tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post1641159974562185125..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: Steve’s Selections #14 – Rollerball (1975)Chip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-27897029762868555932017-09-04T00:37:05.519-04:002017-09-04T00:37:05.519-04:00Did you know you can shorten your long urls with A...Did you know you can shorten your long urls with <b><a href="http://shortener.syntaxlinks.com/r/AdFly" rel="nofollow">AdFly</a></b> and <b>receive cash for every visitor to</b> your shortened urls.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-15935879782509604792016-02-09T15:00:36.475-05:002016-02-09T15:00:36.475-05:00I think we tend to agree more often than not. I g...I think we tend to agree more often than not. I guess this is sort of the reverse of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World which you were given by someone else to watch. I had it as one of my top 10 films of that year, but it didn't do much for you. I would have picked it for you to watch if the other person had not already done so.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-68658582857092095202016-02-09T14:58:28.176-05:002016-02-09T14:58:28.176-05:00I've got a pretty good memory for films, so th...I've got a pretty good memory for films, so the fact that I can remember nothing about the remake which I watched only 12 years or so ago does not speak well for it at all.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-15075571648582458952016-02-09T00:05:19.316-05:002016-02-09T00:05:19.316-05:00I agree the rollerball scenes are the film's m...I agree the rollerball scenes are the film's most fun, I like the rest of it quite a bit more than you. It works when viewed through the scope of its time and as commentary on the ever-growing influence of corporations on every facet of our lives. It definitely drags in some spots and you raise an interesting point about Caan's performance. I hadn't considered that before, but makes perfect sense. In any event, it's a billion times better than the remake. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-50647035307326765172016-02-08T18:48:00.507-05:002016-02-08T18:48:00.507-05:00Actually, this is one I would have picked for you ...Actually, this is one I would have picked for you anyway. When I saw your list of films from those lists, this was one of my first choices. It may well be that I saw this young and at a time when that "one man against the corporation" message really hit home for me, but it's a film I genuinely love. I've got it at 4 stars on Letterboxd, and I contemplated another half star when I rated it.<br /><br />And yes, the rollerball sequences really are the best parts of the film. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com