tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post109911940997641000..comments2023-10-11T03:42:59.033-07:00Comments on The Criterion Contraption: #1: Grand IllusionMatthew Dessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-91207853609761410232011-04-10T11:04:08.304-07:002011-04-10T11:04:08.304-07:00re: "Anonymous" troll - I thought TIKI B...re: "Anonymous" troll - I thought TIKI BAR TV handled it best when they had Limey Bastard say "You know, it takes a lot of courage to come out in front of God and everybody and express your opinion...Anonymous...." Of course, from there it sort of went downhill as they insulted Anonymous's Mother for the rest of the episode - but that's what happens when you take on a Timothy Liebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964909587824784208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-87549066329528106502011-04-05T16:54:56.549-07:002011-04-05T16:54:56.549-07:00Hi Matthew!
I've just discovered your marvelo...Hi Matthew!<br /><br />I've just discovered your marvelous movie blog about the best collection in DVD! Wow! I've just finished Jean Renoir's autobiography and he states that with <i>La Grande Illusion</i> he wanted to influence the greats of this world and stop the coming of the Second World War. Well, as noble as <i>La Grande Illusion</i> is and with all the respect I have for the MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366182655374603950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-23990009043887687832010-06-12T13:14:32.966-07:002010-06-12T13:14:32.966-07:00Anonymous,
I keep meaning to rewrite these early,...Anonymous,<br /><br />I keep meaning to rewrite these early, terrible reviews; after all, it's been six years, and I wasn't really trying. So far, I haven't found the time. But I do find myself with just enough time to review your anonymous blog comment:<br /><br />Despite the author's clever—and correct—use of em-dashes, it's hard to see much substance behind the twin Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-18802471393732465622010-06-12T05:16:22.034-07:002010-06-12T05:16:22.034-07:00Is there a review—or a point—in there somewhere?Is there a review—or a point—in there somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-50700604912942096222007-11-16T17:27:00.000-08:002007-11-16T17:27:00.000-08:00I'm gonna just go ahead and rewrite this one.I'm gonna just go ahead and rewrite this one.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-8006704377094782812007-10-11T18:36:00.000-07:002007-10-11T18:36:00.000-07:00"Mostly, it's about I'd seen one other Renoir movi..."Mostly, it's about I'd seen one other Renoir movie before this one"<BR/><BR/>FYI - it looks like you did a little cut and paste work in your first paragraph and never got back to your original thought. <BR/><BR/>Either that, or 'Grand Illusion' is about your experience watching 'The Rules of the Game'? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-5965299631197667302007-04-16T02:17:00.000-07:002007-04-16T02:17:00.000-07:00CCBC,Yeah -- this was the second one of these movi...CCBC,<BR/><BR/>Yeah -- this was the second one of these movies I wrote about. This project has made me a better movie viewer, I think; I should rewatch this.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-8040995654219120142007-03-20T02:27:00.000-07:002007-03-20T02:27:00.000-07:00Sorry, Matthew, you missed the point. This is a wa...Sorry, Matthew, you missed the point. This is a war movie but it's making a point about peace. The "third act" as you call it is a brief look at real life without all this nonsense about honor and glory. And the so-called "epilogue" -- Man, I felt my heart lift when I heard the German give his order. I've seen so many anti-war movies where everybody gets shot and the viewer has to be miserable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com