Comments for Kennelco Film Diary http://www.kennelco.com film, flicks, movies, cinema, kennelco Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:12:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Drive by Charles http://www.kennelco.com/2011/10/08/drive/#comment-76 Charles Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:12:21 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=4289#comment-76 Saw the film tonight with Diane. I enjoyed it, though she had a hard time with much of the violence. If only the had gotten Tangerine Dream to do the soundtrack. Saw the film tonight with Diane. I enjoyed it, though she had a hard time with much of the violence. If only the had gotten Tangerine Dream to do the soundtrack.

]]> Comment on The Muppets Take Manhattan by Heather W http://www.kennelco.com/2011/06/25/the-muppets-take-manhattan/#comment-75 Heather W Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:10:34 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=4061#comment-75 I recommend The Great Muppet Caper. I am partial to the glamorous Esther Williams-style puppet water ballet. I recommend The Great Muppet Caper. I am partial to the glamorous Esther Williams-style puppet water ballet.

]]> Comment on Bridesmaids by Trish Flanagan http://www.kennelco.com/2011/05/30/bridesmaids/#comment-74 Trish Flanagan Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:45:15 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=4020#comment-74 I went to see it with a close friend in whose wedding I was a bridesmade. We laughed so hard it nearly hurt in certain scenes, but I was deeply disappointed in the add on last bit with Melissa McCarthy. It was just raunchy in a way that made us both wish they'd cut it at the puppies. I went to see it with a close friend in whose wedding I was a bridesmade. We laughed so hard it nearly hurt in certain scenes, but I was deeply disappointed in the add on last bit with Melissa McCarthy. It was just raunchy in a way that made us both wish they’d cut it at the puppies.

]]> Comment on Skyline by Kennelco http://www.kennelco.com/2011/04/26/skyline/#comment-73 Kennelco Mon, 09 May 2011 19:32:24 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=3966#comment-73 hoxie - Yes, they did turn on the tv and check their cellphones. It just seemed to me, at this point in time, that people would be checking avidly, non-stop to get connections to information. Their attempts were short and not the focal point of the story. It was just a little thing, but it struck me as unlikely in the "information age" that they wouldn't be constantly trying to get more information. And yes, I did watch the film. hoxie -
Yes, they did turn on the tv and check their cellphones. It just seemed to me, at this point in time, that people would be checking avidly, non-stop to get connections to information. Their attempts were short and not the focal point of the story. It was just a little thing, but it struck me as unlikely in the “information age” that they wouldn’t be constantly trying to get more information.

And yes, I did watch the film.

]]> Comment on Skyline by hoxie http://www.kennelco.com/2011/04/26/skyline/#comment-72 hoxie Mon, 09 May 2011 06:20:38 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=3966#comment-72 I just wanted to point out your incorrect point of saying they dont try internet or tv. The first thing they did was check the phones by calling 911. Then they tried tv and it was empty studios and emergency broadcasts. This makes me wonder if you actually watched this movie at all. I just wanted to point out your incorrect point of saying they dont try internet or tv. The first thing they did was check the phones by calling 911. Then they tried tv and it was empty studios and emergency broadcasts. This makes me wonder if you actually watched this movie at all.

]]> Comment on The Big Combo by Noir-It-All http://www.kennelco.com/2007/02/15/the-big-combo/#comment-16 Noir-It-All Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:59:17 +0000 http://kennelco.com/2007/02/15/the-big-combo/#comment-16 FYI, Brian Donlevy played Joe McClure, the aging tough guy with a hearing aid. FYI, Brian Donlevy played Joe McClure, the aging tough guy with a hearing aid.

]]> Comment on The Ghost Writer by awinter http://www.kennelco.com/2010/03/18/the-ghost-writer/#comment-58 awinter Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:39:57 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=1352#comment-58 I have to disagree with you. I have just finished Ghost Writer and thought it was an excellent thriller -- a good measure above the usual fare in this genre. while this is obviously not Polanski's best work, even lesser work is incredibly good as his high bar is so high. The story is rock solid if not absolutely amazing but the acting and direction (not to mention the constant nods to Hitchcock) make for a tasty, satisfying treat of a film. Where the normal fare takes well-worn turns, this film plays hard-to-get. McGregor's character is an nearly unwilling participant in the unravelling mystery until the end and only when he truly steps into the investigative role does he receive just reward for his "nosiness." The atmosphere is both bare and laden, a really pleasurable combination which reminds me a little of Let The Right One In. And as for being "current" -- I've seen so many movies in which characters employ the internet that feel so incredibly out of touch with reality (usually because they're trying to give the internet more pizazz than it actually has). Polanski's use of technology -- internet especially, but the many elements -- just felt "right" to me. I think this film deserves more credit and Polanski, at his age, is still punching harder and hitting closer to target than a majority of (at least Hollywood) directors. I have to disagree with you. I have just finished Ghost Writer and thought it was an excellent thriller — a good measure above the usual fare in this genre. while this is obviously not Polanski’s best work, even lesser work is incredibly good as his high bar is so high.

The story is rock solid if not absolutely amazing but the acting and direction (not to mention the constant nods to Hitchcock) make for a tasty, satisfying treat of a film. Where the normal fare takes well-worn turns, this film plays hard-to-get. McGregor’s character is an nearly unwilling participant in the unravelling mystery until the end and only when he truly steps into the investigative role does he receive just reward for his “nosiness.”

The atmosphere is both bare and laden, a really pleasurable combination which reminds me a little of Let The Right One In. And as for being “current” — I’ve seen so many movies in which characters employ the internet that feel so incredibly out of touch with reality (usually because they’re trying to give the internet more pizazz than it actually has). Polanski’s use of technology — internet especially, but the many elements — just felt “right” to me.

I think this film deserves more credit and Polanski, at his age, is still punching harder and hitting closer to target than a majority of (at least Hollywood) directors.

]]> Comment on The Illusionist by Kennelco http://www.kennelco.com/2011/02/20/the-illusionist/#comment-71 Kennelco Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:57:32 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=3836#comment-71 Further reading and clarifications: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/LETTERS/100609998 Further reading and clarifications:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/LETTERS/100609998

]]> Comment on True Grit by G http://www.kennelco.com/2010/12/28/true-grit/#comment-70 G Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:37:25 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=3548#comment-70 Perhaps it's not strange that 2 common gripes about the film is that there are too many Coen flourishes, and ironically, that it's too conventional. People who say it's too conventional don't understand the western. The Coens' emphasis on aging and epochal change is subtle and yet richer than in Peckinpah, and the film's vision of America unseen since Ford. Using guns to do so much more than just kill seems simple, yet new, and using it to inflect on the genre is itself an achievement. I can't envision a better way to stage the final chase on film - simultaneously faithful to Portis and transcendent. Perhaps it’s not strange that 2 common gripes about the film is that there are too many Coen flourishes, and ironically, that it’s too conventional. People who say it’s too conventional don’t understand the western. The Coens’ emphasis on aging and epochal change is subtle and yet richer than in Peckinpah, and the film’s vision of America unseen since Ford. Using guns to do so much more than just kill seems simple, yet new, and using it to inflect on the genre is itself an achievement. I can’t envision a better way to stage the final chase on film – simultaneously faithful to Portis and transcendent.

]]> Comment on The Son of Kong by Dale Stewart http://www.kennelco.com/2010/12/11/the-son-of-kong/#comment-69 Dale Stewart Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:42:10 +0000 http://kennelco.com/?p=3504#comment-69 One hour and 9 minutes! That is a short one. I'll go watch it again. One hour and 9 minutes! That is a short one. I’ll go watch it again.

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