Comments on: Review: “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

By: colincarman

colincarman — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:15:51 +0000

I didn’t find it either though! I guess I don’t see what’s so great about Sydow here, either, with this sign language and sad face…overrated, me thinks. Glad the Oscar went to Plummer for something truly bold and brave.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:06:57 +0000

Nice! Oskar really should have stayed on the page.

By: Sam Fragoso

Sam Fragoso — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:18 +0000

Sydow really is great here – pity for the rest of the film.

Glad you found it fascinating and rewarding, though.

By: wordschat

wordschat — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:55:59 +0000

Agreed. I noticed a typo I meant it’s more than ten years after September 11, 2001 not 2011.

By: colincarman

colincarman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:26:36 +0000

A sensitive response and yes, lots to dislike! There’s a reason Hollywood is still hesitant to represent the unrepresentable: September 11, 2001.

By: wordschat

wordschat — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:13:06 +0000

Some films I discuss to death and end up not writing a review in my blog. This movie I needed to discuss with someone who had NOT seen it because it bothered me. Yes it was manipulative and pushed us to grab the Kleenex but that wasn’t so bad. More than ten year’s after September 11, 2011 I wondered is society ready for a fictional story set against the tragedy? A friend said ‘they make fictional war movies after the real wars”. Well this war, tragedy is still too raw. Better to revisit other films that deal with the real people. I still find even the thought of a fictional piece to be capitalizing on 911. Still I went and was near horrified at the almost trivial way some scenes were put forward. If I had written a review I’d give it a 4/10. I disliked it more I thought about it.

By: colincarman

colincarman — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:53:47 +0000

I know that theatre as I used to live in Santa Barbara. Westwood rules: Marilyn and Truman Capote buried there! Thanks Andy!

By: andysmovieblog

andysmovieblog — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:25:31 +0000

Haven’t seen this one it’s playing at my favorite theater in the Los Angeles(Village theater in West Wood). I’m with CMork93 though that the kid in it looks and sounds annoying and it will take a lot for me to see this in theaters.

By: colincarman

colincarman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:45:05 +0000

Don’t forget the John Ritter-film “Problem Child!” Ha. I bet you’d enjoy the book; the likability of Oskar in Foer’s novel was lost in translation. Off to THE ARTIST soon!

By: CMrok93

CMrok93 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:32:21 +0000

More irritating than touching, healing or any of the positive things one would guess such a story and cast would produce. This was just a totally manipulative film that tries so hard to be emotional that it almost strains itself and its leading “actor”, Thomas Horn who is probably one of the most annoying kids I have seen on-screen in awhile. Good review Colin.