tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post8825861932467858387..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: the Directors: Alejandro González IñárrituAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-65085384983261039792015-02-06T19:36:57.467-05:002015-02-06T19:36:57.467-05:00So good, right? It gets better every time I watch ...So good, right? It gets better every time I watch it. I love how it's so unafraid to embrace pain. I mean, that is one goddamn dark movie. So glad to hear you appreciate it as much as I do.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-52769397756476801822015-02-03T14:23:08.905-05:002015-02-03T14:23:08.905-05:0021 Grams was perfect. In one word, PERFECT. I love...21 Grams was perfect. In one word, PERFECT. I love it. One of the most original film I ever saw. I love it more than Babel, Amores Perros and Birdman. Naomi Watts delivers one of the best screen performances I’ve ever seen, and Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn are very great. I love the nonlinear narrative (so good that I think is as good as Memento and Pulp Fiction) and now this film is in my top 3 of the decade. The film griped me, moved me, astonished me. Now I'd rank Alejandro González Iñárritu films like this, I the order of how much I love them (but I think all are more like A+).<br />21 Grams<br />Babel<br />Amores Perros<br />BirdmanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332012499555292021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-66040163109029645722015-01-26T11:44:53.672-05:002015-01-26T11:44:53.672-05:00Awesome man, so glad you liked it. It's so raw...Awesome man, so glad you liked it. It's so raw and unflinching, I fucking love that film. A+, for sure. I agree with you... I don't know if I like it <i>more</i> than Babel, but it might be a better film, hard to tell. Point is, they're both damn fine films. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-85445951626237688002015-01-25T10:50:03.857-05:002015-01-25T10:50:03.857-05:00Amores Perros was Whoa!!! It was fantastic to foll...Amores Perros was Whoa!!! It was fantastic to follow all this characters and the film has something from Pulp Fiction when, at the end, El Chivo "walks to Earth". Was fantastic I love, and I think it is more flawless and brutal then Babel but I do not necessary consider it better. I love them equally. I saw it in like 6 hours. I was very sleepy and you know... Now this film is one of the best acted, best wrote and most bloody I ever saw. Pure genius. Now A+.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-68948847081129563202015-01-02T19:05:41.703-05:002015-01-02T19:05:41.703-05:00Probably still an A for me. But A+ movies take tim...Probably still an A for me. But A+ movies take time, you know?Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-1155563722856505832014-12-31T20:05:10.429-05:002014-12-31T20:05:10.429-05:00The film hit me to the core. Was exceptional.
Bi...The film hit me to the core. Was exceptional. <br /><br />Birdman, it is an A or an A+?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-34789976262283293872014-12-31T12:26:38.924-05:002014-12-31T12:26:38.924-05:00Okay. Wow. That REALLY threw me off. We often agre...Okay. Wow. That REALLY threw me off. We often agree on so much, so when you said F, I was like, holy fuck, no way.<br /><br />So glad you liked it, this film has always hit me <i>really</i> hard. Rinko Kikuchi is astounding in this movie. She guts me every time I watch it. Ah, so, so good.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-76417557549617392522014-12-31T11:58:16.570-05:002014-12-31T11:58:16.570-05:00Joke! The film was whoa!!! I love how emotional it...Joke! The film was whoa!!! I love how emotional it was. I love for the performance in it. Brad Pitt when is Bred Pit isn't very great but here was very good. Cate Blanchett played pretty normal but it was very refreshing. Their story was very good and full of thrilling moments. The story of Amelia wasn't so great, it was very good but it felt like a little misstep. The two young boys story was very great I loved it, very natural. The story of Chieko was incredible great, my favorite. There was the moment she left the room and I said to myself: If she gonna comeback naked I'll give to the film A++. Now the ALL film isn't A++, but its a A+ definitely. I'll watch really soon Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Biutiful and Birman. Birdman now its an A or an A+.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-88939026903118055982014-12-31T11:37:10.295-05:002014-12-31T11:37:10.295-05:00I saw Babel. It is bad, very bad. I don't like...I saw Babel. It is bad, very bad. I don't like it, I don't like the story, I don't the characters, I don't like the performance of any of the actors involve. A messy film. F.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-56406463882559770662014-10-08T14:14:27.408-04:002014-10-08T14:14:27.408-04:00Oh god, what a perfect, perfect scene. Really, tha...Oh god, what a perfect, perfect scene. Really, that whole ecstasy sequence is superb. Cutting to silence in the club... such a startling (non)use of sound.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-8302439723227624862014-10-08T10:03:19.184-04:002014-10-08T10:03:19.184-04:00Yes, truly. He is also responsible for directing o...Yes, truly. He is also responsible for directing one of the most amazing sequences I've seen in any film. In Babel, when Rinko Kikuchi is on the swing. The score, the seamless cinematography, and of course, Rinko Kikuchi's pitch perfect performance. My god, it was so beautiful.Aditya Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-89136528785278981802014-10-07T14:54:26.268-04:002014-10-07T14:54:26.268-04:00It's so hard for me to rank his films. Wheneve...It's so hard for me to rank his films. Whenever I think I have it sorted out, I watch one and go, "No, wait, THAT'S my favorite." <br /><br />But I guess what's important is that I love them all. Rarely has pain been realized so well on screen. So excited for Birdman.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-47298554448748443082014-10-06T08:34:36.200-04:002014-10-06T08:34:36.200-04:00Iñárritu is one of the best directors working toda...Iñárritu is one of the best directors working today. The early reviews for Birdman have been exceptional, I cannot wait to see it! I haven't seen 11'9"1-September 11 (Mexico), Powder Keg nor Anna, but I'll see watch them ASAP. Here is my own personal ranking of his work:<br /><br />1. 21 Grams<br />2. Babel<br />3. Amores Perros<br />4. Biutiful<br /><br />For such a short filmography, he sure has made some brilliant films.Aditya Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-56644327267239641602014-04-03T16:39:39.848-04:002014-04-03T16:39:39.848-04:00Brutal and beautiful, indeed. Just rewatched 21 Gr...Brutal and beautiful, indeed. Just rewatched 21 Grams last night. That one really knocks the wind out of me.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-17541256693179557192014-04-02T20:13:42.614-04:002014-04-02T20:13:42.614-04:00Love this! I've only seen his Death Trilogy an...Love this! I've only seen his Death Trilogy and Biutiful, but I dig all of them. Amores Perros is my favorite of the bunch. What a brutal, brilliant film.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-54610602577889843162014-03-31T20:50:52.494-04:002014-03-31T20:50:52.494-04:00Hey, thanks so much for stopping by. Really apprec...Hey, thanks so much for stopping by. Really appreciate all your comments here.<br /><br />I think Guillermo Arriaga was an essential component for Iñárritu's first three movies. It's a shame that they had such a heated falling out over the Babel credit, because together, they created three of the best films I've ever seen. Damn shame. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-53949226212833712152014-03-31T20:34:28.002-04:002014-03-31T20:34:28.002-04:00I've been wanting to tackle Almodóvar for sure...I've been wanting to tackle Almodóvar for sure. So many great directors to write about!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-28046399307314771312014-03-31T20:34:01.825-04:002014-03-31T20:34:01.825-04:00I haven't seen Frasier, but he was the only pa...I haven't seen Frasier, but he was the only part about The Other Guys that I liked. Actually, he was the only reason I even watched it (same with this year's Robocop). I love the dude.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-68511401862514756022014-03-31T20:32:21.164-04:002014-03-31T20:32:21.164-04:00Jesus, you guys really know how to sell a flick. I...Jesus, you guys really know how to sell a flick. I NEED to watch this.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-39389289640620166872014-03-30T20:08:53.501-04:002014-03-30T20:08:53.501-04:00Or you could do Pedro Almodóvar lol. Or you could do Pedro Almodóvar lol. maskofgojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305737005899440472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-68899955705860725492014-03-30T02:08:10.530-04:002014-03-30T02:08:10.530-04:00I know these weren't like unbelievable roles o...I know these weren't like unbelievable roles or anything, but I can’t help but remember Michael Keaton as the police chief / Bed, Bath & Beyond clerk in “The Other Guys” and as a con artist pretending to be a paraplegic in an episode of “Frasier”. He was fun to watch in both and I think he could do well in a more darkly comedic role. I hope Birdman is of that sort of comedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-21439504204856168562014-03-30T01:50:02.014-04:002014-03-30T01:50:02.014-04:00WJ, I loved Silent Light. Until the ending. All al...WJ, I loved Silent Light. Until the ending. All along I was enraptured and then came the ending. To me it seemed so artificial. Not just bad or uninteresting, but astonishingly horrible. I have never seen a movie which achieved the heights that Silent Light did but then also the lows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-7665213726207837782014-03-30T01:42:43.350-04:002014-03-30T01:42:43.350-04:00Gonzalez is probably my favourite director. In my ...Gonzalez is probably my favourite director. In my not very informed opinion, the best movies are being made by Mexicans right now. Cuaran and de Toro have been mentioned, here, and its nice to see the director of Silent Light also noted. <br /><br />(As an aside, the first of two last names, in Mexican cultures, tend to be the one by which a person is referred. I am not sure whether Gonzales is called Gonzales Inarritu simply because other people do not know this or because that is how he self-identifies).<br /><br />A question: How do you evaluate the contributions of Guillermo Arriaga to the first three movies of Gonzales? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-36610664402772644162014-03-26T10:41:02.153-04:002014-03-26T10:41:02.153-04:00It does seem appropriate to cover del Toro now. Go...It does seem appropriate to cover del Toro now. Gotta complete the trio. But yeah, I cannot recommend Iñárritu's highly enough. All are seemingly perfect.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-3143638953210662532014-03-25T21:52:45.127-04:002014-03-25T21:52:45.127-04:00Wow I really need to start getting into this guy&#...Wow I really need to start getting into this guy's work! Do you think you could do Guillermo del Toro soon that way you could have The Three Amigos of Cinema in your Directors series?<br /><br />-DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com