I have to admit I find myself shocked that anyone would find my being adamant
as hyperbole :)
I was as bored stiff by "Power of the Dog" as I was by "The Piano," so I assume
it has to do my with not being on the same wavelength as Campion (though my
wife, who's much more forgiving -- I mean, she married me ... - felt the same
way).
As for the "Ricardos," as bad as it was (not "Don't Look Up"-bad, but knocking
on the door), it at least kept me involved as I kept rolling my eyes and
yelling at it. "Dog" just stupefied me.
--Dave Sikua
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, 05:08:44 PM PST, PGage <[email protected]>
wrote:
I have now seen the Dog. I don’t hate Campion, and I find Dave’s judgement far
too harsh. There is something of an irritating challenge in much of her work
though, as if she is pacing the action as slowly as possible and daring the
audience to complain.
I enjoyed the four main performances a lot in Dog (not enough for The Batch to
overtake Denzel in my judgement for Best Actor). I wonder if the book comes
across in the same way; the film’s only camouflage for its ending is sparse
dialogue and cryptic direction, rather than plot complication. That is not
necessarily bad, but it does not seem substantial enough in this case to me to
justify itself.
I have now seen 6 of the nominated Best Films, and would rate Dune, Macbeth,
Belfast and Licorice Pizza (not in that order) ahead of Power of the Dog
(that’s not a knock on Dog, because I liked those 4 all very much). I have to
take Dave’s comment as hyperbole, as Dog is far more satisfying than the
Ricardo’s.
On Wed, 9 Feb 2022 at 1:29 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
<[email protected]> wrote:
Suffice it to say, Mr. Cumberbatch's performance is as interesting as his
'Murcan accent sounds authentic, which is to say, not at all.
Campion is now the first woman to be nominated for Best Director twice,
apparently for bamboozling studios into allowing her to make two of the dullest
pictures in film history.
I'd rather watch the Ricardos again ...
--Dave Sikula
On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 4:16:54 PM UTC-8 PGage wrote:
Hottest Take: I have not yet seen “Dog”, but Cumberbatch will have to deliver
the performance of a lifetime to out due Denzel as Macbeth. I am no expert, but
I have seen the play, filmed and live, many many times, and he made me feel
like I was seeing it for the first time. A month after seeing it I find myself
thinking about it again and again.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"TVorNotTV" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b4d22e54-84aa-4d97-a8c9-dbd7039ebba6n%40googlegroups.com.
--
Sent from Gmail Mobile
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google
Groups "TVorNotTV" group.
To unsubscribe from this topic, visit
https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tvornottv/t6d46_aNt3Y/unsubscribe.
To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to
[email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJ9VknJmBa%3DAmGdpubES4F53YV%2B5zu2HKPUgp60Pc3z4A%40mail.gmail.com.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"TVorNotTV" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/821043051.2154075.1646012350836%40mail.yahoo.com.
