tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post2168066141544062120..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: TEN FOR MONDAY: MISSING HITSTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-43086930938216949772012-05-31T09:29:36.541-05:002012-05-31T09:29:36.541-05:00First, I only just realised that the comment I tho...First, I only just realised that the comment I thought I published had been swallowed. Which reflects very poorly on me. Short version: thanks everybody for voting, my own vote went to Basic Instinct, Der Fuhrer is worthy of his namesake (I tease!) and David raises a good point, but it's so much fun to write bad reviews!<br /><br />More to the point, though, I received an e-mail last weekend from Don Mancini, who was also unable to post a comment, and only just received it. Here it is:<br /><br />"Count me in the BASIC INSTINCT fan club. As Kevin says, it's a great modern noir. The combination of its elegance -- in filmmaking, luxe settings, and Sharon Stone's icy beauty -- with its aggressive (and sometimes goofy) smuttiness and sheer nastiness (which I would characterize as misanthropic, rather than homophobic or misogynistic) is weirdly powerful. And Sharon Stone became a star off this for good reason: She is amazing, her performance really complex, conveying glimpses of occasional girlishness and seeming vulnerability (or is it just more manipulation?) amid the character's scary sociopathy."Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-33011638344117253842012-05-23T10:21:16.913-05:002012-05-23T10:21:16.913-05:00While I love, truly love, your scathing reviews of...While I love, truly love, your scathing reviews of bad movies, I in no way would wish to watch or read anything involving the chipmunks or Sarah Jessica Parker (equally related to rodents). I'll stick with a legitimately "good" film with Basic Instinct.<br /><br />Your aversion to "movie star" Kevin James is well-founded, although he is actually the more entertaining half of the Will Smith-James duo in "Hitch". I am a generally big fan of Will Smith, but I am concerned about many of his recent film decisions. You are aware that he is involved in "I, Robot 2", right? Insert comment about spinning graves and such...Surly Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847807145926996504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-60584274213764128892012-05-23T09:41:47.931-05:002012-05-23T09:41:47.931-05:00As much as I was tempted to vote for The Day After...As much as I was tempted to vote for The Day After Tomorrow based on your 2012 reference (and review), I am compelled to admit that TDAT has all the badness without the benefit 2012 did of having its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. 2012 knows it's bad and revels in it--TDAT takes itself oh so seriously.<br /><br />I'll go with Basic Instinct as the only one I think makes a serious effort at effectiveness.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377504727468770408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-29067127710847550332012-05-22T21:46:35.521-05:002012-05-22T21:46:35.521-05:00Oh man my vote is so much for Wild Hogs. I would l...Oh man my vote is so much for Wild Hogs. I would love to see that review *so much* . You'd have to get good and drunk before watching it I think.jjjonatronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572727325348235494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-90673317268121259462012-05-22T14:19:58.442-05:002012-05-22T14:19:58.442-05:00I have long held the theory that the world's p...I have long held the theory that the world's power problems could be solved by hooking the corpses of authors up to dynamos, showing movie adaptations of their works, and harvesting the energy created as they spin in their graves.<br /><br />Asimov tops my list.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058022342377028487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-1189357298463139912012-05-22T14:19:11.957-05:002012-05-22T14:19:11.957-05:00I know it's not on the poll, but I really wish...I know it's not on the poll, but I really wish you'd review "Elf". I had zero interest in it at the time (My love of Will Ferrell had not been cultivated yet), but since then I've had double digit numbers of friends tell me that I'm really missing out. Unlike the options on your poll, it has a chance to be a legitimately good film, and I really don't like to punish you.<br /><br />Or you could just review Nobuhiko Ohbayashi's "House", and wouldn't we all leave happier? ^_-David Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666205737413060006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-56936713731486126892012-05-22T11:54:36.349-05:002012-05-22T11:54:36.349-05:00If you're going to review The Matrix Revolutio...If you're going to review The Matrix Revolutions (as you're probably going to; I personally voted Chipwrecked because I'm a bastard), I request a double review of both Reloaded and Revolutions, to double the suffering.Atrophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343178335810325537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-62313849323121105322012-05-22T08:10:56.403-05:002012-05-22T08:10:56.403-05:00I voted for Matrix Revolutions, because I think ev...I voted for Matrix Revolutions, because I think everyone who watched the first two should be forced to sit through that film once. It's really awful, but in a very distinctive way, so there's that.<br /><br />My uncle loves Wild Hogs. Like, really loves it. I believe he's said it's one of his favorite movies.franklinshepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858074176921317138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-59579114094635382302012-05-21T22:32:18.868-05:002012-05-21T22:32:18.868-05:00Basic Instinct is one of my absolute favorite Verh...<i>Basic Instinct</i> is one of my absolute favorite Verhoeven films. It's a nice companion to <i>The Fourth Man</i> (and a little bit of <i>Spetters</i>). It's not nearly as good as those movies (or <i>RoboCop</i>, <i>Starship Troopers</i>, and <i>Black Book</i>,for that matter), but it ranks as one of my favorites. It's a wall-to-wall crazy ass neo-noir that is all at once beautiful to look at and hilariously operatic. It just may be one of the craziest homages to Hitch ever made. I almost always have to watch it when I stumble across it on TV.Kevin J. 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