I love 2001, but man is it not everybody's thing. Even on the big screen. But the big screen does make a difference. It is one of those movies.
May still not be your thing.
Sittin' with Sean. Personally, I enjoy the movie (though there are bits where I go "Okay, Stan, you built a rotating set, you're very impressed with yourself, we get it, can we move on from the fucking stewardess and get to the spooky omnipotent aliens, please? Stan? Please?") but I know Aimee hates it. It is long and Kubrick does take his time and the acting is about as flat as a flat thing under a piece of paper in a flat world, but still. Compelling movie.
I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave.
My god! It's full of stars!
My god! It's full of stars!
Not said in the movie. Which I didn't remember until I watched it again on, I think, AMC a few weeks ago.
maybe that's why I didn't like Lawrence of Arabia. On the other hand I've never seen Casablanca on a big screen and I love that. The first time I saw it was on a tiny little black and white. It was awesome.
I think it's the sweeping spectacles that need big screens. Casablanca is a more human-sized drama and doesn't need a huge screen to work.
It is long and Kubrick does take his time and the acting is about as flat as a flat thing under a piece of paper in a flat world
And it should be noted that the acting, like everything else in the film that tends to put people off, was a deliberate choice. Doesn't make the acting any less flat or the pace any less somnolent.
Not said in the movie. Which I didn't remember until I watched it again on, I think, AMC a few weeks ago.
Man, I know! The reference on The Venture Brothers took me forever to figure out, because I read the book when I was in high school, but I've seen the movie maybe six or seven times as an adult. Anyway, I was shooting for an obscure funny, but I don't think I connected.
Another example -- Lawrence of Arabia. You just can't get the vastness of the desert on a smaller screen.
I saw it at the Uptown. Enormous, wrap around screen...and I sat so close, I had to turn my head to see the action at the sides. It was AWE-SOME.
The drink sales during its run went up 300%. IJS. You came out feeling like you'd spent 3 months in the desert. One of the best movie going experiences. Evar.
I saw it at the Uptown. Enormous, wrap around screen...and I sat so close, I had to turn my head to see the action at the sides. It was AWE-SOME.
Was this yonks ago? 'Cause I saw it there when they had the reissue.
