tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post382864245136615209..comments2023-07-25T18:12:10.051+10:00Comments on Melbourne Film Blog: MIFF Day 1 - Opening Night pt.2Paul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-71294505940492785722007-07-27T11:13:00.000+10:002007-07-27T11:13:00.000+10:00I pretty much agree with your comments about the f...I pretty much agree with your comments about the festival, Marty. As I recollect, <I>Bowling For Columbine</I> was my favourite film in the year it got a theatrical release, though I probably rank it differently now. I was impressed with how serious the otherwise cheeky Moore turned out to be.<BR/><BR/>I think <I>Sicko</I> is up to the same level, though he is probably showing a bit more of hisPaul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-37486398736452884672007-07-27T11:02:00.000+10:002007-07-27T11:02:00.000+10:00I support the idea of having a non-Australian film...I support the idea of having a non-Australian film open MIFF. This hasn't happened since Wonder Boys opened it many years ago. Thank God, I didn't have to endure another 2:37, Little Fish or the worst film everto open a festival, Siam Sunset!! If there are no standout local films then I have no problem with Sicko opening the film. I enjoyed the film but not quite as good as Bowling for Columbine Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-2338859843873374662007-07-27T01:28:00.000+10:002007-07-27T01:28:00.000+10:00Fair comments, Goran. I don't have a problem with...Fair comments, Goran. I don't have a problem with it being non-Australian. How many worthy Australian films are around at the moment? At least there was an Australian short films preceding the screening of Sicko. And it was a Melbourne film-maker, with a film set in Bourke St. Mall. <BR/><BR/>I think the new director was making his mark by not being tied to what's being done in the past. <BR/Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-42555654974707393142007-07-27T01:06:00.000+10:002007-07-27T01:06:00.000+10:00I haven't seen Sicko, but I really feel that a non...I haven't seen Sicko, but I really feel that a non-Australian already-sufficiently-hyped film that opens in cinemas around the country in roughly a fortnight was not an ideal choice for a MIFF opener.Y Kant Goran Ritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058411467996289416noreply@blogger.com