tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103838.post8195353683014295073..comments2023-09-22T04:26:10.501-05:00Comments on Journal of Post-Ralphaelite Thought: Summer Movies!Dr Ralphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103838.post-56875873154879387332007-07-21T01:23:00.000-05:002007-07-21T01:23:00.000-05:00I felt the same way you did about "Knocked Up" ini...I felt the same way you did about "Knocked Up" initially; a little dumbass-ery goes a long way, and that was the marketing hook. Seth Rogen had been enjoyable in "40 Year Old Virgin" so I was willing to chance it. The sweet-natured side of it was what made it enjoyable. <BR/><BR/>I must say, D, whose idea it was to see it, guffawed hardest at the really stupid stuff--normally she's a Merchant Ivory sort of film-goer.<BR/><BR/>We saw "The Queen" in the theater, too - really enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>About the only kind of film I draw the line at is gore-porn: stuff like Saw, Hostel and the like. I have a fairly low squeamish quota so anything that sounds the least bit slasher/horror-like is off the list. <BR/><BR/>But to each his own--that genre is a place where a lot of young directors get their start.Dr Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315005375209513833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103838.post-87827260023674904992007-07-19T13:21:00.000-05:002007-07-19T13:21:00.000-05:00You're an adventurous filmgoer. I think the last f...You're an adventurous filmgoer. I think the last first-run movie I went to see was "The Queen," and it was some time after it came out. Loved it, though (I think I'd like Helen Mirren in absolutely anything). <BR/><BR/>I've gotten the impression "Knocked Up" is OK, but the whole marketing approach, starting with the title, turned me off. I see way too many dumbass 20-somethings carrying on in real life to want to pay to see any on-screen (this coming from someone who has watched and enjoyed most of Adam Sandler's schlocky oeuvre).Dan Brekkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261150572253464576noreply@blogger.com