tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post112538163580712156..comments2023-10-11T03:42:59.033-07:00Comments on The Criterion Contraption: #38: Branded To KillMatthew Dessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-13186659551901033212013-01-15T07:25:08.109-08:002013-01-15T07:25:08.109-08:00Thank you for your post and review of Branded To K...Thank you for your post and review of Branded To Kill.<br /><br />I can't wait to see this film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-67950987967722501362010-12-22T07:49:30.613-08:002010-12-22T07:49:30.613-08:00My reaction to the first twenty minutes of Branded...My reaction to the first twenty minutes of <i>Branded To Kill</i> was pretty much WTF. But like the scene of an accident, <i>Branded To Kill</i> is oddly compelling and in its way very Samuel Fulleresque: it can be in turn beautiful, quite bizarre, or entirely incomprehensible. The last may be a problem of translation and my own cross-cultural ignorance, but as far as I can tell <i>Branded To John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1139980758615267842006-02-14T21:19:00.000-08:002006-02-14T21:19:00.000-08:00I'm glad to hear this is helpful to you as far as ...I'm glad to hear this is helpful to you as far as finding good movies. I kind of started watching all of these for the same reason; I didn't know enough to really know what to watch. So I figured that anything Criterion had chosen to release would have something to recommend it (and also knowing that, left to my own devices, I wouldn't choose to see most of these movies on my own).Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1139615475919459372006-02-10T15:51:00.000-08:002006-02-10T15:51:00.000-08:00Good Call re: Coming back to a review later if it ...Good Call re: Coming back to a review later if it is something that would interest me. It was good to hear your personal strategy on reviews to figure out where you are coming from. <BR/><BR/>Which, brings back up the recommendation point. Is there some way to do a short "I liked this movie because of x,y, and z" in the beginning? <BR/><BR/>I realize I'm not your only reader and it is your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1139603011729995162006-02-10T12:23:00.000-08:002006-02-10T12:23:00.000-08:00Joseph,My impression was, yeah, that he was just t...Joseph,<BR/><BR/>My impression was, yeah, that he was just toying with him. But that whole burnt-face thing didn't make any sense to me at all. I also liked the sound in the movie but I don't remember when it was silent. I haven't seen <I>The Last Life In The Universe</I> but it looks good from the IMDB comments; I'll check it out. Re your comments:<BR/><BR/>1. I stopped doing recommendationsMatthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1139597716753385162006-02-10T10:55:00.000-08:002006-02-10T10:55:00.000-08:00I meant, why did #1 HANG out with (the now) #2 all...I meant, why did #1 HANG out with (the now) #2 all the time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1139591293028975632006-02-10T09:08:00.000-08:002006-02-10T09:08:00.000-08:00I watched this movie last night after your write u...I watched this movie last night after your write up because it intrigued me. I did notice most of what you were talking about and I agree that once #1 was in the picture, the movie slowed for me. Why did #1 hand out with #2 all the time? I was confused. Was he just toying with him to make it more fun? <BR/><BR/>I think Asian cinema in general does a great job using silence and nature sounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1138811202680922302006-02-01T08:26:00.000-08:002006-02-01T08:26:00.000-08:00Wow; that's early. Looking forward to it.Wow; that's early. Looking forward to it.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1138798892589103842006-02-01T05:01:00.000-08:002006-02-01T05:01:00.000-08:00You'll encounter another early use of the first pe...You'll encounter another early use of the first person shooter style in an upcoming Criterion selection: The Passion of Joan of Arc, believe it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1125990967963576182005-09-06T00:16:00.000-07:002005-09-06T00:16:00.000-07:00Rog, you might not love the extreme close up of a ...Rog, you might not love the extreme close up of a glass eye being removed from an eye socket, however. And I could be wrong about whether they were smuggling the diamonds in the eyes, all I know is that one of the conspirators is an optomotrist who takes out a glass eye, takes it over to the sink, and is rinsing it when he's shot (through a drain-pipe, no less). I think you later see a glass Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1125936064349161822005-09-05T09:01:00.000-07:002005-09-05T09:01:00.000-07:00I have to say that I love the glass eye smuggling ...I have to say that I love the glass eye smuggling idea. <BR/><BR/>Regarding FPS, don't you think that The Great Train Robbery was probably the first film to have FPS elements in it. (I do agree though that the creeping forward with the gun is much more closer to the true gameplay.)Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574086634758656290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1125878270479191292005-09-04T16:57:00.000-07:002005-09-04T16:57:00.000-07:00Thanks! I just finished my second viewing of Toky...Thanks! I just finished my second viewing of Tokyo Drifter & will be writing about it soon. It seems like the work of a different director, almost.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1125877614944746022005-09-04T16:46:00.000-07:002005-09-04T16:46:00.000-07:00Nice write-up -- I think you'll find Tokyo Drifter...Nice write-up -- I think you'll find <B>Tokyo Drifter</B> to be much more accessible. You won't hit any more Suzuki in the CC until you've watched a couple hundred more movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com