tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post2315441092731431364..comments2023-08-24T06:08:41.201-05:00Comments on Scouring Monk: 856. Mock Squid Soup: February 2016 - GravityTony Laplumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-10983049100068149242016-03-07T13:52:39.881-05:002016-03-07T13:52:39.881-05:00This was a whole movie betting it could let their ...This was a whole movie betting it could let their charm work on you in very extreme circumstances. Clearly it worked.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-63376667179737969292016-03-04T23:56:40.111-05:002016-03-04T23:56:40.111-05:00I'm a Sandy fan and like George's twinkle ...I'm a Sandy fan and like George's twinkle and charm so this movie also held me riveted. I liked it surprisingly well given its sparseness. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-52082593097856347442016-03-02T07:48:38.396-05:002016-03-02T07:48:38.396-05:00I think I'll have to watch Interstellar again ...I think I'll have to watch Interstellar again when I get back from my vacation. I guess I associate the voices of it more with Michael Caine.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-57143680185374617362016-02-29T09:33:37.845-05:002016-02-29T09:33:37.845-05:00Gravity sounds intriguing, and your write-up is in...Gravity sounds intriguing, and your write-up is incredible. We just watched Interstellar a couple of days ago. I really enjoyed it (except for Matthew McConaughey's drawling mumbling... we actually had to turn the captions on!) so I have 'space' on the brain now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283263890227102833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-52104548140383869182016-02-21T11:32:11.936-05:002016-02-21T11:32:11.936-05:00Oh boy, so much to say...
There are many points w...Oh boy, so much to say...<br /><br />There are many points where I agree with you. I don't think one can truly love any art form if one cannot be excited for what's coming next. I highly recommend this year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts. It's an unusually strong crop this year, with varying glimpses of directions for the medium to take. <br /><br />I have spent my career The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-77922661467993395222016-02-18T09:53:09.934-05:002016-02-18T09:53:09.934-05:00There's a persistent belief that precedence in...There's a persistent belief that precedence in film means great filmmaking, that the early marks must be maintained as great in spite of film technique moving well past them. It started with Orson Welles, who was undoubtedly more talented than his contemporaries, being actively buried by the industry despite being a talent who would have been richly celebrated and rewarded, say, in our own Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-677830249144985122016-02-17T22:36:17.386-05:002016-02-17T22:36:17.386-05:00Perhaps. But there are a few indelible moments in...Perhaps. But there are a few indelible moments in cultural history: Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, the last episode of M*A*S*H, "No, I am your father," etc. Judy Garland owns one of them, too.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-47190052130333716822016-02-16T16:08:02.172-05:002016-02-16T16:08:02.172-05:00Squid, I'm of the opinion that most of Hollywo...Squid, I'm of the opinion that most of Hollywood lore as we currently view it will make an excellent footnote when we have a little better perspective about the business of filmmaking.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-74224162809063315062016-02-12T21:46:37.875-05:002016-02-12T21:46:37.875-05:00I liked this movie! The camera angles, the story l...I liked this movie! The camera angles, the story line, the Clooney...what's not to like? All movies are fantasy to me, so I don't expect total logic. My whole life is full of logic; I can take a vacation day when I watch a movie. <br /><br />Great choice!Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-63915829059249664722016-02-12T20:45:04.600-05:002016-02-12T20:45:04.600-05:00Saw this on my flight home from Doha. I really en...Saw this on my flight home from Doha. I really enjoyed it. I think it is one I will be visiting again!MOCK!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02854497329647596811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-15012100153591220412016-02-12T19:56:29.668-05:002016-02-12T19:56:29.668-05:00James Franco over Judy Garland? That's just c...James Franco over Judy Garland? That's just crazy talk.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-962523377746127752016-02-12T18:12:07.966-05:002016-02-12T18:12:07.966-05:00It was awesome in 3D fake IMAX. I never thought s...It was awesome in 3D fake IMAX. I never thought she was incompetent. She wasn't one of those military astronauts; she was a scientist who got some training and then was blasted into space. Of course it's not believable that she could survive all of these disasters one on top of the other, but that's not really the point.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-55941829308291289742016-02-12T13:55:05.739-05:002016-02-12T13:55:05.739-05:00She fell back on her training, remembered to refer...She fell back on her training, remembered to reference the manual, and then...became the 50 Foot Woman. Either way, thanks for stopping by.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3955691.post-63120049958524240742016-02-12T13:49:35.143-05:002016-02-12T13:49:35.143-05:00Can I say this is one movie I can't stand! I f...Can I say this is one movie I can't stand! I find it ..um...stupid. Yes, great special effects but, take that away and you have this woman who is up in space for the very first time and doesn't even know what she is supposed to do but we are to believe she can take a space craft and work it. On top of that she goes to a Chinese ship and knows how to work that even though it is in another Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com