Subj : Re: The Brothers Grimm
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : RR
Date : Mon Aug 29 2005 00:13:53

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John Iwaniszek wrote:

>>> Reviews are mixed, your general opinion seems to be the consensus,
>>> but most reviewers lay the blame at the feet of Weinstein and his
>>> interference with Gilliam and a lack of trust in Gilliam's vision. I
>>> urge you to read Godfrey Chesire's reviw, where he draws a
>>> comparison between Gilliam and Welles:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://indyweek.com/durham/current/movie.html
>>
>> By the way John, I *did* read the above review/commentary, and I
>> failed to mention that in my other post. Thanks for the link.
>>
>> While I generally love to read film criticism, I have almost no
>> interest in most critics' takes on Terry Gilliam. There are very few
>> critics that seem to revere his body of work the way I do. I recall
>> sifting through negative review after negative review of "Fear and
>> Loathing" when it came out, thinking all the while, "Did they see the
>> same movie I saw?" The years have been kind to "Fear and Loathing"
>> and while I'm sure many a critic stands by their original thoughts,
>> the film has proven its greatness and will stand the test of time.
>> Many hated "The Fisher King" as well and that may be (oddly) my
>> favorite Gilliam film of all of them.
>
>
> Both films rocked.

Both of us rock.

-- 
RR

"It's been my experience that every
  time I think I know 'where it's at,'
      it's really somewhere else."
      - William Holden - S.O.B.

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