tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post115009044180505441..comments2024-01-01T05:14:46.672-05:00Comments on Double Articulation: SPOILERS ABOUND: an occasional digest of reviews, notes, and rantsJim Roeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150676969226534902006-06-18T20:29:00.000-04:002006-06-18T20:29:00.000-04:00A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is a wonderfully discomforti...A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is a wonderfully discomforting film- it suggests that violence is innate and unavoidable, that there's only so much we can do to cover up that part of our humanity. It also raises the kinds of questions about identity and transformation that Cronenberg has dealt with many times before. It's got a punch. The last shot is devastating.Evan Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263250766060234515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150643706128363762006-06-18T11:15:00.000-04:002006-06-18T11:15:00.000-04:00Thanks for that nice comment, anon. You made my d...Thanks for that nice comment, <B>anon</B>. You made my day!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150545830220133502006-06-17T08:03:00.000-04:002006-06-17T08:03:00.000-04:00Sir,I'm a big fan of yours. Your articles validate...Sir,<BR/>I'm a big fan of yours. Your articles validate all the years that I've been reading comics. I'm glad somebody made them something cerebral, and onion-like. Thank you for that. I was the guy who defiantly read them in the subway on rush hour (in NYC). Never needed to justify that. Now somebody has, and I'm glad is somebody as eloquent as you.<BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150294885707653252006-06-14T10:21:00.000-04:002006-06-14T10:21:00.000-04:00nobody - I'm strangely happy that someone has been...<B>nobody</B> - I'm strangely happy that someone has been enticed into tracking down <I>The Keep</I>. My work here is done!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150254063439041282006-06-13T23:01:00.000-04:002006-06-13T23:01:00.000-04:00Congrats on the anniversary.Despite its faults I f...Congrats on the anniversary.<BR/><BR/>Despite its faults I feel I MUST locate and view The Keep as soon as possible. I'd never even heard of it before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150230687511680512006-06-13T16:31:00.000-04:002006-06-13T16:31:00.000-04:00this is my first time reading your blog, and i hav...this is my first time reading your blog, and i have to say that i love it!! keep up the great work..im on my way to pick up a wonder woman as soon as i finish typing this..and congrats on your blogging anniversary!! keep it up!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150211933268098312006-06-13T11:18:00.000-04:002006-06-13T11:18:00.000-04:00Jim,I have to say that I agree with your Green Lan...Jim,<BR/><BR/>I have to say that <A HREF="http://chippedham.blogspot.com/2006/06/green-lantern-11.html" REL="nofollow">I agree with your Green Lantern review</A> completely. Here's hoping that OYL is a turning point for the new series.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990041059524269079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150202462470860542006-06-13T08:41:00.000-04:002006-06-13T08:41:00.000-04:00Thanks, fortress keeper - pretty awesome indeed!An...Thanks, <B>fortress keeper</B> - pretty awesome indeed!<BR/><BR/>And thank you <B>plok</B>...but be careful what you <A HREF="http://www.captaincanuck.com/" REL="nofollow">wish for</A>!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150141785576155892006-06-12T15:49:00.000-04:002006-06-12T15:49:00.000-04:00I'm a newcomer to your blog, but it is consistentl...I'm a newcomer to your blog, but it is consistently thought-provoking and entertaining.<BR/><BR/>Plus, you like Another World! How awesome is that?<BR/><BR/>Happy anniversary.Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150137461232604932006-06-12T14:37:00.000-04:002006-06-12T14:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for that recommendation, richard! I'll pic...Thanks for that recommendation, <B>richard</B>! I'll pick up a copy this week.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, <B>Mark</B>! I've only read the first itty-bitty <I>Runaways</I> digest but it WAS good. Methinks the whole series will be summer reading.<BR/><BR/><B>thomas</B>, <B>gorjus</B> - thanks guys! I can't tell you how much I've appreciated your frequent and extremely generous contributions here and elsewhere.<BR/><BR/><B>greg</B> - It was silly, for sure. But it didn't really bother me because it made sense within the movie's fairly standard SF riff on the symbolic relation between humans and machines (the optimistic idea that even though machines seem to have taken over our lives, they still "depend" on human beings to give them power, and thus we <I>could</I> overthrow the tyranny of the machines were we sufficiently motivated and organized--with "machines" representing any number of things, of course.)Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150136154271292512006-06-12T14:15:00.000-04:002006-06-12T14:15:00.000-04:00The only thing wrong with Matrix was the idiotic e...The only thing wrong with <EM>Matrix</EM> was the idiotic explanation for why the machines kept the humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150130487713157892006-06-12T12:41:00.000-04:002006-06-12T12:41:00.000-04:00Happy anniversary, Jim! I don't always get to com...Happy anniversary, Jim! I don't always get to comment like I want to, but I always get to read. I heart DA and the work you put into it.gorjushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184937227327518682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150129802767644302006-06-12T12:30:00.000-04:002006-06-12T12:30:00.000-04:00One Year! Way to go Jim!One Year! Way to go Jim!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150128375595226992006-06-12T12:06:00.000-04:002006-06-12T12:06:00.000-04:00Happy Blogoversary, Jim!Do not deny yourself Runaw...Happy Blogoversary, Jim!<BR/><BR/>Do not deny yourself <I>Runaways</I>. It's pretty easy to get caught up with a combination of the big ol' hardcover, digests, and a few single issues. It's <I>well</I> worth it - it's the mopst engaging character writing going on in "The Bigs" right now.<BR/><BR/>That WW issue <I>was</I> fantastic, wasn't it? I just loved being played with. My initial reaction was ... "Great. Donna. I'm sure <I>that</I> will last. This is Hal/Az-Bats/Connor all over again." ... and sure enough, there comes Diana, and I feel <I>confirmed</I>.<BR/><BR/>Then I get the rug pulled out! Fantastic!Mark Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150121637676856332006-06-12T10:13:00.000-04:002006-06-12T10:13:00.000-04:00Thanks, Shane, and don't worry: despite my lazy te...Thanks, <B>Shane</B>, and don't worry: despite my lazy tendencies, it looks like I'm in it for the long-haul. And about those stairs--yowch, indeed. Talk about a scene that inspires laughter, queasiness, embarrassment, and eye-rolling all at once. I hear the graphic novel was better--hard to imagine how it couldn't be!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150121232132968452006-06-12T10:07:00.001-04:002006-06-12T10:07:00.001-04:00Thanks, ragnell! I loved your play-by-play reacti...Thanks, <B>ragnell</B>! I loved your <A HREF="http://ragnell.blogspot.com/2006/06/wonder-woman-1-first-reactions.html" REL="nofollow">play-by-play</A> reaction post to WW#1 - I had your "bloodcurdling [page 3] scream" in mind when I noted that I might be in a minority! :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you, <B>Tom</B>! It's funny that you mention seeing <I>CE3K</I>'s conspiracies as naive relative to the <I>X-Files</I>. That's mainly why I've resisted seeing it for so long. But as a film about childhood and/or movies themselves...gosh. Nicely put. I have to get some star-counting in at a midnight showing sometime myself.Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150121231799278222006-06-12T10:07:00.000-04:002006-06-12T10:07:00.000-04:00"A History of Violence"All I have to say about tha..."A History of Violence"<BR/><BR/>All I have to say about that movie is "Those stairs look like they would be uncomfortable."<BR/><BR/>Happy Blogiversary. If you ever decide to quit and not talk about comics I'm going to have to come find you and talk you back into it. :)Hate Filled Posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965492342916144479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150119703315622572006-06-12T09:41:00.000-04:002006-06-12T09:41:00.000-04:00Happy anniversary, Jim!Glad you liked CE3K. I saw...Happy anniversary, Jim!<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked <EM>CE3K</EM>. I saw it originally as a kid in 1977 and didn't see it again in a theater until '96, when the Special Edition was playing at our local art-house. Of course, in '96 I was hip-deep in <EM>X-Files</EM> mania and couldn't help but see Spielberg's alien-coverup-conspiracy as benign, almost naive in comparison. <BR/><BR/>It really is a beautiful film. I will only watch it at night, or in the theater, where I can try to count all the stars suspended over those sleepy plains.Tom Bonduranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209820912557263080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1150104244288573302006-06-12T05:24:00.000-04:002006-06-12T05:24:00.000-04:00Happy Blogiversary, Jim!I'm glad to see you agreed...Happy Blogiversary, Jim!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to see you agreed with me on WW and GL. This is the first I've heard of the Omega Men news, but it makes sense given their part in the Adam Strange mini.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.com