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07-20-2009, 07:24 PM | #2926 |
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Good chance you will enjoy it if that is what you are looking for. I thought it was pretty bad yet still an enjoyable rent. Even better if you have the blu ray.
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07-20-2009, 07:27 PM | #2927 | |
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07-20-2009, 07:46 PM | #2928 |
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07-20-2009, 07:48 PM | #2929 |
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I finished reading King Lear yesterday. It was incredible, and I can't wait to know it more thoroughly. It's definitely my favorite Shakespeare (out of Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, and Hamlet -- although I need to go over Hamlet again due to age). As for one adaptation, I've seen A Thousand Acres, but did not care it. It looked like every Iowan male is a selfish, cruel, oppressor of women in their hick farms. It was bordering ridiculous. And now I know how tragic Lear is, whereas in Acres, "he" is despicable.
But . . . next up is Kurosawa's Ran. I'll watch that maybe tonight but probably more likely next two days. Definitely looking forward to it. |
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07-20-2009, 07:55 PM | #2930 | |
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07-20-2009, 10:13 PM | #2931 |
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As in Gloucestor finally "seeing" the truth about his sons only after becoming literally blind? Nice touch, William. I also definitely liked the storm's significance, how nature raged on while Lear's own feelings raged. I think there was a line that directly pointed out the metaphor. But Shakespeare doesn't bury you with it, it feels entirely comfortable and right.
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07-20-2009, 11:20 PM | #2932 |
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More than just see the truth regarding his sons though, he sees that Cordelia loved him all along, and he sees that his sorrows were brought about because of his prior inability to really see things (despite having physical sight then). Glouchester, too, suffers from this lack of "insight." When Glouchester says that "I have no way and therefore want no eyes; I stumbled when I saw," well, that just encapsulates the whole tragedy right there. The Fool, for his part, tries to hint at the importance of really seeing things. I could throw out a bunch of choice quotes that suggest that vision is operating in a complex way in the play even before the central irony of true-sight-after-loss-of-sight is introduced.
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07-21-2009, 01:57 AM | #2933 |
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I don't know if this has ever been listed but I saw this tonight.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972883/ "Red" "An older, reclusive man's best friend and inspiration for living is his 14-year-old dog named "Red". When three troublesome teens kill the dog for no good reason, the grieving man sets out for justice and redemption by whatever means available to him." I really enjoyed it. As for one who adores animals I could feel for the old guy. I felt myself entrenched with sympathetic feelings from the start and throughout the movie. I thought Brian Cox gave a good performance along with the supporting cast. Recommended!!! Last edited by chasedude; 07-21-2009 at 02:00 AM.. Reason: Found trailer and added it. |
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07-21-2009, 06:31 AM | #2934 | |
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07-21-2009, 06:38 AM | #2935 | |
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Dogtown and Z-Boys - This documentary about the new wave of skateboarding in the 70's may have already been discussed, but I just watched it and thought it was a pretty good story. Quote:
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07-21-2009, 08:59 AM | #2936 | |
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07-21-2009, 10:56 AM | #2938 | |
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07-21-2009, 12:09 PM | #2939 |
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Bought Watchmen DC for bluray and got the tales of the black freighter for $5...
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07-21-2009, 12:11 PM | #2940 |
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