What’s pointless about it? Saying that is kind of pointlessHereditary. Pointless shite.
What’s pointless about it? Saying that is kind of pointless
I like it when the second time round, I get the answer I want.Indeed. I guess with horror films they either 'work' on you or not. Maybe depending on your mood. I quite enjoyed it, which is enough really.
Also saw Princess Mononoke for the first time. Incredible film, really well done throughout. Kinda surprised it's only a PG. No idea why it's compared with Star Wars though. It's a better film for a start.
Good soundtrack though.Hereditary. Pointless shite.
Good soundtrack though.
That's an American stop-motion animation film made by Laika who also made Coraline and last year's Missing Link.Another great Japanese animation film is Kubo and the Two Strings. Really enjoyed that...
Wow, never guessed that.That's an American stop-motion animation film made by Laika who also made Coraline and last year's Missing Link.
There is no tradition for stop-motion animation in Japan, the main style still is 2D (drawn) animation.Wow, never guessed that.
I do like the fact that although Kubrick was a very controlling and hands on director he allowed his leads to gloriously ham it up - Jack in the Shining, Pile in full Metal Jacket, Alex in Clockwork Orange of course the titular Dr StrangeloveI rewatched The Shining. I still think it's a poor adaptation but a wonderful film. I watched the blu-ray based on a new 4k scan which looks glorious. Unfortunately it's only available as the longer US cut, I think the shorter European cut is superior. After the US release was poorly received, Kubrick decided to trim another 25 minutes from the film and the shorter cut, which is still 2 hours long, works far better. The US cut at 144 minutes is simply too long.
He could go the opposite way as well though, casting inexpressive actors like Keir Dulea, Ryan o'Neil and Tom Cruise to build his films around. Considering that in the book Jack and Wendy are an average couple caught up in extraordinary circumstances, Kubrick cast two of the least average actors imaginable.I do like the fact that although Kubrick was a very controlling and hands on director he allowed his leads to gloriously ham it up - Jack in the Shining, Pile in full Metal Jacket and Alex in Clockwork Orange
frasier continues the pomposity-pricking of the wasp metropolitan middle classes pretty well tooRe-watching Cheers and am struck by it's subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) ridiculing of the rich and shameless. Season 7, esp, where Woody and Kelly start dating. Her friends and family are haughty snobs and patronising. Or Rebecca's boss going on about honesty and then being done for insider trading. Even regular characters Frasier and Lillith's pomposity is regularly shot down, notably by Carla. Who'd have thought his spin off would have succeeded where Carla's failed?
Sure, not all of it holds up well today. Sam's creepy hitting on younger women - later identified as a sex addiction in the last series (iirc) and the lack of bame characters. But for the most part, the show is a joy to watch after all this time and the writing, when on form, is peerless.
Can't believe it's nearly 30 years since it closed!
I think your opening sentences sums it up perfectly for me. If it had been a stand-alone script the film would have about zero negatives for me- indeed it works great as a story where Jack Torrance simply has a complete mental breakdown.I rewatched The Shining. I still think it's a poor adaptation but a wonderful film. I watched the blu-ray based on a new 4k scan which looks glorious. Unfortunately it's only available as the longer US cut, I think the shorter European cut is superior. After the US release was poorly received, Kubrick decided to trim another 25 minutes from the film and the shorter cut, which is still 2 hours long, works far better. The US cut at 144 minutes is simply too long.
I'd be happy for someone to have another go at adapting The Shining, ideally as something like a Netflix series. The book is one of the best horror novels I've read and not much of it survives in the film. There was a 90s mini-series which was more faithful to the book but unfortunately it was directed by the painfully untalented Mick Garris, who had a monopoly on Stephen King adaptations at the time.I think your opening sentences sums it up perfectly for me. If it had been a stand-alone script the film would have about zero negatives for me- indeed it works great as a story where Jack Torrance simply has a complete mental breakdown.
But at the end of the day the in the book the events that unfold are firmly of a supernatural nature, which Kubrick omits for the most part. I can’t blame StephKing for being as pissed off with itas he was.
I've started to watch Mrs. America, the 9 part Hulu mini-series about feminism in the 70s and the movement to pass the Equal Right Amendment. Three episodes in I'm trying to put my finder on why this doesn't work as well as it should. Great cast, fascinating subject matter and the type of production values you'd expect from "peak tv" these days but I don't find it as involving as it should be. The conceit to make the central character Phyllis Schlaffly (played by Cate Blanchett in grand-dame mode), a prominent antagonist to the feminist movement, is not a bad one but you spend a lot of time with a loathsome hypocrite. In terms of its politics it all feels a little flat and obvious. A made up drama like Mad Men dealt with similar themes with more nuance. It's not bad, so far it's just not as good as I'd like it to be but I'll stick with it.