tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post7283500347269075696..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: I'll Take Shotgun: Why Rutger Hauer is a god.Christine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-89403863506135276572011-10-23T02:15:36.438-04:002011-10-23T02:15:36.438-04:00Downbeat ending, but a great movie! I was surprise...Downbeat ending, but a great movie! I was surprised how old Rutger is now, gosh and he still packed heat.Kaijinuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481843593274086819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-40384338938599960602011-08-18T01:00:27.096-04:002011-08-18T01:00:27.096-04:00Oh, how I looked forward to this. Oh, I how I want...Oh, how I looked forward to this. Oh, I how I wanted to love it with all my heart. Oh, how I did not love it all! Sure, I get it. I get the whole thing, camera angles, annoying exploitative caricatures and all. I'm no stranger to the movies this is based on. And yes, Ruter Hauer is freakin' amazing here. But disappointed is me. Annoyed is a better word. I get it, I get it. So much so my intelligence is insulted. <br /><br />Like you said, of course, I root for Abby and the hobo, but it wouldn't work if I didn't. Life never works out how we want it to, and as bleak as this is, it's just that. Bleak, and not that entertaining. Just trying to be. <br /><br />Great play by play.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-36126251322663343902011-08-10T21:27:27.643-04:002011-08-10T21:27:27.643-04:00Damn you to Hell, Christine Haddon!
You basically ...Damn you to Hell, Christine Haddon!<br />You basically said everything I was going to say in my review. Except maybe that the over-the-top acting and way over-saturated colors initially bugged the crap out of me and I was ready to take on the whole blogosphere who recommended this film so highly.<br /><br />But then, of course, Rutger Hauer elevated the material to the point where I was genuinely emotionally involved with the characters. While actors like John Malkovich play every role like it is beneath them, Rutget Hauer takes this ridiculous role and transforms it into a powerhouse performance.<br /><br />When the action figure comes out, I'm all over it.Marvin the Macabrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339681552363692948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-9501531810778794862011-08-10T10:19:05.933-04:002011-08-10T10:19:05.933-04:00I saw this recently at a little cinema in Belfast ...I saw this recently at a little cinema in Belfast - needless to say; I LOVED it! I liked that everything was played quite seriously and it wasn't all jokey and nudge nudge-wink wink (like Machete, which I also liked). The look of the film made me think of Street Trash, and I reckon the two would work really well as a double bill. Their off-kilter tones are very similar. Hauer gives his character so much unexpected dignity and gravitas, too. A great film I can’t wait to check out again on DVD.James Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.com