Comments on: Dare to be Stupid: Why more sequels should be like Book of Shadows - Blair Witch 2 http://wherethelongtailends.com/archives/dare-to-be-stupid-why-more-sequels-should-be-like-book-of-shadows-blair-witch-2 Watching what no one else does Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:49:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Matt Gamble http://wherethelongtailends.com/archives/dare-to-be-stupid-why-more-sequels-should-be-like-book-of-shadows-blair-witch-2#comment-408 Matt Gamble Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:29:30 +0000 http://wherethelongtailends.com/?p=228#comment-408 Oh its a mess of a film. By the time it actually lets the audience in on what is going on 99.999% have already given up and are openly mocking the thing. That opening scene would have totally worked if it was Sam Raimi or Stuart Gordon at the helm, but they tried to give the film a realistic vibe that failed on every level. I'm with you on the original. I absolutely love it. I'm a big fan of Funny Games, both versions. I'd argue that Haneke might be the best director working right now. He knows how to manipulate an audience like few others. If you haven't seen Cache yet you should. It is an utter masterpiece. Oh its a mess of a film. By the time it actually lets the audience in on what is going on 99.999% have already given up and are openly mocking the thing. That opening scene would have totally worked if it was Sam Raimi or Stuart Gordon at the helm, but they tried to give the film a realistic vibe that failed on every level.

I’m with you on the original. I absolutely love it.

I’m a big fan of Funny Games, both versions. I’d argue that Haneke might be the best director working right now. He knows how to manipulate an audience like few others. If you haven’t seen Cache yet you should. It is an utter masterpiece.

]]> By: Christian Dumais http://wherethelongtailends.com/archives/dare-to-be-stupid-why-more-sequels-should-be-like-book-of-shadows-blair-witch-2#comment-405 Christian Dumais Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:14:11 +0000 http://wherethelongtailends.com/?p=228#comment-405 I suppose I need to rewatch this one. I too saw it on opening night and I can clearly remember thinking it was a train wreck within the first ten minutes. There is a scene early on of the guy in the hospital and there is a dirty doctor smoking a cigarette and injecting him with some kind of fluid, and it came off as being so broad and cartoonish. It's a shame too, because I really enjoyed the first one (and I continue to love it nine years later unlike everyone else who seems to have turned on it). Despite all that, I do agree with sequels challenging the audience. What did you think of Funny Games, by the way? I saw it a month ago and I still can't get it out of my mind. The metafictional touches were pretty exceptional. I suppose I need to rewatch this one. I too saw it on opening night and I can clearly remember thinking it was a train wreck within the first ten minutes. There is a scene early on of the guy in the hospital and there is a dirty doctor smoking a cigarette and injecting him with some kind of fluid, and it came off as being so broad and cartoonish. It’s a shame too, because I really enjoyed the first one (and I continue to love it nine years later unlike everyone else who seems to have turned on it).

Despite all that, I do agree with sequels challenging the audience.

What did you think of Funny Games, by the way? I saw it a month ago and I still can’t get it out of my mind. The metafictional touches were pretty exceptional.

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