tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post4085177234266097314..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: The Edge Of HeavenThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-20498507670594240052010-12-01T11:50:24.933+00:002010-12-01T11:50:24.933+00:00I'll chime in with hearty agreement about Amer...I'll chime in with hearty agreement about American blockbusters. Absolutely no interest, although I did enjoy Harry Potter.<br /><br />Good film making, with restraint, especially with good writing, is what I need, in any genre. Thankfully there are more and more independent American film makers who are following their own hearts, that are attached to the European greats who have gone before. They don't have to worry quite so much about what will sell, and who must be cast to sell it (I mean, really? Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes??).<br /><br />I'll remember this post as I rearrange my Netflix queue. I seriously need to watch these films, which I hear about again and again but haven't seen.<br /><br />I'd like to see the film you recommend here, partly because I lived in Istanbul 3 years. Most Turkish films are incredibly sad. You know, the Turks were thrilled when "Love Boat" came to Turkey, because the endings were always happy!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-30720286820859303942010-12-01T08:22:43.214+00:002010-12-01T08:22:43.214+00:00Perhaps the knack in the arts is to be "highb...Perhaps the knack in the arts is to be "highbrow" without other people noticing.<br />Can't say I've ever been an arthouse cinema fan - although I really really like Werner Herzog and have a soft spot for Powell Pressburger films.<br />Much prefer spaceships and big explosions myself (although the Star Wars saga leaves me cold)- most recently, the JJ Abrahams Star Trek movie did it for me.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-61178816425822742452010-12-01T05:27:23.626+00:002010-12-01T05:27:23.626+00:00my movie taste gets narrower too - cant take gratu...my movie taste gets narrower too - cant take gratuitous violence, cheezy scripts and acting, and so much seems like propaganda - so we dont have to think too much? no show me a beautiful landscape and great storyline and i will be rivetted; love to learn about new places in the world and how life is there.<br /><br />Friko you are so funny but i agree entirely :)<br /><br />mostly i prefer the blogosphere to pulp tv<br /><br />keep walking SW !Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-14308119496770626942010-11-30T21:58:38.338+00:002010-11-30T21:58:38.338+00:00I just LOVED your capital letters AND your indigna...I just LOVED your capital letters AND your indignation, Friko! You are quite right. I really MUSTN'T be afraid of insulting Arnold Schwarzenegger or Pamela Anderson in future! Dammit, I'll come out of the closet right now, and admit I listen to Radio 3 not Radio 1, read The Guardian not The Sunday Sport, and would never buy a bottle of the wine from the Co-op! Gosh, I feel so much better now!<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your comments!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-16163121397008065032010-11-30T21:37:26.102+00:002010-11-30T21:37:26.102+00:00what's wrong with being high-minded, high-brow...what's wrong with being high-minded, high-brow. They are NOT synonymous with pretentious, dear walker. If being an arthouse man is who you are, then that is all you are. I get so cross about people in this country who feel they must apologise for having definite tastes and preferences.<br /><br />Come on, be elitist, man! what's priggish about making a choice? When I posted on elitism recently I had LOADS of people coming out in favour.<br /><br /><br />Oh dear, I DO get cross easily. I also get cross enough to right in capital letters. Now there's priggish!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-70659626102691500912010-11-30T16:36:16.412+00:002010-11-30T16:36:16.412+00:00What a shame that these days one is often thought ...What a shame that these days one is often thought a 'prig' for preferring thoughtful and intelligent filmmaking. And thanks for the review of 'The Edge of Heaven'. Given what you have written today about your tastes in films, I am keen to see 'The Edge of Heaven' too. <br />Gail.WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-28698360298864987042010-11-30T15:32:02.193+00:002010-11-30T15:32:02.193+00:00Robert, I could not agree with you more. Will kee...Robert, I could not agree with you more. Will keep an eye out for 'the edge of heaven' - loving edges as I do. :-)Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-85636721477038118022010-11-30T15:14:34.415+00:002010-11-30T15:14:34.415+00:00Well said, Robert, and I agree with every word, es...Well said, Robert, and I agree with every word, especially regarding American films. I have long had a preference for European films, for exactly the same reasons that you enumerate. I will order "The Edge of Heaven" immediately. It looks interesting. Thanks for the recommendation.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-88453878227719312792010-11-30T14:27:33.239+00:002010-11-30T14:27:33.239+00:00Yes, 'Heimat' - and 'Berlin Alexanderp...Yes, 'Heimat' - and 'Berlin Alexanderplatz' - two of TV's filmic masterpieces.<br /><br />Phoenix - my wife would tell me I'm a total fraud if she'd read the stuff I've just written here. 'What about all the rubbish you watch on TV?' she'd ask, incredulously.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-54833505381256764512010-11-30T14:21:20.653+00:002010-11-30T14:21:20.653+00:00I'm very different in my taste in films - unab...I'm very different in my taste in films - unabashed escapism and humour for me! Don't know why - maybe I've always used the medium as a way to relax rather than to stimulate thought. I prefer short TV rather than films - unless for the social occasion of going to the cinema. The Big Bang Theory series is my ultimate favourite - Sheldon my screen hero :)Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-5326215425272951632010-11-30T14:18:34.456+00:002010-11-30T14:18:34.456+00:00I assume you have discovered the marvellous Heimat...I assume you have discovered the marvellous Heimat (dir. Edgar Reiz)? In my view, it doesn't get better than this.litehikernoreply@blogger.com