tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post6695022363247328339..comments2023-07-25T18:12:10.051+10:00Comments on Melbourne Film Blog: MIFF 2009 Day 17 - 9/8/09Paul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-89821498218155525412009-08-31T23:11:06.808+10:002009-08-31T23:11:06.808+10:00Anonymous, I kinda liked Red Road, and while Fish ...Anonymous, I kinda liked <i>Red Road</i>, and while <i>Fish Tank</i> is aesthetically a better film, I'm just so over the genre. Five years ago, I probably would have loved it. There's nothing new in it, nothing original, nothing to appeal to me. Such is the mystery of taste.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-3915826292576364792009-08-31T21:05:43.643+10:002009-08-31T21:05:43.643+10:00Fish Tank continues to collect awards at film fest...Fish Tank continues to collect awards at film festivals around the world! For a person who usually has excellent taste in cinema - this one still puzzle me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-74742892048709495782009-08-14T16:09:17.088+10:002009-08-14T16:09:17.088+10:00If you heard an obnoxious laugh at other screening...<i>If you heard an obnoxious laugh at other screenings, it definitely wasn't me, because my laugh is endearing. ;)</i><br /><br />Ah, now my mind is at rest.<br /><br />But, hey, it was interesting to figure it out.<br /><br />...Now to find the other person who went to all these screenings.....dmknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-9429859393566230262009-08-14T10:43:51.922+10:002009-08-14T10:43:51.922+10:00I think I was too aghast to laugh at the cat scene...I think I was too aghast to laugh at the cat scene. If you heard an obnoxious laugh at other screenings, it definitely wasn't me, because my laugh is endearing. ;)Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-91935659182000493572009-08-14T00:13:32.156+10:002009-08-14T00:13:32.156+10:00Paul, I notice small things when I'm in a cine...Paul, I notice small things when I'm in a cinema, and I have noticed a laugh that I've heard on numerous occasions this year. A very loud, slightly obnoxious laugh that I've wondered about.<br /><br />I believe I heard this same laugh during <i>Deep End</i>, and quite possibly during <i>Prey</i>.<br /><br />During <i>Dogtooth</i> I heard this same (or similar) laugh, but only noticed dmknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-24700447261752902232009-08-13T22:28:28.483+10:002009-08-13T22:28:28.483+10:00On one level, I found that scene quite funny. The...On one level, I found that scene quite funny. There's sexuality in the film, but it's never really erotic. I liked the understated manner in which the film explores the 'deviancy' which is wholly understandable given the circumstances.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-70787923199807402492009-08-13T22:21:39.988+10:002009-08-13T22:21:39.988+10:00I walked out when the sisters starting licking eac...<i>I walked out when the sisters starting licking each other.</i><br />HA! Best scene in the film. :)dmknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-32346516468113820332009-08-12T17:15:55.054+10:002009-08-12T17:15:55.054+10:00I walked out when the sisters starting licking eac...I walked out when the sisters starting licking each other.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-20103624125586759612009-08-11T21:44:22.120+10:002009-08-11T21:44:22.120+10:00Glenn, I presume you walked out when the older gir...Glenn, I presume you walked out when the older girl used the exercise weights in a creative manner. The film was just about over and it's a pity you didn't stay for it. <br /><br />I don't agree that the whole film is ambiguous. Rather, it leaves room for the imagination. We don't know exactly how they got to where they were, but we could guess by the information we were given.Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-37581467997183512252009-08-11T18:45:41.524+10:002009-08-11T18:45:41.524+10:00See, "Fish Tank" was my favourite of the...See, "Fish Tank" was my favourite of the fest and while I agree with your opinion on social realism (I just don't care anymore about horrible people being miserable, I just don't) I found Andrea Arnold put something really fascinating into it. She actually likes his character and instead of giving her one last chance at miserable embarrassment she pulls back and I was thankful. Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-47622361279223019842009-08-09T23:30:01.990+10:002009-08-09T23:30:01.990+10:00Anon, there's no accounting for personal taste...Anon, there's no accounting for personal taste, is there? Realistic or not, I do love <i>Em 4 Jay</i>. Maybe it's the stylisation that appeals. <i>Fish Tank</i> may be an excellent film; I'm just so over its style. It offers nothing new to me, nothing to attract me to it. The premise is ho-hum boring for me, even though I agree that it's well-made.<br /><br />BTW, I can'tPaul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-80270272319499949902009-08-09T23:19:35.267+10:002009-08-09T23:19:35.267+10:00Paul - can't agree with your thoughts on FISH ...Paul - can't agree with your thoughts on FISH TANK. IMHO it was one of the many standout films at this year's festival! You can see why it won the Grand Jury Prize @ Cannes this year! <br /><br />I am surprised with your comment about being over social realism which you clearly doesn't apply when you watch Alkinos Tsilimidos films (EM4JAY) and his unrealistic depiction of drug Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com