tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post1375666183188951084..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: Wells' "August: Osage County" / connection: Mike Nichols' "Who Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" plus Elia Kazan's "A Streetcar Named Desire" joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-2988929661522698562014-01-22T15:56:51.845-05:002014-01-22T15:56:51.845-05:00When the film ended my husband looked @ me & s...When the film ended my husband looked @ me & said "Well"? The first words out of my mouth were "It's Virginia Wolfe OK. style, I feel as though I've been beaten up". I would never not have seen this film & it is shattering. Every character was so unique, so unforgetable & so human (and oh how much we would love to say that isn't true). Every performance was a jewel..it didn't matter if we loved them or hated them they were so REAL. a.n.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-54987910162912861052014-01-16T10:52:42.290-05:002014-01-16T10:52:42.290-05:00I agree with Tom H. It seems to me that critic wh...I agree with Tom H. It seems to me that critic who have been singing the praises of the acting in "A Street Car Named Desire" and "Virginia Woolf" for decades should like the style of acting in "Osage County." Why is it ok for one or two from the past but not others?debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-61818607693088006882014-01-13T14:37:57.621-05:002014-01-13T14:37:57.621-05:00Great! Analysis of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is the bes...Great! Analysis of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is the best I have seen on this film!!!m.h.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-1124248093392105102014-01-13T11:36:03.870-05:002014-01-13T11:36:03.870-05:00I get the feeling that the reviewers who are compl...I get the feeling that the reviewers who are complaining about the broad acting in "August: Osage County" are the same people in awe of the same kind of acting in "Streetcar" and "Virginia Woof."Tom H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-793497087714170282014-01-12T21:57:18.085-05:002014-01-12T21:57:18.085-05:00Apropos of nothing perhaps other than the state of...Apropos of nothing perhaps other than the state of the modern criticism, there's nothing wrong with this movie. Loved it!Debbie Garfeinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-19835299993456918342014-01-12T15:32:05.154-05:002014-01-12T15:32:05.154-05:00Love this movie and love what you wrote but have t...Love this movie and love what you wrote but have to disagree on one point -- Chris Cooper's character is the moral center.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-64717130161220019442014-01-12T12:26:04.687-05:002014-01-12T12:26:04.687-05:00I read one critic who described the film as "...I read one critic who described the film as "wreckage" and a "mess" and referred to the acting as "ludicrously demonstrative" (Try saying that three times.) I find that critics can be fairly ridiculous when they go to extremes, either overrating a movie or demonizing it. You can practically hear them huffing and puffing as they bang our their review. I say, "Relax!" It's only a movie.Robert Kartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-10177996528492274142014-01-12T11:08:21.870-05:002014-01-12T11:08:21.870-05:00John Wells is a competent fimmaker, but I like ima...John Wells is a competent fimmaker, but I like imagining the idea of Douglas Sirk directing "August: Osage County." Anyone complaining about the broad acting would really be taken aback and startled by the Sirkian touch. Ah, one can dream...Lawrence Kirbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-64152792725008924332014-01-12T10:06:25.450-05:002014-01-12T10:06:25.450-05:00There seems to be some misconception among the cri...There seems to be some misconception among the critics about how things are supposed to work here, at least in theory. If you’d like, I could offer you a more expansive explanation, my viewpoint, as to why I think that AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is great. It's a filmed play that honors its stage roots and yet recognizes the need for cinematics. Letts did an expert job tightening his work and opening it up beyond the claustrophobia of the house setting. We might choose to go back and forth a bit debating the merits of the film until we were all satisfied that we had thoroughly expressed ourselves and others might want to join in one one side or the other or possibly somewhere in between.jeffrey c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-73026697112897592702014-01-11T23:01:57.191-05:002014-01-11T23:01:57.191-05:00Just saw "August: Osage Countyy." I fou...Just saw "August: Osage Countyy." I found Streep too be incredibly resonant and mysterious. She acts <i>large</i>, she doesn't overact as some critics have claimed.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-60570971481421388052014-01-11T22:44:13.944-05:002014-01-11T22:44:13.944-05:00The point to make about Letts is that his writing ...The point to make about Letts is that his writing is quite obvious and overt, rather than hidden and covert. No “decoding” is necessary. What you see is what you get. I think Douglas Sirk would have loved directing his stuff.Brian Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-3139742709413756982014-01-11T22:29:10.181-05:002014-01-11T22:29:10.181-05:00Touché, Joe Baltake, well-said.Touché, Joe Baltake, well-said.Kentnoreply@blogger.com