tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post2553631417327625888..comments2023-04-01T16:25:50.899-07:00Comments on BLOGORRHEA: Beyond SubtextUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-77284438803830201752008-12-30T23:24:00.000-08:002008-12-30T23:24:00.000-08:00Well, Blanchett and Dench acted the hell out of No...Well, Blanchett and Dench acted the hell out of <EM>Notes on a Scandal</EM>; it would have been unwatchable with the wrong actors. I just get impatient with movies in which smart people do idiotic things and then are stunned to find there are consequences. <BR/><BR/>But of course the riposte to this is obvious: if not for abnormal psychology, would we have any stories at all?Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157076523366054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-56060180962633989482008-12-29T20:12:00.000-08:002008-12-29T20:12:00.000-08:00now i thought notes on a scandal was brilliant.now i thought notes on a scandal was brilliant.h e r e x a c t l yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11472603504564091792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-19626988814282156342008-12-29T08:56:00.000-08:002008-12-29T08:56:00.000-08:00Notes on a Scandal has a weak foundation...indeed ...Notes on a Scandal has a weak foundation...indeed a flash still of contemporary culture...not terribly interesting - but I love it for the trashy, histrionic exercise that it is. With any other actors it would have been intolerable, but I felt everyone involved with the project elevated it to something that is quite good...if only for its precise execution. And the Philip Glass score is terrific.<BR/><BR/>I actually think it would make a great opera...might be a better medium for the material. <BR/><BR/>As for Pinter and Kitt - I'm still not wanting to think about it. Pinter changed everything about the way I look at rhythm and dialogue.MattyZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227187383176184366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-92049422637739286152008-12-27T12:01:00.000-08:002008-12-27T12:01:00.000-08:00Notes on a Scandal was one of those movies where w...Notes on a Scandal was one of those movies where when I watch it, I go why do people think this is so good? It's one of those films where our reaction to it tells us more about our culture than the film necessarily does, if that makes any sense. Iron Man - I found it openly racist or am I just a terrorist sympathizer? We watched The Dark Knight last night - it's kind of infuriating in it's simplistic justification for fascism, but Heath Ledger's performance is all that and the role is well-written. Glad to know that I'm not the only one who is a year or more behind with the film watching.E. Hunter Spreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354105059591132546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166420489614987889.post-25681144088616456332008-12-27T11:20:00.000-08:002008-12-27T11:20:00.000-08:00Mead, how could you not love Notes on a Scandal?! ...Mead, how could you not love <I>Notes on a Scandal</I>?! Movies about crazy stalker lesbians are not only always entertaining but they serve as necessary cautionary tales!Prince Gomolvilashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379935946319015969noreply@blogger.com