Comments on: 500 Days of Summer http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: teambuildingexercise99 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2220 teambuildingexercise99 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:32:06 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2220 you all are funny. :) you all are funny. :)

]]> By: Kristin http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2218 Kristin Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:26:52 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2218 I love the old rom-com's, Walt. (like the nickname?) I distinctly remember my 11th birthday party. It was a sleepover and for the entertainment I forced everyone to watch "Bringing Up Baby." Yes, that is where I am coming from. That is my history. Do with it what you will... I love the old rom-com’s, Walt. (like the nickname?) I distinctly remember my 11th birthday party. It was a sleepover and for the entertainment I forced everyone to watch “Bringing Up Baby.” Yes, that is where I am coming from. That is my history. Do with it what you will…

]]> By: Conan http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2217 Conan Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:29 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2217 Nah, not trying to get you to admit anything. I just enjoyed that you seemed to like the film in spite of yourself. Thought I'd bust balls on that front. Much like you enjoy being critical, I enjoy busting balls. That is all. Nah, not trying to get you to admit anything. I just enjoyed that you seemed to like the film in spite of yourself. Thought I’d bust balls on that front. Much like you enjoy being critical, I enjoy busting balls. That is all.

]]> By: Walter http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2215 Walter Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:41:36 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2215 Hmm... Do I have a problem admitting to enjoying films? I don't think it's so much that as that I really enjoy being critical. I derive great pleasure from thinking about the myriad parts of a film's whole-- from production elements to plot. This means I rarely declare a film wholly good or bad, but rather certain elements to be enjoyable or less so. (This is also why I can watch any Bergman film simply for the pleasure of the images and care less about the stories.) So anyhow, I stand by my initial comments (though I've been known to say wildly different things on different days...), but I didn't realize we were trying to get me to admit to something here. Hmm… Do I have a problem admitting to enjoying films? I don’t think it’s so much that as that I really enjoy being critical. I derive great pleasure from thinking about the myriad parts of a film’s whole– from production elements to plot. This means I rarely declare a film wholly good or bad, but rather certain elements to be enjoyable or less so. (This is also why I can watch any Bergman film simply for the pleasure of the images and care less about the stories.) So anyhow, I stand by my initial comments (though I’ve been known to say wildly different things on different days…), but I didn’t realize we were trying to get me to admit to something here.

]]> By: Conan http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 Conan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:30:12 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2212 I think I pay less attention to both soundtrack and score than many do when evaluating a film. Though said elements are what make the Kill Bill series work for me. Walter - glad to hear you admit to enjoying it. But I understand the impulse to dislike it. It walks that fine line between charming/annoying at several points. C - yes, we own she & him (huge m. ward fans here at sidewhites inc.) and I have checked out twice but never gotten around to watching Tin Man. Maybe third time is the charm. I think I pay less attention to both soundtrack and score than many do when evaluating a film. Though said elements are what make the Kill Bill series work for me.

Walter – glad to hear you admit to enjoying it. But I understand the impulse to dislike it. It walks that fine line between charming/annoying at several points.

C – yes, we own she & him (huge m. ward fans here at sidewhites inc.) and I have checked out twice but never gotten around to watching Tin Man. Maybe third time is the charm.

]]> By: teambuildingexercise99 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 teambuildingexercise99 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:41:57 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2211 i loved the movie- the music didn't get to me as much as walter. the only thing i would have changed was the name of the girl he meets at the end. (really?!?) but yeah, i share the love of zooey. if you all haven't heard the "she & him" album, go out and get it/download it immediately. so charming. and this is a weird recommendation as i rarely watch things on the sci fi channel, but they did a re-telling of the wizard of oz about a year ago called tin man starring zd that was pretty cool. and k, thanks for posting the youtube video- that was fun! i found a related video on that page that's another marc webb short where zooey and joseph gordon-levitt are in character as sid and nancy. no catchy musical numbers, but still pretty entertaining. in any case, glad you both liked the movie! that makes 4 of us. :) i loved the movie- the music didn’t get to me as much as walter. the only thing i would have changed was the name of the girl he meets at the end. (really?!?) but yeah, i share the love of zooey. if you all haven’t heard the “she & him” album, go out and get it/download it immediately. so charming. and this is a weird recommendation as i rarely watch things on the sci fi channel, but they did a re-telling of the wizard of oz about a year ago called tin man starring zd that was pretty cool. and k, thanks for posting the youtube video- that was fun! i found a related video on that page that’s another marc webb short where zooey and joseph gordon-levitt are in character as sid and nancy. no catchy musical numbers, but still pretty entertaining. in any case, glad you both liked the movie! that makes 4 of us. :)

]]> By: Walter http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2209 Walter Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:31:52 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2209 Ah... Apparently Marc Webb was a music video director before his feature debut with 500 Days. Ah… Apparently Marc Webb was a music video director before his feature debut with 500 Days.

]]> By: Walter http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 Walter Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:24:56 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2208 Well, you can always ask other things of a film. This film's soundtrack never stops. Most of the music is enjoyable, if in a deliberately 'look-at-me-i'm-arty' way, but it is just relentless and works to the detriment of other filmic elements: plot, character, and general mise en scene. There are certain places where if the music would have just stopped for a minute, the film could have breathed, and its pathos-- nicely developed onscreen through a grey/brown colorscheme and beautiful shots of LA-- would have settled more effectively on viewers and lingered after the closing credits. I think this a current problem with many independent films; it bugs me. Wes Anderson seems to make it work... Complaining aside, I enjoyed it. I'd watch ZD do most anything. I wish the soundtrack included her stuff-- she's grand. The musical number was a treat. I think the scenes in the office could have been done funnier to reflect/show rather than tell us the cultural criticism. But there I go complaining again... You guys should watch some romantic comedies from the 30s-50s (Grant, Lemmon, Hepburn, etc.) for the witticisms. They could off the one-liners back then. Well, you can always ask other things of a film. This film’s soundtrack never stops. Most of the music is enjoyable, if in a deliberately ‘look-at-me-i’m-arty’ way, but it is just relentless and works to the detriment of other filmic elements: plot, character, and general mise en scene. There are certain places where if the music would have just stopped for a minute, the film could have breathed, and its pathos– nicely developed onscreen through a grey/brown colorscheme and beautiful shots of LA– would have settled more effectively on viewers and lingered after the closing credits. I think this a current problem with many independent films; it bugs me. Wes Anderson seems to make it work…

Complaining aside, I enjoyed it. I’d watch ZD do most anything. I wish the soundtrack included her stuff– she’s grand. The musical number was a treat. I think the scenes in the office could have been done funnier to reflect/show rather than tell us the cultural criticism. But there I go complaining again… You guys should watch some romantic comedies from the 30s-50s (Grant, Lemmon, Hepburn, etc.) for the witticisms. They could off the one-liners back then.

]]> By: Kristin http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 Kristin Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:06:00 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2207 For your further viewing pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtVh8kVZ_XM I find this immensely pleasing. :) k For your further viewing pleasure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtVh8kVZ_XM

I find this immensely pleasing.
:)
k

]]> By: Tiffanie http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2010/01/500-days-of-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Tiffanie Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:50:29 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=144#comment-2206 adding it to the netflix queue now! Thanks for the recommendation! adding it to the netflix queue now! Thanks for the recommendation!

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