tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post1903316677262094511..comments2024-03-13T09:21:04.273-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Lincoln (and an anti-bonus and a bunch of news!)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-34681059863426812032012-11-27T12:53:20.619-08:002012-11-27T12:53:20.619-08:00Maurice: Well, he has won two best actor Oscars al...Maurice: Well, he has won two best actor Oscars already, so it's not like he's unappreciated. He certainly deserves it for this role, though.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-66926861588827748932012-11-27T11:07:39.159-08:002012-11-27T11:07:39.159-08:00Daniel Day Lewis is a real chameleon. If he gets n...Daniel Day Lewis is a real chameleon. If he gets nominated, he should win just for his body of work.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-4743635260990713812012-11-26T10:26:34.943-08:002012-11-26T10:26:34.943-08:00Elizabeth: Yeah, Prometheus was beyond disappointi...Elizabeth: Yeah, Prometheus was beyond disappointing.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-27355709030419163142012-11-25T14:36:31.082-08:002012-11-25T14:36:31.082-08:00I adore Daniel Day-Lewis. His performance in There...I adore Daniel Day-Lewis. His performance in There Will Be Blood blew my mind. I'm not all that into whole iconic American icons thing, but I will look forward to seeing Lincoln for the sake of seeing a great performance. I'm glad you liked it.<br /><br />Prometheus. Wow. I was so totally looking forward to it, and yikes. It had absolutely nothing of the brilliance of the original Alien film or any of its increasingly flawed but cool sequels. It was an insult to the franchise.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-47866140419663795172012-11-24T09:01:30.128-08:002012-11-24T09:01:30.128-08:00Shannon: Yeah, things still need to get better, bu...Shannon: Yeah, things still need to get better, but, at least, we aren't stepping out and having duels anymore when we disagree.<br /><br />Trisha: I often have to see/read things to make up my own mind about them, because I like a lot of things that most people don't, so I can understand the need to see it to decide for yourself.<br />However, I did warn you...:PAndrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18886867806448705012012-11-24T00:02:55.978-08:002012-11-24T00:02:55.978-08:00I'd definitely be in when it comes to seeing L...I'd definitely be in when it comes to seeing LINCOLN. I haven't seen PROMETHEUS, but I really wanted to. The build-up to it was so huge. But I have heard from a few people that it was "eh", and after reading your review...I dunno. I won't be paying to see it even from a video store ;) But I will still watch it so I can make up my own mind.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36010663444532269462012-11-23T19:36:26.254-08:002012-11-23T19:36:26.254-08:00Lincoln sounds amazing; I've always been a fan...Lincoln sounds amazing; I've always been a fan of his. ;-p I do find it somewhat heartening when I look back at the historical political situation. We aren't really getting worse, even though it feels like it. Things aren't hopeless. Look how far we've made it despite politics. We're not going to crumble and disappear. There needs to be far more change, though, and things need to get better. <br /><br />Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71371995270647855742012-11-22T11:26:04.784-08:002012-11-22T11:26:04.784-08:00Livia: I don't know how I feel about Life of P...Livia: I don't know how I feel about Life of Pi. I may wait to rent that one. However, I really want to see Silver Linings Playbook.<br /><br />Gina: You do need to go see it. Go now!<br /><br />Eve: Your Christmas Spirit wasn't responsible for those charred remains was it?<br />All of the dust bunnies got away.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36430909118451622562012-11-22T09:37:07.252-08:002012-11-22T09:37:07.252-08:00Hey Andrew! I really want to see 'Lincoln'...Hey Andrew! I really want to see 'Lincoln', I'm all about fantastic acting and I've heard so many great things about it...I've never seen 'Prometheus'...it's just not my thing. I haven't seen any space alien type movie for 30 years because I hate them all...well, 'hate' is a strong word, let me rephrase.....I heartily dislike them all..so glad you found your Christmas Spirit under the bed...I feel you should bring some of those dust bunnies in for questioning..sounds like there was definatley something untoward going on. My Christmas Spirit was last seen rummaging through the charred remains of the General Store in Spuzzum, BC....that was years ago mind you...no telling where it is now...probably at a cafe in old Montreal, trying to order something without snails in it, in pidgeon French...anyways, have a Happy Thanksgiving Andrew...all the best to you and your family!<br /><br />E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-89141131377362476152012-11-21T21:18:31.014-08:002012-11-21T21:18:31.014-08:00Lincoln sounds like an interesting movie. I need t...Lincoln sounds like an interesting movie. I need to go see it.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74427789011217390292012-11-21T20:04:35.051-08:002012-11-21T20:04:35.051-08:00I loved Lincoln when I went to see it in theaters ...I loved Lincoln when I went to see it in theaters last weekend. It's absolutely Oscar worthy and one of the best films I've seen this year.<br /><br />Me too, I HATED Prometheus! Not my type of movie!<br /><br />Can't wait to see Life of Pi this weekend though! Still dying to see Breaking Dawn - Pt. II :(<br /><br />Great post! :)Livia Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059335917756643684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21815876179145194472012-11-21T16:26:43.375-08:002012-11-21T16:26:43.375-08:00Alex: I think Scott is, perhaps, overrated as a di...Alex: I think Scott is, perhaps, overrated as a director. He's only actually made a few movies that were better than adequate: Alien, Blade Runner, and Thelma & Louise (please don't say anything about Gladiator, that movie was awful). Those 3 were great, but the rest... meh at best.<br /><br />PT: Yeah, you're right about Prometheus. I think he also tried too much to duplicate Aliens but without the marines. Bad idea. Big planetary haunted house with all of the expected scares. bleh<br /><br />L.G.: Day-Lewis is scary genius. I wonder sometimes if he even knows who he is anymore.<br />Hey, I like pumpkin, I just prefer pecan.<br /><br />Briane: I'm sure that's how it went. I have a transcript somewhere.<br />They didn't mention the texting on the thing I was listening to on NPR the other day, but my understanding is that he only stays completely in character when he's on set. Still, he was amazing.<br /><br />So much of Prometheus didn't make sense. Why would they take the archaeologists at all? Or guys that would run away at the sight of a dead alien? Didn't they do psych evaluations on the crew? And howling? Really? It was just poorly constructed.<br /><br />Lee: That is exactly what I felt like at the end of the movie, that it was just a launching point to whatever it is that Scott really wants to do. Prometheus was so bad, though, that I have no interest in whatever he wants to do next. And it makes me scared for the new Blade Runner movie which I had been excited about.<br /><br />Sarah: You should definitely see Lincoln! From the stuff I've checked on it, it seems to be pretty right on, historically speaking.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-27639523382272612332012-11-21T10:04:22.817-08:002012-11-21T10:04:22.817-08:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn'...I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't like Prometheus. I just assumed I wasn't one of the cool kids.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to Lincoln. I know nothing about him except that he was a President who was shot so hopefully I'll learn something.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-19671808016979736162012-11-21T09:45:26.584-08:002012-11-21T09:45:26.584-08:00This is such a relevant post for me right now.
My...This is such a relevant post for me right now.<br /><br />My wife and I watched <i>Prometheus</i> last Friday night and we both disliked it a great deal. I thought it was an absurdly stupid film with little point. It was almost enough to make me swear off space epics. Dumb, dumb, dumb. I'm glad you gave it the review you did. Like so many FX laden films nowadays, I think this film sacrifices story and viewer involvement for a series of silly stuff. It's another one of those films that seems like a 2 hour trailer for a film that has yet to be seen. The film makers are trying to do too much I think. I've been going back to watching older films lately--they often do a cleaner job of telling a story.<br /><br />I love biopics except I am disappointed when they make up a story to replace what would have probably been a more interesting story to hear the truth. I wish they wouldn't change things like that. I'm anxious to see <i>Lincoln</i> after hearing so many great reviews. In the meantime I've got <i>Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter</i> to watch this holiday weekend. I don't know anything about this part of Honest Abe's life. I hope they didn't just make this up. It sounds totally believable to me that a politician could be a vampire hunter. These days I might believe anything.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-59235976152173879932012-11-21T09:34:11.672-08:002012-11-21T09:34:11.672-08:00I... do not remember the Blogathon conversation go...I... do not remember the Blogathon conversation going EXACTLY like that. But I probably was really drunk on absinthe.<br /><br />BIOPICS: I do not like them. I'm not sure why except that I don't like biographies, in general. On the subject of Daniel Day Lewis "being" Lincoln, I heard a story from Sally Field that he would text her and sign the texts "Abraham Lincoln," which makes me think that this method acting stuff is a lot of hooey because if you "are" Lincoln you probably oughta not text. But everyone's saying "Lincoln" is great, so I'm probably just biased against it.<br /><br />PROMETHEUS: I didn't dislike it as much as you did, but I did find parts of it annoying and in retrospect it didn't make much sense. I and The Boy agreed it should've been longer: there was something, I think, there that could have been a great story but in the interest of expediency much was cut out, and in the interest of cinema-ry or whatever they had to cut corners. I myself was bugged by the ARCHAEOLOGIST who somehow figured she was qualified to THAW OUT AND ELECTRIFY an alien brain to make it work and then was surprised at the unexpected results, but that's something that was done because you already had way too many people in that movie to juggle around for two hours.<br /><br />BLOGATHON: I'm going to download all your stuff for free to undermine the free market and ensure that our communist muslim president can achieve his evil goals of making sure we all have health care. Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-69769807798321389392012-11-21T07:34:28.339-08:002012-11-21T07:34:28.339-08:00I went and saw Lincoln on Monday. Started sort of ...I went and saw Lincoln on Monday. Started sort of slow, but once it got going and the tension built it was very good. Daniel Day-Lewis is genius. So remarkable how much they made him look like Lincoln. <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving. And you can have all the pecan pie. I like pumpkin myself. :))Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5908831376756876572012-11-21T05:49:30.879-08:002012-11-21T05:49:30.879-08:00I'll have to see Lincoln at some point. My si...I'll have to see Lincoln at some point. My sister the civil war buff also really liked it. I've always liked Straithern since he was in "A League of Their Own" and he's especially good in "Goodnight and Good Luck" which was another sort of biopic.<br /><br />I think you're right that most biopics don't try to give the complete story. Like last night I watched "De-Lovely" about Cole Porter on Netflix and it starts when he's in his 20s or 30s or something. If not for some mention of him being from Indiana I'd have no idea where he grew up or anything like that. Which in a way is a bummer sometimes because it'd be nice to see a little more about what's supposed to make these people tick. But there's only so much time.<br /><br />The problem with Prometheus was it was supposed to be this big epic sci-fi movie but really it was just a dumb haunted house movie, except the house was an alien planet.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3935746257315066522012-11-21T03:48:43.780-08:002012-11-21T03:48:43.780-08:00You're right - we wanted to like it because it...You're right - we wanted to like it because it was Ridley Scott. He has made duds before though. We just forget that.<br />And everything I've heard about Lincoln says that it will indeed sweep the Oscars.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com