Comments on: Why Don’t I Love This? http://www.liftingfaces.com/2008/05/why-dont-i-love-this/ Opinions, Images, and Other Things. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: invertebrae http://www.liftingfaces.com/2008/05/why-dont-i-love-this/comment-page-1/#comment-270 invertebrae Thu, 22 May 2008 15:40:06 +0000 http://www.liftingfaces.com/?p=109#comment-270 anna, your assessment of my assessment is basically correct. what it all adds up to, is that for one of the most visually original directors of our time (luhrmann), it's underwhelming to see several highly derivative shots in the trailer. and what it adds up to is a movie that i wish i wanted to see based on the trailer. and yes, i should be able to preemptively judge a movie by its trailer, since the trailer is the primary sales tool for any marketed film. ...ryan anna,

your assessment of my assessment is basically correct. what it all adds up to, is that for one of the most visually original directors of our time (luhrmann), it’s underwhelming to see several highly derivative shots in the trailer. and what it adds up to is a movie that i wish i wanted to see based on the trailer.

and yes, i should be able to preemptively judge a movie by its trailer, since the trailer is the primary sales tool for any marketed film.

…ryan

]]> By: Anna http://www.liftingfaces.com/2008/05/why-dont-i-love-this/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Anna Thu, 22 May 2008 13:37:00 +0000 http://www.liftingfaces.com/?p=109#comment-269 So let me get this straight. You're not looking forward to this movie because 1. you're not able to rid yourself of pre-conceived notions of actors in other roles 2. every movie with WWII air attacks as part of the plot must be bad 3. a moment which might or might not be in the final cut seems trite 4. It's not another movie with a different good actor Oh. Well, I think I'll wait to actually see the movie before I decide if it's good or not. This propensity to pontificate about movies that haven't even been released is annoying. So let me get this straight. You’re not looking forward to this movie because
1. you’re not able to rid yourself of pre-conceived notions of actors in other roles
2. every movie with WWII air attacks as part of the plot must be bad
3. a moment which might or might not be in the final cut seems trite
4. It’s not another movie with a different good actor

Oh. Well, I think I’ll wait to actually see the movie before I decide if it’s good or not. This propensity to pontificate about movies that haven’t even been released is annoying.

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