tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433006.post111806811804279119..comments2024-01-05T17:25:30.703+00:00Comments on Blah blah blah: Forgive this ramble as I make sense of myselfpaulhdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927319711682494407noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433006.post-1118656346356706422005-06-13T10:52:00.000+01:002005-06-13T10:52:00.000+01:00well, sin city. i certainly enjoyed it, violent, ...well, sin city. i certainly enjoyed it, violent, hard boiled, and some very interesting visuals (i found them slightly reminiscent of <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366996/" REL="nofollow">the saddest music in the world</A> in feel); on the other hand i pretty much totally agree with all the reviews i've read citing lack of plot, point or even a proper noir sensibility.<BR/><BR/>i think watching with low expectations is the way forward, you can be entertained by what it is without bemoaning the above criticisms.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790013685340139552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433006.post-1118444008967241912005-06-10T23:53:00.000+01:002005-06-10T23:53:00.000+01:00I did have a quick change of heart didn't I? Weird...I did have a quick change of heart didn't I? Weird really, but the best way I can think of putting it is that once I got fed up of things as they were I didn't see the harm in looking at things differently.<BR/>Hmmm, Sin City. The problem is that the comic is an awful cliched sexist purile mess. I enjoyed the first storyline but after that it became clear that it wasn't a pastiche and that Miller had nothing left to say. But as a film it shows so much respect for comics as a medium that I'm curious to see how well it's adapted. So I'll probably see it but with low expectations. THat it's got Mickey Rourke in a decent role again is a bonus, I used to be a big fan back the day.paulhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927319711682494407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433006.post-1118437989338879842005-06-10T22:13:00.000+01:002005-06-10T22:13:00.000+01:00everytime i read/think stuff like this i'm left wo...everytime i read/think stuff like this i'm left wondering if there's anyone who doesn't get stuck like this at least sometimes. i know exactly what you mean about the overcompensating - the day seems so long that you prat about online or staying in bed, then decide after a bit that there's not actually enough time left to really do anything. honestly, i know it shouldn't be the case as normally 9 hours a day are devoted to going to work... i suppose the difference there being that there is no choice of activity, at home i find too much.<BR/><BR/>interesting how you always seem to have a flurry of blog activity after posting that you probably won't be blogging for a while! still, as the mood takes you is always best.<BR/><BR/>oh, and ta for the comic reviews, i shall be checking them out. have you seen sin city by the way?paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790013685340139552noreply@blogger.com