Comments on: Joe Rice Media Review 4/2/07

By: Treasure Hunters Roadshow

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By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:28:10 +0000

The trippiness was due to everything retroactively becoming a quote.

I think Joe fixed it, though.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:04:38 +0000

I think that worked . . .

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:04:12 +0000

I hope that works.

Yeah, I don’t see Children of Men as falling apart either. I thought its examination of issues more subtle and its acting more vibrant and real. And the cinematography! Oy!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:54:05 +0000

How did Children of Men ‘completely fall apart at the end?’ I was glued to the screen from start to finish.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:32:47 +0000

I don’t get it. What’s trippy, Dan?

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:27:23 +0000

This is really trippy.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:27:07 +0000

Whoa

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:33:08 +0000

Sorry, I’m still getting the hang of this format.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:32:36 +0000

And, lo, there did come a new issue of Optic Nerve.

And wouldn’t you know, my shop didn’t have it in. They told me it had been pushed back for release.

I am pissed.

By: Justin Davis

Justin Davis — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:50:10 +0000

I saw The Host last week with my girlfriend, and we both really like it too. One of those great moments that had a little bit of everything, including political jabs. It’s one of the few movies I’ve ever thought that it seemed long in a good way. The movie felt like it had an endless supply of layering and character moments it kept pulling from. Also, that monster looked awesome.

By: Dan K

Dan K — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:16:29 +0000

“Thereâ€™s Hot Fuzz, which I am anticipating more hotly than Spidey. And it keeps getting pushed back. Butâ€¦ April 20th. April 20thâ€¦ I can make itâ€¦”

No way! It came out here about a month ago. Funnily enough it was filmed in Wells about 10 miles from where I live. It’s really good, so don’t worry.

By: sean

sean — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:26:11 +0000

“Itâ€™s really remarkable, honestly, and only Children of Men in the past year or two has really bested it in terms of overall movie quality. Check it out.”

Disagree. ‘The Host’ was a much, much better movie with three-dimensional characters that actually discussed larger themes, instead of just pointing at them and then shying away. And it didn’t even completely fall apart at the end!

The fact that it was also funnier *and* more emotional is icing on the cake.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:32:26 +0000

Host isn’t as good as Children of Men, not even close . . .but it’s better than the others I’ve seen since and before. It’s really excellent, I think. The melding of tonalities is so seemless and effortless I’m just amazed at the craft of it.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:23:46 +0000

And itâ€™s not like thereâ€™s anything else on between now and Spidey

There’s Hot Fuzz, which I am anticipating more hotly than Spidey. And it keeps getting pushed back. But… April 20th. April 20th… I can make it…

And there’s Grindhouse, which looks fun, though I probably won’t go see it in the theater.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:00:38 +0000

The Host trailer is awesome. One of the best trailers I’ve ever seen.

I have to disagree with Joe’s assessment of the film, though. It was a bit more than a ‘fun genre romp,’ but not much more. Putting next to Children of Men is absurd. It was cute and, yes, filled with real emotion and a lot of genuinely funny moments. But it starts to fall apart after the first half-hour and became progressively harder for me to care about, especially by the climactic battle. The epilogue was nice, though.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:59:16 +0000

Yeah, you keep on doing that.

By: Joe Rice

Joe Rice — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:20:04 +0000

I honestly look forward to Blades of Glory with hopeful trepidation.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:16:50 +0000

Big deal. I’ve been off for six months!

Oh, wait. That’s because I’m unemployed…

(I saw a trailer for The Host in front of… something, I don’t remember what. It looked pretty cool. And it’s not like there’s anything else on between now and Spidey.)