A) the effects have aged poorly B) the topics it addresses are now much more commonly addressed across multiple entertainment media.
This was a controversial film at its release, but I don't think it would carry that weight now. That isn't its fault, really, but I feel like it lost an "edge" that it maintained for at least 5-6 years after its release...
How are you a retro gamer??
I consider myself a big film buff too, but that doesn't mean any film (or game) isn't subject to being considered both in context and in/against the march of time. It's still a very good film and I think quite highly of it, but I feel it has lost some luster in subsequent years.
In fairness, I'm willing to concede that my shifting view of Dogma may just be related to my own shifts in film appreciation in the almost 15 years since it was released...
And yay, Michi did go and see Evil Dead. And it was good.
One thing I noticed:
In the closing credits (yes, I watched the whole thing. "Groovy.") it said "Dog and Cat trained by....." Now I clearly saw the dog (who was also clearly drawn to the car on the basis of a treat), but where the hell was the cat? Did I miss it? Unless those things hanging up in the basement were real, in which case whoever trained them did a hell of a job.
Michi wrote:And yay, Michi did go and see Evil Dead. And it was good.
One thing I noticed:
In the closing credits (yes, I watched the whole thing. "Groovy.") it said "Dog and Cat trained by....." Now I clearly saw the dog (who was also clearly drawn to the car on the basis of a treat), but where the hell was the cat? Did I miss it? Unless those things hanging up in the basement were real, in which case whoever trained them did a hell of a job.
I think in the scene at the very beginning there was a live cat. Can't remember though. It's also possible that the scene got cut or something. All those cats had to be alive at some point lol.
A) the effects have aged poorly B) the topics it addresses are now much more commonly addressed across multiple entertainment media.
This was a controversial film at its release, but I don't think it would carry that weight now. That isn't its fault, really, but I feel like it lost an "edge" that it maintained for at least 5-6 years after its release...
I agree with this, which is the main reason why it's so far down on my list. I didn't get a chance to watch it when it was fresh, but several years later it still had that impact. I've recently had a Kevin Smith marathon, and didn't really enjoy re-watching Dogma as I thought I was going to. Still a GREAT movie, but it just hasn't held up well in my list over time.
Not sure where to start. For some odd reason I looked forward to screening this as I don't know if I've ever watched a Bay film that wasn't a Summer blockbuster. Sure Pain and Gain is properly advertised and stars some big names, but it didn't look like your typical Bay movie.
It is. Maybe a few less explosions, but the stink of Bay is all over this film from beginning to end. It's not 100% void of a brain, but close to it. The jokes are written for teenagers, abd some of the jokes should not have been made as they refer to people who in real life were tortured and killed. I would pass up on this unless you have a mad hard-on for Marky Mark, The Rock, or Monk.
Michi wrote:And yay, Michi did go and see Evil Dead. And it was good.
One thing I noticed:
In the closing credits (yes, I watched the whole thing. "Groovy.") it said "Dog and Cat trained by....." Now I clearly saw the dog (who was also clearly drawn to the car on the basis of a treat), but where the hell was the cat? Did I miss it? Unless those things hanging up in the basement were real, in which case whoever trained them did a hell of a job.
I think in the scene at the very beginning there was a live cat. Can't remember though. It's also possible that the scene got cut or something. All those cats had to be alive at some point lol.
wasn't there a
"cat jumping out of darkness" startle-scare at one point?
I saw it a few weeks ago, so straining to remember now.
Rewatched "The Witches of Oz", which is one of my fave Oz adaptations, despite the often-negative reviews. Now, the one I have is the one released on DVD last year (the apparently made-for-TV miniseries, which on DVD is about 2 1/2 hours long) and NOT the shorter (by about a third) film version.
Michi wrote:And yay, Michi did go and see Evil Dead. And it was good.
One thing I noticed:
In the closing credits (yes, I watched the whole thing. "Groovy.") it said "Dog and Cat trained by....." Now I clearly saw the dog (who was also clearly drawn to the car on the basis of a treat), but where the hell was the cat? Did I miss it? Unless those things hanging up in the basement were real, in which case whoever trained them did a hell of a job.
I think in the scene at the very beginning there was a live cat. Can't remember though. It's also possible that the scene got cut or something. All those cats had to be alive at some point lol.
wasn't there a
"cat jumping out of darkness" startle-scare at one point?
I saw it a few weeks ago, so straining to remember now.
I don't remember that.
There was a 'creepy old lady jumping off the bureau scare', but that was in one of the previews.
No, the only cats I remember
Were those poor strung up creatures in the basement.
Maybe the one that old lady in the basement was cutting/hanging up at the beginning was really alive at some point? Or maybe there was one in the background of that first scene that I didn't notice. Admittedly, my mind was focused on other things at that point
Yep. Not a popular opinion. But I saw all his flicks up to Dogma at the time. So, my opinion of Clerks isn't as high as everyone else's. I also had not really paid any attention to Star Wars or anything at that point in time. In general, I think the second one is funnier.
I watched Temple of Doom for the first time today ... it's not so bad compared to some bullshit that comes out now.
