Comments on: Filmspotting #283: The Road / Dancer in the Dark / Top 5 DVDs of 2009 http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/ Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:50:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: JonCole http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/#comment-869 JonCole Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:44 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7010#comment-869 You really think that the book should be read first? I was trying to consider that myself, but I couldn't really determine which way would be best. You really think that the book should be read first? I was trying to consider that myself, but I couldn't really determine which way would be best.

]]> By: AlfredPMcLovely http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/#comment-870 AlfredPMcLovely Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:31:40 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7010#comment-870 I think the book should be read first because there is some suspense as far as who will live and who will die. Also, if you end up not enjoying the movie all that much it would be a crime if it then prevented you from picking up the book. I think the book should be read first because there is some suspense as far as who will live and who will die. Also, if you end up not enjoying the movie all that much it would be a crime if it then prevented you from picking up the book.

]]> By: AlfredPMcLovely http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/#comment-867 AlfredPMcLovely Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:30:50 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7010#comment-867 I think the book should be read first because there is some suspense as far as who will live and who will die. Also, if you end up not enjoying the movie all that much it would be a crime if it then prevent you from picking up the book. I think the book should be read first because there is some suspense as far as who will live and who will die. Also, if you end up not enjoying the movie all that much it would be a crime if it then prevent you from picking up the book.

]]> By: AlfredPMcLovely http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/#comment-868 AlfredPMcLovely Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:57:47 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7010#comment-868 I suggest reading the book first. Cormac McCarthy is arguably the greatest living American author and The Road is one of his best books. If you think it might be your kind of movie then the book should really be a treat. Its not that long a book either, only 250 pages. Beautiful novel. Also, in my previous reply I wrote that the 'man wasn't real", what I meant was that he was realistic, the opposite I guess. The man was fallible. Matty should have been more sympathetic. I suggest reading the book first. Cormac McCarthy is arguably the greatest living American author and The Road is one of his best books. If you think it might be your kind of movie then the book should really be a treat. Its not that long a book either, only 250 pages. Beautiful novel.

Also, in my previous reply I wrote that the 'man wasn't real", what I meant was that he was realistic, the opposite I guess. The man was fallible. Matty should have been more sympathetic.

]]> By: Jonathan Downin http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/#comment-865 Jonathan Downin Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:55:08 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7010#comment-865 I don't know if I'll get a chance to catch this in the theater, but it looks to be right up my alley. Everything I have heard about it portrays it a a fairly slow-burn experience, and I love that sort of pacing in this sort of film. I think that you not only need a specific taste for this kind of film, but you also need to go into it in the right state of mind. Maybe Matty just went in expecting something different. I don't know if I'll get a chance to catch this in the theater, but it looks to be right up my alley. Everything I have heard about it portrays it a a fairly slow-burn experience, and I love that sort of pacing in this sort of film. I think that you not only need a specific taste for this kind of film, but you also need to go into it in the right state of mind. Maybe Matty just went in expecting something different.

]]> By: AlfredPMcLovely http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/#comment-860 AlfredPMcLovely Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:38:11 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7010#comment-860 I saw the road and it wasn't bad but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. Now, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the movie, Matty's negative comments on it bothered me somewhat because he seemed to think that the man should have been an action hero. Matty insinuated that the man was evil because he didn't go out of his way to help everyone, and he kept going on about how he disagreed with his choices. Matty should have been able to accept that the man wasn't real and that in such dangerous times not everyone can afford to be a savior. The man put the safety of his child before everything else. It seems the movie tried to treat its characters too seriously for Matty. He acted like he was watching a video game. I saw the road and it wasn't bad but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. Now, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the movie, Matty's negative comments on it bothered me somewhat because he seemed to think that the man should have been an action hero. Matty insinuated that the man was evil because he didn't go out of his way to help everyone, and he kept going on about how he disagreed with his choices. Matty should have been able to accept that the man wasn't real and that in such dangerous times not everyone can afford to be a savior. The man put the safety of his child before everything else. It seems the movie tried to treat its characters too seriously for Matty. He acted like he was watching a video game.

]]> By: JonCole http://www.castmedium.com/2009/12/06/filmspotting-283-the-road-dancer-in-the-dark-top-5-dvds-of-2009/#comment-858 JonCole Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:26:37 +0000 http://www.castmedium.com/?p=7010#comment-858 It's a convergence of a handful of reasons, ranging from time constraints to the fact that Scene Unseen is meeting its end in the coming weeks. It's a convergence of a handful of reasons, ranging from time constraints to the fact that Scene Unseen is meeting its end in the coming weeks.

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