Simon ,'Objects In Space'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
So if I wasn't enamored of Black Dahlia I probably won't enjoy Zodiac ?
I've heard they are stylistically and structurally very different (haven't seen either) but that ZODIAC is very...deliberately paced, shall we say. It was one of the reasons I couldn't quite bring myself to see it in the theater (and haven't seen it yet) despite some reviews I read that intrigued me.
So if I wasn't enamored of Black Dahlia I probably won't enjoy Zodiac ?
I had different issues with the two movies. I will say one thing in defense of Zodiac. It may have been slower than frozen molasses but, after viewing it, I didn't feel compelled to seek out a synopsis of the movie to figure out what the fuck I just watched.
Black Dahlia sucked. I'm so over Scarlett Johansson.
She has a terrible nose. And its INTENTIONAL!!!!
I'm so over Scarlett Johansson.
I barely noticed her. I think Hilary Swank was absorbing most of my irritation. I didn't have enough left over for Scarlett.
Now that I've completed a bajillion chores and errands, it's movie time again. I feel it should be Western night.
I think Hilary Swank was absorbing most of my irritation.
Oh totally, but I expect her to suck. Not a fan.
I didn't feel compelled to seek out a synopsis of the movie to figure out what the fuck I just watched.
I'm so glad to hear it wasn't just me! I mean, jings, I am all about narrative. Following plots? SO not normally problematic for me. And I'm good with long stories too. But with Black Dahlia... well, I appreciated the fact that it all looked pretty, and the conceit of using period-esque transitions was vaguely charming, but when the damn thing finally meandered to its conclusion I was left staring at the screen and wondering what had actually happened, and why I was supposed to give a damn.
(edited for excessive use of bolding.)
Wow, Black Dahlia is the only movie I can remember having to look up after to figure it out. Also, hated it.
I had a dream last night that I was watching an old B&W movie with Cary Grant that was revolutionary. There was even a full-on butt shot for some reason. I was watching it with my parents, and suddenly it turned into a spouse-swapping movie, with Cary Grant making a move on the old man after joking that the old man's wife was gonna run off with Cary Grant's young wife. And then my parents got up and walked out and I didn't get to see the end.
Zodiac was too too TOO long. I did love the final look the guy gives in there hardware store, though. Chilling.
count me as one of the weird ones who LOVED Zodiac. it was slow, but it also kept me on the edge of my seat.