tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post3343462044239840818..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: April Movie StatusChip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-36980957059328244602015-05-03T08:50:01.142-04:002015-05-03T08:50:01.142-04:00Thanks for the info.
I watched Twin Peaks as it w...Thanks for the info.<br /><br />I watched Twin Peaks as it was originally being broadcast and at first it was fantastic. I feel that if the network had left it alone and ended it as the standalone mini-series it was intended to be, it would be remembered as one of the best things ever put on television. Instead they had Lynch change the last episode to be a cliffhanger to set up a whole extra season. I was excited for it to come back, but it didn't take too many episodes to realize that not only did Lynch not know who killed Laura Palmer, he didn't care. He was just putting episodes out there to be weird and to generate questions. This turned me off to both the show and to Lynch. To this day I still feel it's a case of the Emperor's New Clothes when Lynch releases yet another film with no discernable coherent plot and then some people spend MONTHS analyzing scenes and trying to figure out Lynch's secret story. To me, there is no story; Lynch just does this knowing some people will fill in the blanks if from time to time he gives "hints" as to what they should look for - "check out the color of the lampshade in the scene".<br /><br />The result of all of this is that when this prequel was produced I had little interest in seeing it. I admit I was somewhat curious, but figured I'd just get burned again. I'm not opposed to watching it, though, and this will finally give me a reason to do so. And since it's been 25 years since I saw any of these characters I do wonder what my reaction will be to them now.<br /><br />Thanks for the Avengers link. It's interesting that it speculates there may be more action scenes with Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. I didn't really think of them being shortchanged. If anything, I think an extended edition that includes scenes bridging Ultron from the time he first come to be, to the point where we see him as a fully formed antagonist would go a ways toward addressing what I felt was the lack of a great villain.<br /><br />There are also some unanswered questions on what happened between the last time we saw some of these characters and the beginning of this movie, especially Ironman/Tony Stark. <br /><br />SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IRONMAN 3:<br /><br />At the end of Ironman 3 he had decided to destroy all of his suits of armor, both his own, and the robotic ones, and not be Ironman anymore. Yet when the Avengers sequel begins he's back in the suit, and he has a whole army of robotic suits, and this is what leads to Ultron when he tries early on to make the suits even more autonomous.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-57372558138360800042015-05-02T11:17:57.049-04:002015-05-02T11:17:57.049-04:00Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) got mixed rev...Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) got mixed reviews upon release. I found it ok, but not great. It's a prequel and is slightly predictable if you have already watched the show. The disco scene was interesting, because they used subtitles due to the loud music, which I thought that was a neat idea. I love Lynch so of course I watched it. <br /><br />I liked The Last Detail (1973) for the performances, and I would watch anything by Hal Ashby from the 70s.<br /><br />I remember you loved the first Avengers. I haven't seen Ultron, I know you dislike shakycam :) At least it wasn't every scene. You mention it felt rushed. I heard Whedon's first cut was 3½ hours long and had to cut it down to 2½ to make the studio happy. I also read an extended edition is set for dvd(where the character development might be further explored)<br />http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/avengers-age-of-ultron-home-video-release-will-feature-an-extended-edition-with-an-alternate-ending-20150426Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.com