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2005-05-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

Kingdom of Heaven: Film is more like purgatory

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-06 1:14:25 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I read it has CAIR's Seal of Approval so it wasn't on my list of weekend things to do. The fact that it also seems to suck makes me feel even better about taking a pass.

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-06 15:45|| 2005-05-06 15:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Steve: Wow. A lot of words to say only that YOU happened to have found the film boring.

Any decent writer can craft a clever insult session and call it a ''critique'' or a ''review,'' but few can actually provide a reasoned discourse on films.

As evidenced in Steveâs overblown treatise here, I found his âslash-and-burnâ approach to be a case in point. Steve's so-called âreviewâ lacked substance and amounted to nothing more than pretentious drivel couched in media-speak. Iâm certain he will be welcomed by the worthless cadre of self-acclaimed ''film critics'' overpopulating many of the nation's newspapers and magazines, who offer much of the same inflated nothingness.

Therefore, I would urge people to make their own decisions about the ENTERTAINMENT they choose, and stop taking movies (i.e., fiction) so seriously. Besides, Iâm sure itâs worth $8 for the spectacle/escapism aspect alone. After all, itâs a fact that Ridley Scott does a pretty good job directing/producing. At least some think so.

All that said, I'm not sure if Orlando Bloom is mature enough, or has enough depth of experience or personal character to handle the role he was selected for. From the previews it looked like he was working hard, but struggling. We shall see. Many other fine actors worth noting, though--and you can be sure Ridley has, as usual, expected a lot from them and has pushed them in their acting abilities.

So ignore Steve, calm down, and go see it. Remember that you probably waste more money each month on uneaten groceries. And if youâre still worried about it, bring a pillow.

Posted by ex-lib 2005-05-06 16:47|| 2005-05-06 16:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Nah, I doubt it. I haven't seen a movie in a theatre since ''Apollo 13''.

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-06 17:04|| 2005-05-06 17:04|| Front Page Top

#4 The movie review is one of my favourite writing genres, not least because in these PC times, its one of the few places that people can actually say what they think about something. I think we should have more RB movie reviews.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-06 17:33|| 2005-05-06 17:33|| Front Page Top

#5 As evidenced in Steve's overblown treatise here...

Uhhh, dude, the byline on the article is ''Phoebe Flowers''. Unless Steve is writing under a pseudonym, he only posted it.

Posted by SteveS 2005-05-06 17:52|| 2005-05-06 17:52|| Front Page Top

#6 isn't that just like the AOS to circle the wagons with ...er..facts

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-06 18:34|| 2005-05-06 18:34|| Front Page Top

#7 I like reviews of train travel and high quality B&W (tasteful) glossies of railroad accidents.

Posted by Phoebe Snow 2005-05-06 18:56|| 2005-05-06 18:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Ex-lib.

Half of this nym is wrong...

Posted by Pappy 2005-05-06 22:15|| 2005-05-06 22:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Uh, my apologies Steve. Of course I meant Phoebe. OOOPS. :-)! What I said, above, applies to Phoebe--guess I'll forward my response to her.

Posted by ex-lib 2005-05-06 23:10|| 2005-05-06 23:10|| Front Page Top

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