tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post5883115450872206458..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Ted; Spider-man; Brave; Savages; To Rome with Love; and an announcement of sortsNoel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-45837830678102817622013-02-25T22:35:43.042-05:002013-02-25T22:35:43.042-05:00I'm surprised I like something of his again.I'm surprised I like something of his again. Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-5148895766134339852012-08-09T08:36:46.738-04:002012-08-09T08:36:46.738-04:00Thanks for the kind words!
It's tru-ish. Migh...Thanks for the kind words!<br /><br />It's tru-ish. Might post here once in a while, but the focus is on the book.<br /><br />Even Dark Knight wasn't a priority. The troll rampaging in the comment section is pure amusement value.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-71379502999762063802012-08-09T00:22:09.130-04:002012-08-09T00:22:09.130-04:00I kept wishing it wasn't true -- you're n...I kept wishing it wasn't true -- you're not really going to stop blogging, are you?<br /><br />Thank you for posting about "The Dark Knight Rises" . . . <br /><br />MMariannehttp://anthropologist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-46565002046060551392012-07-28T19:12:13.037-04:002012-07-28T19:12:13.037-04:00I hope it's A book, and I can do some more. Bu...I hope it's A book, and I can do some more. But who knows? Que sera, sera.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-79116247829485737402012-07-27T14:46:34.628-04:002012-07-27T14:46:34.628-04:00Glad to hear you're finishing THE book. I'...Glad to hear you're finishing THE book. I'm sorry to hear you'll be de-emphasizing work on this column. It's been a regular drug for me and it looks like I'm going to go on rehab.Quentin Tarantadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091214116015175705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-63353925732950115242012-07-21T19:09:38.047-04:002012-07-21T19:09:38.047-04:00Yeah...Yeah...Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-11271720580430794912012-07-21T00:29:01.653-04:002012-07-21T00:29:01.653-04:00good jobsgood jobsabchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009783030535749392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-85132308817443975742012-07-17T02:03:14.543-04:002012-07-17T02:03:14.543-04:00I just felt Garfield was doing what he's alway...I just felt Garfield was doing what he's always been doing, angry young man. There's no surprise to his performance. While Maguire--you don't see him as superhero, and that's the wonder of his performance, that you don't see it, and suddenly Raimi makes you see it. He's vulnerable and timid.<br /><br />I don't know about broader appeal. This movie hasn't made as much as Raimi's first two movies taken separately.<br /><br />But I know where you're coming from. I'd rather see an eccentric, nuanced, eclectic approach than one with broader appeal. <br /><br />No, Webb isn't as bad as Ross. But he's careless. And he fails to emphasize important story points--the entrance of The Lizard (he just pops up, after a few long shots). And there's no tingle or drama to Spidey's rescue of all those cars on the bridge. In a big Hollywood production, that's not so forgivable. <br /><br />And you can reflect inner turmoil and still be visually coherent. James Gray did it wonderfully in the car chase in We Own the Night.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-5695144858521567052012-07-16T21:32:02.101-04:002012-07-16T21:32:02.101-04:00Good luck on the book, Noel :)Good luck on the book, Noel :)Etchienoreply@blogger.com