tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3694408261976460980..comments2024-03-29T00:04:32.434-05:00Comments on Althouse: On being bored watching movies.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55123717067079903102007-03-15T00:36:00.000-05:002007-03-15T00:36:00.000-05:00Who's "Henry"Henry is one of those arrogant artie ...<I>Who's "Henry"</I><BR/><BR/>Henry is one of those arrogant artie types. He sneers at the common man. He actually once watched a mini-series consisting of a snail attempting to mate with a ground sloth.<BR/><BR/>Unless this isn't the Henry I think it is, in which case he's just a publicity hound.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450897654318345683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19599338072140441262007-03-14T16:28:00.000-05:002007-03-14T16:28:00.000-05:00......which is why you are always better off with .........which is why you are always better off with novels.<BR/><BR/>With a good novel, even when the plot comes to a standstill, you can still meditate upon, and pontificate over, sentence structure, and word choice.<BR/><BR/>Watching a movie is passive. It's being fed to you.<BR/><BR/>Reading a novel is active. Your imagination is doing the work.<BR/><BR/>Is Althouse so advanced that she couldn't use some work developing her imagination?<BR/><BR/>Love, MaxineMaxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25299071580639968382007-03-14T12:45:00.000-05:002007-03-14T12:45:00.000-05:00I'm almost never in the right mood for a movie. W...I'm almost never in the right mood for a movie. <BR/><BR/>What bugs me is the fact that <I>every</I> movie tells a story that unfolds at the unvarying rate of one second per second. Most of the time, I'm simply unwilling to give up that kind of control over my own imagination.<BR/><BR/>Give me print anyday -Robert Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266891819395609976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55664966952366952722007-03-14T12:18:00.000-05:002007-03-14T12:18:00.000-05:00Wurly: "Napolean Dynamite" probably fits both of ...Wurly: "Napolean Dynamite" probably fits both of your categories at the same time.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62311663536407304772007-03-14T09:30:00.000-05:002007-03-14T09:30:00.000-05:00Richie D: This is Henry. Beware: The off-blog Alt...Richie D: <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/5246304" REL="nofollow">This is Henry. </A><BR/><BR/>Beware: The off-blog Althouse has melded with the blog personae.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30715803301579770972007-03-14T08:32:00.000-05:002007-03-14T08:32:00.000-05:00!!! Who's "Henry" ????!!! Who's "Henry" ????Richie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828680419839241245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81337247418231690082007-03-14T08:20:00.000-05:002007-03-14T08:20:00.000-05:00Too many PC messages in movies these days (nothing...Too many PC messages in movies these days (nothing new for Hollywood), from casting choices to themes to dialog. Maybe that's why I enjoy light British comedy, mindless action and good sci-fi. They almost qualify as "just entertainment." The rest tend to be just manipulative - hitting all the demographics, victim memes and emotional archetypes. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66676484365505853932007-03-14T07:38:00.000-05:002007-03-14T07:38:00.000-05:00Well, at least it's been awhile since we've had a ...Well, at least it's been awhile since we've had a 'Althouse doesn't like movies' post. I could have put money down on this one occuring! Good thin g you didn't go into the vortex of 'Vertigo!'Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791314877257904422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58474811751224828962007-03-14T07:32:00.000-05:002007-03-14T07:32:00.000-05:00Peter O'Toole - "The Ruling Class"- from 1972, is ...Peter O'Toole - "The Ruling Class"- from 1972, is non-boring, although you may not sleep well afterwards.LutherMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509295261892903427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29198229695776379282007-03-14T06:20:00.000-05:002007-03-14T06:20:00.000-05:00Ingrid Bergman, parallel lines, and people pretend...Ingrid Bergman, parallel lines, and people pretending to be psychiatrists - sounds like a winning combination!Matt Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193720758667809939noreply@blogger.com