Comments on: A near-decade of dickishness http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/ The official website of Luke Y. Thompson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: justin http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/comment-page-1/#comment-19308 justin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:10:17 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/?p=3535#comment-19308 another major caveat of non-definitiveness :) -- i know there are what must be COUNTLESS great movies, from around the world, that I don't see, year after year. the ol' "only so many hours in a day" argument.... i spend as much non-bill-paying and non-writing time reading books and studying music as i do watching movies anymore. adding to the demise of supposed entertainment industry ambitions! another major caveat of non-definitiveness :) — i know there are what must be COUNTLESS great movies, from around the world, that I don’t see, year after year. the ol’ “only so many hours in a day” argument…. i spend as much non-bill-paying and non-writing time reading books and studying music as i do watching movies anymore. adding to the demise of supposed entertainment industry ambitions!

]]> By: justin http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/comment-page-1/#comment-19307 justin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:56:50 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/?p=3535#comment-19307 looking at my list year-wise, it seems to be a lot of 2006, and this... George Washington -- 2000 All The Real Girls -- 2003 Deadwood -- 2004 No Direction Home -- 2005 looking at my list year-wise, it seems to be a lot of 2006, and this…

George Washington — 2000
All The Real Girls — 2003
Deadwood — 2004
No Direction Home — 2005

]]> By: justin http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/comment-page-1/#comment-19306 justin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/?p=3535#comment-19306 will register soon. it's hard to even recall a decade's worth of likes! my music and literature tastes are the same way. i study things/movements pointedly for a few weeks, move along. at different times in my own thematic obsessions or periods of study, certain works (or styles of work) way far heavier. a month (or even day) later it will be different. like i always say, i know what i like, but it's hard to say why i like it. in a particular moment. and that's it! i could never write reviews. my tastes are admittedly mostly about sentimentality, nostalgia, and self reflection -- subconscious recognitions. observe & report i certainly liked, but i can't say yet it's a massive favorite. and i'm not sure why yet. maybe with more viewings. and it will receive additional viewings. will register soon.

it’s hard to even recall a decade’s worth of likes! my music and literature tastes are the same way. i study things/movements pointedly for a few weeks, move along. at different times in my own thematic obsessions or periods of study, certain works (or styles of work) way far heavier. a month (or even day) later it will be different. like i always say, i know what i like, but it’s hard to say why i like it. in a particular moment. and that’s it! i could never write reviews. my tastes are admittedly mostly about sentimentality, nostalgia, and self reflection — subconscious recognitions.

observe & report i certainly liked, but i can’t say yet it’s a massive favorite. and i’m not sure why yet. maybe with more viewings. and it will receive additional viewings.

]]> By: LYT http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/comment-page-1/#comment-19305 LYT Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:31:18 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/?p=3535#comment-19305 Justin - if you register as a commenter, that ought to take care of all issues. Only Matt and I see your personal info, and we certainly won't be selling your email to anyone else. Aside from Tenenbaums, your list seems to me to lean heavily on the latter part of the decade...the danger of all such lists, and a macrocosm of the reason awards-bait films are all released a month or so before the deadline for awards. I certainly can't argue with the merits of any of those films. May I assume Observe & Report is one of this year's faves? Justin – if you register as a commenter, that ought to take care of all issues. Only Matt and I see your personal info, and we certainly won’t be selling your email to anyone else.

Aside from Tenenbaums, your list seems to me to lean heavily on the latter part of the decade…the danger of all such lists, and a macrocosm of the reason awards-bait films are all released a month or so before the deadline for awards. I certainly can’t argue with the merits of any of those films.

May I assume Observe & Report is one of this year’s faves?

]]> By: justin http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/comment-page-1/#comment-19304 justin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:10:41 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/?p=3535#comment-19304 i really like this introspection piece, luke! i tried to post a comment here days ago but my computer at home (and its security settings) has an issue with the comment functions here re: third party cookies. it's gotten more complicated in your re-design. so, I didn't post for a minute. a helluva decade here. deep in the dickishness. you stay true, you stay an original. i don't do too many lists but you got me thinking here. an off the top of my head list of favorites from this decade that i still think about and would watch again (the mark for me of the best movies, thus a leaning towards character stuff, literary comedy).... Inland Empire Old Joy A Life Aquatic Royal Tenenbaums Anvil! Foot Fist Way Assassination of Jesse James Diggers (one of the most underrated comic drama gems of all time) Synechdoche New York Deadwood (this has to count as cinema, as far as i'm concerned) No Direction Home Wendy & Lucy All the Real Girls George Washington i really like this introspection piece, luke! i tried to post a comment here days ago but my computer at home (and its security settings) has an issue with the comment functions here re: third party cookies. it’s gotten more complicated in your re-design. so, I didn’t post for a minute.

a helluva decade here. deep in the dickishness. you stay true, you stay an original.

i don’t do too many lists but you got me thinking here. an off the top of my head list of favorites from this decade that i still think about and would watch again (the mark for me of the best movies, thus a leaning towards character stuff, literary comedy)….

Inland Empire
Old Joy
A Life Aquatic
Royal Tenenbaums
Anvil!
Foot Fist Way
Assassination of Jesse James
Diggers (one of the most underrated comic drama gems of all time)
Synechdoche New York
Deadwood (this has to count as cinema, as far as i’m concerned)
No Direction Home
Wendy & Lucy
All the Real Girls
George Washington

]]> By: LYT http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/comment-page-1/#comment-19300 LYT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:06:56 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/?p=3535#comment-19300 I gotta add Irreversible, too. I gotta add Irreversible, too.

]]> By: Brian http://www.lytrules.com/blog/2009/11/18/a-near-decade-of-dickishness/comment-page-1/#comment-19299 Brian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:29 +0000 http://www.lytrules.com/blog/?p=3535#comment-19299 "Pirate Radio" should be on this year's 10 at least! It blew mw away! “Pirate Radio” should be on this year’s 10 at least! It blew mw away!

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