tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post7731231170140897923..comments2024-03-28T22:30:49.378-11:00Comments on Kinemalogue: Reviews from gulag: Komedy round-up!Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-85763771387379896742016-09-23T03:15:29.581-11:002016-09-23T03:15:29.581-11:00I like Gladiator more than I probably even should,...I like Gladiator more than I probably even should, but yeah, Master and Commander is pretty great. (On LA Confidential, I think we're 100% agreed.)<br /><br />The Nice Guys is definitely on my catch-up list.Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-63833814617145399622016-09-22T05:25:44.079-11:002016-09-22T05:25:44.079-11:00Ide, watch The Nice Guys. It is far more worthy o...Ide, watch The Nice Guys. It is far more worthy of your time than the films you've reviewed here. While it might have missed its theatrical audience, it's got the makings of a cult hit. I don't go to the theaters as much as I used to, but The Nice Guys was a pleasant surprise on the order of John Wick and Fury Road. It is also my third favorite Russell Crowe movie, behind only the sublime LA Confidential and the beautifully filmed and scored Master and Commander. You know, the nautically-themed Russell Crowe movie where he doesn't go completely insane? <br /><br />It's not the near-perfect piece of cinema that is Transformers: The Movie, but it's pretty entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-25147007344744136822016-09-21T07:05:25.074-11:002016-09-21T07:05:25.074-11:00I'll keep my eyes peeled, but it'll probab...I'll keep my eyes peeled, but it'll probably be a while before I actually get to that one.<br /><br />And watch The Nice Guys! Do it! It's one of the only movies this year that feels like it actually earned a spot in my Top 10.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-22865192373228233312016-09-19T18:39:40.261-11:002016-09-19T18:39:40.261-11:00(Oh, and if you do ever see Don't Think Twice,...(Oh, and if you do ever see Don't Think Twice, please confirm or deny that part with the backwards-floating car wheels. It's in the last ten or twenty minutes. They're in Philadelphia, I think. It was so unexpected I'm not sure I can believe my eyes.)Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-74331057596684684152016-09-19T18:38:00.932-11:002016-09-19T18:38:00.932-11:00I mean, everyone else likes it. (It has a 99% on ...I mean, everyone else likes it. (It has a 99% on RT, with just one negative review, from the WaPo, that isn't nearly as hateful as mine.)<br /><br />I guess I wouldn't let me dissuade you, if you were interested. So much of that movie is just me being annoyed by its comedy setpieces and its unlikeable characters and its premise, that if one weren't annoyed by it, I suppose one might easily find it middling good. It <i>is</i> facile and easily-distracted, though; that's pretty much objectively true.<br /><br />Thing is, I can understand critics kind of giving it a pass. Meanwhile, I'm honestly surprised that they give Bridget Jones 3 a pass, because it's the kind of film that exists to get bad reviews: a distant sequel that half-heartedly tries to recapture what made the original special but pretty transparently only exists to make money and to revive Renee Zellwegger's career. Anyway, I <i>would</i> mildly recommend the first, if for nothing else on scholarly-historical grounds.<br /><br />Finally, it's true: I also still haven't seen The Nice Guys. I really need to correct that.Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-22953045950400639332016-09-19T11:20:47.864-11:002016-09-19T11:20:47.864-11:00Also, American comedy really is hurting this year....Also, American comedy really is hurting this year. The only straight comedy I really enjoyed is Neighbors 2, which wasn't really reaching for anything lofty. And the true funniest movie of the year so far is The Nice Guys, which nobody even saw.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-80053789944620383972016-09-19T11:19:13.808-11:002016-09-19T11:19:13.808-11:00Bridget Jones' baby has been getting an alarmi...Bridget Jones' baby has been getting an alarming set of good reviews, so I'm glad to hear SOMEBODY didn't like it. Haven't seen it myself, because I haven't seen the other ones. Doesn't seem like I should.<br /><br />Also, I'm very disappointed to hear you didn't like Don't Think Twice, because although it wasn't high on my priority list, I like the cast and the subject matter. It's a shame they didn't gel better.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.com