tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post7681993985418210677..comments2024-02-25T21:23:09.512-05:00Comments on Stale Popcorn: MIFF Review: Gardens of the NightGlenn Dunkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-24762588507686491502009-07-21T10:15:10.545-04:002009-07-21T10:15:10.545-04:00Richard, I absolutely agree with you re: Candy. I...Richard, I absolutely agree with you re: Candy. I couldn't buy into it at all. When I first left home, I lived in a share house and one of the guys was a junkie. I knew others; I caught hair nits off the baby of another junkie (ie, a bit like Trainspotting).Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-2497710171582399942008-08-04T03:48:00.000-04:002008-08-04T03:48:00.000-04:00kam, stuff like unrealistic hair and make-up and s...kam, stuff like unrealistic hair and make-up and skin condition annoys me, too, so your not being nit picky or unreasonable imo. even just weird hair gets to me (i remember being really distracted by laura linney's perfect blond coif in 'primal fear', it almost appears solid (and i worship her so it didn't wish her ill will or anything, i just couldn't take my eyes off her weird locks). <BR/><BR/>no one likes to portray druggies in film realistically for some reason, i'm racking my brain to think of some examples...maybe 'jungle fever' or trainspotting' or 'drugstore cowboy...and lead character druggies always seem to remain mysteriously pretty. weird, because you'd think it would be a good opportunity to 'ugly it up' a bit for a chance at awards!leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985094824259084616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-60310423888380794802008-08-04T02:38:00.000-04:002008-08-04T02:38:00.000-04:00I know, right?! Like, I've seen plenty of druggos ...I know, right?! Like, I've seen plenty of druggos in my time and not one has had a perfect complexion.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-43902753716355055852008-08-04T00:31:00.000-04:002008-08-04T00:31:00.000-04:00This is exactly why Candy annoyed the hell out of ...This is exactly why <I>Candy</I> annoyed the hell out of me - well, one of the reasons anyway: it's leads looked far too robust and healthy to be long-term users. <BR/><BR/>I was intending to see this film at MIFF too, but I might cross it off my list after reading your review...richardwattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950174268698168041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-50905093137569471362008-08-03T23:03:00.000-04:002008-08-03T23:03:00.000-04:00I saw 'the complete history of my sexual failures'...I saw 'the complete history of my sexual failures' last week, and I really liked it. It was funny, moving and very honest. It's not to everyones taste, but I thought it was an excellent docoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-42218075897907794422008-08-03T12:49:00.000-04:002008-08-03T12:49:00.000-04:00Oh, and I must add about the actual movie, the sil...Oh, and I must add about the actual movie, the silliness of the complain is just compounded by the fact that - really - the movie isn't that ineptly directed. It looks really good. As I said, it could've easily gone down the dreary handheld ultra-realism path but it didn't. But that doesn't excuse big lapses in film making judgement like having your homeless druggie chainsmoking prostitute look like a Miss World contestant.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-22980495310001147562008-08-03T12:47:00.000-04:002008-08-03T12:47:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure it's true that the average cinemag...I'm pretty sure it's true that the average cinemagoer only goes a few times a year, which is why the summer blockbuster season is even more baffling. I really don't understand how they go so few times. I mean, already this year I've been over 30 times and that's just a rough guestimate. Probably much higher and I'm just forgetting which 2007 films were released here in 2008.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-8716810422080510222008-08-03T12:30:00.000-04:002008-08-03T12:30:00.000-04:00That sounds kind of funny actually, in it's ineptn...That sounds kind of funny actually, in it's ineptness. <BR/><BR/>Is that 'five films a year at the cinema' thing real? I have a horrible suspicion it is, which is baffling to me. Like, I'm sure there are people out there who'd think it weird that I never go to sports events or whatever, but still. I'd crack up if I couldn't go to the cinema regularly. Like, I just came back from France last Sunday and since then I've been to the cinema 4 times.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-22970632195313100032008-08-02T23:36:00.000-04:002008-08-02T23:36:00.000-04:00Don't feel so bad. Something like the lead actress...Don't feel so bad. Something like the lead actress's hair would drive me crazy and that's all I would think about every time someone mentioned the film.Dame Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.com