tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295440.post113618127644751874..comments2024-03-25T18:20:45.562+11:00Comments on stale popcorn: Glenn's Top 10 of 2005Glenn Dunkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295440.post-1136346955246231562006-01-04T14:55:00.000+11:002006-01-04T14:55:00.000+11:00glad to know the list is interesting and not compl...glad to know the list is interesting and not completely boring.<BR/><BR/><I>Birth</I> is also one of the movies I've discussed like <I>Bad Education</I> and <I>The Machinest</I>. it's a movie in love with movies and everything they can be. It's exists in it's own filminc world.<BR/><BR/>And depending on how you interpret the ending (there are at least four ways I've considered) then it can be such a different experience.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295440.post-1136334216665785022006-01-04T11:23:00.000+11:002006-01-04T11:23:00.000+11:00What an interesting, varied top ten you have here....What an interesting, varied top ten you have here. I like it! I love that Brad Anderson's <I>The Machinist</I> made the cut; good to know that someone else enjoys this creepy, Kafka-esque thriller. Christian Bale is incredible in it.<BR/><BR/><I>Bad Education</I> is criminally underrated. Dare I say I think it's better than <I>Talk to Her</I>?<BR/><BR/>Your thoughts on <I>The Aviator</I> perfectly mirror my sentiments. It was a long film, but it didn't feel like it at all.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a big fan of <I>Birth</I> at all, but the passionate love shared by you, Nathaniel and Nick has made me reconsider my position. I recently bought the DVD used and plan to watch it again. In any case, I'm glad to own it if only for Desplat's score and Kidman's perf.<BR/><BR/>Damn it, I really have to see <I>Mysterious Skin</I> asap.Yaseen Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908587347677660287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295440.post-1136330277072061342006-01-04T10:17:00.000+11:002006-01-04T10:17:00.000+11:00I wasn't THAT in love with Birth, but Nicole Kidma...I wasn't THAT in love with Birth, but Nicole Kidman was terrific, and the cinematography was beautiful. And the score...! The score is one for the ages. That was one of the most ridiculous oscar snubs I've ever seen in my life - along the lines of Naomi Watts for actress in Mulholland Dr. and Thelma & Louise for best picture. Particularly when they had snubbed Desplat the year prior also, when he was also better than any of their nominees. Truly haunting and beautiful score that was.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295440.post-1136262756083983302006-01-03T15:32:00.000+11:002006-01-03T15:32:00.000+11:00I am certain that it is just entirely misjudged in...I am certain that it is just entirely misjudged in this day and age (obviously, by people who didn't like it. The people who liked it REALLY LOVED IT) and decades into the future people will see it and realise it for what it is. A brilliant movie.<BR/><BR/>In a time when people aren't hung up in creating suspicion and scandal it can be seen out of that context. Jonathan Glazer is one our most important new filmmakers.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295440.post-1136243660074776612006-01-03T10:14:00.000+11:002006-01-03T10:14:00.000+11:00Hey, quite a list you have here! Though the mix of...Hey, quite a list you have here! Though the mix of 2004/2005 films is a little disturbing, you've managed to come up with great titles. And you'll SO be rewarded by your #1 placement of "Birth"! That movie will become one of those great obscure classics one day, like "Persona" and others.Javier Aldabaldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426828972109311760noreply@blogger.com