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Posted by Bill's News on 10/08/06 15:16
unisellers wrote:
>> ........
>> For some reason "Braveheart" is not among them! Like, what else
>> was
>> there beside the wooden spear subterfuge by the blue men (man)?
>
> Besides the blue men.....A great storyline with the right mix of
> drama
> and action.
> How many new releases do you see with one action scene after another
> that
> are a total bore because they have a plot and dialogue on the level
> of
> cartoons.
I merely meant to imply that some compositions are personally worth a
second or more viewing while others are worth one or less.
When I rate movies I've seen, I use +, 0, -.
Minus (-): I could not watch it all the way through.
Zero (0): I did.
Plus (+): I have viewed, or would view, it more than once.
Having seen Braveheart, my personal rating is zero. This does not
mean that I found it unentertaining. I'm also swayed by the
enthusiasm of others. So, a friend or neighbor might encourage me to
watch a Zero once again because they found something significant in it
that I may have missed or had been in the wrong mood to appreciate
when I viewed it. I don't know anyone who did not like "Braveheart"
but none has asked me to join them for a second viewing.
Some films on the shelf which I've enjoyed viewing more than once,
especially with someone who may be seeing it for the first time or
another fan-atic are:
I've already mentioned "Cabaret" but I selected the following as
examples of
"A great storyline with the right mix of drama and action."
"The African Queen," "Angel Heart," "Bound," "Casablanca," "A
Clockwork Orange," Ferrer's "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Excalibur,"
"Intacto," "Lon," Bogdanovich's "Mask", "Road to Perdition," "Spy
Game," "Touching the Void"
Of these, only the last is at all biographical - I liked it mostly for
its cinematography and less-than-heroic reality.
I intentionally left out others like: "Fiddler on the Roof,"
"Amadeus," "An American in Paris," etc. because these are rewatchable
for so many reasons. Also the original "Star Wars" trilogy, the first
and last "Indiana Jones," etc. because these are just plain fun to
watch again.
One of the best parts of storytelling, whether in book, on stage, on
the screen, or around the campfire is that it stirs opinion and
encourages conversation. I reckon this to be the greatest art form
because of its mobility and access.
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