Thank you, thank you, thank you! T2 was a once in a lifetime flick that happened to work on every level for him. Abyss was a run of the mill space movie, all he did was change the setting to an ocean. Titanic, there aren't words to express how much I loathe that movie. To me there is a difference between a movie and a film. Eraserhead is a film. Funny Games is a film (an extremely f'ed up one, I might add). One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a film. Avatar is a movie. Transformers is a movie. Not that there isn't a valid place for movies. I'll begrudgingly admit that I will put on the Star Wars prequels when I want to watch something absolutely mindless but fun to look at. I have a great appreciation for special effects. My wife went to school for computer animation, and just knowing everything that goes on in making those effects gets my admiration. But there's a difference in using those effects to sell the movie and using those effects to enhance the story. Like Transformers. No one is going to see that because of the love story between Shia and Megan. They want to see huge robots turning into cars. My interest in the Star Wars prequels was more storyline than visuals, but they failed miserably.
"nathaniel" wrote:
Heh. Agreed with all your Cameron examples except I have to admit I liked Titanic. But that has more to do with having a thing for Kate Winslet. :cyclopsani:
I've seen Eraserhead twice but of Lynch, my fave movies are in this order - Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway.
Of the "movies" recently, I really liked "Up." But then again, it had "film" elements - like a damn good storyline and wonderful character development.
As for SW, yes, Lucas tried to get you to feel bad for Darth Vader. That's where he failed. The first prequel was unwatchable because of that stupid creature with the ears. That killed a pretty good performance by Liam Neeson, who I really like. The 2nd and the 3rd one had painful scenes between Natalie Portman and the guy who played Annakin. George Lucas probably hadn't had a romantic moment in 30 years and it shows.
If something is bad, I can't enjoy it. Non-snobs don't understand that. I can't turn my mind off and enjoy something. Like that last James Bond movie. That was horrible. Comedy is the exception. I found that movie with McLovin' hilarious because every time McLovin' was on the screen, I couldn't stop laughing.
So for me, it's comedy. For you it's special effects. I totally understand where you're coming from.
Star Trek was well done. Up was well done. Heck, almost everything Pixar ever made was well done. But that's because Pixar "gets it," making a big budget movie that still has film elements.
My man Donald Driver
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