tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218514106640347463.post8999235485907751634..comments2023-03-24T09:46:13.282-04:00Comments on DixontheWall: The Tree of LifeDixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07511649156615240916noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218514106640347463.post-40087047014525212652011-12-28T06:04:21.496-05:002011-12-28T06:04:21.496-05:00Having just watched "Margin Call" and &q...Having just watched "Margin Call" and "Midnight in Paris" I'm happy to slot them into #8 and #9 on my list.Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511649156615240916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218514106640347463.post-28679187102624345882011-12-22T12:08:29.167-05:002011-12-22T12:08:29.167-05:00Yeah, Hot Coffee was really strong, probably my #2...Yeah, Hot Coffee was really strong, probably my #2 documentary on the year. I got so furious watching it, pretty much just a constant stream of swearing in my head.<br /><br />It was interesting to hear your comparisons to Thin Red Line as I watched that a few months back and absolutely hated it. I wasn't big on The New World either so my expectations were quite low heading into Tree of Life. I do like Malick's first two films.<br /><br />Warrior is the only one from your list I haven't seen, mostly because I really don't like MMA/Boxing/etc, and Bridesmaids is the only one I didn't like.Bondohttp://moviereviewwarehouse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218514106640347463.post-37335392052047681062011-12-22T09:58:10.047-05:002011-12-22T09:58:10.047-05:00Unfortunately I canceled the "watch instantly...Unfortunately I canceled the "watch instantly" portion of my Netflix account, though Tiny Furniture is in my queue. I saw Hanna, and it was definitely good, but just not that re-watchable to me. I'd re-watch all of the movies on my list. I'm not really familiar with the others on your list. I would like to shout-out to the HBO documentary "Hot Coffee" though, which was eye-opening, even for me. It turns out the mass narrative about the old woman spilling coffee on her crotch was utterly bogus. On every front.<br />As to your specific criticisms of Tree of Life, I actually pretty much agree. I hated the first 10 minutes because I wasn't familiar with the characters at that point and Sean Penn's "adult Jack" was entirely extraneous, even at the end of the movie. However, (***SPOILER ALERT***) I think it is fundamental to the movie to establish the death of the middle brother, and I think it's important to establish that fact at the beginning of the movie. It adds an important poignancy to every one of the brother's scenes. And I'm not sure how you carry that out without some kind of aged narrator.Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511649156615240916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218514106640347463.post-79268556646764391952011-12-22T09:46:08.865-05:002011-12-22T09:46:08.865-05:00I would have found Tree of Life more compelling if...I would have found Tree of Life more compelling if it started after the whole cosmic/evolutionary sequence and stopped before the return of Sean Penn. That would have made it a trim and effective family story. As it is, it gets unwieldy.<br /><br />Not sure how much of a stickler you are for counting things as 2011 that had limited releases in 2010 but have you seen Fish Tank, Another Year, Hanna, Made In Dagenham, Waste Land or Tiny Furniture? That's my top six that are on DVD/Instant.Bondohttp://moviereviewwarehouse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com