who says the Post Office can't save civilization? (np)

[David Casseres]

Well and then there's Children of Men, which I saw last night.  I am still
rather shaken by it.  Rather than try to describe it or offer any analysis,
I'll just say, see it.

On 4/24/07, Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- mikebailey at speakeasy.net wrote:
>
> > so it isn't the greatest movie ever... I liked it
> > (I also liked Waterworld... but anyway...)
>
> I liked Waterworld.  The Road Warrior at sea.  Bonus
> points for all the villains being smokers, not to
> mention Dennis Hopper (and even though Jeanne
> Tripplehorn is just above Catherine Keener on my list
> of Actresses who Generally Ruin Movies for Me) ...
>
> > all the arty types hate it because it's in color,
> > doesn't have a majorly depressing message, and
> > shows some people who believe civilization is
> > worth saving ...
>
> I hated it because it (a) gutted the novel, which I
> quite liked (environemnatl collapse isn't quite
> nuclear holocaust) and (b) it was boring,
> excrutiatingly so.  The straight up godawful parts
> ((c) Will Patton) are simply painful, not funny at
> all, too far and few between all the sheer ennui to
> sustain any sort of interest, at least on my part.
> How "so bad it's good" can anything be for three hours
> at a time?
>
> I saw it AND Titanic back to back on their shared
> opening day (i've also sat throgh Solaris and Stalker
> consecutively, but that's an entirely different
> thing), and vastly preferred Titanic ...
>
> But do see Brin's intro to the current ed. of Alas,
> Babylon, which he--and maybe even I share this with
> him, and you--appreciates precisely for its
> afirmative, redemptive tone ...
>
>
>
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