Comments on: The Joys of Realism http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/ Adventures in Writing on the Road Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3042 Natasha Fondren Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:54:54 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3042 It's been too long since I've seen it. I'm Netflixing it now. It’s been too long since I’ve seen it. I’m Netflixing it now.

]]> By: Kath Calarco http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3033 Kath Calarco Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:14:39 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3033 I'm glad to hear that someone else like In Bruges. Isn't funny how the "f" word sounds almost lyrical when spoken by Colin Farrell? :-) I’m glad to hear that someone else like In Bruges. Isn’t funny how the “f” word sounds almost lyrical when spoken by Colin Farrell? :-)

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 Natasha Fondren Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:12:04 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3029 Yeah, except there's no subtlety: it's all just acting. No symbolism, no layers, no nothing. It's just an Academy Award grab for Jeff Bridges. There's no layers. Just him getting drunk. :-) I LOVE that movie! Just love it! Yeah, except there’s no subtlety: it’s all just acting. No symbolism, no layers, no nothing. It’s just an Academy Award grab for Jeff Bridges. There’s no layers. Just him getting drunk. :-)

I LOVE that movie! Just love it!

]]> By: Kath Calarco http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3028 Kath Calarco Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:47:57 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3028 Sounds like an art house movie to me (something I would have seen in my Fiction to Film class and maybe would have napped through, lol). Having said that I suspect that if it were a novel it'd be considered literary fiction. You know what I mean? It'd have to come with a guide in order to figure it all out. (Says the girl who loves lit fic, but enjoys a good genre book, too.) I recently watched In Bruges with Colin Farrell. Another sad tale with great motifs, it's set in Bruges - the scenery is absolutely breath taking! (Alert! A tragically dark comedy.) Sounds like an art house movie to me (something I would have seen in my Fiction to Film class and maybe would have napped through, lol). Having said that I suspect that if it were a novel it’d be considered literary fiction. You know what I mean? It’d have to come with a guide in order to figure it all out. (Says the girl who loves lit fic, but enjoys a good genre book, too.)

I recently watched In Bruges with Colin Farrell. Another sad tale with great motifs, it’s set in Bruges – the scenery is absolutely breath taking! (Alert! A tragically dark comedy.)

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3027 Natasha Fondren Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:04:15 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3027 Yes! Yes, yes, yes! And YES! YES! Exactly! Yes! Yes, yes, yes! And YES! YES! Exactly!

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 Natasha Fondren Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:03:46 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3026 It was DISGUSTING. And he didn't wipe it off. It was yellowish-green. Ick. (You could've probably used not to hear any more detail, LOL.) It was DISGUSTING. And he didn’t wipe it off. It was yellowish-green. Ick. (You could’ve probably used not to hear any more detail, LOL.)

]]> By: Robin Altman http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 Robin Altman Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:33:13 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3025 I saw it and couldn't agree with your critique more! It was a depressing snoozer. Yet, I think the ending was happy, in that the gorgeous Maggie Gyllenhaal no longer had to sleep with the fat, smelly, drunk, slobbery Jeff Bridges. Could they have made him look more horrible if they tried? Let's talk sexism, too! I can't remember seeing a fat, slobbery, drunk actress paired with a gorgeous young man in a movie. I'm going to pitch a movie with me and Chase Crawford to Hollywood. That should do it. I saw it and couldn’t agree with your critique more! It was a depressing snoozer. Yet, I think the ending was happy, in that the gorgeous Maggie Gyllenhaal no longer had to sleep with the fat, smelly, drunk, slobbery Jeff Bridges. Could they have made him look more horrible if they tried?

Let’s talk sexism, too! I can’t remember seeing a fat, slobbery, drunk actress paired with a gorgeous young man in a movie. I’m going to pitch a movie with me and Chase Crawford to Hollywood. That should do it.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Melanie Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:39:27 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3024 Gross.... Gross….

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3023 Natasha Fondren Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:27:23 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3023 And I should add that it goes over two hours. So you get to watch him drinking for a full two hours, LOL... and he's not even an interesting drunk. You get to see vomit strung from his mouth, and you get to see him drinking in bed. That's about it... And I should add that it goes over two hours. So you get to watch him drinking for a full two hours, LOL… and he’s not even an interesting drunk. You get to see vomit strung from his mouth, and you get to see him drinking in bed. That’s about it…

]]> By: Natasha Fondren http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 Natasha Fondren Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:26:27 +0000 http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/movies/the-joys-of-realism/#comment-3022 Sorry, Melanie! But seriously, um... there's no plot. At the very beginning, the girl says, "but don't drink in front of my son." So from the very beginning you know something is going to happen. (And it's only that the boy gets lost in the mall, so even that is anti-climactic.) Other than that, the entire movie is him drinking. The ending with the check and rehab and last visit with girlfriend is only three or four minutes long. Sorry, Melanie! But seriously, um… there’s no plot. At the very beginning, the girl says, “but don’t drink in front of my son.” So from the very beginning you know something is going to happen. (And it’s only that the boy gets lost in the mall, so even that is anti-climactic.)

Other than that, the entire movie is him drinking. The ending with the check and rehab and last visit with girlfriend is only three or four minutes long.

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