Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by mpathus (A) on July 27, 2011 at 15:31:28

In Reply to: RE: You must be kidding.......... posted by RedGrant on July 26, 2011 at 15:33:19

... I feel that the "kid in him" makes for an honesty and freshness in his film's point of view that is endearing.

Not all share this sensibility or are able to ignore Stone's "stamp", but it doesn't bother me enough to dismiss his earlier works.

I was repulsed by "Natural Born Killers", and haven't gotten over that one enough to venture into other of his films since - but that doesn't keep me from "hope".

I sense, like some here, that he has perhaps crossed a threshold past innocence into self-indulgence and for that might have overstayed his welcome to tell stories that relate artistically or socially.

Still, Stone has done enough to retain my appreciation.