tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247957083703345296.post5936060527015149182..comments2023-02-10T11:01:42.979+00:00Comments on Foot and Mouth - Tane and Lauren's blog: Tane's Reviews: The Golden Compass, and othersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247957083703345296.post-76278152271854824012008-01-02T21:24:00.000+00:002008-01-02T21:24:00.000+00:00I thought it was beautifully shot, and the ending ...I thought it was beautifully shot, and the ending was nice and unexpected, but it did get a bit saggy in the middle, especially the silly reverse filming bit. Overall I really liked it.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I saw a version without subtitles (don't ask) which made it difficult to work out why the three soldiers were wandering around France, and where they were in the war until they showed up at Dunkirk. I thought that bit was wonderful, all done in one long shot. The non-history nerds watching with me thought it was boring and didn't see the point in getting real historical events mixed up in a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247957083703345296.post-19568265810259710332007-12-18T23:00:00.000+00:002007-12-18T23:00:00.000+00:00Wow, Tane, I can't disagree with you enough about ...Wow, Tane, I can't disagree with you enough about Atonement. I saw it several weeks ago, and it has really stayed with me. I don't think it's utter genius or without flaws, but I think it's better than a large number of recent Best Pictures (e.g. Gladiator, Crash, A Beautiful Mind, Chicago). I agree that the dramatic midway shift in mood and location is jarring, and the movie can't quite recover from it, but I don't agree that any other adaptation could have solved that problem. I think it deserves its accolades for the first half alone, which is so evocative and captures the mood of the book perfectly.<BR/><BR/>I haven't yet seen the other movies you have reviewed, but I am really looking forward to the Golden Compass (which opens here on Boxing Day). I'm disappointed to hear that it's not the greatest. Maybe the sequels will increase in 'darkness', a la Harry Potter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com