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Re: side-tracked, again
and besides, barton fink was written during a bout of writer's block for
miller's crossing!
(i guess nobody is going to stick up for the movie, so i can vent a little.
;)
>From: Don Smith <dasmith at rotse2_physics.lsa.umich.edu>
>Reply-To: Don Smith <dasmith at rotse2_physics.lsa.umich.edu>
>To: Over-the-Rhine at actwin_com (Over the Rhine List)
>Subject: Re: side-tracked, again
>Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 19:19:00 -0500 (EST)
>
>Ah, movies...
>
>Much as I love City of Lost Children (the chain of causes sequence was
>absolutely stunning), I have to say I think Delicatessen is by *far* the
>superior film. CoLC seems to exist in its own universe, which some may see
>as
>a strength, but I felt that it gave the filmmakers liscence to get
>unfocussed.
>Anything goes, because there are no limitations except those of style.
>It was a fun ride, but at the end, I wasn't sure what I had just seen.
>With Delicatessen, I got the feeling that the characters existed outside
>the limits of what we were shown; they had a history, a culture, and
>(maybe) a future. CoLC seemed to exist in a bottle.
>
>Perhaps it depends on which you see first, much like whether you like GDBD
>versus Eve (just kidding! ;-)), but Delicatessen will always be one of my
>all-time top ten favorite films, and CoLC barely makes the top 50.
>
>Now, as far as the Coen's go, I was bored *stiff* during Barton Fink, so I
>don't understand why anyone would rave about that one. I haven't seen
>Raising
>Arizona or Miller's Crossing, but I was impressed with the characters in
>Fargo
>(as grossed out as I was with the subject matter), and The Big Lebowski had
>me
>*rolling* on the floor with its parodies of film noir conventions. I found
>O
>Brother Where Art Thou quaint and charming, if ultimately fluffy. Blood
>Simple
>was taut and chilling, very well constructed for a first effort. Hudsucky
>Proxy was fascinating, although it failed to really engage me with the
>characters. Jennifer Jason Leigh just made me want to go watch more
>Rosalind
>Russell movies. :-) So, I can't explain Barton Fink. Anyone?
>
>Back to work...
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