tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post6854297497228019540..comments2023-06-26T22:08:41.162+10:00Comments on GritFX Magazine - Movies, Music and Madness!: WADRICK’S THIRTY SECOND FILM REVIEWS (the 1980’s)Manzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138779660585387695noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-25806079115356349762009-02-15T08:52:00.000+11:002009-02-15T08:52:00.000+11:00What a great poem...haven't read that for years. N...What a great poem...haven't read that for years. Nice work Mr Donovan...and Mr Bukowski.<BR/><BR/>One last thing on Scarface..that movie can be judged in two parts, one on Pacino's performance and two on the actual movie.<BR/><BR/>I think we all agree Pacino was amazing...but looking past that performance, the movie is one of the most overrated of all time.<BR/><BR/>...in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-17520477456153350532009-02-14T16:52:00.000+11:002009-02-14T16:52:00.000+11:00I'll never argue with Bukowski...And that's what i...I'll never argue with Bukowski...<BR/><BR/>And that's what it's all about, man...it's not necessarily about being a connoisseur, it's just about what does it for ya...<BR/><BR/>There are plenty of films I would consider, as a connoisseur, to be poor films...but I derive pleasure from them regardless - it may be some miniscule aspect of the film that touches some nerve - something sadistic, something funny only to me, something that I see that no one else gets - whatever...<BR/><BR/>Bukowski wrote it perfectly...Wadrick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931271397384782260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-50688881334841205642009-02-14T16:23:00.000+11:002009-02-14T16:23:00.000+11:00Hey Wadrick, I have tried to watch the Bear, just ...Hey Wadrick, <BR/><BR/>I have tried to watch the Bear, just fell asleep. About the third Bear roar and it's lights out. haha.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I am not enough of a connieseur to understand your point about Scarface not being a good movie, I liked watching it. I am sort of the unwashed masses when it comes to movies.<BR/><BR/>I loved There Will Be Blood: when you have a milkshake... that scene was the best.<BR/><BR/>There's a Charles Bukowski poem this discussion reminds me of, "The Worst and The Best"<BR/><BR/>in the hospitals and jails<BR/>it's the worst<BR/>in madhouses<BR/>it's the worst<BR/>in penthouses <BR/>it's the worst<BR/>in skid row flophouses<BR/>it's the worst<BR/>at poetry readings<BR/>at rock concerts<BR/>at benefits for the disabled<BR/>it's the worst<BR/>at funerals<BR/>at weddings<BR/>it's the worst<BR/>at parades<BR/>at skating rinks<BR/>at sexual orgies<BR/>it's the worst<BR/>at midnight<BR/>at 3 a.m.<BR/>at 5:45 p.m.<BR/>it's the worst <BR/>falling through the sky<BR/>firing squads<BR/>that's the best <BR/>thinking of India<BR/>looking at popcorn stands<BR/>watching the bull get the matador<BR/>that's the best <BR/>boxed lightbulbs<BR/>an old dog scratching<BR/>peanuts in a celluloid bag<BR/>that's the best <BR/>spraying roaches<BR/>a clean pair of stockings<BR/>natural guts defeating natural talent<BR/>that's the best <BR/>in front of firing squads<BR/>throwing crusts to seagulls <BR/>slicing tomatoes <BR/>that's the best <BR/>rugs with cigarette burns<BR/>cracks in sidewalks<BR/>waitresses still sane<BR/>that's the best<BR/><BR/>my hands dead<BR/>my heart dead<BR/>silence<BR/>adagio of rocks<BR/>the world ablaze<BR/>that's the best <BR/>for me.Bill Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784106148142157239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-52796171883165153962009-02-14T16:08:00.000+11:002009-02-14T16:08:00.000+11:00Shea and Bill - that's all good and well about Sca...Shea and Bill - that's all good and well about Scarface, but as a film, as a 'work of art', it stinks...(in my opinion)...<BR/>The film also makes its points early, and then proceeds to ram them down your throat for another two and a half hours...what's to like about that?<BR/><BR/>Stone had just beaten his own coke habit when he wrote the screenplay - I really don't think he intended for Tony Montana to become an icon...(although, I could be wrong about that...)<BR/><BR/>Anyway...as for The Bear, Bill - don't knock it if you haven't seen it...or, don't judge a film by its synopsis...(although, that's not really good advice....)<BR/><BR/>Shea - I liked Insomnia too...one of the better Hollywood remakes of a foreign film...but dude, you should definitely see Heat...!!<BR/><BR/>And don't get me wrong here, fellas...I'm a huge fan of Pacino, and I think his performance in Scarface is one of his best characterizations - up there with Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon and even Satan himself in Devil's Advocate ;) <BR/>It's not Pacino I have the problem with - it's Scarface the film that I have a problem with.<BR/><BR/>And I'll tell ya - the same themes were explored recently in There Will Be Blood....<BR/>Now that's a f@#king great movie!Wadrick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931271397384782260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-76658591009615482612009-02-14T06:09:00.000+11:002009-02-14T06:09:00.000+11:00Scarface!! Really? That movie is a classic. It'...Scarface!! Really? That movie is a classic. It's a pure adreneline power struggle crazy movie! It's a movie about seeing what the other guy is up and stomping him before he gets you, what is more interesting? and imagine the implications if that movie spilled into your own life, it would be absolute chaos! Plus it feels like it could almost have happened. I think a lot of people look up to scarface/Pacino in that movie despite all his flaws. Interesting pic to go against, I wonder if you are playing the devil's advocate here Wadrick.<BR/><BR/>I am the kind of person that falls asleep during movies like the Bear, haah. But one of my favorite recent wildlife movies was Grizzly Man. I identify with the guy, Timothy Treadwell, in his quest for meaning.Bill Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784106148142157239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-28071886796753805902009-02-12T15:05:00.000+11:002009-02-12T15:05:00.000+11:00Wadrick - Alright, so it'll just be us and the 5 m...Wadrick - Alright, so it'll just be us and the 5 million other Beatles bands in a constant race back to the dawn of time playing gigs for the cave-people...ok, sounds like fun ;)<BR/><BR/>"Thank you, you've been a great audience...this is our last song..."<BR/><BR/>(YAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!)<BR/><BR/>"One two three four - She loves you, yeah yeah yeah..."<BR/><BR/>(YAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!)Decoy Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194228349347820074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-13499882851431902262009-02-12T14:35:00.000+11:002009-02-12T14:35:00.000+11:00ok, ok, ok, ....THE BEAR over SCARFACE? the apocal...ok, ok, ok, ....<BR/><BR/>THE BEAR over SCARFACE? <BR/><BR/>the apocalypse MUST be coming.<BR/><BR/>gird your loins. if you still have any.derykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828473955301982855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-47059021227647906002009-02-12T13:05:00.000+11:002009-02-12T13:05:00.000+11:00Finally someone who shares my dislike of Scarface....Finally someone who shares my dislike of Scarface...I am not alone!!!<BR/>Cheers Faystar (iseefilms)....<BR/><BR/>Decoy - time travel....forget High School - we'll go back even further, steal all the Beatles songs for our own and become incredibly wealthy....Wadrick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931271397384782260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-68888895596047641372009-02-12T12:50:00.000+11:002009-02-12T12:50:00.000+11:00Finally, someone has told the truth about Scarface...Finally, someone has told the truth about Scarface.<BR/>Ballsy work there Wadrick. <BR/><BR/>I love The Bear too...but it would have been better if Bruce Willis was in the bear suit and fought off a horde of zombies.<BR/><BR/>..or maybe if Bruce just fought a bunch of zombie-bears..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-49746100505297964422009-02-11T16:12:00.000+11:002009-02-11T16:12:00.000+11:00Wadrick - Hehe, Classic! That sounds about right....Wadrick - Hehe, Classic! That sounds about right. (Apologies if I served you any.) The prerequisite was Bruce Willis and/or zombies for a film to be 'cool'. <BR/><BR/>Still man, what was I thinking(?!), I shoulda been taking the day off with you man. Oh well, when they discover time travel...then we'll go back and take the whole 6 years of High School off.<BR/><BR/>(I can recall us ditching school to go see Heathers and Wild At Heart...great times ;)Decoy Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194228349347820074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-89508565440165662112009-02-11T15:22:00.000+11:002009-02-11T15:22:00.000+11:00Or maybe a companion to Grizzly Adams...Funny stor...Or maybe a companion to Grizzly Adams...<BR/><BR/>Funny story, Decoy - I first saw The Bear at the cinema when we were in Year 10 of high school...I seem to recall you were with the rest of the gang on some student trip to the city (to the art gallery perhaps), and I took the day off to go and see The Bear (as was my MO in those days)...I also remember being served some shit for seeing it...<BR/><BR/>It's never lost its power over me...I pulled it off the shelf here recently and I gotta tell ya, it'll always be with me...Wadrick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931271397384782260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-39347059071860546082009-02-11T14:26:00.000+11:002009-02-11T14:26:00.000+11:00The Bear, that's classic! Y'know, I've never seen ...The Bear, that's classic! Y'know, I've never seen it, but damn, I remember seeing the trailer countless times back in the day...and yeah, it looked mega cute.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a mad movie. I'll see if I can find it up the local vid store. Sounds like a great (if slightly antithetical) companion film to Grizzly Man. I bet it was Timothy Treadwell's favourite movie...<BR/><BR/>Great reviews (again) Wadrick...Decoy Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194228349347820074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-27776284202264620782009-02-11T13:06:00.000+11:002009-02-11T13:06:00.000+11:00Last week it was Face/Off, this week it is Scarfac...Last week it was Face/Off, this week it is Scarface...<BR/><BR/>I knew I'd get some backlash for this...<BR/><BR/>Shea - yes, Pacino is awesome, and he is great in Scarface...but the film does absolutely nothing for me...I find it hard to root for bad guys that are so despicable...<BR/><BR/>As a film, Scarface is awful...it goes on far too long and offers the audience nothing for it's trouble...it's depressing, it's oppressive, it's poorly made...<BR/><BR/>I dig the Godfather films (especially Part 2), and I do enjoy crime films (see GoodFellas review last week) - but I've given Scarface enough chances over the years to impress me, and it has failed everytime...it's ugly to look at and listen to....<BR/><BR/>Manz - Heat is a classic.<BR/><BR/>Deryke - I'll take that as a compliment.<BR/><BR/>See ya later all.Wadrick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931271397384782260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-89847265867376753252009-02-11T12:20:00.000+11:002009-02-11T12:20:00.000+11:00your an odd man wad.your an odd man wad.derykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828473955301982855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654822324078318572.post-60374362297544392552009-02-11T11:50:00.000+11:002009-02-11T11:50:00.000+11:00To Shea - Hah! I thought there would be a voice (o...<B>To Shea</B> - Hah! I thought there would be a voice (or more) of opposition to what Wadrick had to say about <I>Scarface</I>!!<BR/><BR/>I haven't even seen the movie (only snippets)... is that worse?<BR/>And I haven't watched all of the <I>Godfather</I> movies either - first one is great. :P<BR/><BR/><I>Insomnia</I> (Alaska movie) was an interesting movie... I've seen that one! And while we're talking Pacino movies - what do you think of <I>Heat</I>? Nothing bad can be said about that film?! <I>Can it Wadrick?</I> ;)<BR/><BR/><B>To Wadrick</B> - I LOVE <I>The Bear</I>! It took Dave forever to get me to sit down and watch it. Now, I don't know why I resisted!Manzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138779660585387695noreply@blogger.com