Talkback: Intro to Movie Reviews

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From:	Guess who? Exactly!	2000-11-19 03:54:28
Subject:	TV
Comment:	Has anybody tried to watch TV WITHOUT sound?!!! I did for almost a year! And it was amazing experience - becuase most films become VERY PREDICTABLE without sound - they loose EVERYTHING! It would take too long to explain - try it! In 99% of cases when Watching the film WITHOUT a sound - You will know EXACTLY what's going to happen after... first 5 minutes! Amazing stuff.... So I turn my sound off now..... Chineham Village, Hampshire England
From:	Jim	2002-12-08 18:38:56
Subject:	intro
Comment:	Another rule I have is this: If you wonder if a film is anygood, give it a good mark and then divide it by two for each BIG STAR acting in it.
From:	matteus corpus	2003-03-25 21:33:51
Subject:	worst actors list
Comment:	i won't lie, i didn't read your entire list. but you have nicholas cage on your worst actors list. yes, he has done films such as face off and countless other horrid works, but you can't overlook raising arizona, wild at heart(david lynch), and his new movie adaptation is marvelous. i used to despise him, but after seeing wild at heart and adaptation recently, i changed my mind
From:	Melanie	2004-02-08 11:59:45
Subject:	Indie movies
Comment:	Hey man...The #1 movie in all of the world is Games People Play. I was at the World Premier of this movie at a film festival in Las Vegas last year and was BLOWN away. Luckily (for mankind) the movie was picked up and will soon be released! Go to http://www.gamespeopleplaythemovie.com/home.html I guarantee you'll be a fan. The director of the film is incredible. Most of his movies have been exclusively bought by HBO. His name is James Ronald Whitney. Anyways.. enough of that. I just came across your site while searching for 'Swimming Pool' analysis. I do say... that the review you gave was OK... but the people who post to the review completely missed the point. It is very sad to see that so many people have no clue or understanding of what took place in the film. Maybe their minds have all been clogged with films like Dumber and Dumberer or You've got Served. Let's hope not. Here's to keeping hope alive that more people will discover Indie movies and put mainstream movies out of business.
From:	Jeff King	2004-02-15 07:29:43
Subject:	Once Upon a Time in the West
Comment:	Jim, Once Upon a Time in the West is the greatest film ever. In fact, it is the greatest piece of art ever, as it combines all art (cinematography, theatre, acting, editing, directing, and above all the score) into a work that is perfection that cannot ever be attained again. In my first viewing in 1969, this film became the touchstone of my appreciation of the art of film (along with, in second place, Bertolucci's 'The Conformist' - goddamit I cannot believe this masterpiece is not on DVD) but I waited so long for the release of Once Upon a Time in the West on DVD (i viewed the film on video dubs at least more than 100 time . . . I was on my fourth worn-out cassette even before being able to tape the widescreen off of (ugh) AMC! Put me on a desert island? Let me pack the DVD of Once Upon a Time in the West, and I won't need much more, unless Claudia wants to be deserted with me. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS about the greatest film (and piece of art) that was ever made! You described the ecstacy of this film very well! May I add one thing . . . and this is in addition to the great scenes you describe . . . . the long take as Jill realizes that McBain will not meet her at the station . . . the camera and Morricone follow her, they rise above to reveal the town . . . there will never be another moment like that in the cinema . . . and I have watched that sequence probably as often as the ultimate Beatle-maniac has listened to the '45 of 'She Loves You' And with each viewing, the same magnificent and unending chill goes up and down my back. After years of preaching the perfection of this film, I feel that Once Upon a Time in the West is finally being recognized as the greatest film ever made.