tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post2444378838335127499..comments2023-10-21T22:58:24.581-04:00Comments on Eimer Debris: Eimer's 15 Best Movies of 2011 (and then some)Eimer Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-86761729315305543532011-12-31T09:20:26.845-05:002011-12-31T09:20:26.845-05:00That's the thing. I probably won't watch i...That's the thing. I probably won't watch it again. Had the 15 minute interlude not been there, maybe so. But, I'm with you on this. I think, in the end, it's an okay movie. Melancholia is much, much better. (In my opinion). Thanks for your thoughtful prose.Eimer Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-74257177039691082112011-12-31T08:56:55.924-05:002011-12-31T08:56:55.924-05:00Brad, I hear you on the acting. I guess I would pu...Brad, I hear you on the acting. I guess I would put Tree of Life in the important-movies-that-film-buffs-should-see-but-that-you-might-never-be-compelled-to-see-again category. I'm also with you on the critics. I probably read 10 reviews of this flick after it was shown at Cannes, and I think only one person gave it a "meh" sort of review. I got the impression from the other critics that they didn't want to be caught sitting at the "squares" table. Oh well. Perhaps I'll revisit the film in a few years, better able to look at it with a critical eye, as opposed to judging it solely on level of enjoyment.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486687541691148103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-10274380708837638712011-12-30T12:56:13.089-05:002011-12-30T12:56:13.089-05:00Thanks CARRIE, much appreciated. I'm 50/50 bec...Thanks CARRIE, much appreciated. I'm 50/50 because I really enjoyed the acting and the look and feel of the film. It seems as though someone is pointing a gun to the critic's heads saying 'If you don't like this movie, you are a turd of a critic.' I don't like to get bullied into thinking something's grand.Eimer Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691714365794421922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218834216545644090.post-84738584822599217572011-12-30T12:47:15.574-05:002011-12-30T12:47:15.574-05:00I have stuck to my Tree of Life guns all summer/fa...I have stuck to my Tree of Life guns all summer/fall. No one wants to look like a simpleton by saying that they didn't like it, even though, really, more people didn't like it than did. Well I'll say it--I didn't like it. An hour in, I started looking at my watch every 10 minutes or so. It's visually stunning, but that wasn't enough to keep me from being bored. By the way, I read a couple blurbs from Penn, and he didn't get it either. Not once he saw the final cut. He said it was one of the best scripts he ever read, but that the final version left him asking why his role was ever included. I'll see if I can find the article.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486687541691148103noreply@blogger.com