tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post1909116778675707267..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: Payne's "Nebraska"joe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-7260268322129560712014-02-09T15:03:19.513-05:002014-02-09T15:03:19.513-05:00Nice review, and yes, I agree with you. I consider...Nice review, and yes, I agree with you. I consider it to be a dramedy. It needs the laughs as a relief valve. Otherwise we would be submerged in a bit of melodrama watching an old man wander, and this film is more than that. Robbie Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868113385417309297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-74849323414305228122014-01-05T07:34:02.365-05:002014-01-05T07:34:02.365-05:00Loved your review of "Nebraska" - and lo...Loved your review of "Nebraska" - and loved the movie, too. I could see it many times over. Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-28966729316087880932013-12-31T07:49:09.645-05:002013-12-31T07:49:09.645-05:00But, Vivian, it is. The director himself has desc...But, Vivian, it is. The director himself has described it as just that in interviews.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-57666816470883768372013-12-31T07:38:50.715-05:002013-12-31T07:38:50.715-05:00I believe you are twisting, and misrepresenting, t...I believe you are twisting, and misrepresenting, the point of this film. It is <i>not</i> a comedy!Viviannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-63181607003871711822013-12-30T10:00:14.328-05:002013-12-30T10:00:14.328-05:00Great review, Joe, but a better way of expressing ...Great review, Joe, but a better way of expressing your argument might be to simply assert that "Nebraska" is a A better way of expressing your argument might be to <i>comedy-drama</i>.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-37136841790852297572013-12-30T07:20:35.897-05:002013-12-30T07:20:35.897-05:00In any event, the analytical audiences and, of cou...In any event, the analytical audiences and, of course, critics for these kinds of comedies don’t seem to have any problems processing them, and I’m content to leave it at that. bkellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-6872132744716875512013-12-30T07:16:08.603-05:002013-12-30T07:16:08.603-05:00Gregg, you said it “could be an ordeal for the vi...Gregg, you said it “could be an ordeal for the viewer.” Well, yeah, it could be. You could say the same of bathroom humor. It's all relative to the viewer.<br /><br />Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-12450272201063366192013-12-30T07:11:50.028-05:002013-12-30T07:11:50.028-05:00Thinking about comedy lately, nice to see it discu...Thinking about comedy lately, nice to see it discussed here. A comedy of "Nebraska's" sort could be an ordeal for the viewer. But I appreciate that artists like Mazursky and Payne never pander for laughs at the expense of their characters or pander to their audiences' baser instincts. "Nebraska" is about as far from the "Jackass" films (male characters getting kicked in the privates - Ha ha!) that one can get, and yet it is still not always pleasant to watch. Instead, it's instructive and, threfore, constructive.Gregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697987947065329792noreply@blogger.com