tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post792933258172906835..comments2023-09-02T07:11:07.958-04:00Comments on From the Front Row: Review: "Brideshead Revisited"Mattie Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031967293313685427noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-491345301021538552008-09-15T20:32:00.000-04:002008-09-15T20:32:00.000-04:00Nick, maybe you will see something in it that I di...Nick, maybe you will see something in it that I did not, but right now no other movie this year has pissed me off as much as this one did.Mattie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031967293313685427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-74482787807449969322008-09-15T18:56:00.000-04:002008-09-15T18:56:00.000-04:00I finally see this at the end of this monthI finally see this at the end of this monthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-17089098648455471222008-08-10T00:58:00.000-04:002008-08-10T00:58:00.000-04:00Well, Matthew, I can understand that position. Fa...Well, Matthew, I can understand that position. Fair enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-51905204419743328002008-08-09T18:41:00.000-04:002008-08-09T18:41:00.000-04:00Nick - I was indeed looking forward to it. I love...Nick - I was indeed looking forward to it. I loved the trailer. I get even more pissed off when movies I am looking forward to turn out like this.<BR/><BR/>Sam - It may be something I'll see eventually, but I'm definitely in no hurry. I could see where it could be made into something workable...but my hatred for the characters was just about blinding me to everything else.Mattie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031967293313685427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-42460334538357271582008-08-09T12:51:00.000-04:002008-08-09T12:51:00.000-04:00Perhaps the fact that the spectacularly-reviewed B...Perhaps the fact that the spectacularly-reviewed BBC series is 588 minutes long and has a completely different focus than does this new abomination may be the prime reasons why we have such a stark difference between "great" and "poor."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-57377345427260754792008-08-09T12:00:00.000-04:002008-08-09T12:00:00.000-04:00Ouch...and you were looking forward to it a bit, s...Ouch...and you were looking forward to it a bit, same like me...well, I still want to see I, but I do feel somewhat cautious now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-9506474516517673022008-08-09T09:24:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:24:00.000-04:00I understand what you are saying Matthew, but the ...I understand what you are saying Matthew, but the BBC version did not get a bad review anywhere from anyone. In fact it received lavish praise on both sides of the pond. It is one of their highest rated shows ever. The story was handled far more differently there, and it is rightly considered a classic. This new film is a "Cliff Notes" adapation of that original mulrti-hour incarnation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-59519073988578855572008-08-08T21:11:00.000-04:002008-08-08T21:11:00.000-04:00Sam - I never saw the BBC version, but I don't kno...Sam - I never saw the BBC version, but I don't know if I want to. The whole story just bothered me.<BR/><BR/>Hayden - Thompson is most definitely the best part of the film, and she isn't in it nearly enough.Mattie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031967293313685427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-51807362076061061442008-08-08T21:03:00.000-04:002008-08-08T21:03:00.000-04:00I'm so excited to see Thompson!I'm so excited to see Thompson!Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622435513032131426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36921766.post-66184655372701622412008-08-08T10:15:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:15:00.000-04:00Yep, I completely agree with this review. Even tw...Yep, I completely agree with this review. Even two stars is being nice to it. I did love the BBC mini-series, but this film has a number of issues, which you have aptly elaborated on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com