Subj : Re: The Brothers Grimm
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John Iwaniszek
Date : Mon Aug 29 2005 01:17:16

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

"RR" <lynchnutNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in news:RyrQe.2280$Nx.24
@tornado.texas.rr.com:

> 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.
> 



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