tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post993755534199806377..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: MOVIES I MISSED IN 2012: OH NO, MISTER BILLTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-24558563699614236722013-01-01T12:18:24.028-06:002013-01-01T12:18:24.028-06:00Thanks Thanks Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863050785214518620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-79377821903380668262013-01-01T02:16:06.022-06:002013-01-01T02:16:06.022-06:00I love this man's work so very much, so I'...I love this man's work so very much, so I'm happy to see that you reviewed it, Tim.Mysterious F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08290239526984106990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-27190118981781400212012-12-31T21:49:42.960-06:002012-12-31T21:49:42.960-06:00The ending is the best of its kind since The Last ...The ending is the best of its kind since The Last Laugh, maybe even better. Both cheekily acknowledge the falsity, even the contradiction of internal logic, of their happy endings, but Hertzfeldt goes even farther and makes the happy ending ultimately more disturbing than the one that he reversed from. I was absolutely devastated by the end.Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-79010847597841867382012-12-31T21:46:10.735-06:002012-12-31T21:46:10.735-06:00Tim, I'm thrilled that you finally watched thi...Tim, I'm <i>thrilled</i> that you finally watched this movie — I watched it about a month ago and was blown away instantly. Was worried that you wouldn't see it at all.<br /><br />It improves on repeat viewings, too. The more I watch and think about it, the more I think it deserves almost nothing but superlatives — it's surely at least as narratively and formally radical as, say, <i>The Tree of Life</i>.<br /><br />That it has, in general, passed the critical community by is a real shame.¬Will Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541123802995849025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-24926285075351819602012-12-31T19:58:22.891-06:002012-12-31T19:58:22.891-06:00How surprising--I just this minute finished watchi...How surprising--I <i>just this minute</i> finished watching this movie and then went up and checked your blog and bam--here's this review. I think I agree with pretty much everything you say, though I'm still sorting out my thoughts. There's something about the way a film like this stands in stark contrast to your "more is more" Hollywood aesthetic that's really bracing.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.com