tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post2193650663498907228..comments2024-01-18T05:15:27.852+08:00Comments on blah blah blah gay - not just a movie review blog: Movie Review: Savages (2012) Dir. Oliver Stoneblahblahblah Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-23065080587595169942012-11-16T08:30:44.900+08:002012-11-16T08:30:44.900+08:00That's not too many missing then. Any Given Su...That's not too many missing then. Any Given Sunday is very Stone, I enjoyed it quite a lot at the time, not sure how it will have aged. The thing that always bugged me was that they had to create an entire sport because NFL wouldn't endorse it and there were a lot holes etc that detracted from the gritty realism.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-49641411175296524242012-11-16T02:36:51.589+08:002012-11-16T02:36:51.589+08:00I haven't seen Any Given Sunday, Nixon, The Do...I haven't seen Any Given Sunday, Nixon, The Doors, or Talk Radio. Also, I haven't seen U Turn yet, but it's on my watchlist. Glad I'm prepared now. ;)Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-86782915916780423782012-11-10T17:48:26.825+08:002012-11-10T17:48:26.825+08:00In discussing with Alex I realised that U Turn was...In discussing with Alex I realised that U Turn was a meandering mess that worked very well. How much of the Stone back catalogue have you seen? If you haven't yet seen Sean Penn and a whole host of weird and wonderful supporting actors you're in for a treat.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-53029303807455911332012-11-10T17:46:55.382+08:002012-11-10T17:46:55.382+08:00Either you are a nice spammer or you just love bad...Either you are a nice spammer or you just love bad movies. I'll happily suggest a whole host of awful films to watch whilst you wait for Savages to come out if you're the latter. If you're the former I suggest jogging on.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-55017339909699998462012-11-10T15:03:15.203+08:002012-11-10T15:03:15.203+08:00I haven't seen this movie yet. Based from your...I haven't seen this movie yet. Based from your review, I will definitely watch this once it will release here in the Phils. <br /><br />Keep it up dude. Breakingdawnhttp://filebook.com.ph/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-61550322054278210812012-11-10T01:55:00.665+08:002012-11-10T01:55:00.665+08:00Haha. No offense taken. :)
Messiness as in the pl...Haha. No offense taken. :)<br /><br />Messiness as in the plot was meandering. Both of those films just seem to revel in that, and I kinda dig it.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-54344145409520153082012-11-09T09:19:02.335+08:002012-11-09T09:19:02.335+08:00Part of the issue with Lively's narration is t...Part of the issue with Lively's narration is that it was her reading of it but the other part was that some things cannot translate from novel to movie I think. There were lines throughout that I groaned at but I think quite a few of them worked in the book. With a stronger actress they wouldn't have felt so obviously cliche.<br /><br />I don't think everyone had to kill someone but it certainly felt that way with the approach Stone took towards the material. I personally enjoyed Natural Born Killers and there's a wole lot of unnecessary death in that movie but it's not wholesale mess like with Savages, it serves a clear purpose of one kind or another.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-45124148353288956872012-11-09T09:09:29.801+08:002012-11-09T09:09:29.801+08:00I know, there'll come a time when Del Toro isn...I know, there'll come a time when Del Toro isn't great in a movie and we'll wonder if he's lost it. Not for a good few more years yet I hope.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-90220450594583336262012-11-09T09:08:47.319+08:002012-11-09T09:08:47.319+08:00Don't be offended Josh. I'm just an old cy...Don't be offended Josh. I'm just an old cynic these days :D<br /><br />Messiness as in the plot was meandering or messy as in the chainsaws and guns? I quite like the idea behind both of them but there were too many things that detracted for me - see Lively and the fact that it should have been a race not a gentle job through the story.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-23159937007791588042012-11-09T03:19:34.308+08:002012-11-09T03:19:34.308+08:00I've absolutely no structured argument for my ...I've absolutely no structured argument for my 3/4 rating of this film. Last year, I loved The Rum Diary, and this reminded me of that. It was sloppy and all over the place, yet I liked the messiness of it. But that's just me...Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-72394313732604346942012-11-09T00:21:13.728+08:002012-11-09T00:21:13.728+08:00Thanks for the link dude! I'm actually surpris...Thanks for the link dude! I'm actually surprised you think we disagree about this flick. Yeah, I like Lively more than you, but I found the movie to be as tired and mediocre as you, no doubt. Del Toro was great, but what of it?<br /><br />Nice review man.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-4020275289538792732012-11-08T19:39:19.936+08:002012-11-08T19:39:19.936+08:00Savages was ruined from the moment Lively said Kit...Savages was ruined from the moment Lively said Kitsch was as cold as a rock and Johnson was hot like the earth... what. Hayek and Del Toro were pretty great, and I'm also a fan of Johnson's work, though that character, dear god... <br /><br />I've never read the book, but I actually believed the fake ending. Because, you know, the whole film was so ridiculous that an ending like that would be no surprise. And why did everyone have to be killed, raped, or forced to burn someone to death? Ludicrous. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100758997830469219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-40851957660769692042012-11-08T15:14:10.025+08:002012-11-08T15:14:10.025+08:00If you missed it, the book was reviewed yesterday ...If you missed it, the book was reviewed yesterday in one of my rare all singing all dancing praise sessions for a piece of media.<br /><br />I'm not sure any amount of bad reviews could have gotten me to skip watching this one, being a fan of the book and all, but yeah if you just have a passing interest really just don't bother.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-58264580484582204412012-11-08T15:12:25.592+08:002012-11-08T15:12:25.592+08:00Reading around there's been suggestion that he...Reading around there's been suggestion that he no longer has the studio support he once had and has had to tone his films down. If that's the case I'd suggest something other than retirement, taking the independent route. If William Friedkin can get Killer Joe made for $10m then Stone should be able to give his creative juices a bit of a boost by working outside of the mainstream. Otherwise he's verging on Coppola territory, next up a John Grisham adaptation?blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-62973469745324585712012-11-08T14:33:03.277+08:002012-11-08T14:33:03.277+08:00Thanks for saving me from watching this. Guess I s...Thanks for saving me from watching this. Guess I should give the book a read instead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597866901901238462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-16986269646196240772012-11-08T14:13:07.738+08:002012-11-08T14:13:07.738+08:00Oliver Stone has been sucking ass since Alexander....Oliver Stone has been sucking ass since <i>Alexander</i>. The guy has clearly lost his touch and each feature film after another is just bad. I agree, it's time for him to retire. He has nothing to prove anymore.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com