tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post4342117377715763276..comments2024-03-27T18:24:19.683-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: “Synecdoche, New York”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-29452491518575503682009-11-03T01:45:33.152-08:002009-11-03T01:45:33.152-08:00"Kaufman intended that the densely-packed “Sy..."Kaufman intended that the densely-packed “Synecdoche“ could only be fully appreciated after multiple viewings, but the first screening can be grueling."<br />"My advice is to lower your expectations, then see it."<br /><br />I don't think that I've yet heard a more honest recommendation for the film. I bought it on DVD, and the first time was indeed, gruelling.<br />Since then I have watched it with a number of people, only one of which euphorically enjoyed it on the first go.<br />I can assure you that I increasingly enjoy it after every viewing. It just might qualify as another masterpiece.<br />Excellent Review.Milton Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5674030701702282962009-10-11T07:12:17.486-07:002009-10-11T07:12:17.486-07:00We had similar opinions of the film, but I liked i...We had similar opinions of the film, but I liked it more than you did. I found the absurd humor involving, Caden's character sympathetic, and the use of postmodern philosophical ideas usually relegated to print very clever and well-integrated. The main flaw I saw was that it became overly serious and dour at the end, making the finale a bit of a slog. <br /><br />Very good review, but obviously I would think so, since it was recently suggested that I might have unconsciously plagiarized you.366weirdmovieshttp://366weirdmovies.com/synecdoche-new-york-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-3108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-34398263053695735382009-01-25T23:57:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:57:00.000-08:00My general opinion about Charlie Kaufman: His movi...My general opinion about Charlie Kaufman: His movies are filled with original and arresting ideas and funny incidental details but they tend to fall apart in their "third acts". <BR/><BR/>In the case of "Synechdoche, New York", however, the movie starts falling apart much sooner than that, probably because he didn't have a strong director reigning in his ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4538143423941421442009-01-25T23:47:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:47:00.000-08:00I disagree strongly with the first anonymous about...I disagree strongly with the first anonymous about Catherine Keener. I think she's a terrific actress and plenty good-looking (not all actresses have to be flawless beauties, no?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-53483260073246247452009-01-25T20:52:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:52:00.000-08:00Hilarious- Steve's review's are often better than ...Hilarious- Steve's review's are often better than the movies.<BR/><BR/>Steve- what project are you attached to next?mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560748812217517307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54218686204632514052009-01-25T18:36:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:36:00.000-08:00I liked Malkovich, loved adaptation, and absolutel...I liked Malkovich, loved adaptation, and absolutely hated Synecdoche. <BR/><BR/>Another case of Steve review being better than the movie (also Australia and Wind Shakes).Tinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744296507176750198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-60529465281540434112009-01-25T18:20:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:20:00.000-08:00Catherine Keener always plays The Cool Friend You ...Catherine Keener always plays The Cool Friend You Wish You Could Have Hung Out With. <BR/><BR/>That was made explicit in "Adaptation" where Charlie Kaufman (Nicholas Cage), the tortured artiste screenwriter, is jealous that his identical twin Donald Kaufman (Nicholas Cage), amiable aspiring shlockmeister screenwriter, is now hanging out with Catherine Keener. Charlie isn't cool enough to hang with Catherine Keener.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if you haven't seen "Adaptation," none of this will make any sense.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-20291424476432778872009-01-25T18:14:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:14:00.000-08:00Starting with 1999’s art-house sensation “Being Jo...<I>Starting with 1999’s art-house sensation “Being John Malkovich,...</I><BR/><BR/>What a horribly boring film that was. I remember it being marketed as Great Art That You Had To See. I was still young and insecure about such things then, so I watched it whole years ago on TV. By the end even my younger, more pretentious and status-conscious self couldn't be convinced that it was interesting. You mention that Catherine Keener is in Synecdoche. The question of why she was in movies at all bothered me through that whole Malkovich film. Not much of a looker. Or much of an actress. Does her father or uncle finance the movies in which she appears? I just looked at her Wikipedia page and that doesn't seem to be the case. I'm simply confused on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com