tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post195082609510976831..comments2024-03-22T21:02:55.051+13:00Comments on Bat, Bean, Beam: Useful LifeGiovanni Tisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-22720780922164629462011-01-01T11:46:34.311+13:002011-01-01T11:46:34.311+13:00Sorry for very late comment, just getting to these...Sorry for very late comment, just getting to these Toy Story 3 critiques now, and noticed Giovanni hadn't at the time seen DONNIE DARKO.<br /><br />I recommend it, BUT, I always suggest that people watch the original theatrical release version first. Watch the 'director's cut' if you're curious but really, it's the original cinema release cut that is just right. <br />The Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766545363197498449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-78715356910295102892010-07-30T13:50:09.010+12:002010-07-30T13:50:09.010+12:00I haven't seen it yet - look forward to readin...I haven't seen it yet - look forward to reading your post about it though once I have, hopefully soon. Send details pls.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-75293395768741575862010-07-26T23:27:30.042+12:002010-07-26T23:27:30.042+12:00Edit: their fault is not being in an owner-toy lov...Edit: their fault is not being in an owner-toy love/control relationship.<br /><br />Oh, and have you seen Inception yet? I've returned to blogging and have a few paragraphs down about the subject which I might polish or merely publish as they are.George Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-14385236881291462562010-07-26T22:53:50.678+12:002010-07-26T22:53:50.678+12:00Oh, that's excellent. I'll see if I can ex...Oh, that's excellent. I'll see if I can explore that in time for the next instalment, in one week's time. In the meantime you should watch the film - it really is worth it.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-42519839345723719882010-07-26T22:46:31.406+12:002010-07-26T22:46:31.406+12:00I'm late to the conversation, as always, but I...I'm late to the conversation, as always, but I think there are some very useful parallels to be drawn here with Agamben's bare life and state of exception.<br /><br />“The camp is the space that is opened when the state of exception begins to become the rule.”<br /><br />I think that the 'unnaturalness' of their situation leaves them vulnerable to the type of radical exclusion George Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-73932680347435666812010-07-21T10:22:51.793+12:002010-07-21T10:22:51.793+12:00Then there's the rabbit in Matrix 1...http://w...Then there's the rabbit in Matrix 1...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smwrw4sNCxE<br />Mad world, Donie Darko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR91Rj1ZN1MAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424066726955708314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-84911262654539893492010-07-21T10:09:46.940+12:002010-07-21T10:09:46.940+12:00I haven't seen that yet, somehow (hangs head i...I haven't seen that yet, somehow (hangs head in shame).Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-28188731299946521172010-07-21T10:07:44.752+12:002010-07-21T10:07:44.752+12:00In Donnie Darko http://www.imdb.com/title/tt024657...In Donnie Darko http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/combined<br />Another film that treats with memory and time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424066726955708314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-81064393400172098032010-07-21T10:05:42.498+12:002010-07-21T10:05:42.498+12:00Oh yes. Pretty much every reviewer mentions at som...Oh yes. Pretty much every reviewer mentions at some time or other The Brave Little Toaster, but where's the love for the rabbit?Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-88467309818718017202010-07-21T08:41:04.070+12:002010-07-21T08:41:04.070+12:00Not forgetting of course the shade of the velvetee...Not forgetting of course the shade of the velveteen rabbit...<br />ChristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-28383462164778622012010-07-20T10:55:30.645+12:002010-07-20T10:55:30.645+12:00From the dissatisfaction I saw among the audience ...From the dissatisfaction I saw among the audience as to it not fulfilling it's promise of Binoche being cute in Tuscany with a well preserved grey haired writer guy...really it is a very challenging film, see it for the Italian marriage wisdom scene alone.<br />Last night I saw this (still a memoir)...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568335/ you will probably know why it terrified me, even 20 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424066726955708314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-43658119909318928612010-07-20T10:49:28.838+12:002010-07-20T10:49:28.838+12:00Ah, thank you for that - I had it on my festival w...Ah, thank you for that - I had it on my festival wish list but the times just don't work out for me. I hope for some sort of regular release.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-52476893482028292982010-07-20T10:41:59.259+12:002010-07-20T10:41:59.259+12:00Very worth noting because at the moment from LA th...Very worth noting because at the moment from LA the only really intelligent stuff is animated...now from Europe i just saw this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020773/ and Gio it introduces some mind bending scenes on memory and perceived reality.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424066726955708314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-61563777876293058502010-07-20T10:37:55.435+12:002010-07-20T10:37:55.435+12:00Speaking of scenes, I am miffed that none of the r...Speaking of scenes, I am miffed that none of the reviews I've read seems to have picked up on the fact that the opening sequence of TS3 is a blockbuster film version of the script spoken by Andy at the beginning of the first. That was deliciously clever and so worth noting.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-9273727730950712642010-07-20T08:30:56.227+12:002010-07-20T08:30:56.227+12:00Weird scenes inside the goldmine.Weird scenes inside the goldmine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424066726955708314noreply@blogger.com