tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post4814816196823439387..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: Popeye (Robert Altman, 1980)Noel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-83316271070843398052010-11-07T03:53:54.438-05:002010-11-07T03:53:54.438-05:00ThanksThanksNoel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-46641389170834951632010-11-06T22:40:39.515-04:002010-11-06T22:40:39.515-04:00NeatNeatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-87976165314023137452010-01-22T11:50:23.948-05:002010-01-22T11:50:23.948-05:00I don't understand the reputation Popeye has o...I don't understand the reputation Popeye has of being a horrible film. It's not perfect by any means, but the music is wonderful, the direction is superb, and there is so much going on onscreen that it is impossible to be bored. It helps to have a fascination with the brilliantly mundane, which was Altman's forte.<br />The film was most certainly not a bomb though. It was the third highest grossing film of 1980. Reviews were generally positive. My entire family and many of my friends loved it and I still watch the movie (now with my daughter) every few years. Movie snobs, who tend to prefer Altman's more pretentious films, are probably a big part of the reason its reputation has changed. They have absolute conniption fits when Popeye is mentioned.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465614142381057430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-49856881302350102452007-09-26T01:09:00.000-04:002007-09-26T01:09:00.000-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-53595430412475885452007-09-25T11:38:00.000-04:002007-09-25T11:38:00.000-04:00Great critique of a long unappreciated movie!Great critique of a long unappreciated movie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-23558571163022459272007-09-23T01:31:00.000-04:002007-09-23T01:31:00.000-04:00Hi, alsa, sent you an email reply but chances are ...Hi, alsa, sent you an email reply but chances are it's in your spam folder. Check it out. <BR/><BR/>I'm not exactly available in person, but you can do an email interview if you like...Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-62610989808540346582007-09-22T10:41:00.000-04:002007-09-22T10:41:00.000-04:00hi sir, i am aisa faith perez, a geography student...hi sir, i am aisa faith perez, a geography student of UP Diliman. i am currently doing a thesis entitled Landscapes in Philippine Cinema: A Qualitative Analysis. sir, pwede po ba kayong mainterview? eto po email add ko: aisa_faith.perez@up.edu.ph<BR/><BR/>sir, hope to hear from you soon..<BR/><BR/>thank you po..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-59252393651060405912007-09-20T10:11:00.000-04:002007-09-20T10:11:00.000-04:00By all means, check it out, let me know if I'm nut...By all means, check it out, let me know if I'm nuts or not. I'd love to hear your take.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-3212544853115874492007-09-20T01:50:00.000-04:002007-09-20T01:50:00.000-04:00Your review/tribute's actually better than I remem...Your review/tribute's actually better than I remember the movie being, Noel. Although when I first saw <B>Popeye</B> (on a laserdisc , I think), I actually enjoyed it, although everyone I knew didn't so I just kept my mouth shut. Williams, was born to play the role, I always thought. Will have to rewatch this.dodo dayaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287196617019639716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-35899732203977269142007-09-20T01:27:00.000-04:002007-09-20T01:27:00.000-04:00I think that was in imdb somewhere. Didn't know ho...I think that was in imdb somewhere. Didn't know how much credence to give it. <BR/><BR/>Hoffman by then was already a type, I feel, while Williams was a relative unknown. If Hoffman played it, it'd plunk down to this range of familiar characters Hoffman likes to play. <BR/><BR/>I'm tired of Hoffman, I suppose; I just can't see him as playing some ordinary person anymore, though I did like him in I Heart Huckabees. I suppose he can still surprise us, I'm just not holding my breath.<BR/><BR/>Radner I'm not too familiar with; Tomlin would've been interesting, though can we make her unexpectedly gorgeous the way Duvall was in at least two moments? Maybe, maybe.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-29784253027669482782007-09-20T00:55:00.000-04:002007-09-20T00:55:00.000-04:00Did you know that Dustin Hoffman was the original ...Did you know that Dustin Hoffman was the original choice to play Popeye? He did a lot of dance training for the role before he left due to creative differences with Feiffer.<BR/><BR/>Makes me wonder what the film would still turn out if Hoffman and either Gilda Radner or Lily Tomlin were to play the main roles. But then again, Olive Oyl was the role Shelley Duvall was born to play.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132309436992915620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-10704133306617671782007-09-19T20:48:00.000-04:002007-09-19T20:48:00.000-04:00No, you're fine, I'm just kidding. Steal from me, ...No, you're fine, I'm just kidding. Steal from me, please.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-13384292778742341582007-09-19T20:11:00.000-04:002007-09-19T20:11:00.000-04:00Damn. Guess I'll just have to properly cite you. S...Damn. Guess I'll just have to properly cite you. Shudda seen that coming.Bob Westalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515868620255715845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-2001144430458102492007-09-19T03:21:00.000-04:002007-09-19T03:21:00.000-04:00You are most welcome to steal from me, Bob, just p...You are most welcome to steal from me, Bob, just plan to settle out of court when you make your first million off my words...Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-79610183198601020982007-09-18T20:42:00.000-04:002007-09-18T20:42:00.000-04:00I only skimmed this because I've never seen the mo...I only skimmed this because I've never seen the movie, which as a fan of musicals, comics, and increasingly Robert Altman, I oughtta be ashamed. Looks good though.<BR/><BR/>I nevertheless plan to plagiarize this later. Thank you in advance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-50578955148343733652007-09-18T15:41:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:41:00.000-04:00Thankee Chris. Worked on that for a week, maybe tw...Thankee Chris. Worked on that for a week, maybe two. Don't know why, just started on it and it just kept going. Hope you're fine.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-33759268685484412632007-09-18T15:03:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:03:00.000-04:00from Chris J. You have successfully translated som...<B>from Chris J. </B><BR/><BR/>You have successfully translated some of the movie's poetry onto the page in your review which is full of the passion and energy so few people writing about films today bring to the table.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the movie is a mess and flawed and frustrating for many viewers including me, but it is also a film that has moments of brilliance. You've suggested (and I wholeheartedly agree) that Altman's efforts make for worthwhile viewing and there are some rich rewards to be taken from POPEYE.<BR/><BR/>BravoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com