Jandy's Meanderings - Latest Comments

Re: My Top Tens: 1980s

Eric Neiman — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:12:42 -0000

Re: My Top Tens: 1920s

DreadLight — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:12:07 -0000

Re: Films I’ve Seen

Tesroy — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:11:42 -0000

Re: Rock Climbing

JHunter23 — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:11:24 -0000

Re: My Top Tens: 1930s

Riger — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:11:24 -0000

Re: Seven Ways to Be a Misogynist in Repulsion

Samantha — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 20:15:52 -0000

It's fiction coming from the mind of a pedo. No need to analyze it the way you did, you should analyze the pedo and wonder why he created the characters the way he did. It's really an awful film, just another portrayal of women as sexually-repressed crazies, this one coming from a guy who drugged and sodomized a teen.

Re: Featured Video: Pierrot le fou meets The Pixies

frankmc — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:02:59 -0000

did you ever save a copy of this video? I absolutely loved it and can't find it any longer...My research turned up your post :-) and using the URL from your post I even found it on the Wayback Machine, but couldn't view it.

Re: To Ponder – The New Wave, Modern or Postmodern?

Luis Fernando Imperator — Sun, 12 May 2019 00:00:27 -0000

It's surreal to respond to an 12-year-old comment, but you sparkled an amazing insight: "I've had a hard time buying that his obsession with imitating low-art was no more than an attempt to appear less nerdy, and more cool among audiences -- much like how Tarantino is today." Thank you

Re: The Great St Louis to Los Angeles Road Trip

Gilly — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 19:35:20 -0000

12/30/17 Had just heard about the king Tut exhibit and was wondering if I could do the drive from St.Louis to LA. Found you and grabbed the couch to read this. It felt like my old road trips in my 20's . Loved the pics and appreciated taking the ride with you..Kudos to you and your adventures !!!! Hope your dreams come true!

Re: My Top Tens: 1990s

Jandy — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 16:31:01 -0000

Now those are both films I’ve seen and don’t like very much. *shrug*

Re: My Top Tens: 2010s

Jandy — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 16:29:57 -0000

It’s an omission in my viewing! My time got way more limited in 2013, and I’ve prioritized classics, so all the lists from 2013 on suffer from far fewer viewings per year.

Re: My Top Tens: 1990s

Martin McDonough — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:03:33 -0000

Where the hell are "Shawshank" and "Forrest Gump"?!

Re: My Top Tens: 2010s

Martin McDonough — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:00:36 -0000

"12 Years a Slave" is easily the best film of 2013. Talk about a glaring omission.

Re: Challenge Week 52: Autumn Sonata

Alex Withrow — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:30:32 -0000

Great review here. This one certainly isn't easy to take, but I did get a lot more from it on my second viewing. But you're so right, it is very emotionally devastating.

Re: Challenge Week 47: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Jandy — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 16:36:05 -0000

I agree! I think that was one of my major reservations about it. It's actually strange how the film treats all this as normal, even desirable.

Re: Challenge Week 47: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

carygrantwonteatyou — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:51:58 -0000

Harrison and Sanders together in a film. That makes it worth watching if nothing else.:) I had mixed feelings about this one. There's something nostalgic and lovely about it, but there's also that sense that a widow has nothing to look forward to but love for a dead guy who isn't her dead husband. A bit of an odd message:)

Re: Challenge Week 43: True Stories

Jandy — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:17:07 -0000

I definitely think I'll like it more on a rewatch, when I know what to expect. Usually I like going in blind, but sometimes knowing more helps. :)

Re: Challenge Week 43: True Stories

Dan Heaton — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:48:34 -0000

I love how weird True Stories is, but it only really grabbed me when I watched it a second time. My wife is also a huge fan of David Byrne and the movie, so her enthusiasm didn't hurt. I can definitely understand your reaction, especially if you don't know as much about the Talking Heads. I love the karaoke scene so much. And the fashion show is so wonderfully odd!

Re: Challenge Week 43: The Collector

Jandy — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:50:57 -0000

I remember you mentioning about the Code approval, but obviously you didn't tell me exactly what the issue was. I assumed the suggestions of nudity in the bathroom scene, but you're right, the ending isn't compliant either. But the ending is perfect.

Re: Challenge Week 43: The Collector

SJHoneywell — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:10:25 -0000

I can live with you being middle-of-the-road on True Stories because I'm very pleased that you ended up liking this one. I think this one does the story the right way. It's uncomfortable and upsetting, but it never goes for gore or goes for the cheap, prurient route.

I love Terrence Stamp in this, but it's Eggar who really makes the movie for me. I was pretty invested throughout, but the moment that she wakes up in her basement prison and slowly discovers just how much planning has gone into this--the wardrobe of clothing her size, etc. is truly chilling, and it's all reflected in her face as she scans the room.

I don't know how much research you do on the films after you've seen them. The story on The Collector is that since the ending doesn't conform to the Hays Code, it shouldn't have been approved, but allegedly the censor fell asleep before the end and passed it without going back and watching what was missed.

Re: Challenge Week 42: Millennium Actress

Jandy — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:57:22 -0000

Yeah, I already can't wait to watch it again. This time enthralled me, but I can definitely see digging deeper being rewarding.

The chaos in Paprika turned me off a little. I know it's supposed to be a dream world or something, but it just got to be a little much. I would like to see it again. Tokyo Godfathers is really good. And Perfect Blue I've seen, but I really don't remember a thing about it.

Re: Challenge Week 42: Millennium Actress

Dan Heaton — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:37:59 -0000

I watched Millennium Actress a few years back and was intrigued by it. It's one of those films that I really need to go back and watch again. There was so much to take in with the plot and also with the themes behind it. I've only seen Paprika in terms of Kon's other movies. I liked its total chaos but also felt a little distant from it at the same time.

Re: Challenge Week 37: Requiem for a Dream

Dan Heaton — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:01:17 -0000

I'm in a similar boat with Requiem for a Dream. I admire the filmmaking but don't plan to ever watch it again. It's just such a bleak look at humanity that it was a real struggle. I don't mind a challenging viewing, but it was too much.

Re: Challenge Week 36: Paris, Texas

Dan Heaton — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:17:15 -0000

I'm so glad you finally saw this film! It does have a meandering quality to it (which is common with a lot of Wenders films), but it really clicked with me on a repeat viewing. That final scene with Stanton and Kinski is so moving.

Re: Challenge Week 31: Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco

Dan Heaton — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:12:13 -0000

So glad you enjoyed these Jandy! If you can locate it, I'd highly recommend the Amazon pilot for the Cosmopolitans, which is in the same wheelhouse. Damsels in Distress is also good, and I still need to see his new film. I cannot get enough of Chris Eigeman!