tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post3520211201330051689..comments2023-11-02T07:06:44.484-07:00Comments on LAZY EYE THEATRE: A Scene Of Note From The GamePIPERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-26772625625662680882009-07-27T08:49:53.285-07:002009-07-27T08:49:53.285-07:00Zodiac is Fincher's masterpiece. Ten years fr...Zodiac is Fincher's masterpiece. Ten years from now, the world will say it is so.brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463779888183370146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-48501019698740687602009-07-14T20:26:31.533-07:002009-07-14T20:26:31.533-07:00RC,
I think Fincher will be an important part in ...RC,<br /><br />I think Fincher will be an important part in the history of film, at least for the innovation he brought to film-making. The question is, will he be known as more. <br /><br />You're right about Zodiac and I failed to give it the props it deserves, because it's a fantastic film. One that hasn't come close to the accolades it deserves. Honestly, it might be more overlooked then the game. How did a cast like this get completely snubbed when it came awards time?PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-42569203241114242962009-07-14T20:12:08.702-07:002009-07-14T20:12:08.702-07:00You're so right on the Game being overlooked -...You're so right on the Game being overlooked --- I haven't thought about it for a long time, and when people mention David Fincher they rarely mention this film.<br /><br />I'm not sure where Fincher stacks up over time --- that's a good question?<br /><br />I hope people keep watching Zodiac. I realy enjoyed that film a great deal!RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-32376003682953799482009-07-14T08:18:36.698-07:002009-07-14T08:18:36.698-07:00J.D.
You're right. I realized after I spoke a...J.D.<br /><br />You're right. I realized after I spoke about the "reality" of the movie that I had written about the "fantasy" aspect a couple of times in my post. Like you said, either way it's a great movie.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-40373734142596500202009-07-14T06:29:12.572-07:002009-07-14T06:29:12.572-07:00Piper:
"But what I really like about this fi...Piper:<br /><br />"But what I really like about this film is trying to convince myself that it could really be pulled off. That something like this really existed or could exist. That's what's fun about it. If I dismiss it as some unrealistic world, than anything could happen. But there are boundaries in this film."<br /><br />Well, Fincher plays things so close to the vest, visually, that you can really look at the film in realistic terms, like this all could be happening and all the people that Douglas' character interacts with are in on it. The cafeteria scene where he meets all of the actors playing the people he has met certainly seems to confirm this. Or you could see it a nightmarish hell that Douglas is trying to get out of where maybe some of the people are in on it and some aren't. Either way, it is a film that invited repeat viewings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-40461786483344011392009-07-13T14:14:55.780-07:002009-07-13T14:14:55.780-07:00It surprises me more that you haven't seen The...It surprises me more that you haven't seen The Game.<br /><br />I liked Panic Room. Not my favorite, but it's good fun. The ending killed it for me.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-25246278844136916062009-07-13T14:02:54.917-07:002009-07-13T14:02:54.917-07:00Added to my Netflix queue.
Would it surprise you ...Added to my Netflix queue.<br /><br />Would it surprise you to hear that my favorite Fincher piece is Panic Room?Paul Arrand Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369036006191440677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-17215303385586079682009-07-13T13:57:32.231-07:002009-07-13T13:57:32.231-07:00Kevin and J.D.
Thanks for your comments. I often ...Kevin and J.D.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. I often go back to the movie hoping to feel the same way when I first saw it. When Douglas finally finds out it was all part of the game, I was crying. Crying because I literally felt I had been put through the whole thing. And it was like some kind of graduation day for him.<br /><br />But what I really like about this film is trying to convince myself that it could really be pulled off. That something like this really existed or could exist. That's what's fun about it. If I dismiss it as some unrealistic world, than anything could happen. But there are boundaries in this film.<br /><br />I also find myself studying every frame, looking for any kind of tips that might suggest random extras are part of the game.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-24200743967843386982009-07-13T13:47:35.071-07:002009-07-13T13:47:35.071-07:00J.D.
I like the Twilight Zone comparison. I don...J.D. <br /><br />I like the Twilight Zone comparison. I don't quite understand the people who rail against this movie because of how "unrealistic" it is. I don't think the film was ever claiming to be based in reality. It's a film that takes place in a nightmare -- it's like asking for realism in A Nightmare on Elm Street film...Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-66307895260740413442009-07-13T13:43:07.353-07:002009-07-13T13:43:07.353-07:00I really love this film as well and have been thin...I really love this film as well and have been thinking about writing something about it for eons. To me, it feels like a feature-length TWILIGHT ZONE episode with Douglas' character being plunged into a waking nightmare that he desperately wants to escape from.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907928872183762741.post-68263813944236633892009-07-13T12:28:30.859-07:002009-07-13T12:28:30.859-07:00Great post. I like The Game for its silliness. I...Great post. I like The Game for its silliness. I agree with you about Fincher always being interesting. I like what you say about his failures even being interesting. I have yet to see Benjamin Button, but judging from the reviews on the blogosphere that seems like it would be a candidate. Some of his interesting bad films in my opinion are Fight Club and Panic Room -- but especially his debut film, Alien 3, which Roger Ebert dubbed "the best looking bad movie of all time." Hehe.<br /><br />Great stuff as always, and you've kind of whetted my appetite for another viewing of The Game (it's been at least 10 years for me).Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com