isn't this the ineivitable byproduct of a consumer focused society?
w/ more people than ever raised defacto by television, where corporate advertising shifts your focus every 30 seconds, it seems unrealistic to expect people to have their attention drawn to something longer than a minute let alone half an hour or an hour.
hrm i had a point when i started writing this...:)
anybody know if this is in the works? if so, i'd like to go ahead and kiss any free time i had goodbye.
autoduel was quite possibly my favorite game on my old mac 512k:)
actually, i'm looking forward to this, there have been some really fascinating movie discussions.
the first movie review i read was of 'unbreakable'. I was totally baffled at how anybody could find anything at all redeeming in this movie. while the commentary & discussion did nothing to change my mind that this movie was a tragic lost of 2 hours of my time and appx. 35 $ us on food & tickets, it was still amazing the variety of insights & point of views that came across.
I particularly enjoyed the reader who renamed Unbreakable to 'the adventures of zoloft man'. best description of the movie i've ever heard.
although i haven't seen any reviews of films that Jon Katz didn't like, any chance we'll be seeing some of those? What films have come out that got a negative review?
totally.
I could never see buying this bulky, awkward thing for 3k, when i could get a rocking new Titanium g4 powerbook for $2600.00
plus i think i've seen something like this already as a legal pad that hooks up to your computer, that's been out for at least a year.
Comparing this product debut to the recent macworld keynote really shows the difference between the PC and Mac markets.
you mean like the Newton?
oh wait, that was a few years ago wasn't it?
Re:Anyone who says this movie 'sucked' is a MORON.
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Review: "Unbreakable"
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i'm really, really reaching to find what was redeeming in this movie.
the use of color? predictable
dialogue? pointless
characters?
surprise ending? very predictable
the only way that i think this movie could have been a surprise to anybody would be if they had been put to sleep by the unforgiving, overly drawn out moody camera shots and pointless moping of the characters.
I didn't go to this movie expecting an action film, but really every time this movie could have done something interested, all it did was brood and whine more.
i suppose, some movies make people feel 'deep' or 'sophisiticated' in their entertainment, people like to be spoon fed their culture if it makes them feel better about their own ability to comprehend complicated things.
does an interesting use of color make up for basic film elements like, timing, plot, character development, or originality?
i am completely baffled by the response movie, i love movies & comic books, and my personal take on this movie was that it was what would happen if you sucked all the life & excitement out of a story that was already riddled w/ cliches. the writing was just horrendous, i loved the sixth sense, but this movie was unforgiving it driving home every obvious point to whatever the scene was trying to get across. the supposed 'twist' ending was nothing of the sort, but an easily predictable outcome. i won't give it away, but really who did you _think_ price was? i went in expecting to love this movie, but the languid pace, flat characters, and cookie-cutter story couldn't save what might have been an interesting movie. Samuel Jackson's performance was the only redeeming thing in this movie, but this is still one to rent if you want to see it, imho
i am completely baffled by the response movie, i love movies & comic books, and my personal take on this movie was that it was what would happen if you sucked all the life & excitement out of a story that was already riddled w/ cliches.
the writing was just horrendous, i loved the sixth sense, but this movie was unforgiving it driving home every obvious point to whatever the scene was trying to get across.
the supposed 'twist' ending was nothing of the sort, but an easily predictable outcome. i won't give it away, but really who did you _think_ price was?
i went in expecting to love this movie, but the languid pace, flat characters, and cookie-cutter story couldn't save what might have been an interesting movie. Samuel Jackson's performance was the only redeeming thing in this movie, but this is still one to rent if you want to see it, imho.
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isn't this the ineivitable byproduct of a consumer focused society?
w/ more people than ever raised defacto by television, where corporate advertising shifts your focus every 30 seconds, it seems unrealistic to expect people to have their attention drawn to something longer than a minute let alone half an hour or an hour.
hrm i had a point when i started writing this... :)
anybody know if this is in the works? if so, i'd like to go ahead and kiss any free time i had goodbye. autoduel was quite possibly my favorite game on my old mac 512k :)
actually, i'm looking forward to this, there have been some really fascinating movie discussions. the first movie review i read was of 'unbreakable'. I was totally baffled at how anybody could find anything at all redeeming in this movie. while the commentary & discussion did nothing to change my mind that this movie was a tragic lost of 2 hours of my time and appx. 35 $ us on food & tickets, it was still amazing the variety of insights & point of views that came across. I particularly enjoyed the reader who renamed Unbreakable to 'the adventures of zoloft man'. best description of the movie i've ever heard. although i haven't seen any reviews of films that Jon Katz didn't like, any chance we'll be seeing some of those? What films have come out that got a negative review?
totally. I could never see buying this bulky, awkward thing for 3k, when i could get a rocking new Titanium g4 powerbook for $2600.00 plus i think i've seen something like this already as a legal pad that hooks up to your computer, that's been out for at least a year. Comparing this product debut to the recent macworld keynote really shows the difference between the PC and Mac markets.
you mean like the Newton? oh wait, that was a few years ago wasn't it?
i'm really, really reaching to find what was redeeming in this movie.
the use of color? predictable
dialogue? pointless
characters?
surprise ending? very predictable
the only way that i think this movie could have been a surprise to anybody would be if they had been put to sleep by the unforgiving, overly drawn out moody camera shots and pointless moping of the characters.
I didn't go to this movie expecting an action film, but really every time this movie could have done something interested, all it did was brood and whine more.
i suppose, some movies make people feel 'deep' or 'sophisiticated' in their entertainment, people like to be spoon fed their culture if it makes them feel better about their own ability to comprehend complicated things.
does an interesting use of color make up for basic film elements like, timing, plot, character development, or originality?
i am completely baffled by the response movie, i love movies & comic books, and my personal take on this movie was that it was what would happen if you sucked all the life & excitement out of a story that was already riddled w/ cliches. the writing was just horrendous, i loved the sixth sense, but this movie was unforgiving it driving home every obvious point to whatever the scene was trying to get across. the supposed 'twist' ending was nothing of the sort, but an easily predictable outcome. i won't give it away, but really who did you _think_ price was? i went in expecting to love this movie, but the languid pace, flat characters, and cookie-cutter story couldn't save what might have been an interesting movie. Samuel Jackson's performance was the only redeeming thing in this movie, but this is still one to rent if you want to see it, imho
i am completely baffled by the response movie, i love movies & comic books, and my personal take on this movie was that it was what would happen if you sucked all the life & excitement out of a story that was already riddled w/ cliches. the writing was just horrendous, i loved the sixth sense, but this movie was unforgiving it driving home every obvious point to whatever the scene was trying to get across. the supposed 'twist' ending was nothing of the sort, but an easily predictable outcome. i won't give it away, but really who did you _think_ price was? i went in expecting to love this movie, but the languid pace, flat characters, and cookie-cutter story couldn't save what might have been an interesting movie. Samuel Jackson's performance was the only redeeming thing in this movie, but this is still one to rent if you want to see it, imho.