tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post6689043140213886643..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Top 10 of 2010Alex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-75586821776886203692015-04-14T12:21:45.814-04:002015-04-14T12:21:45.814-04:00I count Incendies as 2011, because that's when...I count Incendies as 2011, because that's when it was released in the US. Not sure if Fish Tank is 2009 or 2010, but either way, it would be at the top of either of those years. Hadn't seen Dogtooth when I wrote this list, but it would definitely be on here now.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-80719104236734824492015-04-13T13:04:13.399-04:002015-04-13T13:04:13.399-04:002009 was fantastic. Your first 7(!) films in the l...2009 was fantastic. Your first 7(!) films in the list are A+ (The White Ribbon, Hunger, A Single Man, Up in the Air, The Hurt Locker, The Cove, Precious). So, yes, 2010 had A LOT of lows but the highs were high. Sci-fi had 2 hits, with you (Never Let Me Go, Inception), Swedish cinema did a comeback with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (and then Force Majeure). And then a lot of films from 2010 that you didn't liked at the moment and grown on you over time (Animal Kingdom). And if you really take the US release date then there are missing films like: Dogtooth, Incendies and Fish Tank. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-66697469235734186012015-01-14T15:01:39.796-05:002015-01-14T15:01:39.796-05:00Saying the acting in TDK is better than The Godfat...Saying the acting in TDK is better than The Godfather is just silly. I mean, I like it, but come on. I hear you on the choppy editing. That's something he tapped into with Batman Begins. Following, Memento and Insomnia don't have it at all, which is interesting. I do find it somewhat engaging, but other times, I just wish he'd stay in the now. For instance, repeatedly cutting to Topher Grace yelling for Jessica Chastain in Interstellar was unnecessary to me. And I <i>loved</i> Interstellar. But it was like, "Okay, I get it, chill."Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-45190671948981014122015-01-14T08:57:08.581-05:002015-01-14T08:57:08.581-05:00The American isn’t a film I’d spend the time watch...The American isn’t a film I’d spend the time watching again, but yea it was pretty patiently paced for its time. Good movie, despite its flaws<br /><br />Yea I know you said about 2001 (a film I ADORE). Honestly, his style is just too choppy for me. The editing of a simple conversation, flickering between shots every 3 seconds just can’t hold my attention (ironically enough) and yea, the absurd amount of praise his films get from some fans who won’t consider any other option just generates a general dislike of his work for me. Good film-maker regardless though. Not “the next Kubrick” not “TDK performances all around are better than that of the Godfather” but a guy whose good at what he does, no doubt about it.<br /><br />As are you, I must say, loving the independent stuff you’ve been doing- a lot of your inspiration really shines through :)<br />wamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508102295404152598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-29494742769174441752015-01-05T18:09:47.805-05:002015-01-05T18:09:47.805-05:00It's never too late to comment, my friend! Lov...It's never too late to comment, my friend! Love any and all sort of praise for The American. In fact, I really need to give that movie another go.<br /><br />As for Inception... Nolan's films seem to split people. For every die hard Nolan fan, there's someone who just flat out doesn't like his films (or a specific film(s) in particular). And then there's the "Ehh, it was okay... I think" people in between. I love all of his movies, but I don't dare question the tastes of people who don't. It's funny, because, on paper, I'm the anti-Nolan fan. High-brow sci-fi very rarely works for me, but there's something about his style that I absolutely love.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61291759486508103182015-01-04T09:02:13.180-05:002015-01-04T09:02:13.180-05:00So I may be 4 years late, but I Was the sixth guy...So I may be 4 years late, but I Was the sixth guy that saw the American. Damn if it surprised me, bar the completely unnecessary, pointless to modern audiences cameo of Once Upon A Time In The West (seriously what was up with that?). But to be fair I wouldn't have seen the film had my father not recognised my love for the movie in the café and called me in, selling it as the 'best scene'. I was expecting a thrilling conversation or action sequence. I got 5 seconds of Leone. Well, cant complain I guess ;D<br /><br /> Not a fan of Inception. At all. Visually stellar, but people call it one of the best films ever made. Sane people. People I made watch GoodFellas and a plethora of other classics and modern masterworks (ie TWBB and Traffic, the latter of which I was pleasantly surprised with after your recommendation I have to say). Is there something Im missing? Never been a fan of Nolan’s, just wondered if a fan of films from Bergman to PT Anderson had something to say :)wamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508102295404152598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-14103405073968061572014-12-22T13:09:34.960-05:002014-12-22T13:09:34.960-05:00I really appreciate this comment, truly. You have ...I really appreciate this comment, truly. You have a self-awareness that many people lack, and I actually think that is a very fine quality in a person. So look, no hard feelings, okay? We're all good. I really do thank you for all the comments on my site.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-63091019921830537062014-12-19T13:09:29.799-05:002014-12-19T13:09:29.799-05:00In the end I knew you will bring this up. I have a...In the end I knew you will bring this up. I have a problem, I am antisocial with people. I say mean or bad things and I cross the line without meaning that. Sorry if I insult you, I don't want to but you know...what I can say. <br />When I wrote the comment about female directors I wrote the comment without thinking it. There I really fucked up. I kept telling myself why did I comment that. Very sorry for that.<br />Not that you are a poor writer but in The Wolf of Wall Street Scorsese is Scorsese at its best and I thanked you hit the tip of the iceberg. But just my opinion. I can't write so many great things about so many great films I the way you are doing it, maybe the film did it for you in time.<br />1.To be snob isn't a bad thing and its not an insult. 2.There are levels of snobbish, you are a little snobbish for MY level. (When I wrote the comment I read some posts where you were saying bad things about films that I love) 3.To be snob (for me, I don't know the real sense of the word) doesn't mean that you hate not-so-good films, mean to just like good films that are very loved (or something, I don't know why I still comment at Top 10 of 2010.) Here my friends and buddies or don't watch films or talk about how much they love Transformers 4 and don't even listed when I recommend to them to go to Interstellar and Gone Girl.<br />I'm being snobbish with your list, don't you think?<br /><br />(If I said something offensive, a insult again here, then I'm sorry.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87502925091665717222014-12-19T12:14:11.002-05:002014-12-19T12:14:11.002-05:00Now seems like a good time to bring this up. You l...Now seems like a good time to bring this up. You leave a lot of comments on my site, and I appreciate a great deal of them. It’s really cool of you to read so many of my posts and comment on them. I mean that, truly. Many of your comments are kind and generous, even if we don’t agree on a particular film. But many of your other comments are mean spirited and insulting. Now, I often give you the benefit of the doubt – the language barrier, maybe you’re having a bad day – and so on. But it puzzles me when you leave comments suggesting that I’m sexiest (which, admittedly, you quickly amended), a poor writer, or, here, snobbish. <br /><br />Your nastier comments also have a bullying tone to them, and I’ve realized that the quickest way to end those threads is to be short, which is what I was doing here. I see no need to debate about something that we clearly aren’t going to agree on. I liked a lot of films in 2010, but I loved very few. That’s just my opinion. Can’t we leave it at that?<br /><br />Being called a movie snob is hilarious. Last weekend, I watched Jodorowsky’s Dune, Cliffhanger, Terminator 2, Inherent Vice, Tales of the Grim Sleeper and Total Recall. And I can say that I more or less enjoyed them all equally. I’m not a snob, I just don’t have the patience for negative comments on my own site. Again, I’m very thankful that you spend part of your day reading my site, but if you insist on insulting me, then you’re going to hear about it from now on.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-74276210428981976662014-12-19T07:12:40.877-05:002014-12-19T07:12:40.877-05:00I don't want to be mean or something, but you ...I don't want to be mean or something, but you are a little snobbish. What do it is the material for your top 10 of the year?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-75760588645232821942014-12-11T13:00:58.573-05:002014-12-11T13:00:58.573-05:00Some of those are pretty good. Not Top 10 for me.Some of those are pretty good. Not Top 10 for me.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-13827015398738847392014-12-10T12:29:16.208-05:002014-12-10T12:29:16.208-05:00Biutiful? or The Kids Are All Right? or The Town? ...Biutiful? or The Kids Are All Right? or The Town? or 127 Hours? or True Grit? Get Low, The Ghost Writer, The Karate Kid, Solitary Man or Please Give? Hmm?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332012499555292021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-35278226440039276582014-12-04T14:14:51.889-05:002014-12-04T14:14:51.889-05:002010 was not a good year for film. I struggled to ...2010 was not a good year for film. I struggled to find 10 for this list, let alone 11 or 12 or 13... or 15.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-73215191890203894942014-12-04T13:01:29.051-05:002014-12-04T13:01:29.051-05:00No 11 or 12 or 13... or 15 spot here? If so what w...No 11 or 12 or 13... or 15 spot here? If so what would be the films?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332012499555292021noreply@blogger.com