tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post4479396408837277771..comments2023-07-25T18:12:10.051+10:00Comments on Melbourne Film Blog: The Week in Review - 30/11/08Paul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-58032531461142854992008-12-02T09:00:00.000+11:002008-12-02T09:00:00.000+11:00Thanks for the comments and encouragement, PP. On...Thanks for the comments and encouragement, PP. One of the things I like about cinema is the opportunity to discuss an artform and its relationship to life. I've been feeling that my writing has been a little too harnessed, so I'm just doing a bit of experimentation. <BR/><BR/>People bag Baz Luhrmann and his latest film. I really liked the motto "A life lived in fear is a life half-lived", Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-88907737443117847892008-12-02T00:00:00.000+11:002008-12-02T00:00:00.000+11:00Btw, i'm really enjoying reading your blog, the wa...Btw, i'm really enjoying reading your blog, the way you mix a little bit of your private life makes it pretty endearing.. you've got a frequent guest in me :)poignantPointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854195859327361757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-33498093208553320272008-12-01T23:54:00.000+11:002008-12-01T23:54:00.000+11:00"The film's compromises are what make it accessibl..."The film's compromises are what make it accessible and enjoyable, but left me feeling just ever so slightly disappointed."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, isn't that just such a let-down when that happens.. i felt a similar feeling about 'The Kite Runner' - obviously the story had great bones, but the final few stanza's just seemed to slip into the cliche Hollywood prototype.<BR/><BR/>I have a pass to a poignantPointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854195859327361757noreply@blogger.com