tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post6905219063960851627..comments2024-01-28T03:28:16.991-05:00Comments on Cinepinion: Into the WildCinepinionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06751125115213060127noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-61968779488967638362011-03-29T20:41:27.053-05:002011-03-29T20:41:27.053-05:00holy crap. I'm fine with the fact that the mov...holy crap. I'm fine with the fact that the movie isn't all that great but insulting Eddie Vedder?? That's a tad ridiculous. His songs couldn't get any more perfect fitting for this movie. And they are all quite true about society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-53931437941194145622008-01-30T16:42:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:42:00.000-05:00Dude, i just saw it and it really sucks. It seems ...Dude, i just saw it and it really sucks. It seems like a myth made out of a story Penn obviously loved only in the end i think Penn just loves himself for loving it.<BR/><BR/>This phrase says everything i ranted incoherently towards the screen:<BR/><BR/>"directs with the maturity of a thirteen year old who's just discovered The Catcher in the Rye"<BR/><BR/>Materialism rules like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-67366412687020273282007-11-28T00:49:00.000-05:002007-11-28T00:49:00.000-05:00Wow, I'm am genuinely heart broken by this reactio...Wow, I'm am genuinely heart broken by this reaction to the film. Let me ask the writer this. Have you ever made a poem. You say that Penn "has no concept of the difference between prose and filmaking" You are a moron. Penn takes the risk to elevate film to the level of poetry (something Mcandless himself would appreciate).<BR/><BR/>It is close mindendness like this which portrays why Chris felt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-78161207736209678692007-11-23T22:36:00.000-05:002007-11-23T22:36:00.000-05:00know what......... Christopher doesn't need anyone...know what......... Christopher doesn't need anyone's approval of what he did. Do's anyone need their life studied?. He lived a simple, yet solitude life and wanted nothing but peace. But here we are being critical. Take what positive things you can from both movie and book. The book moved me to tears. Can you say the same for your own life?Let his life have dignity. I respect what he did and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-79737575033791760112007-11-16T14:39:00.000-05:002007-11-16T14:39:00.000-05:00I'm a filmmaker and I have to say that films are m...I'm a filmmaker and I have to say that films are made to move. If all this movie did was make you mad... then it did it's job. <BR/><BR/>I thought it told an amazing story. I left wanting to know more. I researched what I could and now I'm reading the book. I think it did a great job showing that Chris was just a young man that had his faults too. He just wanted to be free. Was Chris a hero? I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-70459765875195262042007-11-04T03:38:00.000-05:002007-11-04T03:38:00.000-05:00Dear Author, You are ignorant and in need of a "g...Dear Author,<BR/><BR/> You are ignorant and in need of a "grammarian" yourself:<BR/><BR/>Screenplay & Directed by: Sean Penn<BR/>(that's the phrasing of the opening credits, which <B>are</B> in desperate need of a grammarian)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Directions for author:<BR/>1) review subject/verb agreement. <BR/>2) figure out how the rules work when "tricky" prepositional phrases are thrown in. <BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-77801100515040134362007-10-21T21:03:00.000-05:002007-10-21T21:03:00.000-05:00Saw it this weekend and loved it. Keep your eye o...Saw it this weekend and loved it. Keep your eye out for my review, Henry.Clayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-76598707766423628582007-10-21T17:01:00.000-05:002007-10-21T17:01:00.000-05:00P.S. I agree completely with Cinepinion post, alt...P.S. I agree completely with Cinepinion post, although I could not state it nearly as explicitly as he/she did. Holbrook's performance, although only about 10 minutes of the movie, makes the whole thing worthwhile. He deserves an Oscar, maybe two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-41713947347050807642007-10-21T15:34:00.000-05:002007-10-21T15:34:00.000-05:00I can’t believe I spent $8.50 on this movie. I th...I can’t believe I spent $8.50 on this movie. I thought that maybe it was a para-documentary, like the kind you see on Sundance, or maybe a docudrama like Grizzly man. No, this is just a plain old movie. Meaning, “…any similarity between characters in this movie and any persons real or fictional is purely coincidental”. I left the movie with one nagging question – Who was Christopher Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-47975058311048633702007-10-05T10:14:00.000-05:002007-10-05T10:14:00.000-05:00At least David Denby gets it:"Sean Penn’s Into the...At least David Denby <A HREF="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2007/10/08/071008crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=2" REL="nofollow">gets it</A>:<BR/><BR/>"Sean Penn’s <I>Into the Wild</I> is certainly visual—it’s entirely too visual, to the point of being cheaply lyrical."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-48017807186954511152007-09-24T15:26:00.000-05:002007-09-24T15:26:00.000-05:00I got to tell you, I like Penn as a director, I th...I got to tell you, I like Penn as a director, I thought The Indian Runner and The Pledge were fantastic movies, and I like Krakauer's book, but something just seems off about this movie. I wasn't going to rush out and see it anyway, but your review has cemented my thought that this might make a decent rental.<BR/><BR/>I still have a hard time finding the talent in Hirsch. Alpha Dog?!<BR/><BR/>Clayton L. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012222337304383179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-42395828427602263442007-09-23T15:32:00.000-05:002007-09-23T15:32:00.000-05:00Anonymous: enjoy the book!Charlie: at least it's n...Anonymous: enjoy the book!<BR/><BR/>Charlie: at least it's not just me. I like your idea that people are brining to and getting from this movie what they want, as opposed to what the movie actually has to give.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-46010215003701096072007-09-22T18:14:00.000-05:002007-09-22T18:14:00.000-05:00What a ridiculous review. The movie was wonderful...What a ridiculous review. The movie was wonderful, beautifully shot, acted and directed. I did not read the book, but look forward to doing so. I am so amazed at what a negative review this was. Loved this movie and know countless others who do as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-90121088873663937142007-09-21T11:47:00.000-05:002007-09-21T11:47:00.000-05:00yes yes and again yes.I really, really disliked th...yes yes and again yes.<BR/>I really, really disliked this movie while watching it for about the same reasons- how can so many critics really be praising this? I can only theorizing that somehow they're seeing the movie this SHOULD be- the complex character study about a young (republican, natch) man who had his own personal reason to live out a fantasy many of us have- rather than what it is- a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215591945375996010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-63621964839919936652007-09-21T08:11:00.000-05:002007-09-21T08:11:00.000-05:00I agree, it is too bad! Although all of the revie...I agree, it is too bad! Although all of the reviews coming in so far (from respectable critics) have been very positive; I feel like we must have seen two different movies. By all means, make up your own mind! I would've still wanted to see it too had I read this review... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4241126270978318478.post-85233853674723871412007-09-20T22:01:00.000-05:002007-09-20T22:01:00.000-05:00That's really too bad. I also loved the book and w...That's really too bad. I also loved the book and was looking forward to the movie. I'm still gonna watch it, though.<BR/><BR/>BTW: Nice blog!rodjsrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388352751558863725noreply@blogger.com