tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post1262958400190499843..comments2024-01-30T04:32:47.585-05:00Comments on The Cooler: Modest Marvel: MoonJason Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-88030564892494144672010-02-25T05:21:57.447-05:002010-02-25T05:21:57.447-05:00I gotta hand it to whoever wrote this, you've ...I gotta hand it to whoever wrote this, you've really kept me updated...Term Paperhttp://www.flashpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-87896833108188600752009-07-28T22:58:45.331-04:002009-07-28T22:58:45.331-04:00Hokahey: It does "thrash" many of the bi...Hokahey: It does "thrash" many of the big films this summer. But so would a can opener. Glad you enjoyed the flick.<br /><br />Tony: Interesting. We both liked the movie but I was drawn to the second half while you were enticed by the first half. I agree with you about Jones' "nerve." Well sad.<br /><br />Daniel: I increasingly admire the closing shot the more I think about it. It's so fun to imagine what's next. Oh, and you're right: I should have mentioned Mansell. It's a great score.<br /><br />Thanks for leaving comments, fellas.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-10334200697296134512009-07-28T13:07:40.192-04:002009-07-28T13:07:40.192-04:00Great review, and I particularly love your thought...Great review, and I particularly love your thoughts in the last two paragraphs. I have to admit that I would have liked to see the themes explored a little more deeply, but you're right that there's something to be said about open-ended conclusions.<br /><br />Incidentally, how, pray tell, can any discussion about this movie continue without gushing praise for Clint Mansell's score? It almost made the movie for me!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-57967318022324567102009-07-25T09:08:03.665-04:002009-07-25T09:08:03.665-04:00Loved the first half, even with its blatant "...Loved the first half, even with its blatant "homages," because of the philosophical tone it struck a la <i>Solaris</i>.<br /><br />Second half was less successful for me because it felt a little more like warmed-over <i>Twilight Zone</i>.<br /><br />Still, Jones shows remarkable assurance for a first-time director. And despite the film coming very close to overstaying its welcome in terms of running time, it never gets the point where it feels overlong. Jones shows nerve in letting this one-man show unfold at so measured a pace.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-22333423503306090862009-07-24T19:16:34.481-04:002009-07-24T19:16:34.481-04:00Your opening paragraph says it all! Well said!
I ...Your opening paragraph says it all! Well said!<br /><br />I was very impressed with this film. In a film-year of many disappointments, this little film comes around from behind and thrashes the big film flops. I really enjoyed seeing what can be done with a simple set, intriguing writing, and basically one actor. I really liked the big surprise about the two Sam Bells because I didn't predict it and it wasn't spoiled by the preview. I was able to experience the mysteries of the film unfolding and to wonder why one Sam seems to be decaying and the other seems all chipper and healthy. I also liked how Rockwell plays two different sides of basically the same persona. This is a very enjoyable film, much like the best of <i>Twilight Zone</i> (which also employed small casts on minimalist sets - but with great writing!)Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-38740895424853438482009-07-24T17:31:33.815-04:002009-07-24T17:31:33.815-04:00Joshua: I'm with you. I'd seen one trailer...Joshua: I'm with you. I'd seen one trailer for <i>Moon</i>, and I feared it might descend into a kind of <i>Jacob's Ladder</i>-y headtrip. That's fine and good. But I appreciated the simplicity, which, in my mind, makes <i>Moon</i> a more emotional picture than I expected.<br /><br />Tony: I'll look forward to your thoughts! And, presuming, your review!Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-77674402335161247682009-07-24T09:14:29.587-04:002009-07-24T09:14:29.587-04:00I really want to read this review, but I can't...I really want to read this review, but I can't because I plan on seeing <i>Moon</i> this afternoon, and I really want to go unspoiled.<br /><br />So I'll be back.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-34027895087583689162009-07-24T07:27:15.040-04:002009-07-24T07:27:15.040-04:00Interesting review, as per usual.
I think I was ...Interesting review, as per usual. <br /><br />I think I was so impressed with Moon because it had so many options on where it could go from the premise alone --a man finds his duplicate-- (mental condition, fatigue, clones, twins, etc) that I was surprised in a very pleasant manner. I was hoping it wouldn't devolve into a masturbatory picture of pseudo-psychology, and it didn't. Instead it paid homage to some of the frontrunners of the 70s science fiction movement, like you say, but then finds a way to make it all a little different, a little quieter, a little more intense than simple pastiche could provide. <br /><br />And I have to add that I also was impressed by the no-nonsense usage of the twinning effect. Like Dead Ringers it's shot as if they are two different actors, interacting as two separate beings would, rather than demonstrating an unusual amount of contact to prove the depths of their science, or a lack of contact to prove the shallowness.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455492676909216509noreply@blogger.com