Recent content by davros

Of course people learn as they grow older, but you can't deny that during the time of some of his best known and loved work, he did seem to support my view of realistic acting... But, agreed, we've talked it to death, lol. Tony, when you reach heaven, you can ask him yourself. :D

I never said the abstract cannot convey emotions, that wasn't in our little debate one way or the other, so I won't venture an opinion in that direction...I did say that the movies which I like are the ones that have people act realisticaly (mainly emotionaly) given the context of their...

I found the story itself possible in the real world, and not fantastical in that sense – the quotes you've given seem to contradict this, however, so be it. I concede that point – apparently many consider it total fiction. However, as I've tried to explain again and again, this was not my main...

Daydreaming is quite a different act from dreaming, that distinction is very important, however, Farscape and Star Trek are not reality either, so I'm not sure what your point might be, except that you are casting a wide net and using your, and not my, definiton of "real/reality" ;) Those...

You do love to argue, don't you, lol? Daydreams and dreams are extremely different, and that difference is key - while neither are "real", a daydream is a concious excercise. Besides, what do you mean by "rigid/real"? Certainly, Farscape, Star Trek, etc., do not fit into a "rigid/real"...

No, Ebert likened the movie to a daydream - the way you conciously let your mind wander, not the way your sleeping mind randomly shoots data to your processing center, which tries, often in vain, to make sense out of it... In any case, I find no extrapolation which supports your position. The...

Those are all interesting quotes, you art robot, lol, but you didn't really show how Ebert felt about the acting in the movie. Farscape is certainly much more fantasy than you claim Eyes Wide Shut to be, and I have no issue with the acting in that series. You need to realize what I mean by...

Cin: To me, that movie was a very real look at sexual fantasy. We are going to have to agree to disagree, since I don't accept your position and you don't accept mine, lol. I stand by my original argument that Kubrick strives for realism in terms of acting and emotional responses. I also...

Cin: Sure normal people would talk about evolution while high. Especially educated folks, which the main characters are cast as. Certainly Carl Sagan, an avid pot smoker, might talk about evolution, lol I can't speak for pot personally, but when drunk, "normal" people often talk about deep or...

Well, I don't smoke weed, but if I did, me and my girlfriend would talk about evolution. Since you know me, I think you would agree ;) That movie had extremely accurate emotional responses - maybe that's why so many people found it boring and thought it sucked? As for art having reservations -...

I think you misunderstand my view about "real". Dr. Who was as unrealistic as it gets, and I loved the show. The Doctor certainly didn't act "normal" in some sense. For example, he would be captured by his enemies and would smile and offer them a jelly-baby (a British candy similar to a...

I'm the friend that cinematography is talking about... Lol, I read it, and agree with most of it - my buddy either misunderstood or misrepresented my point of view, me thinks... I have no issue with "eccentric or surrealistic" performances at all. But I do claim that the acting which is most...