If you liked The Benchwarmers, then you are going to love the first half of this movie... until it becomes so crass and unbearable that even your hulk-like tolerance for execrable rubbish is shattered irredeemably and you lie weeping in a pool of blood, vomit, skin and hair, a shivering broken husk of a person, crying out for your lost childhood.On the bright side, I now have a renewed respect for whoever was behind the excellent and misleading trailer. It's a complicated relationship though, as I do want to murder him for tricking me so.
So heed my warning. Meanwhile, I am off to cleanse myself with some David McGahn's World.
Oh wow. Really?! But... but the trailer made it looks so good!
ReplyDeleteWhat a waste.
you should watch the Sasquatch dumpling gang.
ReplyDeleteHey I saw where the wild things are last night, it looked terrific, had an awesome soundtrack, the lead was so cute, but the story was missing something, do you know what's missing?
Where The Wild Things Are is now one of my all time favourite movies. Maybe in my top 5.
ReplyDeleteStrangely, I couldn't bring myself to recommend it when people asked.
The thing is, it is such a personal movie, that it has the potential to really relate to people in a depth greater than most movies. It really hit home with me, as I know it didn't with others, and no amount of argument can really change that.
WTWTA could well be a terrible movie with awful pacing and all kinds of problems - the story might be missing all kinds of things - but I connected with it in such a way that I couldn't see any flaws with it if I tried. I had a similar reaction to Big Fish, and Amalie.
I don't enjoy it because it's a movie to be watched, rated and compared to other movies. I enjoy it because it's... kind of a part of me.
Afterwards Luke wanted to discuss and deconstruct it like a normal movie (like we always do) and I couldn't. By explaining what the characters and the themes meant to me, it almost lessened the effect - like I was sharing some secret a friend told me in confidence - if that makes any sense.
This is why, when people say 'Dude, it's just a movie,' I pity them.
Also, what on earth is the Sasquatch Dumpling Gang?
yeh I did relate to the film aswell, but because of hype I saw something lacking in the story. i still want to be max!! "He's just a boy pretending to be a wolf pretending to be a king."
ReplyDeleteI found out it was filmed in Victoria. It looked amazing.
Sasquatch dumpling gang is a quirky little film about a boy who has an obsession with Bigfoot, roleplaying and rare videos. its kind of silly,
if mav and yourself never get lonely , do people like you ever get sad?
ReplyDeleteI... know I have been before, but I cannot remember when, why or any details at all.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I do remember was in Primary School.
I get sad all the time. Then again, I am an emotional roller-coaster. And when I do get sad I can literally bounce back to my old chirpy self in an hour.
ReplyDelete@mutt, sounds like a gift.
ReplyDeleteTo quote a corny cliche, "it takes all kinds."
ReplyDeleteIt's Luke's passion that drives our writing to greater heights, and keeps us motivated. Without it, I would have been perfectly content to write alone and never show anyone.
I mean sure, I would have been content, but that wouldn't have helped me in the long run.
http://www.ourcitylights.org/2009/12/little-prince-pop-up-book.html
ReplyDeletewell im glad your sharing your stuff.
But I haven't seen much of your creative writing.