tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post9219437292635914508..comments2024-01-02T12:25:23.102+09:00Comments on Kyklops: Review for a Movie I'll (Likely) Never SeeRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-55123675316150540012006-11-17T09:39:00.000+09:002006-11-17T09:39:00.000+09:00Yes, Shit, I believe they are "for girls", but we ...Yes, Shit, I believe they are "for girls", but we must be careful to give proper lip service to them from time to time (in the service of, er, 'lip service'...).Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-9060692997889132172006-11-17T06:51:00.000+09:002006-11-17T06:51:00.000+09:00Never seen it, Mark Kermode thought it "slushy" an...Never seen it, Mark Kermode thought it "slushy" and that's good enough for me. Princess Bride was an excellent pastiche of a romance. To be honest, I don't think I've EVER seen a good romantic film. They're for girls, aren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-57879446958921400622006-11-16T23:49:00.000+09:002006-11-16T23:49:00.000+09:00Hi NMJ, thanks for dropping by. You've presented a...Hi NMJ, thanks for dropping by. You've presented an angle to the film that I hadn't thought of. Hey, do you think there's a hidden parable here (cheating on your wife will make you gay!)?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-78905076214074420752006-11-16T23:41:00.000+09:002006-11-16T23:41:00.000+09:00I did enjoy Brokeback Mountain, though it is slow ...I did enjoy Brokeback Mountain, though it is slow and boring in parts. But I saw it more as a men cheating on their wives movie than a gay cowboy movie. The infidelity was kind of overlooked for the sexier gay cowboy theme...I came away thinking, those poor wives more than those poor cowboys.nmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-45431660661438711782006-11-15T22:15:00.000+09:002006-11-15T22:15:00.000+09:00I can't recall the "romantic" parts of that movie,...I can't recall the "romantic" parts of that movie, which is probably why I remember liking it. I'd like to visit the "Cliffs of Insanity" (I think that was it) some day...Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-41747647254004504082006-11-15T12:22:00.000+09:002006-11-15T12:22:00.000+09:00I haven't seen brokeback Mountain either. Best ro...I haven't seen brokeback Mountain either. Best romantic movie: The Princess BrideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-14127499473006649212006-11-14T15:17:00.000+09:002006-11-14T15:17:00.000+09:00Hey reel, thanks for the comment. I'm sure you're ...Hey reel, thanks for the comment. I'm sure you're probably right that there's some redeeming quality in the movie that rescues it from the love story!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-44837370361259758692006-11-14T05:04:00.000+09:002006-11-14T05:04:00.000+09:00Though I don't seeing it would change your life in...Though I don't seeing it would change your life in any way whatsoever, Brokeback Mountain is a fairly good flick that's as much about the changing American West as it is about those two gay cowboys who eat puddingReel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.com