tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post3717881749852737469..comments2023-05-30T08:49:04.422-07:00Comments on Feed Me A Stray Cat!: "We Thought You Was A Toad."M. Hufstaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08710221415534490058noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-82233440823268899932012-05-03T12:16:59.793-07:002012-05-03T12:16:59.793-07:00I respect that! If you're not in the right moo...I respect that! If you're not in the right mood, anything can stink. My brother said it especially of Hudsucker, iirc, which I adore. I hope they're not sneering at their characters much, less the joke would be unacceptably mean.Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414047155226211676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-75664402752743131652012-04-28T07:37:42.514-07:002012-04-28T07:37:42.514-07:00Couldn't have said it better myself! Clooney i...Couldn't have said it better myself! Clooney is fantastic and the soundtrack definitely rocks. All in all, awesome movie.M. Hufstaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710221415534490058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-87695472486387323172012-04-28T07:37:14.849-07:002012-04-28T07:37:14.849-07:00Agreed! They certainly don't take the Odyssey ...Agreed! They certainly don't take the Odyssey quite so seriously, which is almost refreshing in a way.M. Hufstaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710221415534490058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-58205229351163115082012-04-26T19:54:34.393-07:002012-04-26T19:54:34.393-07:00I adore this one. Clooney is hilarious and the cin...I adore this one. Clooney is hilarious and the cinematography and the soundtrack really create unique experience, you can almost feel the dust and the heat of the landscape they are travelling through.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-19376879285656202092012-04-25T18:15:25.149-07:002012-04-25T18:15:25.149-07:00I have enjoyed this movie several times. For comin...I have enjoyed this movie several times. For coming from such a heavy piece of literature it's such a fluffy movie. I like it, though I wish my buddy Nick Searcy had been cast somewhere in it.Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-72047125373569129882012-04-25T13:13:53.953-07:002012-04-25T13:13:53.953-07:00Thanks! I definitely enjoyed the heck out of this ...Thanks! I definitely enjoyed the heck out of this one. Glad you did too!M. Hufstaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710221415534490058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-12346656843661767462012-04-24T12:25:09.449-07:002012-04-24T12:25:09.449-07:00Damn! We're in a tight spot!
Love this movie....Damn! We're in a tight spot!<br /><br />Love this movie. The first time they sing their song in the studio... that's just a remarkable scene, one of the best the Coens have ever put on screen. <br /><br />Great review!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-20328139147881951292012-04-23T19:31:19.816-07:002012-04-23T19:31:19.816-07:00I'm with you. The Dude is extremely hard to ar...I'm with you. The Dude is extremely hard to argue with.<br /><br />I've seen this one way too many times than a normal human being should. It's just my "feel good" movie. This, Weekend At Bernies, and Dodgeball. Those three about sum up my sense of humor. At least, my sick day sense of humor. Gotta love a fun romp with the Coen Bros!M. Hufstaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710221415534490058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-48018582817488734852012-04-23T19:28:50.638-07:002012-04-23T19:28:50.638-07:00I've actually heard that more than once--that ...I've actually heard that more than once--that a lot of people feel like trying to stuff the Odyssey into this movie was just "too much" and the translation didn't work. And I can definitely understand that, even agree with it at times. I'm a big Odyssey fan myself. Still, this movie was just fun enough for me to actually sit back, relax, and enjoy the ridiculousness of it all. <br /><br />On the other hand, that's an interesting argument you have with your brother. I feel like I need to go rewatch some Coen Brothers movies again to figure it out. I can certainly see that working with Burn After Reading, and they do have despicable character 90% of the time. Still, there's always something human about them as well, human enough to make them likable despite their awfulness.M. Hufstaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710221415534490058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-48818057473894267522012-04-23T16:48:09.110-07:002012-04-23T16:48:09.110-07:00M - Depending on the day, this is my favorite Coen...M - Depending on the day, this is my favorite Coen Brothers movie (and maybe in my top 25 or so). Though, it's hard to argue with The Dude.<br /><br />Just thinking of this movie makes me want to apply a generous amount of Dapper Dan's Pomade to my...hair.<br /><br />The crazy thing is, I've only seen this movie maybe...three times? It's just each time I thought: I f--king love this flick.m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633372963531721397.post-28001921598428078732012-04-23T14:23:39.102-07:002012-04-23T14:23:39.102-07:00Respectfully disagree, M. I loved The Odyssey, and...Respectfully disagree, M. I loved The Odyssey, and the Coens, Torturro, Straitharn, and Clooney. And I hated this movie to pieces.<br /><br />The storylines felt like a clumsy way to sort of work in The Odyssey a little, but I couldn't see the logic in most of the scenes. Holly Hunter felt sorta wasted as a shrill money-grubber/protective mama, not at all like the shrewd Penelope of lore. And every time I hear the words "soggy bottom," I feel a little chill of revulsion. I wanted to like the song more, but I think it would've worked just fine to have the actual actors sing it, not to suddenly queue in to one of the most obviously-produced singing moments I've ever seen in film. Like Back to the Future bad.<br /><br />Worst of all, my brother and I have had debates about the Coens. He says that their scripts often suggest a deep contempt for their own characters - like the bros look down on them meanly for being stupid, cheap, whatever. Never has that theory seemed more likely than with the stupidity and ludicrous OTT-ness of the roles here.<br /><br />Sorry! I saw this movie right after an awful breakup, and maybe that set the tone for me, but I find it hard to believe that a rewatch would improve my opinion. I was squirming in my seat (with unhappiness).Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414047155226211676noreply@blogger.com