tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post8155713143498446738..comments2024-03-26T11:14:33.896-07:00Comments on Seattle<br> Film<br> Blog: It's Just Like Thatmwhybarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02877398873047521007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-77404854517760368652006-04-27T09:50:00.000-07:002006-04-27T09:50:00.000-07:00Re: "The Promise." It pains me to say it...Re: "The Promise." It pains me to say it, since I loved "Farewell My Concubine," but I thought it was a major misfire. I went in with an open mind, but the movie got off to a bad start & never recovered. It felt like Kaige was trying to remake "House of Flying Daggers," but without the budget or big-name actors (Cecilia Cheung has nothing on Zhang Ziyi). And the CGI was awful. I may never get the chance to see Mr. Kaige again, but I was so disappointed I left before the Q&A. As James Agee used to say,"Unclean, unclean!"<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-24107170166601409462006-04-27T08:22:00.000-07:002006-04-27T08:22:00.000-07:00You mean Gladly the Cross-eyed Bear? :-) It's funn...You mean Gladly the Cross-eyed Bear? :-) It's funny, but more people compared Mike Nichols' "Closer" to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" than to "Carnal Knowledge," but I think the latter comparison makes more sense.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-31698610514310687122006-04-27T06:22:00.000-07:002006-04-27T06:22:00.000-07:00Hi Kathy,This is a bit off the subject, but what d...Hi Kathy,<br>This is a bit off the subject, but what did you think of "The Promise?"<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767719024051592524.post-86330150715908474572006-04-26T12:27:00.000-07:002006-04-26T12:27:00.000-07:00The final scene in Carnal Knowledge, as well as th...The final scene in Carnal Knowledge, as well as the slide show that precedes it, ilustrates the inability of Jonothan to establish anything more than the most superficial relationships with women. Further, it also speaks largely to the way in which the character sees women in general, as whores or princesses, rather than intellectual equals. More than degrading, the final scene is horribly sad.<br>It's also Nichol's best film. Have you ever met Gladly the Bear?<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com