tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745380654886981116.post3182735634967295441..comments2023-11-06T23:22:17.355-07:00Comments on a momentary lapse, with joel.: my thoughts on.... 'Enter the Void' aka 'Soudain le Vide'joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343684743703933418noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745380654886981116.post-53087068143119351892011-08-29T22:29:17.661-06:002011-08-29T22:29:17.661-06:00Just finished it. As I said earlier, I was lookin...Just finished it. As I said earlier, I was looking forward to viewing it. And I waited till I was in the mood for this type of film. (as well as when I had the time for a 2.5 hr movie) And while I have a lot of respect for the visual style, and the visuals itself, I didn't like it as much as you did, nor nearly as much as I liked Irreversible. It was kinda long, and very hard to understand. Not the plot, that was relatively simple. But the dialogue was so incredibly muffled. Halfway through, I had to switch my TV's sound to "speech," thereby muffling much of the other sounds. <br /><br />Perhaps I just had too high of hopes. I really wanted to like it.<br /><br />Good: The visuals, of course. They were cool, and remenicent of Irr. The sound, as well, was amazing. At least until I had to switch to the "speech" setting. The cutaway scenes of the crash. One of them toward the end really got me and made me jump a little.<br /><br />Bad: Too damn long. I feel it could have been made a little shorter. It was not nearly as "disturbing" as it was made out to be. By both you and some Netflix reviewers. The sex scenes felt forced and unnecessary. (did I just say that?) And by the end, the colors and such started getting a little out of hand. And by the time we got to the tip of the penis, the filmmaker was clearly just falling in love with himself.<br /><br />So yes, I did like it. I'm not sorry I watched it. But I do not think it the masterpiece that others might. I waited til I was in the mood for it and am glad I did, since it certainly is your atypical piece of filmmaking. (see what I did there? hehe)Tommytheduckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307628797850627084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745380654886981116.post-51184842705906210052011-06-21T15:44:56.923-06:002011-06-21T15:44:56.923-06:00'I Stand Alone' was dark and hit me in the...'I Stand Alone' was dark and hit me in the gut.<br />'Destricted' was only good for Larry Clark's short film, for the most part.... the rest was crap. Gaspar Noe's addition was 2nd best.<br /><br />I hope you dig this.... i'm guessing if you had respect for 'Irreversible', then you just might feel the same about this.... it's along the same lines....joel.http://amomentarylapsewithjoel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745380654886981116.post-47129644137957147052011-06-21T14:15:19.985-06:002011-06-21T14:15:19.985-06:00I just added this to my queue, as well as his othe...I just added this to my queue, as well as his other 2 that I haven't seen. "I Stand Alone" and "Destricted." I loved "Irreversible." (Well, as much as you can "love" a movie like that... Let's just say I thought it was great.) And despite how I just trashed "Delicatessen" and how that French chick I once dated drug me to "Amelie" I do love most of the French Cinema That I've seen. So I have high hopes for these 3.Tommytheduckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307628797850627084noreply@blogger.com