tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post6628169415528281507..comments2024-03-29T00:03:18.432-07:00Comments on VINYL IS HEAVY: A throwaway attempt at more generosity. A speak-and-spell second visit with Jesse James.Ryland Walker Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09233954424885027837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post-54206147565023747642008-06-05T21:28:00.000-07:002008-06-05T21:28:00.000-07:00This was one I dug quite a bit in theaters but hav...This was one I dug quite a bit in theaters but haven't found the time to revisit properly, and in a way that's dimmed my view of it in retrospect. It's obviously a film that aspires towards greatness, not that such is a bad thing outright, but I think those stylistic touches that irk you so are a bit of a hindrance, and if anything, I think it'd have worked better as a more straightforward drama than as a pass at postmodern deconstruction. I'll have to rent it one night.<BR/><BR/>Still, I love that shot of the approaching train, particularly when it seems to latch onto the camera. They must have had it on its own railroad car to achieve that effect.rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post-87455136935442463612008-05-10T23:39:00.000-07:002008-05-10T23:39:00.000-07:00Those are some great screen captures. Just awkward...Those are some great screen captures. Just awkward enough!<BR/><BR/>-Whitney<BR/>dearjesus,wordpress,comwhitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048153758556096552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post-88168669349249675172008-04-30T22:09:00.000-07:002008-04-30T22:09:00.000-07:00Glad to see you back in the 'sphere. Yea, there's ...Glad to see you back in the 'sphere. Yea, there's just something awry between me and this messy thing. I'm not sure what it would take to sway me. I dig plenty of films in its lineage, too, but I don't know if that helps this one. I think Hoberman's descriptor, "old-fashioned crazy" is probably the best. You've got to imagine there was a cut of the film sans narration and the idea of that film just kills the fact of this one.Ryland Walker Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233954424885027837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347718.post-64916938408054829262008-04-30T21:47:00.000-07:002008-04-30T21:47:00.000-07:00Weird how we posted about this - especially being ...Weird how we posted about this - especially being that I haven't posted shit in months - within hours of each other. I'm a bit more generous - judgmentally, I mean; i.e. I think there's a great movie there - and, damn, I meant to talk more about mood and moment and less about the (atrocious) V.O., but I dig what you're getting at here. I'll admit up front that its really the style - and maybe that's part of what I mean by "mood" - that I dig, and even that TAoJJbtCRF reminds me of movies that I already like and so I dig its lineage. Anyway, I ramble - nice writing, congrats on graduation, I do hope to see you (and Cuyler) soon.Michael K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10983425929991120494noreply@blogger.com