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But when hundreds of steerage passengers, including children, are overlooked and left to die, Rose and Jack getting their sexing on is a little strange.
I thought the scenes of everyone trying to escape added real tragedy to Titanic, especially the father trying to translate the sign on the wall that lead to escape routes while trying to be calm with everyone else in hysterics. That was heartbreaking.
It was, Connie. They didn't completely overlook it. I just think there were probably a lot more interesting stories to hang that disaster on than a romance, is all.
"Casual murder" makes me think "Yeah, Sean, it means so much more when it's in a relationship." But I'm sick like that.
I was a little shocked that the last hour of the movie felt like a procession of horrible, technically complex deaths of mostly people we'd never seen before. It seemed exploitative but also just laughable. I remember thinking in the theater, "oh, here's another person dying in a horrible way! And here's someone I've never seen before having a tragic end! And this one and that one!" At least they all waited in Titanic heaven to applaud the reunion of Jack and Rose.
Yeah, there was just something surreal about the juxtaposition of people plunging off the sides and the captain blasted away by the water while Rose and Jack are running from her horrible fiance and his henchman, who seem to have NO IDEA the ship is sinking.
The Professional is about a twelve year old girl killin people, but a) it makes no bones about it being assassination, and b) is at least in part about how killing people fucks you up. Kick-Ass the movie just wants you to laugh and cheer at grizzly murder.
erika, you are a sick, sick puppy.
Saw most of the Modern Classics. Bit short on Foreign and flicks made before the '70s. Netflix helps, though. The 100 greatest doesn't have "Sullivan's Travels" or "The Philadelphia Story" Nor Butch and Sundance. Or "The In-Laws That's some *bullshit* Swingers is cute and funny...it reminds me of college, and Doug Ellin is a big fan. But, really, see before you die? really? Did Ellin write this list? No, because the In-laws would be on the other list. I'd put "Clerks" in "Swingers" place, even though I like both. But in terms of saying more about the culture in '94, or filmmaking, Kevin Smith, imo, nailed that.
Sean, I thank you for your post.
I had a weird feeling watching Munich. I was very uncomfortable with the movie; I barely remember any of it now. I do recall frequently thinking "oh my god. They've only killed ___ people; I still have to sit through the assasinations of _____ more people." And then, literally, the movie just takes you to each planned killing, one by one. And that's the movie. I still don't know why it was made.
Kick-Ass the movie just wants you to laugh and cheer at grizzly murder.
No bears were harmed in the movie, Sean.
I was bored by Munich, I think. I also barely remember any of it.
I suspect I would react like you did, Sean. I don't think I'll be seeing that movie.