tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post4233945306554466547..comments2024-03-11T10:09:54.719-04:00Comments on obscene chewing: winter of our discontent.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-13122710619151678502012-11-01T20:27:52.247-04:002012-11-01T20:27:52.247-04:00Good- more of that hot 1980 Shelly Duvall action f...Good- more of that hot 1980 Shelly Duvall action for me... er, in the parallel universe where I'm not 11 years old in 1980, and where I actually meet Shelly Duvall, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-31434849014788789752012-11-01T14:12:29.823-04:002012-11-01T14:12:29.823-04:00I agree with Esteban here. (To some extent.) It ta...I agree with Esteban here. (To some extent.) It takes a... <i>unique</i> man to find Shelley Duvall hot. <br /><br />And, yes, 'unique' is a euphemism.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-72026134583302601822012-11-01T14:11:14.008-04:002012-11-01T14:11:14.008-04:00Cloverfield, Saw, and Zombieland are also on that ...<i>Cloverfield</i>, <i>Saw</i>, and <i>Zombieland</i> are also on that list. Apparently only fifteen-year-olds responded to the poll. <br /><br />Actually, the fact that the masses love <i>The Shining</i> doesn't delegitimize it for me. <br /><br />But the fact that you do does.<br /><br />ZING! POW! KABLAMMY!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-47839001965631933712012-11-01T13:08:53.534-04:002012-11-01T13:08:53.534-04:00The Shining was voted the "best horror movie ...The Shining was voted the "best horror movie of all time" by the masses on IMDb (which probably delegitimizes it for David):<br /><br />http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/31/imdb-users-pick-top-10-horror-movies-of-all-time/?hpt=hp_t3Esteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-80301215168959738202012-11-01T13:06:38.662-04:002012-11-01T13:06:38.662-04:00Jesus God but you're a disgusting fuck, Brian....Jesus God but you're a disgusting fuck, Brian. Yuck. She deserved to get killed. I think the only problem with that movie is that her husband didn't try to kill her on the first day.Esteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-40826071844565679642012-11-01T02:59:26.767-04:002012-11-01T02:59:26.767-04:00I don't care what anybody (i.e. Esteban) says;...I don't care what anybody (i.e. Esteban) says; Shelly Duvall was kinda hot in this film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-43546066678239793582012-10-31T14:47:48.265-04:002012-10-31T14:47:48.265-04:00Nicholson as Napoleon? That seems...weird.
I'...Nicholson as Napoleon? That seems...weird.<br /><br />I'm disappointed that the movie was never made, too.Esteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-15440216875494252182012-10-31T14:46:58.566-04:002012-10-31T14:46:58.566-04:00Agreed.Agreed.Esteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-83182640441267784002012-10-31T14:44:31.872-04:002012-10-31T14:44:31.872-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Esteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-27711968653370253372012-10-31T14:41:13.329-04:002012-10-31T14:41:13.329-04:00A feel-good ending? Ugh.
This is why King should ...A feel-good ending? Ugh.<br /><br />This is why King should stick to mass-market paperbacks and leave movies to the experts.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-37856513513264966792012-10-31T14:40:13.394-04:002012-10-31T14:40:13.394-04:00I own that Taschen Napoleon book! Brian got it for...I own that Taschen Napoleon book! Brian got it for me—for my last birthday, I think it was. It makes me angry that the film was never made. (<i>The Shining</i> making-of documentary said he was going to have Nicholson play Napoleon. That would have been interesting.)<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-29956904925491036842012-10-31T14:30:23.871-04:002012-10-31T14:30:23.871-04:00Wow. That didn't come out very well...Wow. That didn't come out very well...Esteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-29315723667424093272012-10-31T14:29:44.287-04:002012-10-31T14:29:44.287-04:00Nice review, David.
Kubrick's obsession with...Nice review, David. <br /><br />Kubrick's obsession with detail was one of the themes at the LACMA exhibit. Every prop had to be run by him, and he was a stickler for research. In fact, he had an unrealized (unfortunately) project on Napoleon that I saw some of his notes for. Not to oversell it, but it was pretty astonishing. Taschen even has a book out about it: http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/film/all/04973/facts.stanley_kubricks_napoleon_the_greatest_movie_never_made.htmEsteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-57182440788645977152012-10-31T14:25:00.999-04:002012-10-31T14:25:00.999-04:00The novel for The Shining sucks. Period.
King, f...The novel for The Shining sucks. Period. <br /><br />King, from my understanding, mostly disliked that Kubrick had the Torrance character be so completely given over to evil. In the novel, he ends up saving the day after terrorizing his family -- but not before he says a few heartfelt, paternal words to his boy. Esteban del Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716693499634947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-53603872248250486982012-10-31T14:05:57.405-04:002012-10-31T14:05:57.405-04:00I watched a short documentary of the making of The...I watched a short documentary of the making of <i>The Shining</i> that was on the Blu-Ray. Some of the behind-the-scenes people said Kubrick was 'very mean' to Duvall to get that performance out of her.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-61554332750090918532012-10-31T14:04:24.289-04:002012-10-31T14:04:24.289-04:00I have to confess that I saw Amadeus so long ago t...I have to confess that I saw <i>Amadeus</i> so long ago that I couldn't tell you how I feel really feel about it.<br /><br />No, I wouldn't call myself a fan of Milos Forman, but I think his two of his early Czech language films <i>Fireman's Ball</i> and <i>Loves of a Blonde</i> are very good. <br /><br />I disliked <i>Ragtime</i>. I remember that. But I didn't like the book either.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-46518000938233826432012-10-31T14:00:42.826-04:002012-10-31T14:00:42.826-04:00I totally agree with this. I do enjoy a King read ...I totally agree with this. I do enjoy a King read every now and then, but no, he is absolutely not a great writer at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-54110779934669777502012-10-31T13:59:56.260-04:002012-10-31T13:59:56.260-04:00Actually I didn't know that! Or at least if I ...Actually I didn't know that! Or at least if I did, I've since forgotten. Do you like Milos Forman? <i>Amadeus</i> would easily make my list of Top 10 movies of all-time ever and ever amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-46890443116094171432012-10-31T13:48:40.803-04:002012-10-31T13:48:40.803-04:00I think you know I'm not at all a fan of Cucko...I think you know I'm not at all a fan of <i>Cuckoo's Nest</i>, so we'll agree to disagree on that one.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-32813991417892965512012-10-31T13:47:54.660-04:002012-10-31T13:47:54.660-04:00I am not very anti-Stephen King, but I think his c...I am not very anti-Stephen King, but I think his critiques of and visions for film adaptations of his books are generally pretty inept. I don't think he has the eye or ear of a filmmaker, in other words.<br /><br />I've only read three of his books—<i>Carrie</i>, <i>Pet Sematary</i>, and <i>Thinner</i>—and they were all good escapist entertainment, but I don't think King is a great writer (based on what I've read).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907944424219389829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-47982557484860725702012-10-31T13:37:40.987-04:002012-10-31T13:37:40.987-04:00(P.S. I still hold that the role Jack Nicholson wa...(P.S. I still hold that the role Jack Nicholson was born to play was the 'mental patient' in <i>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</i>. Although in fairness, I suppose one could be born for multiple roles.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-79744506674057847862012-10-31T13:35:11.345-04:002012-10-31T13:35:11.345-04:00Also, you seem very anti–Stephen King here. Are yo...Also, you seem very anti–Stephen King here. Are you? I read this book in high school and I thought it was pretty good. Not as good as <i>The Stand</i>, though. Not sure if an adult reading of this would hold up, but there it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1894920200288693943.post-81998692953639691352012-10-31T13:33:46.003-04:002012-10-31T13:33:46.003-04:00Shelley Duvall's pretty awesome in this, too. ...Shelley Duvall's pretty awesome in this, too. Did I ever tell you the horrible story of seeing <i>The Shining</i> being aired on the telly and so I planned my whole evening around it only to find out that it was the installment version with the fucking dude from <i>Wings</i>? Yeah, I was not happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com