tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post496294287504858633..comments2024-01-17T03:19:17.044-05:00Comments on This is Madness!: The CounselorChris Widdophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-11603024518168179252013-12-04T20:48:40.717-05:002013-12-04T20:48:40.717-05:00Nice, glad you ended up giving this one a second g...Nice, glad you ended up giving this one a second go. :)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-42856597194811496312013-12-04T18:53:21.390-05:002013-12-04T18:53:21.390-05:00Saw it for a second time, you're completely ri...Saw it for a second time, you're completely right. A lot of things made sense this time round too.Lights Camera Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645803803878024637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-5561746159315682342013-11-08T11:25:28.997-05:002013-11-08T11:25:28.997-05:00Thanks! And yeah, I'd definitely recommend a s...Thanks! And yeah, I'd definitely recommend a second viewing, as you'll pick up on A LOT of little subtleties that are easy to miss on that first go around. :)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-20229469550597387612013-11-08T08:12:01.725-05:002013-11-08T08:12:01.725-05:00Great review! This film was a little messy, but it...Great review! This film was a little messy, but it had a lot of great stuff in it. Although, I think I need to see it again to completely make my mind up on it. <br /><br />Lights Camera Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645803803878024637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-75676359059548999122013-11-03T18:31:58.658-05:002013-11-03T18:31:58.658-05:00Thanks, Whit! And glad to see that there's mor...Thanks, Whit! And glad to see that there's more of us out there who enjoyed this flick. I'll head on over in a bit to check out your full review of it. :)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-60735412004422499112013-11-03T18:30:43.274-05:002013-11-03T18:30:43.274-05:00Thanks, Ruth! Yeah, Fassbender's great in this...Thanks, Ruth! Yeah, Fassbender's great in this, so he definitely brings the goods here (again!). And yeah, I definitely think Ridley Scott did a great job handling the material he was working with. You'll have to let me know what you think of it whenever you do get around to seeing it. :)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-75775628127231442162013-11-03T00:30:21.459-04:002013-11-03T00:30:21.459-04:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who liked th...I'm glad I'm not the only one who liked the film. Definitely enjoyed this one a hell of a lot more than I expected to. Great review, as always.Whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662362108084357109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-49758315201151526382013-11-02T22:09:56.799-04:002013-11-02T22:09:56.799-04:00Great review Chris! I still might give it a rent t...Great review Chris! I still might give it a rent though I'm glad I didn't see this on the big screen as I'm pretty squeamish when it comes to blood and gore. Fassbender is the main draw for me as well, but I'm also a big fan of Ridley Scott.<br /><br />– ruthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-44655132621476884652013-10-28T13:23:35.714-04:002013-10-28T13:23:35.714-04:00Thanks, Dan, though I'll disagree about this m...Thanks, Dan, though I'll disagree about this movie being messy. Sure, there's aspects about it that would typically stand out in most other movies as detractors, but here they actually helped compliment the movie as a whole and what it was trying to accomplish I felt. Pretty much, remove all those elements and, sure, the movie may have a more "clean" feeling, but I honestly believe you'll also remove the heart and soul driving this thing in the process. I also thought Diaz was great, personally, surprisingly so.Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-8830245411081118142013-10-28T10:26:53.204-04:002013-10-28T10:26:53.204-04:00Good review Chris. While I will admit that the mov...Good review Chris. While I will admit that the movie is messy, I will note that the cast at least saves this from being an utter-wreck of a movie to watch. Diaz obviously is out of her league, but everybody else does what they can with what they're given, and that's better than nothing at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-19119657879562068122013-10-27T20:41:06.933-04:002013-10-27T20:41:06.933-04:00Thanks, man! :) And while I do disagree with a lot...Thanks, man! :) And while I do disagree with a lot of your assessments, I can still totally see where you're coming from with them. This is just such a fascinating movie to me how that works, and it's one where it does a lot of things that in any other movie would probably annoy me, but for some reason, the way they played out here just worked so much for me. Hell, this is quickly becoming one of my favorites of the year the more it sinks in. Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-88427799136064477942013-10-27T01:29:58.522-04:002013-10-27T01:29:58.522-04:00I just got back from seeing this film, and it was ...I just got back from seeing this film, and it was good to read your review because I'm having trouble really figuring out what I think of this film. Honestly, in a lot of ways it's a great movie, but I feel like the script probably needed a little work. Some of the dialogue was TOO philosophical, cryptic and "elevated", and it really detracted from the enjoyability of the film because it's already a bit difficult to follow all the twists and turns anyway. Also, the motivations of SOME of the characters really aren't drawn out very well, and certain things that happen almost seem random or pointless. Good review, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-86201144203894651182013-10-26T16:39:08.154-04:002013-10-26T16:39:08.154-04:00Yeah, it's certainly a divisive movie, but, as...Yeah, it's certainly a divisive movie, but, as I mentioned above, it's one where I can certainly understand the divide, even though I personally liked it. But I ended up going in with lowered expectations myself and came out really liking this. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the movie after you see it. :)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-20198459569587995492013-10-26T16:37:49.983-04:002013-10-26T16:37:49.983-04:00Hehe, that's alright, Erik. This is certainly ...Hehe, that's alright, Erik. This is certainly one of those divisive movies, and it's one where I can definitely understand how some people might not like it. I just happened to dig the hell out of it and, while I recognize a lot of faults of the movie that in most other movies I'd be ragging against it for, for some reason, I personally just felt those aspects just happened to click this time around. But oh well though, at least we agree that the performances were great, lol. :)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-77946129761186934012013-10-26T14:15:39.294-04:002013-10-26T14:15:39.294-04:00Hey Chris, I am reading some mixed reviews on this...Hey Chris, I am reading some mixed reviews on this one. I am reserving judgement until I check it out this weekend. But my expectations have been lowered a bit.3guys1movie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062517557452204681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-36686204040798549272013-10-26T02:25:43.411-04:002013-10-26T02:25:43.411-04:00I knew we would end up not seeing eye to eye event...I knew we would end up not seeing eye to eye eventually. Lol. ;)<br /><br />I just got back from seeing it. I thought it had great performances (Fassbender and Bardem), a slick look, and some deaths that would rival a horror film, but certain aspects of the story and dialog didn't sit well with me at all.<br /><br />It feels like this is one of those "you get it or you don't" or "you're into it or you're not" kind of films though. I guess I'm in the "don't/not" category this time. Hehe. :)Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172060234380005821noreply@blogger.com