Comments on: Southland Tales http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/06/southland-tales/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Joseph Adams http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/06/southland-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 John Joseph Adams Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:13:03 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1587#comment-3170 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I tried to watch a bit more of it, but couldn't bring myself to continue and judging from the mostly negative comments about the film, I think I'll be okay not having seen how it turned out. Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I tried to watch a bit more of it, but couldn’t bring myself to continue and judging from the mostly negative comments about the film, I think I’ll be okay not having seen how it turned out.

]]> By: Eric Gelber http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/06/southland-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 Eric Gelber Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:19:47 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1587#comment-3169 It is wretched. I watched the whole thing. A mess from beginning to end. Nothing redeems it. Stoners in Hollywoodland got a lot of money and The Rock and made a really CONFUSING bad movie. I know that SF lovers are desperate for something that is good and intelligent and original but this is NOT any of those of things. It is wretched. I watched the whole thing. A mess from beginning to end. Nothing redeems it. Stoners in Hollywoodland got a lot of money and The Rock and made a really CONFUSING bad movie. I know that SF lovers are desperate for something that is good and intelligent and original but this is NOT any of those of things.

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/06/southland-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-3168 Jimmy Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:06:52 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1587#comment-3168 I rented it a couple of months ago. It was crazy, funny, confusing, weird, and I just didn't get it. Still, there is an absolutely beautifully stunning and otherworldly piece of music that plays during the closing credits. It's some kind of string piece that's probably composed by Moby, but it doesn't appear to be on either of the two soundtracks for the movie. That piece of music made my sitting through the movie totally worth it. I rented it a couple of months ago. It was crazy, funny, confusing, weird, and I just didn’t get it. Still, there is an absolutely beautifully stunning and otherworldly piece of music that plays during the closing credits. It’s some kind of string piece that’s probably composed by Moby, but it doesn’t appear to be on either of the two soundtracks for the movie. That piece of music made my sitting through the movie totally worth it.

]]> By: Kosmo http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/06/southland-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-3165 Kosmo Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:12:29 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1587#comment-3165 "I'm a pimp, and pimps don't commit suicide." --- It's worth watching just for that line alone. “I’m a pimp, and pimps don’t commit suicide.”

— It’s worth watching just for that line alone.

]]> By: MarcL http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/06/southland-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-3156 MarcL Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:38:14 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1587#comment-3156 Lucius's review in F&SF nailed it for me. I loved parts of it, and appreciated the crazy energy that went into it, even though parts of it failed. It's original sf of the sort we don't see much in movies. You can tell it's partly the result of a failed effort to adapt Cat's Cradle by someone who's just not in Vonnegut's league. He tried something ambitious. Still, most will hate it. Lucius’s review in F&SF nailed it for me. I loved parts of it, and appreciated the crazy energy that went into it, even though parts of it failed. It’s original sf of the sort we don’t see much in movies. You can tell it’s partly the result of a failed effort to adapt Cat’s Cradle by someone who’s just not in Vonnegut’s league. He tried something ambitious. Still, most will hate it.

]]> By: Matt’s Bookosphere 6/29/08 « Enter the Octopus http://www.johnjosephadams.com/2008/06/southland-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-3146 Matt’s Bookosphere 6/29/08 « Enter the Octopus Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:51:05 +0000 http://www.johnjosephadams.com/?p=1587#comment-3146 [...] If you’ve seen “Southland Tales” let John Joseph Adams know if it’s worth wa... [...] [...] If you’ve seen “Southland Tales” let John Joseph Adams know if it’s worth wa… [...]

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