tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post7460315000104398647..comments2024-03-28T16:52:10.619-04:00Comments on Radiator Heaven: DVD of the Week: Up in the AirJ.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11823190634186509982noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-69128481406289106452010-03-22T10:29:59.423-04:002010-03-22T10:29:59.423-04:00christian:
I will say that the film did not end t...christian:<br /><br />I will say that the film did not end the way I expected it to and felt a little like the victim of misdirection. And you're right about the emo-music. Awful. I still think the performances were good and tended to transcend the material, direction, etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-72468306262883251872010-03-21T15:45:33.409-04:002010-03-21T15:45:33.409-04:00While I liked some of the performances, I intensel...While I liked some of the performances, I intensely disliked this movie. I found it over-directed and phony, and by the third emo-music montage at the end, I was over it all. It strikes me as a very dishonest film.christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-36858826596473298442010-03-19T15:41:03.750-04:002010-03-19T15:41:03.750-04:00le0pard13:
Definitely. Also, among industry gossi...le0pard13:<br /><br />Definitely. Also, among industry gossipers, apparently Reitman is not very well liked but that may be just plain ol' jealousy.<br /><br /><br />John:<br /><br />I dig Clooney and he is well cast in this film and wears the role very well. I was wondering if I would dig this film but I'm glad I saw it after all the hype died down. I quite enjoyed it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-12905035385185134662010-03-19T13:17:41.315-04:002010-03-19T13:17:41.315-04:00You beat me to this (lol) as I just picked up the ...You beat me to this (lol) as I just picked up the DVD and plan to rewatch the film and write something myself about it. I will say I like this film very much and thought Clooney fit the role perfectly. It is engaging, with good performances and a timely topic. Certainly, one of the better American films of the year.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-21424504735946487062010-03-19T12:25:03.006-04:002010-03-19T12:25:03.006-04:00I didn't know about that script credit controv...I didn't know about that script credit controversy. That would do it, alright. Thanks, J.D.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-79414570964634651732010-03-19T09:37:35.302-04:002010-03-19T09:37:35.302-04:00le0pard13:
Thank you for the compliments. You'...le0pard13:<br /><br />Thank you for the compliments. You're right about the lead actors turning in excellent performances. They had a solid script and really hit it out of the park.<br /><br />I too was surprised that it didn't pick up the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay until I read about the controversy over Reitman trying to get more credit for writing it and effectively leaving the other guy out in the cold. I think that might have hurt the film's chances for picking up the award, which, early on, they seemed to have a lock on. Weird.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-63019812130144566752010-03-18T17:57:13.863-04:002010-03-18T17:57:13.863-04:00Great summary to a very good film, J.D. All of the...Great summary to a very good film, J.D. All of the leads here brought their 'A' games with this film (one of the best I saw last year). Clooney's acting was superb, and as a friend of mine wrote about the film, "<i>... if you didn’t know better, that you’re watching him fall in love with Farmiga right there on screen.</i>" Also, I really thought Reitman and his co-writer would pick up Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars, but they were surprisingly shutout. Thanks for this, J.D.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.com