NP - OMFG, I HATE Terrence Malick Films!

[David Morris]

I think I'm going to dive back in again soon.  The visual details are
rich.  It unfolds in an effortlessness that is anything but.  A true
masterwork.

David Morris

On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 10:50 AM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm almost afraid to dive into ROMA.
>
> On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 6:47 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > From: John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com>
> > Date: Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 5:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: NP - OMFG, I HATE Terrence Malick Films!
> > To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > Yeah, I was going to describe it as verite documentary-like then thought
> > WTF, it's incredibly, immaculately styled. I don't know how it can feel
> > both at once.
> >
> > On Mon, 24 Dec 2018, 9:59 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > > The cinematography is stunning.  The tone is hard to describe, almost
> > > "real," like a documentary, but too beautiful for reality.
> > >
> > > David Morris
> > >
> > > On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 4:45 PM John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Roma broke me a bit. There are currents within it that build up such
> > >> force and you only later realise how powerful they are. If it's
> playing in
> > >> a local cinema go the extra distance.
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, 24 Dec 2018, 9:28 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> You want sublime?  Try Roma on Netflix.
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 12:34 AM <jbloocher at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > I once had a first date going to to see The Thin Red Line. I
> actually
> > >>> > enjoyed the movie. The date didn’t. He kept sighing very loudly
> > >>> throughout
> > >>> > and asking when someone was going to die (also very loudly). Now
> that I
> > >>> > think about it, it would be wise not to use Mallick films as a
> > >>> relationship
> > >>> > ink blot test. His films are a tad pretentious to say the least,
> but
> > >>> then
> > >>> > so is Tarkovsky (just the first that comes to mind) in a similar
> vein.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Sent from my iPhone
> > >>> >
> > >>> > > On 23 Dec 2018, at 03:55, Rob Miller <robcmiller at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Have you seen days of heaven? That one is pretty watchable. I
> agree
> > >>> with
> > >>> > > you in general, but am glad that someone can get films like his
> made.
> > >>> > >> On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 8:20 PM David Morris <
> fqmorris at gmail.com>
> > >>> > wrote:
> > >>> > >>
> > >>> > >> Tried watching Knight of Cups.  Drove me crazy in 30 minutes.
> The
> > >>> most
> > >>> > >> pretentious film making ever!  Droning inane narrator is not
> > >>> sublime.
> > >>> > >> Flickering memory visions get old really fast.  I don't think I
> will
> > >>> > ever
> > >>> > >> be tempted to give TM another try, and I've given him many
> tries.
> > >>> > >>
> > >>> > >> David Morris
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