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In Reply to: Re: 11 Oscars or LOTR....From our " friend " the never tired Audiophilander ....nt posted by patrickU on March 13, 2004 at 12:45:38:
I really don't know how to talk about the LOTR without holding my nose.When I was in Russia I watched the TV sometimes, and as they ran the presentation clip several times, I couldn't keet buy wonder - what happened to the formerly formidable Australian movie art?
I always kept it in high esteem, but the LOTR is bound to shake that faith.
It looks like someone had set the goal for himself - to be more Hollywood than the Hollywood itself... and succeeded.
But on the other hand, there are thousands of films that I would rather discuss than the LOTR - so as I said before - I shall let AuPh celebrate a bit, as the only sad part about the LOTR is how many people went to see it. But perhaps we all need such a reminder from time to time - for if you simply keep watching Andrey Rublev and Rules of the Game you will never know the true state of decay in which the today's society exists.
Maybe later I will have a chance to look at AuPh's screams of joy, but I suspect it will destroy the effect of my blood pressure medicine - and perhaps even force me to say what I feel.
Follow Ups:
Replace "holding" with "turning up" and you'd be more accurate. I didn't particularly enjoy this movie either. I'm not into the fantasy/sword and sorcery genre myself, particularly when it's presented with homosexual overtones. But why are you taking it so personally that other people enjoy it?You "shall let AuPh celebrate a bit"? Well, isn't that generous of you - to allow someone to praise a film that's *gasp* "more Hollywood than Hollywood itself"?
You admitted to watching TV, but managed to mitigate this faux pas by location (in Russia, where TV is undoubtably superior) and duration (only "sometimes"). But even while stooping to such a common form of entertainment, you "couldn't keet buy wonder - what happened to the formerly formidible Australian movie art", thus retaining the elevation of your proboscis.
In another thread you express "horror" that an Amazon soundtrack search for a Fellini film turned up the Lord of the Rings soundtrack! How did you survive such an insult!
I can only assume you are now awaiting the brief and poorly-written words of praise from your clique-mate in France. Or is it Germany? I forget. There's a fine line between expressing an erudite opinion on a matter of taste and simply being snobbish. You're not even close to that line.
Sorry... was there some point to your post? OK, you cried some more - no news. You recycled some old lies - no news either. You couldn't even read my post properly - your loss. You made a few rather silly and sulking remarks (about the Russian TV... he-he... man, that really hurt... but why me?), then you repeated my joke about the sound track - but why?... and then you tried to insult a good man - and apparently all because no one liked yoru whine?Het life, Dolton, this is getting silly.
BTW - to REALLY get you going, I do think the Rusian TV is superior to the American one. Of course it is also on its slide towards the US model. So put that in your pipe.
Bad electronics, not bad programming. This might be our one area of agreement: that Asian-produced television sets are superior to both Russian and American.
American televisions? Where did you find THOSE? It is easier to find a hooker with no college degree in Russia today, than an American made TV here!
"I really don't know how to talk about the LOTR without holding my nose."You can't possibly know how to talk about it with seeing it
"When I was in Russia I watched the TV sometimes, and as they ran the presentation clip several times, I couldn't keet buy wonder - what happened to the formerly formidable Australian movie art?"You might want to start your education on the subject with a geography lesson.
"I always kept it in high esteem, but the LOTR is bound to shake that faith."
It's kind of hard to take you sertiously when you can't even get the country of origin right.
"It looks like someone had set the goal for himself - to be more Hollywood than the Hollywood itself... and succeeded."
More mindless "Hollywood" bashing. Yawn.
"But on the other hand, there are thousands of films that I would rather discuss than the LOTR - so as I said before - I shall let AuPh celebrate a bit, as the only sad part about the LOTR is how many people went to see it. But perhaps we all need such a reminder from time to time - for if you simply keep watching Andrey Rublev and Rules of the Game you will never know the true state of decay in which the today's society exists."
It really is sad to see film makers pour their hearts and souls into a project and to have it succeed on every level.
"Maybe later I will have a chance to look at AuPh's screams of joy, but I suspect it will destroy the effect of my blood pressure medicine - and perhaps even force me to say what I feel."
Now I am feeling guilty. Honestly, I hope I didn't raise your blood preasure. I'm sure you are really a nice guy and I have no doubt about your passion for noncommercial movies. I have a hard time not kicking out soap boxes though.
I swear I heard about that fact before - honest... but it bears so little significance (as does the whole movie) that I suspect I will forget quickly enough again.So please keep reading my further posts on LOTR (he-he... ) and making the corrections.
A kaka by any other geographical name...
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