tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post115173649540615790..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: Altman's A Prairie Home CompanionRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1152229793329374372006-07-06T17:49:00.000-06:002006-07-06T17:49:00.000-06:00My husband warned me that Altman has weakly plotte...My husband warned me that Altman has weakly plotted movies, but it still took me a good 20-30 min. to really get in to watching Prairie Home Companion...then I laughed a lot b/c some of the characters, songs and dialouge are ridiclously funny. I will note that we were the only ones in the theater on a Friday night...Kimberly Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140910366697932970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1152029996711978842006-07-04T10:19:00.000-06:002006-07-04T10:19:00.000-06:00Gosford Park literally bored me to sleep. Literal...Gosford Park literally bored me to sleep. Literally. Honest to God, midway through that film I got down in the floor and went soundly to sleep. I expected to love it because there are so many actors that I love in that movie. Stephen Fry, Maggie Smith, Emily Watson, Richard Grant, etc, etc... and I've never in my life reacted with less interest or passion to a movie than I did Gosford Park.<BR/><BR/>MASH bored me, too. Honestly. I couldn't figure out why I was supposed to care about the characters.<BR/><BR/>Nashville... I thought that the first half was OK, but that the second nine-hour segment of the movie dragged on forever.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen McCabe and Mrs. Miller.<BR/><BR/>Again, let me emphasize, in all seriousness, that I am willing to accept that this is all MY problem. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME. Altman is apparently some sort of pseudo-god and I just don't get it. I was born without the Altman gene or something. I mean, 50 million people who praise Altman CAN'T be wrong... it's just that <I>I don't get it</I>.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17464995125248198751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1152024736444296362006-07-04T08:52:00.000-06:002006-07-04T08:52:00.000-06:00JW, I am surprised you didn't mention Gosford Park...JW, I am surprised you didn't mention Gosford Park. That is my favorite Altman picture. Have you seen it? What's your thought.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151996545964977772006-07-04T01:02:00.000-06:002006-07-04T01:02:00.000-06:00darrell,Have you ever seen Nashville, MASH, or McC...darrell,<BR/><BR/>Have you ever seen Nashville, MASH, or McCabe and Mrs. Miller?<BR/><BR/>All three are my favorite films of their respective years, actually. I also liked the Player and Short Cuts (not my favorite of those years). The rest can be pretty much hit and miss. Like The Company was pretty, well, terrible, if you ask me. But I did like A Prairie Home Companion.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605215670980773233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151963766299385982006-07-03T15:56:00.000-06:002006-07-03T15:56:00.000-06:00My wife and I both suffer from an Altman-deficienc...My wife and I both suffer from an Altman-deficiency. It seems that everyone in the world falls at his feet as the greatest director ever, but his movies put me into a drooling coma. Only "The Player" and "Shortcuts" have been able to hold my attention long enough to get through to the closing credits, and my response to both of them was "Eeehh." On top of that, my take on "Prairie Home Companion" and Garrison Kealor in general is that it's all such an affected, contrived, pretentious sham. It ammounts to educated people putting on a faux "down-home" show to make some sort of vague statement about... well, about how cool and perceptive they are, I suppose. Nonetheless, I'm willing to accept the judgment of practically everyone else in the free world: Altman is a genius, PHC is brilliant, and Wendy and I are lunkheads who just don't get it.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17464995125248198751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151885979264338532006-07-02T18:19:00.000-06:002006-07-02T18:19:00.000-06:00Sheri...i don't know what to tell you...I enjoyed ...Sheri...i don't know what to tell you...I enjoyed seeing it in the theater, and would have not neccesarily enjoyed it as much on DVD...<BR/><BR/>but it's hard to say if you would or would not like it...Altman movies are the type that some people really like them b/c they unique and abstract with out definite plot, etc...and some people that just drives crazy.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure wether you'd like it or not?<BR/><BR/>All I know is that it's not a "big group" movie b/c in a group of 6 people you'll probably have at least 3 people who hate it, and 1 who really loves it.<BR/><BR/>Andrea & Jonathan...I think you're on to something w/ the Marsden thing...might be something worth revisiting.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151885537940949352006-07-02T18:12:00.000-06:002006-07-02T18:12:00.000-06:00Andrea has a good point. Marsden does seem to play...Andrea has a good point. Marsden does seem to play the other guy a lot. I saw Superman this weekend, and he did a great job in the role, but because of the nature of his role, it didn't really have a lot of depth. I wonder what he'd like to do...Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495504471911171637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151845793518011392006-07-02T07:09:00.000-06:002006-07-02T07:09:00.000-06:00So, is this one worth checking out in the theater,...So, is this one worth checking out in the theater, or should we wait for the DVD to come out?Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315124714866024650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151810850155643572006-07-01T21:27:00.000-06:002006-07-01T21:27:00.000-06:00This has nothing to do with Lohan or Prairie Home....This has nothing to do with Lohan or Prairie Home...<BR/><BR/>James Marsden: The Other Man?<BR/><BR/>I'm glad James Marsden has been able to restart his career, but he's getting casted too often as the other man. Such as in: X-Men, The Notebook, and now Superman Returns. He's with the girl, but her heart belongs to another and he knows it. He's always the "good man" and safe for the woman to stay with. Will he ever be the leading man or should he just be happy he has a job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151809925741796072006-07-01T21:12:00.000-06:002006-07-01T21:12:00.000-06:00It sounds great, I may have to check this one out,...It sounds great, I may have to check this one out, I love good movies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604443016677801382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151797681460948482006-07-01T17:48:00.000-06:002006-07-01T17:48:00.000-06:00i have not seen the movie yet. it is difficult for...i have not seen the movie yet. it is difficult for me to attend anything at one of the cine-one-too-manys. i wanted to say altman is my favorite american director. EVEN with lindsay lohan, i do plan on seeing it. \<BR/><BR/>once in a universe in a time long long ago, i too was in a theater with no one else there. the movie? harry and tonto. one of my favorites!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336609450397937789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151764657471224102006-07-01T08:37:00.000-06:002006-07-01T08:37:00.000-06:00I'm guessing you might have come upon my blog from...I'm guessing you might have come upon my blog from Witherington's blog, and the link I made there to my post about PHC, but <A HREF="http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2006/06/09/a-prairie-home-companion-in-the-theater/" REL="nofollow">here it is</A>, anyways.<BR/><BR/>Please tell others about my <A HREF="http://sodsbrood.com/antimani/2006/06/25/how-to-be-pragmatically-prolife/" REL="nofollow">Pragmatic Prolife Manifesto</A>...<BR/>dlwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1151749371497742382006-07-01T04:22:00.000-06:002006-07-01T04:22:00.000-06:00I had planned on seeing that this week, but all my...I had planned on seeing that this week, but all my free time got eaten up by other stuff. Can't wait to see it!<BR/><BR/>I got to see the show live a few years ago... astounding.Jim Jannottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011357939370487892noreply@blogger.com