tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post4868117938843423021..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: The Best Films of the 00s: 2008Tony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-32918595054685394372010-03-08T14:04:12.641-05:002010-03-08T14:04:12.641-05:00No love from either of you guys on GRAN TORINO?
@...No love from either of you guys on GRAN TORINO?<br /><br />@Kevin,<br />I saw LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, liked it, but not enough to supplant either of the films you'd kick out.<br /><br />@Sam,<br />I really have to get around to seeing the Breillat film. Hate, hate, hate SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE... I'd kill it if I could.<br /><br />Liked BLUEBERRY NIGHTS, but I feel it suffers from something not uncommon in foreign directors' first American films. The dialogue seems banal, probably due to English not being Wong's first language (although I have met him and he speaks English close to fluently, go figure). Also, its look at America gets reduced to iconic imagery, making the film seem slightly travelogue-ish, dreamlike, and less genuine than I believe he may have intended.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-21864809812573293122010-03-06T18:55:33.375-05:002010-03-06T18:55:33.375-05:00I am no fan of GRAN TORINO and CHE, but God what a...I am no fan of GRAN TORINO and CHE, but God what a superb defense you provide here of Eastwood's film! I like THE FALL, though not ELEGY, and my indifference to Despletchen's film, after I adored his KING AND QUEEN has me questioning my own sanity. As always, a beautifully written and argued list.<br /><br />My own:<br /><br /><br />My Own #1 Film of 2008:<br /><br />WALL-E (Stanton; USA)<br /><br /><br />Runners-Up:<br /><br />The Visitor (McCarthy; USA)<br />The Last Mistress (Breilat; France)<br />The Pool (Smith; USA/India)<br />The Reader (Daldry; UK)<br />Slumdog Millionaire (Boyle; US/UK/India)<br />My Blueberry Nights (Kar-Wei; USA/Hong Kong)<br />Synecdoche, New York (Kaufman; USA)<br />Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Fincher)<br />Dear Zachery (A Letter From A Son To His Father) Kuene<br />The Edge of Heaven (Akin)<br />two-way tieSam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-90291910616030065402010-03-05T16:11:59.874-05:002010-03-05T16:11:59.874-05:00Great list again, Tony. So so SO glad to see Shot...Great list again, Tony. So so SO glad to see <i>Shotgun Stories</i> on here. It was number one on my own list. Really surprised to see <i>The Strangers</i> on here. That was a film I thought worked for about 40 minutes but just didn't want to see that ending...and maybe that's a tribute to how effective it really is. <br /><br />I'm still unsure of how I feel about <i>A Christmas Tale</i>, a film that I know I <i>should</i> love, but just couldn't warm up to outside of how in awe I was of the film's look. <br /><br />I loved <i>The Fall</i>...but I would trade out something like <i>Let the Right One In</i> or <i>Wendy and Lucy</i> or <i>In Bruges</i> for something like <i>Elegy</i> and <i>Gran Torrino</i>. Ah...but that's what makes these lists so fun.<br /><br />I've really enjoyed this series...can't wait to see what comes next.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com