tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post312404150177912449..comments2023-08-16T09:40:15.272+01:00Comments on Irascible Ian's Personal Blog: 'Milk' it for all it's worthAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13442419547110456696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post-91859415366455920762009-01-17T21:34:00.000+00:002009-01-17T21:34:00.000+00:00Thanks Steve. "Slumdog Millionaire" is very much B...Thanks Steve. "Slumdog Millionaire" is very much Boyle back on track, I just didn't really believe the central love story and found the way the film was constructed too unrealistic (flashbacks conveniently driven by the specific questions the Millionaire contestant was asked which just happened to follow a linear timeline). The scenes of the contestant as a young child were brilliantly acted though and I loved the cinematography and overall direction of the film. Need to write a proper blog entry reviewing it but work is a bit hectic at the moment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442419547110456696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post-54044830458640959542009-01-17T20:29:00.000+00:002009-01-17T20:29:00.000+00:00Enjoyed reading your thoughts on the Milk screenin...Enjoyed reading your thoughts on the Milk screening. Good to read considered accounts of these events. Milk is certainly on my list of things to rent as it's doubtful I'll see it at the cinema. Currently deciding whether to see Slumdog or The Wrestler on Monday, but probably plump for the latter as I'm a big admirer of Rourke and would love to see him back in the saddle with regard to a great performance. Here's hoping.<BR/>Not one of Boyle's biggest fans. He's had a few misfires along the way, but Shallow Grave remains a great debut and Trainspotting improves with age. <BR/>Look forward to your thoughts on Slumdog.Steve Langtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759586159893673244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post-5393772094512254942009-01-17T19:57:00.000+00:002009-01-17T19:57:00.000+00:00I think that's a little harsh (even for this blog ...I think that's a little harsh (even for this blog ;-))<BR/><BR/>Having now seen "Slumdog Millionaire" I thought it was excellent, although the young actors (or non-actors as it turns out) were far more impressive than the leads in my view.<BR/><BR/>"Milk" moved me a lot more, but I suspect "Slumdog Millionaire" with its fable/fantasy/feel good theme will do better with the general populace.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442419547110456696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27988188.post-18755750709415624572009-01-17T07:36:00.000+00:002009-01-17T07:36:00.000+00:00Danny Boyle doesn't really have a "form." He just ...Danny Boyle doesn't really have a "form." He just rides roughshod over genres, hoping to hit on something that works. While "Sunshine," given its dreadful Alex Garland script (it was as though he opened up "2010," the forgotten sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey," scooped out its brain, and repopulated the story with idiot slackers), was abnormally bad, don't be fooled: Boyle simply throws things at the screen in the hopes that something will stick. He's an Ed Wood for our short-attention-span times. "Slumdog Millionaire" may be riding a feel-good global-cinema wave, but don't worry: Danny'll be back to his no-form form any day now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com