Comments on: Row Three Narcissism: Movies We Watched http://www.rowthree.com/2009/08/30/row-three-narcissism-movies-we-watched-36/ Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Becker http://www.rowthree.com/2009/08/30/row-three-narcissism-movies-we-watched-36/#comment-34474 Dave Becker Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:44:37 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=17583#comment-34474 "This is apparently what Dario Argento has been doing with his recent Giallo films." The only recent Argento movie I've seen is Do You Like Hitchcock, but based on that one alone I'd have to say you were right. “This is apparently what Dario Argento has been doing with his recent Giallo films.”

The only recent Argento movie I’ve seen is Do You Like Hitchcock, but based on that one alone I’d have to say you were right.

]]> By: Kurt Halfyard http://www.rowthree.com/2009/08/30/row-three-narcissism-movies-we-watched-36/#comment-34465 Kurt Halfyard Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:36:42 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=17583#comment-34465 @Dave, "(unless, of course, Altman’s ultimate goal was to ridicule every other 80’s teen comedy by making as bad an entry into the genre as he possibly could, in which case I’d have to say job well done)." This is apparently what Dario Argento has been doing with his recent Giallo films. @Dave, “(unless, of course, Altman’s ultimate goal was to ridicule every other 80’s teen comedy by making as bad an entry into the genre as he possibly could, in which case I’d have to say job well done).”

This is apparently what Dario Argento has been doing with his recent Giallo films.

]]> By: Dave Becker http://www.rowthree.com/2009/08/30/row-three-narcissism-movies-we-watched-36/#comment-34458 Dave Becker Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:49:14 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=17583#comment-34458 Kurt: The article presents an interesting take on the film, even if I disagree with Mr. Rabin’s ultimate assessment (I did chuckle, however, in his description of Altman’s “half-hearted’ responses in the DVD’s Q&A extra feature. The director definitely didn’t seem too excited to be re-living the O.C. and Stiggs experience. In fact, it looked downright painful for him). Definitely count me as one of the throngs of people who didn’t ‘get’ O.C. and Stiggs. Any social commentaries that Altman may have been trying to convey were lost in an endless sea of ineptitude. Everything in the film is so forced, so obviously cartoonish that I found it impossible to penetrate the surface, and as a result, the alleged ‘social satire’ was completely lost on me (unless, of course, Altman’s ultimate goal was to ridicule every other 80’s teen comedy by making as bad an entry into the genre as he possibly could, in which case I’d have to say job well done). Despite the fact that I cannot in good conscience recommend O.C. and Stiggs, I admit that I would like to get your take on it, Kurt, if for no other reason than to see if you took more away from the experience than I did (if you laugh once, you already did). Kurt: The article presents an interesting take on the film, even if I disagree with Mr. Rabin’s ultimate assessment (I did chuckle, however, in his description of Altman’s “half-hearted’ responses in the DVD’s Q&A extra feature. The director definitely didn’t seem too excited to be re-living the O.C. and Stiggs experience. In fact, it looked downright painful for him).

Definitely count me as one of the throngs of people who didn’t ‘get’ O.C. and Stiggs. Any social commentaries that Altman may have been trying to convey were lost in an endless sea of ineptitude. Everything in the film is so forced, so obviously cartoonish that I found it impossible to penetrate the surface, and as a result, the alleged ‘social satire’ was completely lost on me (unless, of course, Altman’s ultimate goal was to ridicule every other 80’s teen comedy by making as bad an entry into the genre as he possibly could, in which case I’d have to say job well done).

Despite the fact that I cannot in good conscience recommend O.C. and Stiggs, I admit that I would like to get your take on it, Kurt, if for no other reason than to see if you took more away from the experience than I did (if you laugh once, you already did).

]]> By: Kurt Halfyard http://www.rowthree.com/2009/08/30/row-three-narcissism-movies-we-watched-36/#comment-34445 Kurt Halfyard Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:27:00 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=17583#comment-34445 Dave, an alternate take on O.C. and Stiggs. (I've never gotten around to seeing this one, but I really do want to) http://www.avclub.com/articles/my-year-of-flops-case-file-54-oc-and-stiggs,14616/ Dave, an alternate take on O.C. and Stiggs. (I’ve never gotten around to seeing this one, but I really do want to)

http://www.avclub.com/articles/my-year-of-flops-case-file-54-oc-and-stiggs,14616/

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