tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post115034362000674543..comments2023-03-30T16:20:19.571+11:00Comments on Thursday Is Green Guide Day: Royal weekGGBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542090494810456657noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post-1150682463284359222006-06-19T12:01:00.000+10:002006-06-19T12:01:00.000+10:00I agree it is unusual these days to have movies ai...I agree it is unusual these days to have movies aimed at mature adults that are not exclusively period pieces that star either Maggie Smith or Judi Dench.<BR/>Bill Murray is in a 'purple patch' at present where clever (and younger) directors such as Wes Anderson or Sofia Coppola can exploit his inward woundedness. A representation of a life that hasn't worked out quite as he'd dreamed.<BR/>Come back to it in a few years Lacho !GGBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542090494810456657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post-1150681781328459532006-06-19T11:49:00.000+10:002006-06-19T11:49:00.000+10:00I haven't seen Lost in Translation and now I'm not...I haven't seen Lost in Translation and now I'm not sure if I want to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post-1150426887854924752006-06-16T13:01:00.000+10:002006-06-16T13:01:00.000+10:00And please don't listen to Margaret. That's what t...And please don't listen to Margaret. That's what the GG blog is for. (The aliens will recall her soon. Even they cannot fathom her anymore.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post-1150426786007812982006-06-16T12:59:00.000+10:002006-06-16T12:59:00.000+10:00Wading in uninvited (why change the habits of a th...Wading in uninvited (why change the habits of a third-of-a-lifetime?) ....<BR/>Life Aquatic (and Lost in Translation) are soft, gentle, subtle, movies. Yes I'll grant you some spark may have been welcome in spots, but this would have made them different movies.<BR/>It's a bold writer/director that sticks with it to showcase a mood. Now I know the extension of this argument may see us all watching stupid pointless French movies with no begining, end, or otherwsie, and I too draw the line, but in fact the two movies are portraits of a segment of life and the feelings/response of the charecters stumbling through that segment. <BR/>Life Aquatic was a bit more cartoony due to the larger than life eccentric character, but it still had that feeling of the main character/s standing on the outside of their passage in life and looking in. Thus the viewer has a chance to look in with them. <BR/>For mine, Lachy-lad, Lost in Translation was more enjoyable, as I really identified with that fish- out-of-water-in-another-land feeling and the quiet observational musing it can bring. For a brief moment, the context, and Murrays life weary character, was both identifiable, while triggering the urge to "snap out of it" and re-engagae (which Murray did in small ways). <BR/>These flicks are a worthy part of the film smorgasboard. <BR/>And I watched them on Shanghai DVDs for 50 cents a piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post-1150366201706445712006-06-15T20:10:00.000+10:002006-06-15T20:10:00.000+10:00You lose one point for using the buzzword "disconn...You lose one point for using the buzzword "disconnect".<BR/><BR/>Ok, if I really have to have an open mind (and I really don't want to, irrationality is my middle name), why did you enjoy "life aquatic"? And don't use the word gregarious please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post-1150351426104770052006-06-15T16:03:00.000+10:002006-06-15T16:03:00.000+10:00Lacho old boy - you have spectacularly failed to g...Lacho old boy - you have spectacularly failed to grasp "it." But who's to say that we find the same things funny ? In truth though, there hasn't been such a disconnect since Uncle J. stumbled through Lost in Translation (also starring Bill Murray at his best or worst depending on your take).GGBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542090494810456657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21075435.post-1150349943970575152006-06-15T15:39:00.000+10:002006-06-15T15:39:00.000+10:00A friend and myself were stupid enough to believe ...A friend and myself were stupid enough to believe Marget (SBS Movie Show) that "Life Aquatic" was good. So we went and saw it at the movies. <BR/><BR/>Rather like Bill Murray's delivery, the movie is boringly paced, has a boring plot, had boring action and EXTERMELY boring "comedy". (And I use the term loosely). While some people (see imdb.com) seem to think that this movie is fantastic - no one can say exactly why. Or point out a scene that was particularly enjoyable. I don't believe that I laughed once throughout the entire movie. All I can remember is sitting there going "is this it?". A boring movie made by boring people for bored moviegoers if you ask me (which no-one does, that's why I'm posting on this blog).<BR/><BR/>Would quite like to see the Hitchcock movies - thanks for the warning.<BR/><BR/>Australia vs Brazil will be lots of fun - but what bugs me is the attitude. Not one person has said that we stand a chance, not even the players. Looks like they are going in already defeated if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com