tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post3031873446362125688..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Blue RuinAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-40175952424448538022014-05-26T12:51:23.147-04:002014-05-26T12:51:23.147-04:00Yes! Exactly man, I couldn't agree more with y...Yes! Exactly man, I couldn't agree more with you. I had no idea what this film was about, but while I was watching it, I was so excited that THIS is what young, determined filmmakers can do. So glad you liked this one, Mike. Thanks for stopping by and helping to sing its praises.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-4814185996292875212014-05-24T04:16:37.813-04:002014-05-24T04:16:37.813-04:00Fantastic film in every way. Best and favourite fi...Fantastic film in every way. Best and favourite film of the year so far. Had no idea what I was in for entering the cinema and I couldn't stop thinking about but for ages afterwards. Very few times now does a film come along and completely restore my faith in film making and good storytelling but this left me tingling with joy. Such a good, low tech revenge thriller. Have since watched again on i-tunes and gets better the more you see it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-13798254800146663582014-05-22T12:33:08.824-04:002014-05-22T12:33:08.824-04:00Really solid film. Concise and so well made. Hope ...Really solid film. Concise and so well made. Hope you're able to watch it soon!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-62064477471949763602014-05-21T13:04:41.157-04:002014-05-21T13:04:41.157-04:00Oh, I hadn't heard of this one. Adding it to m...Oh, I hadn't heard of this one. Adding it to my watchlist now.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-51210435460538046122014-05-12T12:29:39.344-04:002014-05-12T12:29:39.344-04:00Thanks buddy! Hope it makes it your way soon. This...Thanks buddy! Hope it makes it your way soon. This one is not to be missed.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-90086570890704052682014-05-12T12:28:43.305-04:002014-05-12T12:28:43.305-04:00I think you'd appreciate the hell out of it. V...I think you'd appreciate the hell out of it. Very patient, very observant. And some great behind-the-back shots too! Hope it comes your way soon.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-53246947275116862282014-05-12T12:28:00.054-04:002014-05-12T12:28:00.054-04:00Yes! I pretty much had the same exact experience w...Yes! I pretty much had the same exact experience with it, except I honestly hadn't read a log line or seen one still. That really is the best way to experience a film: fresh and unfiltered. Really happy to hear you liked this one.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-8644529172827005732014-05-12T12:26:30.646-04:002014-05-12T12:26:30.646-04:00Ha, seriously. I think you'll like this one ma...Ha, seriously. I think you'll like this one man. Very smart, very fluid. Really curious to hear what you think.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-25389511137862727692014-05-12T05:14:57.660-04:002014-05-12T05:14:57.660-04:00Great review, man. I missed this at the Brisbane F...Great review, man. I missed this at the Brisbane Film Festival last year, very keen to check it out when it hits DVD here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-12616244975974183932014-05-10T12:05:11.389-04:002014-05-10T12:05:11.389-04:00I'd definitely check it out, it looks like som...I'd definitely check it out, it looks like something I'd like, the revenge plot and how you've described its way of presenting things with observation, little by little, it sounds great. Sadly, this will not premiere in Spain anytime soon and probably it would go straight-tot-dvd/blu-ray release. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-9040573538636082842014-05-10T00:32:14.943-04:002014-05-10T00:32:14.943-04:00I won a free screening of this and mainly went bec...I won a free screening of this and mainly went because it was an excuse to visit the Music Box theater which I had heard was worth visiting and went in knowing almost exactly zero about the film aside from the one or two line description and image of Dwight and his bloody shirt and absolutely loved the hell out of it. I'm a fan of revenge movies and this movie makes everything feel real rather than stylized, and yet it's still often hauntingly beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-38253550801033974962014-05-09T20:23:34.374-04:002014-05-09T20:23:34.374-04:00Wow... now I need to see this. I'm adding thi...Wow... now I need to see this. I'm adding this to my watchlist.... oh wait, it is in my watchlist. Jan Brady is in the movie. Man, it looks she's actually going to create some indie cred for herself. After all, she was the only Brady that was smart enough to not embarrass herself with that awful variety show or be in those 90 Brady Bunch movies.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-53353917031323248432014-05-09T15:04:22.642-04:002014-05-09T15:04:22.642-04:00Trust me man, I wouldn't lie to you. This flic...Trust me man, I wouldn't lie to you. This flick is the real deal. Fucking incredible.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-55313772760009382442014-05-09T15:00:16.540-04:002014-05-09T15:00:16.540-04:00FUCK! I just took this off my watchlist because I...FUCK! I just took this off my watchlist because I had other things to see...and now I want to put it back! Alright, I'll be watching this soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-11596162246245915452014-05-09T14:32:34.912-04:002014-05-09T14:32:34.912-04:00Yes! So happy you liked this one. It really floore...Yes! So happy you liked this one. It really floored me. Not only did I have NO idea what it was about when I saw it, but it was literally shot 30 minutes from where I grew up. So I dug it on so many levels. <br /><br />Love that tidbit about Sundance. Rejection is not defeat, it's cause for improvement. Love that.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-85809366088190356252014-05-09T13:03:18.923-04:002014-05-09T13:03:18.923-04:00I loved Blue Ruin! So many fantastic indies have c...I loved Blue Ruin! So many fantastic indies have come out already this year. I hope the director & star both have success coming out of this. <br /><br />I actually saw a Q&A with them after the screening and they were both pretty cool and humbled by Blue Ruin's success so far. They said that they submitted for Sundance 2013 and were rejected but they had rushed to meet the deadline (with a 2 hour cut). Then they went back and took more time to edit the film and were accepted at Cannes.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015323238572496175noreply@blogger.com