re: this metafilter thread (all about how pissed people are about reviewers and headlines ruining the end of million dollar baby):
actually, i'm kind of glad to know what the movie is about--now i'm a lot more inclined to see it. i couldn't figure out why everyone was giving such good reviews to some sports drama, but suddenly it seems a lot more interesting.
Huh, I agree; now I'm much more interested in seeing it, too. Of course, I'll still wait till I can Netflix it. Nobody likes going to the movies with Miss Fidgetypants. --Erin
ReplyDeleteno one likes going to the movies with little-miss-talks-a-lot either, but i make them anyway. :)
ReplyDeletejordon here.
ReplyDeletei saw the movie hours before i first read of the controversial ending, so no real hype in that regard. however, i too initially balked at the idea of going to see some rags-to-riches rocky retread, but the critics i admire were so absolutely ga-ga over it that i figured any movie about boxing that's getting good reviews has to be worth checking out. (my opinion of it is another matter, just check my blog from a week ago.) just goes to show the sway, for better or for worse, the gadflies have over what we choose to watch.
eh, i don't know. good/bad reviews aren't enough to make me decide whether or not to see a movie--ok, maybe enough bad reviews would convince me not to go, unless it looked appealing anyway. i sort of see movies on whims. i find the idea of million dollar baby more interesting, but i probably still won't see it in theaters. and re: your blog entry--i haven't seen sideways yet either, despite all the good reviews (i hate movies where some douchebag doesn't really care that s/he is engaged). i'm sure it is an awesome movie, just i'm glad i saw tale of two sisters instead.
ReplyDeleteand i do? (heart has been broken many a time, in case you're scoring at home.) but that's the genius of thomas haden church's performance and the writers' characterization: jack is utterly repugnant yet we somehow find him likable, not in this you-old-dog-you sorta way, but just with respect to his loyalty to his friend (which sharply contrasts with his disloyalty to his bride-to-be). unlike in million dollar baby, in sideways saints and sinners are not as easily demarcated.
ReplyDeleteoh, i didn't mean that in some sort of "i'm cynical about love and all men and dogs" way--for some reason that specific behavior in movies really bothers me. many romantic comedies that i have been forced to watch revolve around that premise--and i always feel really bad for the scorned fiancee for some reason that has nothing to do with my own lovelife, but with shoddy stories instead.
ReplyDeletei am sure sideways is not shoddy. and i really like paul giamatti (he totally should have been nominated for american splendor!). for some reason i haven't been going to as many movies lately--i still haven't managed to see either house of flying daggers or hotel rwanda, for instance, and they both were pretty high priorities for me.