tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883160982575870233.post1991901690206388067..comments2023-07-26T11:33:15.221-04:00Comments on Deconstructing Homie: But A DreamHomiebrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04642237344615886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883160982575870233.post-89961076569160692112009-07-06T14:41:20.686-04:002009-07-06T14:41:20.686-04:00Oh God, speaking of laughing at Reeves--- my favor...Oh God, speaking of laughing at Reeves--- my favorite 'LOL' moment in his career, for me, comes in Coppola's <i>Dracula</i>: Reeves, doing one of the two or three most hilarious British accents I've ever seen on film, says "Bloody werewolves chasing me through a blue inferno!" It cracks me up <i>every time</i>, and I do love that movie, even with Reeves playing Jonathan Harker the surfer dude.Ryan Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054550377681273142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883160982575870233.post-85071839490236893632009-07-06T05:29:28.966-04:002009-07-06T05:29:28.966-04:00Thank you sir, you're much too kind! I haven&#...Thank you sir, you're much too kind! I haven't seen the Crow yet, but I've certainly heard enough about it over the years. I'm definitely with you on Sewell, but at least I didn't laugh through the first 15 minutes because of his glorious deadpan. With an extra ounce of charisma, I'd accuse Reeves of being an evil genius that actively tried to sabotage whatever was thrown at him. The Wachowski's didn't impress me with the rest of the trilogy and V for Vendetta left me even colder, but Speed Racer seems interesting enough to defy my expectations of what they're capable of.Homiebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642237344615886965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8883160982575870233.post-56331131510799126552009-07-05T14:39:17.309-04:002009-07-05T14:39:17.309-04:00Great piece! It was excellent before but you defin...Great piece! It was excellent before but you definitely improved upon it; the ideas flow more organically, the observations are more pointed and more fleshed out. Very good stuff, and you bring a unique perspective to a dialogue about two films that generally winds up in an 'either/or' sort of discourse--- you give both movies a lot of credit and analyze them both on their own terms, even if you are relating the two. Anyway, some thoughts:<br /><br />I used to definitely be a polemicist with these two movies, but then I also resented the thought of <i>The Matrix</i> as anything but what it was; a stylish, inventive action movie that was more visionary in the aesthetic sense than the thematic sense. Now, ten years and two sequels later and I don't think anyone actually thinks <i>The Matrix</i> is deep anymore so it's much easier for me to appreciate it for what it is. That and the fact that <i>Speed Racer</i> has warmed me to the Wachowskis immeasurably.<br /><br />And <i>Dark City</i> is just hugely inventive, especially for what feels like a comparatively small film. If you haven't seen it, I would strongly recommend Proyas' previous picture, <i>The Crow</i>, which is similarly stylishly decadent. Maybe (and I mean mayyyybe) even moreso because it has the unique energy of Brandon Lee driving it. No doubt Rufus Sewell is kinda deadweight as a leading man. Still, the way the movie uses Expressionistic style to compliment its film-noir/action movie/comic book mash-up is quite a sight to see-- and it does manage to be true to a movie like <i>Metropolis</i>. I really, really need to watch the Director's Cut already.<br /><br />But at the end of the day they're both inventive and, in terms of genre pictures, standard setters. Again, bravo on the piece.Ryan Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054550377681273142noreply@blogger.com