Better than the first that is!
On Sep 28, 10:17 pm, Marcboston <[email protected]> wrote:
> I did enjoy the 2nd episode better than the second.
>
> On Sep 28, 10:04 pm, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > I find all these negative comments rather amusing, since at the time I was
> > watching it, I was enjoying it. I didn't find it boring, and had no problem
> > with the cinematography. Nothing negative even came to mind when I was
> > watching it. Of course, each to his own, naturally.
> > Thanks,
> > Barry
>
> > --- On Mon, 9/28/09, Lee Frelich <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > From: Lee Frelich <[email protected]>
> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Ken Burnt-Outs' National Parks
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 6:34 PM
>
> > ENTS:
>
> > I agree that the show was boring. I have heard all the quotes used a
> > hundred times--some new material would be nice.
>
> > Although Ken Burns pictures are pretty, he only (or almost only) sees in
> > the vertical dimensions, it would be nice to have some cinematography
> > that shows horizontal patterns on the landscape as well.
>
> > Lee
>
> > Marcboston wrote:
> > > Ok, I feel better. I thought I was alone, it was pretty boring and
> > > I was really looking forward to it all summer. Bob you right though
> > > it the tid bits about Muir was interesting. But the long drawn out
> > > shots of landscapes panning out for what it seemed like forever was
> > > tedious.
>
> > > On Sep 28, 3:59 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> > >
> > >> Jenny,
>
> > >> Pretty superficial, I would agree. I did learn some tidbits about John
> > >> Muir that I didn't know. Basically, the series is shaping up to be about
> > >> the people who had the vision to push for saving these great iconic
> > >> places. I shudder to think what the series will highlight when they get
> > >> to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I'm not anticipating much.
> > >> If the series was going to highlight the true wonders of the Smokies,
> > >> Burns would have needed to get in touch with ENTS President Will Blozan.
> > >> Unless Will is going to spring a surprise on us, it didn't happen.
>
> > >> Are you coming to Cook Forest this weekend for the rendezvous?
>
> > >> Bob
>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "JennyNYC" <[email protected]>
> > >> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]>
> > >> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:36:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> > >> Subject: [ENTS] Ken Burnt-Outs' National Parks
>
> > >> ENTS,
>
> > >> Did anyone watch episode 1? Time to let someone else make
> > >> documentaries about American life. Loved Baseball, Civil War, The
> > >> Donner Party, and New York...but this? The writing was poor for the
> > >> most part and the information imparted was superficial. The
> > >> cinematography was expensively bland and can he please find a new
> > >> Native American music soundtrack? He's used the same chants in so many
> > >> shows already. And I knew he was going to use "bad guy vs. good guy"
> > >> to interpret history instead of doing in-depth research.
>
> > >> However, Peter Coyote was great as narrator.
>
> > >> I actually found myself thinking that I didn't really need to visit
> > >> Yosemite or Yellowstone after all... (I will, of course, but I just
> > >> got so sick of the nonstop Ken Burns Effect camera panning of the
> > >> geysers and waterfalls and dome rocks etc....)
>
> > >> I needed a good bout of righteous indignation.
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