tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post8412415438588531699..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: The Last Picture ShowsRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-62035463419837446442012-06-30T13:16:17.095-04:002012-06-30T13:16:17.095-04:00Eyes Wide Shut baffled many viewers who expected a...Eyes Wide Shut baffled many viewers who expected a more traditional mystery-oriented or action-filled story arc. A friend of mine complained at the time, "It didn't go anywhere." I know what he meant. There is no mystery to be solved or villain to be defeated. It does go somewhere, but more cerebrally than physically. Yes, I'm sure Kubrick would have smiled at having affected a relationship that way.<br /><br />And yes, if you have a trashy movie list, Bitchslap should be on it.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-16160737410492376732012-06-29T11:06:10.491-04:002012-06-29T11:06:10.491-04:00As usual, I really enjoyed your mini reviews. I...As usual, I really enjoyed your mini reviews. I've only seen a couple of these films this time. We've got the "Snow Beast" in one of our multipack collections too. I've picked it up a couple times, but never watched it. I think I may have to do that this weekend.<br /><br />"Red Rock West" is a really good movie, completely agree with you. I compared it to "Wild At Heart" but less David Lynch and more noir, but still with that slightly off feel to the whole thing. Nearly everyone I recommended it to at the video store loved it. Really entertaining and twisty.<br /><br />My wife wanted to check out "Red Riding Hood", and I always like Gary Oldman. I'll put it on our list, I had forgotten about it.<br /><br />My dad caught "Alien Trespass" and recommended I check it out. He described it just like you did, and it sounds like a great time. Thanks for reminding me about it.<br /><br />"Eyes Wide Shut"... wow. That movie provoked a lot of discussions in my neck of the woods. My wife really disliked it, because she didn't like or connect with any of the characters. That's always an issue with her enjoyment of movies. I was left feeling a bit cold about the whole thing, but Kubrick is a very cold director. I find I have to be in the mood for his type of film. I don't think I was when I saw it. But as usual the images really stuck with me. I've wanted to revisit it for years, but have to find a time to watch it when my wife isn't around (we only have one TV) and be in the mood for it at the same time - no mean feat. And then I think this movie is pretty much responsible for breaking my sister up with her boyfriend at the time. They got into a huge argument over the questions raised in the film, and elements of that conversation cropped up in their relationship for the next two years. I think Kubrick might have enjoyed that his film had that kind of affect on viewers.<br /><br />Oh and any movie called "Bitchslap" goes to the top of my must see trashy movie list. :)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.com