tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post8122128267769640988..comments2023-11-05T06:37:16.480-05:00Comments on Nilbog's Storybook Land: Dig on ThisThe Nilboghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-83000058013496876822013-10-26T16:54:00.956-04:002013-10-26T16:54:00.956-04:00Oh, his bad side is certainly cruel, as the scene ...Oh, his bad side is certainly cruel, as the scene in question shows, but like you say it's not the extreme a more grizzled character might have.The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-2858558557796005162013-10-26T13:19:53.413-04:002013-10-26T13:19:53.413-04:00Not a bad article IMHO. :-)
Interestingly, your ob...Not a bad article IMHO. :-)<br />Interestingly, your observation "That's just the kind of dark side a person like Peter WOULD have." reminds me of the opinion I have read one or two years ago: Even "Dark Side Peter" is not actually really cruel, a murderer etc. Peter is a good human being such that even the bad part of him is not bad.Stefan Kraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-19447427660363166852013-10-24T16:11:04.975-04:002013-10-24T16:11:04.975-04:00Put another way, he claims the villains don't ...Put another way, he claims the villains don't have clear or interesting motivations, and that's just not true. However, one could be forgiven for missing some of them because many of the essential scenes were either cut completely or restructured in a way that lessened their impact. Venom's first meeting with Sandman, while "good enough" for getting the film where it needed to go, was originally longer and took place near a playground where Penny Marko was playing. That would have given Venom more of an edge and Sandman more of a reason to agree.<br /><br />It is a flaw, and a big one, but it's not a complete dealbreaker compared with everything they got right.The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-13974293386644942322013-10-24T15:59:41.108-04:002013-10-24T15:59:41.108-04:00It's a fair point, but I don't think it...It's a fair point, but I don't think it's that inconsistant (plus he's talking more about the preceeding montage anyway).<br /><br />Plus, I disagree with his assertion that the film sucks. It's certainly flawed, mostly due to editing out important character moments in order to keep runtime and pacing, and those flaws keep it from being truly great. But it's still a solid entry and, on the whole, I find it far more engaging than 2 (which I also love, but "best superhero movie" it ain't).The Nilboghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902509798047158212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543195171933661664.post-37504371832611233742013-10-24T15:30:49.584-04:002013-10-24T15:30:49.584-04:00I think Film Crit Hulk made a good point about thi...I think Film Crit Hulk made a good point about this scene, which is that it's really the best part of the film, but because it's tonally inconsistent with the rest it sticks out for a lot of viewers and thus is what they pick on when trying to source their problems with the movie.<br /><br />(that comes from a very fascinating article on film criticism and "tangible details"- the little things people pick on when they can't quite source their actual problems with the film. Highly recommend reading: http://filmcrithulk.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/hulk-essay-your-ass-tangible-details-and-the-nature-of-criticism/)T. Hartwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602995118108914316noreply@blogger.com