http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/ Just another kitsch-ka-blogs weblog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-25984 Transformers: Dark of the Moon » Movie Monster Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:12:04 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-25984 [...] to witness Shia LaBoeuf’s own transformation as he becomes more and more like Screech. The first Transformers proved unwatchable for me; but Bay still had to kowtow to audience comprehension back then, so he [...] [...] to witness Shia LaBoeuf’s own transformation as he becomes more and more like Screech. The first Transformers proved unwatchable for me; but Bay still had to kowtow to audience comprehension back then, so he [...]

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-20833 Bridesmaids » Movie Monster Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:07:19 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-20833 [...] can crack the glass ceiling and play to the unisex mass audience is if it’s spun as a chick-flick Hangover. Is this equality or assimilation? It isn’t just Megan, whose skid marks are ostentatiously [...] [...] can crack the glass ceiling and play to the unisex mass audience is if it’s spun as a chick-flick Hangover. Is this equality or assimilation? It isn’t just Megan, whose skid marks are ostentatiously [...]

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-14937 Certified Copy » Movie Monster Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:03:48 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-14937 [...] (Eschewing pop culture is a symptom of that so-called disease—sometimes quite properly diagnosed, sometimes not.) The high and low arts have been blended together, for good reason, and with great and awful [...] [...] (Eschewing pop culture is a symptom of that so-called disease—sometimes quite properly diagnosed, sometimes not.) The high and low arts have been blended together, for good reason, and with great and awful [...]

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-14857 elliott Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:01:10 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-14857 David -- I'm wayy late responding, but figure "better late than never." I really appreciate your comment, and want to make sure you know I'm not denigrating the role of people who make or market films; my case for the former is obvious, and, for the latter, we all owe a debt of gratitude to those who (even shrewdly) make sure that their "product" catches the public eye. You are right that there is AN art to making movies accessible, etc., but I don't agree that that IS art. (I hope I'm not being too pointy-headed or obscure.) Thanks for the comment and keep fighting the good fight, making good movies. David — I’m wayy late responding, but figure “better late than never.” I really appreciate your comment, and want to make sure you know I’m not denigrating the role of people who make or market films; my case for the former is obvious, and, for the latter, we all owe a debt of gratitude to those who (even shrewdly) make sure that their “product” catches the public eye. You are right that there is AN art to making movies accessible, etc., but I don’t agree that that IS art. (I hope I’m not being too pointy-headed or obscure.) Thanks for the comment and keep fighting the good fight, making good movies.

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-14800 Cyrus » Movie Monster Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:50:14 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-14800 [...] defense mechanisms. The specter of big-daddy postmodernism is certainly to blame; something like The Hangover is insulated by our society’s dwindling gamut of sexual taboos (even the culture warriors have [...] [...] defense mechanisms. The specter of big-daddy postmodernism is certainly to blame; something like The Hangover is insulated by our society’s dwindling gamut of sexual taboos (even the culture warriors have [...]

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-14636 Cedar Rapids » Movie Monster Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:05:46 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-14636 [...] Hot Tub Time Machine in semi-ironic backwash, and it splashed about in the subconscious of The Hangover—the title may have a broader meaning than was intended—to which Cedar Rapids has been rather [...] [...] Hot Tub Time Machine in semi-ironic backwash, and it splashed about in the subconscious of The Hangover—the title may have a broader meaning than was intended—to which Cedar Rapids has been rather [...]

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-7344 Due Date » Movie Monster Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:16:17 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-7344 [...] isn’t just a bizarro, he’s rather sympathetically sweet—and more sincerely so than he was in The Hangover. It’s the sort of surprise that Russell Brand pulled in the cheerfully nostalgic Get Him to the [...] [...] isn’t just a bizarro, he’s rather sympathetically sweet—and more sincerely so than he was in The Hangover. It’s the sort of surprise that Russell Brand pulled in the cheerfully nostalgic Get Him to the [...]

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-956 Hot Tub Time Machine » Movie Monster Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:08:35 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-956 [...] Instead, the resultant script could’ve been written over a weekend. It’s a hangover of The Hangover, which had itself binged on Will Ferrell comedies. I laughed a few times during H.T.T.M., but if I [...] [...] Instead, the resultant script could’ve been written over a weekend. It’s a hangover of The Hangover, which had itself binged on Will Ferrell comedies. I laughed a few times during H.T.T.M., but if I [...]

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-948 David Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:17:47 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-948 Yeah I'd agree with that I suppose, you're mostly right if a little smug. Although The Fall, while lovely to watch, wasn't particularly deep or anything, I thought Up was more moving. And as cinema is at it's a core a form of escapism I whole-heartedly endorse films by Michael Bay etc (though I have not been brave enough to endure The Hangover myself). I'm not a fan of film theory (preferring to make 'em rather than talk about 'em) but I fell upon this blog in my search for quotations and decided to say hello. Just remember there is as much art in making a film accessible, fantastical and ridiculous as there is in saturating it with meaning. It's just a wholly different kind of art. Yeah I’d agree with that I suppose, you’re mostly right if a little smug. Although The Fall, while lovely to watch, wasn’t particularly deep or anything, I thought Up was more moving. And as cinema is at it’s a core a form of escapism I whole-heartedly endorse films by Michael Bay etc (though I have not been brave enough to endure The Hangover myself).
I’m not a fan of film theory (preferring to make ‘em rather than talk about ‘em) but I fell upon this blog in my search for quotations and decided to say hello.
Just remember there is as much art in making a film accessible, fantastical and ridiculous as there is in saturating it with meaning. It’s just a wholly different kind of art.

]]> http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Up in the Air » Movie Monster Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:31:49 +0000 http://blogs.kitschmag.com/movies/2009/07/06/the-critic%e2%80%99s-criticism-of-his-critics/#comment-864 [...] may eventually regret their own lost opportunities. We see Zack Galifianakis (who mainstreamed with The Hangover—which used him well, but not to his full psychotic potential) put Clorox in the coffee pot, but [...] [...] may eventually regret their own lost opportunities. We see Zack Galifianakis (who mainstreamed with The Hangover—which used him well, but not to his full psychotic potential) put Clorox in the coffee pot, but [...]

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