tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post116795721929926805..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Different filmsNoel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168122882760579902007-01-06T17:34:00.000-05:002007-01-06T17:34:00.000-05:00I'd say The Seventh Seal is a much better film the...I'd say The Seventh Seal is a much better film then Nightwatch; hell, I think Buffy the Vampire Slayer is much better, wittier, more inventive than Nightwatch.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168122229354813652007-01-06T17:23:00.000-05:002007-01-06T17:23:00.000-05:00I've seen the sequel, "Daywatch", and I've shown b...I've seen the sequel, "Daywatch", and I've shown both to my 14 and 15 year old students and they loved both.<BR/>"Daywatch" I think is a better film. Nightwatch is a mess, but there are some likeable stuff.<BR/>This year, I believe, they will release the last of the trilogy, "Twilightwatch". <BR/>I also showed my students Bergman's "Seventh Seal" which is a hilarious film to show in a Catholic school. After all that trouble teachers went through to teach them religion I'm deconstructing their beliefs during school club time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168121647424495402007-01-06T17:14:00.000-05:002007-01-06T17:14:00.000-05:00Haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth, I'm afraid; I do lik...Haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth, I'm afraid; I do like del Toro's work.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168084851959303442007-01-06T07:00:00.000-05:002007-01-06T07:00:00.000-05:00I heard there were to be sequel/s to Night Watch, ...I heard there were to be sequel/s to Night Watch, and they hold no appeal for me whatsoever. As I said, I found Night Watch mediocre - just a throwaway type of film. But then, if you liked Pan's Labyrinth, maybe you'd like Night Watch. <BR/><BR/>On the subject of Pan's Labyrinth, it doesn't release in Australia until January 18, but saw an advance a month ago. I've posted a review on my blog. I liked it more than Night Watch.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168066852867338432007-01-06T02:00:00.000-05:002007-01-06T02:00:00.000-05:00I'd say don't waste your time, but I'd like to kno...I'd say don't waste your time, but I'd like to know what you think.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168065781748150972007-01-06T01:43:00.000-05:002007-01-06T01:43:00.000-05:00I have Night Watch and Day Watch but haven't seen ...I have Night Watch and Day Watch but haven't seen them yet.john marzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036820667908976630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168052728769266802007-01-05T22:05:00.000-05:002007-01-05T22:05:00.000-05:00"Key" Luke's a joke. Actually he's Luke Y. Thompso..."Key" Luke's a joke. Actually he's Luke Y. Thompson--LYT, he puts it. <BR/><BR/>I think you're talking about quote whores. Oh, they're not confined to Australia--there's plenty in the US. None I know of in Manila, mainly because no one uses quotes from Filipino critics (partly because there ARE no, or few, Filipino critics). <BR/><BR/>" I also suspect that some of the most 'respected' reviewers specifically tailor their reviews so that distributors will quote them, increasing the reviewer's profile."<BR/><BR/>That's Roger Ebert in a nutshell.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168052338929856652007-01-05T21:58:00.000-05:002007-01-05T21:58:00.000-05:00I haven't seen Notorious, so can't comment about K...I haven't seen Notorious, so can't comment about KLT's review. However, there were comments in the previous post about people getting paid for their comments. I've been thinking lately how mainstream reviewers (in Australia at least) seem to be advocates for movies rather than objective critics. I also suspect that some of the most 'respected' reviewers specifically tailor their reviews so that distributors will quote them, increasing the reviewer's profile.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1168027479944111302007-01-05T15:04:00.000-05:002007-01-05T15:04:00.000-05:00Sorry, Luke Y. Thompson I mention in the previous ...Sorry, Luke Y. Thompson I mention in the previous blog post, you can find a link to his review of Notorious there. I think he's pretty much a clueless babe in the woods--can't have been laid yet, if Notorious doesn't rock his world--so I tend to think of him as a kind of default setting for the worst kind of newfangled critic. <BR/><BR/>And I wouldn't be surprised if he's used the word 'kewl' in his reviews already.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1167999927706342152007-01-05T07:25:00.000-05:002007-01-05T07:25:00.000-05:00Pardon my ignorance, but I don't know who he is or...Pardon my ignorance, but I don't know who he is or what inference can be drawn by your comment.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1167975359779522882007-01-05T00:35:00.000-05:002007-01-05T00:35:00.000-05:00Heck, if Key Luke Thompson reviewed it, he'd proba...Heck, if Key Luke Thompson reviewed it, he'd probably call it "kewl."Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-1167972543063744052007-01-04T23:49:00.000-05:002007-01-04T23:49:00.000-05:00Of those films, I have only seen Night Watch, whic...Of those films, I have only seen Night Watch, which received a release here in Australia about 2 years ago. It's nice to see someone else use the same terminology as I to conceive of these cinematic devices (namely "MTV-style"). Personally, I found the film's style so hackneyed. Had the film been made in the US with American voices, it'd be just another Hollywood horror flick. Visuals aren't enough. I found it mediocre at best.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.com