanic so am hoping for the best.<br /><br />Butch Cassidy and Prestige though. Too far! No each to their own though I would recommend giving the latter another chance!ilovethatfilmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-67390254405404670632012-04-17T16:26:13.417+05:302012-04-17T16:26:13.417+05:30This is awesome! I love you even more now - I also...This is awesome! I love you even more now - I also dislike "No Country for Old Men". I remember watching this movie and thinking "so, what's so great about it again?". Same with "The Hurt Locker" - it was boring, messy and pointless. And "Blue Valentine" despite fine performances was a disappointment too.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148220042850402796.post-15937098219022831052012-04-17T16:11:00.756+05:302012-04-17T16:11:00.756+05:30Impressed that you have done this post! There are ...Impressed that you have done this post! There are a lot of films that everyone else loved and I didn't out there. <br /><br />The three on the list I haven't seen are The Fall, Gone with the Wind (I know!) and Magnolia, but, besides that, I've seen the rest!<br /><br />While I love Sin City (it's one of my favourites), I can understand why you didn't like it (though there are definitely characters to root for) - and the same for Blue Valentine, too. The latter film rides on people connecting emotionally to it, and I can understand how it would be difficult not to see where it is coming from if you couldn't connect with it on an emotional level.<br /><br />The Prestige is ridiculously overrated, though - definitely agree with you on that.Cherokeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147334445332458371noreply@blogger.com