tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post4015305401443439747..comments2024-03-28T23:58:53.147+11:00Comments on The Film Emporium: New Release Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Stephen Daldry, 2012)Andy Bucklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655573933693289124noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-35913421067300824552021-11-18T17:39:02.302+11:002021-11-18T17:39:02.302+11:00เล่นได้ถอนได้ ยุคทองของเกมมือถือ เว็บตรงไม่ผ่านเอเ...เล่นได้ถอนได้ ยุคทองของเกมมือถือ <a href="https://fastbet98.co/" rel="nofollow">เว็บตรงไม่ผ่านเอเย่นต์ </a><br>สมาชิกใหม่ไม่ต้องรอลุ้นAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321661963270555215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-84851618395332495752012-03-03T17:22:34.226+11:002012-03-03T17:22:34.226+11:00I have heard the book is amazing, and I think it i...I have heard the book is amazing, and I think it is a shame that many fans will be disappointed by the film version. I think the voicemail stuff was much too played out - and facets of the film that felt contrived and implausible can be better established in the novel to avoid that sort of reaction. It is definitely flawed, but I thought it was solid - and much more affecting than I expected it to be. Thanks for reading Heather!Andy Bucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655573933693289124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-64484224198160060262012-03-03T17:19:15.411+11:002012-03-03T17:19:15.411+11:00I love it when that happens. I definitely could ha...I love it when that happens. I definitely could have written more about YOUNG ADULT. My most discussed film this year was actually THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TAT. It was one of my longest reviews and I had to leave so much out.Andy Bucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655573933693289124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-27113470320596413602012-03-03T08:55:15.069+11:002012-03-03T08:55:15.069+11:00Great review. I also didn't love the movie, bu...Great review. I also didn't love the movie, but I didn't hate it either. Some moments were too long and played out, and some things probably worked quite well in a book (Oskar's narration, including counting his lies, etc) but not so much in a film. I think this film should never have been made into a film as it makes so much more sense book-wise. You can get away with a lot more, and you can build a better suspension of disbelief. <br /><br />It doesn't deserve the rip it got, but I think most people went into this thinking "Best Picture" nominee (or it had been slated as so), and were disappointed. Had it not had that background, it would've been better recieved by critics and bloggers. Good review!thatfilmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14209627511478071202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-79085867477502729082012-03-03T07:44:10.801+11:002012-03-03T07:44:10.801+11:00Yeah, sometimes it just comes in out of nowhere - ...Yeah, sometimes it just comes in out of nowhere - I had no idea what to write halfway through Young Adult and then when the movie was over I just kept writing and writing like crazy :)s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-18802573425298582312012-02-29T22:26:18.213+11:002012-02-29T22:26:18.213+11:00Mmm. It tries to squeeze in way too much - the way...Mmm. It tries to squeeze in way too much - the way the flashbacks are just thrown in there all over the place. It also took too long for Max Von Sydow to appear. I thought he would play a bigger role. I had no relatives in 9/11 so I can only imagine what a traumatic experience it would be. Watching this child try to recover from losing his best friend was at times inspiring. To see people bond over a tragedy with the kindness they express (though it is unrealistic here) is nice to see. Thanks for reading and commenting Sati. I was proud of getting this review done. I wasn't going to write anything, and then i got an urge. Funny how it works.Andy Bucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655573933693289124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-55332967482509819912012-02-29T22:22:10.446+11:002012-02-29T22:22:10.446+11:00Alex, I did read your comments on the geographical...Alex, I did read your comments on the geographical implausibility of his quest, and as I have never been to New York I cannot comment on that. Still, it seemed like he had worked out every Saturday into zones, so I just bought that if he was moving quick, it could all be done. As for the voice, I didn't notice the discrepancy either. But, for Tom Hanks, it was peculiar. I'm never going to see it again, but I found myself to be surprisingly moved, and never bored. I understand your reasoning, and I'm not saying it is a good film - but it wasn't too bad.Andy Bucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655573933693289124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-6137772607668782932012-02-29T22:04:36.561+11:002012-02-29T22:04:36.561+11:00Haha, love the comment on Hanks's voice Alex!Haha, love the comment on Hanks's voice Alex!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-43835720456856020402012-02-29T22:03:37.288+11:002012-02-29T22:03:37.288+11:00What a terrific review. I completely agree about t...What a terrific review. I completely agree about the performances, Thomas Horn was really amazing and Bullock was the best she ever was. I didn't mind the movie being maniuplative I thought it was just too messy, didn't really know if it wants to be a fairytale or a serious drama.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-18573838931611083672012-02-28T00:54:59.230+11:002012-02-28T00:54:59.230+11:00Man, I hated damn near everything about this movie...Man, I hated damn near everything about this movie. However, I did not care that it was manipulative and exploitative, that didn’t bother me at all. I hated it because it made no damn sense, logistically. Maybe I harp on continuity a little too much as it’s concerned with “serious films,” but if you’ve ever spent an afternoon in New York City, you know it is geographically impossible to walk to all the places that kid did in the amount of time he did.<br /><br />I also didn’t understand why Tom Hanks sounded like a 70-year-old Jewish woman from the Bronx on his 9/11 voicemails, but then sounded like a German Tom Hanks in his other flashback scenes. Wright, Davis and Von Sydow were great, because they’re always great, but I thought this movie was genuinely horrible.<br /><br />I do, however, agree with you that it wasn’t the weakest among the Best Pic nominees. War Horse man… good god.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-58285668896526356262012-02-26T22:07:57.281+11:002012-02-26T22:07:57.281+11:00I wasn't going to write a review, because I wa...I wasn't going to write a review, because I was situated in the middle. It has been unfairly shredded, but I certainly didn't love it. I just didn't feel like I could justify what I thought about the film without saying the wrong thing. But, yes, it is certainly more than a 9/11 film, and I thought the boy's journey was really extraordinary - and Thomas Horn was impressive.<br /><br />I have changed your listing in my Blogroll. Sorry for having it listed as I did. My BRoll got reset recently (so adding your site in by URL brought it up that way)Andy Bucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655573933693289124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-33877208807461933362012-02-26T14:01:23.464+11:002012-02-26T14:01:23.464+11:00I don't find those moments that anger you as o...I don't find those moments that anger you as objectionable (why is it now okay for films to use the world wars for catharsis but 9/11 is untouchable?) but the film is messy (both a positive and a negative) and it has its issues but ultimately I liked it. Glad you did too, in part.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890338907751315894.post-81990980898838575442012-02-25T23:45:34.582+11:002012-02-25T23:45:34.582+11:00Well-said.
I'm with you in thinking that this...Well-said.<br /><br />I'm with you in thinking that this film has been unfairly shredded. Far more than being "The 9/11 Movie", it's a story of personal discovery about a young boy whose father meant the world to him, and who is desperately hoping for one more moment with him.<br /><br />Great review sir.<br /><br />In completely unrelated news, could I ask a small favour. When my site first launched, it did so with my site description repeating three times. Could you edit my listing in your blogroll so that all that info lists only once? Every time I see that I feel a bit embarrassed.Ryan McNeilhttp://www.thematinee.canoreply@blogger.com