Film & Tv
- It spent too much time in sentimental silly land for me — especially as I am not a fan of the Back to the Future movies — but there was some real madcap humor that kept me amused. The 4th wall breaking with the camera-man (and the second one who appeared partway through) was especially fun, as were the interactions with various people who seemed to be clueless bystanders.
- I was Inspired to watch this again after being dissatisfied with the sailing scenes in the Odyssey, and liked it even more than the first time I watched it back in 2003.
- The casting was quite distracting, and I could not help but make jokes about Spider-Man, Jason Bourne, etc while watching. NOT what a grand mythic adventure should inspire in the audience. The film was also oddly boring for long stretches, including everything set in Ithaca except the big fight at the end. The best part was the Circe section, which had some real spooky weirdness to it. Yes! Bring the weird, Nolan! Oh… oh well, now we're back to glumness. I did like parts of it, but it seems bad that after watching the scenes set on a ship, I […]
- The manic pursuit of the next story reminds me of the later film "Ace in the Hole", though this one at least has some fitful concern for the lives of the innocent. Also, the dialogue is often funny.
- Watched on Saturday July 18, 2026.
- Happy endings for all. How nice. (said in Lady Mary voice)
- I enjoyed the Pride & Prejudice references as well as the extreme divergence from that work at certain points. My biggest laugh was when Noah, looking for Howie at an orgiastic party, opened a door to see a crowd of gay men having sex in various positions. He couldn't quite see who they all were, so he called out, "Howie?" and all of the men immediately froze and looked in his direction. No Howie. So he shut the door and moved on. LOL.Another random thing I loved: every time Noah and Howie touched index fingers. A weird friendship gesture I […]
- This review may contain spoilers. Through bizarre synchronicity, just as Lionel received the box of cylinders near the end of the movie, a tempest erupted above my house, and it started pouring. Meanwhile, tears were rolling down my cheeks. This film slayed me. And I too might become a serial non-committer and sad person if I had imprinted on Josh O'Connor when I was young. This part especially pierced me: "I suppose I should explain. I just feel like there's something in me that's not going away. Like a false note." You could interpret this multiple ways. David thinks he's […]
- Loved the Marxist analysis, female bonding, and nutty weirdness. Some scenes went on too long or were structured awkwardly. It was lumpy, kind of like the outfit stuffed with boosted clothes at the beginning.
- Watched on Saturday May 30, 1987.