Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on November 14, 2006 at 22:20:38

In Reply to: a couple of things and a chicken posted by dave c on November 12, 2006 at 18:16:49:

...was absolutely the best thing in it to me. Whoo!!

I actually hated ZP the first time I saw it (early 70's). HATED it. Thought Antonioni had totally lost his grip and I was crushingly disappointed. Seeing it a few years later, I realized ZP had little to do with the real USA and zip to do with real freaks 'n hippies and then I came to feel that maybe I should get over the anachronistic trappings that so alienated me from this film.

Seeing it 30 years on I feel it's a much better film than I had supposed, but still IMO an interesting failure. (I'd rather see an interesting failure over a polished mediocrity any day). Puts me in the minority opinion of ZP but I don't care. ;-) I'll probably try it again some day.

Blow Up - now I've heard various comments in the past few years moaing about how it hasn't aged well...baloney.

Still one of my favorite Antonioni movies and one of my favorite films from the 60s.