tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post6836813673544544856..comments2024-02-17T01:48:18.042-08:00Comments on Alex in Movieland: Alex Constantinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-43510489772259533382011-02-20T06:22:35.893-08:002011-02-20T06:22:35.893-08:00Brad,
this is Europe, man. of course I have an fy...Brad,<br /><br />this is Europe, man. of course I have an fyc screener :D<br /><br />time counting is always a bitch, but interesting. after more than 2 years, I have a good & precise system.Alex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-18713942528904587622011-02-20T02:18:44.583-08:002011-02-20T02:18:44.583-08:00btw, Portman is going to be a bitch to time, lol ....btw, Portman is going to be a bitch to time, lol ...<br /><br />Brad M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-51648298085987802712011-02-20T02:16:28.106-08:002011-02-20T02:16:28.106-08:00Good performance, if a little underwhelmed by her....Good performance, if a little underwhelmed by her. I would be interested to know how you have managed to get those screencaptures and manage to rewind or fast forward (Im assuming) to time the performance since its still out at the theaters?<br />Does someone how illegal links!? ;)<br /><br />Brad M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-23332024908146796582011-02-19T13:38:31.128-08:002011-02-19T13:38:31.128-08:00I agree, though I would giver her a 4.5, please r...I agree, though I would giver her a 4.5, please read my review! <br /><br /><br />I also agree that it's more about Cindy, then Dean, sice it follows her perspective more.joe burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987519630654592530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-89854593020612399412011-02-18T04:10:58.745-08:002011-02-18T04:10:58.745-08:00I totally agree. For me a stron 4.5 and she's ...I totally agree. For me a stron 4.5 and she's my javascript:void(0)second.dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-14474232522616218192011-02-17T23:48:42.306-08:002011-02-17T23:48:42.306-08:00an why I think it's more about Cindy than abou...an why I think it's more about Cindy than about Dean: Dean gets his moments where he talks about falling in love and everything. But when it comes to Cindy, we also know more about the history of the character and I did feel like the film is following Cindy more than Dean. But they're both leading, obviously.Alex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-39702814694024877762011-02-17T23:45:51.204-08:002011-02-17T23:45:51.204-08:00to clear up my "problem" with Cindy :)
...to clear up my "problem" with Cindy :)<br /><br />- of course you can fall out of love with someone, BUT: I didn't appreciate her aggressiveness when it came to their relationship. I think she is the one to blame the most for that current state of the marriage. If she gradually had problems about Dean, she should've told them more often and louder, she should've encouraged a better communication, not hold everything in her and just explode after 5 years. <br /><br />YES, Dean has a conflictual personality, I understand that - he enjoyes picking fights, but he's not the one to hold grudge (if you noticed). Because in their last scene he IS willing to change and he IS honest, but Cindy will not give him a chance, because she built this hatred against him, when it should've all been put on the table years before. She should've taken charge of her marriage problems earlier on, not let them build up.<br /><br />and how can she push him away in the shower scene??? what a bitch! that really annoyed me.<br /><br />Did all that make sense? :)Alex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-46586963903633073792011-02-17T16:53:11.279-08:002011-02-17T16:53:11.279-08:00Very very strong 4 stars from me! I think she is t...Very very strong 4 stars from me! I think she is the best nominee in a race that is lot better than the previous two (and among the last 15 nominees I think only Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married was better than Michelle, but I could change my mind in favor of either Michelle or Gabourey Sidibe). I didn't like Michelle Williams in her previous performances, probably because of her constant neurosis in everything she does (I couldn't see any significant layers in neither Brokeback Mountain nor Wendy and Lucy and she was really annoying me). But in Blue Valentine every piece of her puzzle was almost perfect! <br />Why not 5 stars? I have to agree with Alex that it's very hard to find that wow factor (I actually desperately needed it, since I really wanted to like her this time), and it is much harder to find the favorite scene (not because of unlikable character, but because she is consistent throughout this little masterpiece I like to call "the best American film of 2010").<br />But what I can't actually agree with Alex is that Blue Valentine is more about Cindy than about Dean. The first impression is exactly like that, but as I was digging deeper and deeper I got to know Dean just slightly better than Cindy. And that's the reason why the marvelous Ryan Gosling got 5 stars from me (and so far the No1 position on my Best actor list)! :)<br />Michelle unfortunately didn't manage to sneak into the Top5 actresses, but it's not her fault at all. (But again, who can blame Kim Hye-ja of Mother, Birgit Minichmayr of Everyone Else, Jeong-hee Yoon of Poetry, Paprika Steen of Applause and Juliette Binoche of Certified Copy!)Shtajnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13710859210123004654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-83599532310331891262011-02-17T15:53:50.515-08:002011-02-17T15:53:50.515-08:00I love her in this one :DI love her in this one :DDeinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035374932571808047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-38290927872808266142011-02-17T15:45:03.915-08:002011-02-17T15:45:03.915-08:00This is a fine writeup, Alex it sorts of captures ...This is a fine writeup, Alex it sorts of captures so much that's right in the performance. It's a little off, not because Williams isn't fine, but because sometimes Cianfrance is working against them with the constant moroseness which is necessary in the present day but feels a bit too superfluous at times in the flashback.<br /><br />(But, good God Gosling is marvelous, no?)Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-14332228678754135082011-02-17T15:44:37.270-08:002011-02-17T15:44:37.270-08:00Love Michelle Williams here! You and I certainly h...Love Michelle Williams here! You and I certainly have different outlooks on Blue Valentine. I actually didn't think the film was that depressing, and I didn't have any hatred for Williams's character either. I interpreted Cindy as a confused woman, and Williams captured that so wonderfully. I was also so taken by how real and raw and emotional her performance was. She's a tie for first in my book!<br /><br />So much word vomit :\Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37163585.post-46435147614266547432011-02-17T14:10:11.213-08:002011-02-17T14:10:11.213-08:00Williams totally brings her character with grace. ...Williams totally brings her character with grace. It's an emotionally complicated performance that completely sells the devastating nature of the relationship. It's amazing for me. :)<br /><br />A 5 for me, I guess.<br /><br />I'm excited for the next one No one's gotten a 5 yet! :)Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115141758436339101noreply@blogger.com