tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post7639918339795540027..comments2023-11-19T10:38:36.512-06:00Comments on Film Walrus Reviews: Review of Fay GrimFilmWalrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14822833888119348361noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-52663197712179084832007-06-05T20:44:00.000-05:002007-06-05T20:44:00.000-05:00I'm not even sure how I would go about procuring i...I'm not even sure how I would go about procuring it. I've never seen it anywhere.<BR/><BR/>Also, Video Library's having a going out of business sale. They have some stuff in their "classics" section, most notably some Hitchcocks: Rebecca, Saboteur and The Wrong Man. Any worth getting for ~$10? Also, is Forbidden Games any good?Mad Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716883645607032782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-51205648901302895512007-06-05T17:12:00.000-05:002007-06-05T17:12:00.000-05:00First, I must warn that Katie's enthusiasm for "Te...First, I must warn that Katie's enthusiasm for "Teknolust" is not held by everyone. It has so much 90's kitsch that it can be hard to take and the comedy is a mix of intentional (1/10) and unintentional (9/10).<BR/><BR/>Tim,<BR/>I think with comedy, subjectivity is always a big part. My own sense of what is funny is horrbily mangled, equivalent to mainstream sensibilities after a swan-related car accident and a jaded youth. Sometime I'll post a more specific criteria about how I judge comedy. <BR/><BR/>As for "Fay Grim," I interpret it as parody because I think we are encourage to. Fay's fish-out-of-water, doggedly unperturbed performance and the mere casting of Goldblum would support that. Also, to the best of my knowledge/interpretation, all of Hartley's films are comedies. I think Hartley leaves it open to a possible serious reception but it certainly works a lot less as pure thriller/action.FilmWalrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822833888119348361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-64142087979258549302007-06-05T15:34:00.000-05:002007-06-05T15:34:00.000-05:00Also.John. Have! You! Seen! TEKNOLUST!?!?!?!?!?!Th...Also.<BR/><BR/>John. Have! You! Seen! TEKNOLUST!?!?!?!?!?!<BR/><BR/>The multiple "copies" dancing is totally the most awesome thing...ever.<BR/><BR/>Back to Fay Grim: I also wanted to point out that Hartley humor does not appeal to a lot people (he is not one for my dad or sister...hehe), and also that sometimes it doesn't even work for you if you DO like it. (Hence his long slump. DAMN YOU, "NO SUCH THING")Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049873411663795304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-48372475331323889392007-06-04T23:42:00.000-05:002007-06-04T23:42:00.000-05:00You wouldn't say that if you saw Man of the Year.P...You wouldn't say that if you saw Man of the Year.<BR/><BR/>Please don't see Man of the Year.Mad Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716883645607032782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-60452278047453514952007-06-04T23:08:00.000-05:002007-06-04T23:08:00.000-05:00Part of what makes it cool is everything from Henr...Part of what makes it cool is everything from Henry Fool. Simon's character (omfg, I LOVE that actor, Teknolust, what?!), for example, seems kind of lame if you didn't see him before. <BR/><BR/>I pretty much loved it, but I have great unceasing affection for Jeff Goldblum. Although...so do a lot people, I suppose.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049873411663795304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-51124851436716834932007-06-04T22:30:00.000-05:002007-06-04T22:30:00.000-05:00I just saw this today. Being pretty unfamiliar wit...I just saw this today. Being pretty unfamiliar with Hartley's work, I have to admit, I don't get the humor. For example, yes, the plot was unbelievably complex, and with a host of unknown characters that affected the plot in major ways. But does that make it a parody? Or does that just make it stupid? Maybe it depends on how you look at it.<BR/><BR/>It's difficult to do something like this without confusing the ridiculous with the sublime. And I'm not convinced he successfully did so. But I enjoyed the film enough, and it intrigued me enough, that I intend to watch it again.<BR/><BR/>-TimKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-66029559257148502182007-06-04T18:34:00.000-05:002007-06-04T18:34:00.000-05:00I kinda wanted to see this last weekend, but it wa...I kinda wanted to see this last weekend, but it was all rented out, along with The Good German. So I settled for City of the Lost Children and 3 Extremes.Mad Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716883645607032782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250324745932561231.post-30602572992987352602007-06-04T18:33:00.000-05:002007-06-04T18:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mad Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716883645607032782noreply@blogger.com