Comments on: No Concessions: Take “Woodstock”—please! http://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Herbert Hooverhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-63170 Herbert Hoover Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:26:15 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-63170 Woodstock was a lie. What it stood for was lazy, pot smoking hippes.Woodstock scam of <br>1969. Woodstock was a lie. What it stood for was lazy, pot smoking hippes.Woodstock scam of
1969.

]]> By: Lancehttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-54017 Lance Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:22:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-54017 I couldn't stand Brokeback. I have no problem whatsoever with the gay theme/protagonists...in fact, I applaud the effort. I just thought the film was entirely overrated, almost as much as Atonement. However, I do love the "Brokeback to the Future" parody on YouTube. :-)<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY</a> I couldn't stand Brokeback. I have no problem whatsoever with the gay theme/protagonists…in fact, I applaud the effort. I just thought the film was entirely overrated, almost as much as Atonement. However, I do love the “Brokeback to the Future” parody on YouTube. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-54016 BobCashill Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:41:59 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-54016 I'd say BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, one of the great films of the decade, was Lee's return to form after HULK--except that I like HULK, one of the most ambitious adaptations of its kind. It's interesting that it and last year's more conventional reboot generated pretty much the same business at the boxoffice. <br><br>A movie's not working when even the fine HK actor Tony Leung and NC-17 sex can't rouse me. But of Lee's 11 credits only LUST, CAUTION, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, and now WOODSTOCK are personal letdowns. And DEVIL, a barely released and incomprehensible movie, is getting a director's cut--I'm mixed on those, but maybe it'll clarify his intentions. <br><br>WOODSTOCK's problem is that Tiber and his disputed account just aren't that interesting. He and Schamus should have known better. (What is a little interesting is that Lee, a straight man, now has three gay-themed films on his resume, when most hetero film directors don't have any.) I'd say BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, one of the great films of the decade, was Lee's return to form after HULK–except that I like HULK, one of the most ambitious adaptations of its kind. It's interesting that it and last year's more conventional reboot generated pretty much the same business at the boxoffice.

A movie's not working when even the fine HK actor Tony Leung and NC-17 sex can't rouse me. But of Lee's 11 credits only LUST, CAUTION, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, and now WOODSTOCK are personal letdowns. And DEVIL, a barely released and incomprehensible movie, is getting a director's cut–I'm mixed on those, but maybe it'll clarify his intentions.

WOODSTOCK's problem is that Tiber and his disputed account just aren't that interesting. He and Schamus should have known better. (What is a little interesting is that Lee, a straight man, now has three gay-themed films on his resume, when most hetero film directors don't have any.)

]]> By: Lancehttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-54015 Lance Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:37:18 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-54015 Bob;<br>Every single thing you listed in your review that's wrong with this film are exactly the reasons I chose not to see it. I really enjoy some of Ang Lee's films, but I get the sense--possibly because Chinese culture is so far removed from ours--that he just doesn't always "get" what some of the U.S. properties he's working on are all about, i.e.: Hulk. He couldn't have missed the entire point of Bruce Banner's tragic existence and desire to escape from the beast within if he had tried, after putting that abysmal "Sometimes when the change comes over me, I like it" line(or words to that effect). <br><br>However, I absolutely disagree that Lust, Caution was "too cautious". I thought it was a great return to form after the disappointment of Hulk, and I can't remember the last time I hated a protagonist more than at the ending of that film. I think it's a testament to Lee's ability in crafting/adapting that particular story, that I felt so strongly about the ending:<br><br><a href="http://www.subvoce.homestead.com/Lust_Caution_DVD.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.subvoce.homestead.com/Lust_Caution_D...</a> <br><br>And yeah...I don't know what Focus was thinking of either, releasing Taking Woodstock so late. Abominably poor timing. Bob;
Every single thing you listed in your review that's wrong with this film are exactly the reasons I chose not to see it. I really enjoy some of Ang Lee's films, but I get the sense–possibly because Chinese culture is so far removed from ours–that he just doesn't always “get” what some of the U.S. properties he's working on are all about, i.e.: Hulk. He couldn't have missed the entire point of Bruce Banner's tragic existence and desire to escape from the beast within if he had tried, after putting that abysmal “Sometimes when the change comes over me, I like it” line(or words to that effect).

However, I absolutely disagree that Lust, Caution was “too cautious”. I thought it was a great return to form after the disappointment of Hulk, and I can't remember the last time I hated a protagonist more than at the ending of that film. I think it's a testament to Lee's ability in crafting/adapting that particular story, that I felt so strongly about the ending:

http://www.subvoce.homestead.com/Lust_Caution_D…

And yeah…I don't know what Focus was thinking of either, releasing Taking Woodstock so late. Abominably poor timing.

]]> By: Lancehttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-39883 Lance Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:22:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-39883 I couldn't stand Brokeback. I have no problem whatsoever with the gay theme/protagonists...in fact, I applaud the effort. I just thought the film was entirely overrated, almost as much as Atonement. However, I do love the "Brokeback to the Future" parody on YouTube. :-)<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY</a> I couldn't stand Brokeback. I have no problem whatsoever with the gay theme/protagonists…in fact, I applaud the effort. I just thought the film was entirely overrated, almost as much as Atonement. However, I do love the “Brokeback to the Future” parody on YouTube. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-39882 BobCashill Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:41:59 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-39882 I'd say BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, one of the great films of the decade, was Lee's return to form after HULK--except that I like HULK, one of the most ambitious adaptations of its kind. It's interesting that it and last year's more conventional reboot generated pretty much the same business at the boxoffice. <br><br>A movie's not working when even the fine HK actor Tony Leung and NC-17 sex can't rouse me. But of Lee's 11 credits only LUST, CAUTION, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, and now WOODSTOCK are personal letdowns. And DEVIL, a barely released and incomprehensible movie, is getting a director's cut--I'm mixed on those, but maybe it'll clarify his intentions. <br><br>WOODSTOCK's problem is that Tiber and his disputed account just aren't that interesting. He and Schamus should have known better. (What is a little interesting is that Lee, a straight man, now has three gay-themed films on his resume, when most hetero film directors don't have any.) I'd say BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, one of the great films of the decade, was Lee's return to form after HULK–except that I like HULK, one of the most ambitious adaptations of its kind. It's interesting that it and last year's more conventional reboot generated pretty much the same business at the boxoffice.

A movie's not working when even the fine HK actor Tony Leung and NC-17 sex can't rouse me. But of Lee's 11 credits only LUST, CAUTION, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, and now WOODSTOCK are personal letdowns. And DEVIL, a barely released and incomprehensible movie, is getting a director's cut–I'm mixed on those, but maybe it'll clarify his intentions.

WOODSTOCK's problem is that Tiber and his disputed account just aren't that interesting. He and Schamus should have known better. (What is a little interesting is that Lee, a straight man, now has three gay-themed films on his resume, when most hetero film directors don't have any.)

]]> By: Lancehttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-35746 Lance Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:22:25 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-35746 I couldn't stand Brokeback. I have no problem whatsoever with the gay theme/protagonists...in fact, I applaud the effort. I just thought the film was entirely overrated, almost as much as Atonement. However, I do love the "Brokeback to the Future" parody on YouTube. :-)<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY</a> I couldn't stand Brokeback. I have no problem whatsoever with the gay theme/protagonists…in fact, I applaud the effort. I just thought the film was entirely overrated, almost as much as Atonement. However, I do love the “Brokeback to the Future” parody on YouTube. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwuLxrv8jY

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-35744 BobCashill Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:41:59 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-35744 I'd say BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, one of the great films of the decade, was Lee's return to form after HULK--except that I like HULK, one of the most ambitious adaptations of its kind. It's interesting that it and last year's more conventional reboot generated pretty much the same business at the boxoffice. <br><br>A movie's not working when even the fine HK actor Tony Leung and NC-17 sex can't rouse me. But of Lee's 11 credits only LUST, CAUTION, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, and now WOODSTOCK are personal letdowns. And DEVIL, a barely released and incomprehensible movie, is getting a director's cut--I'm mixed on those, but maybe it'll clarify his intentions. <br><br>WOODSTOCK's problem is that Tiber and his disputed account just aren't that interesting. He and Schamus should have known better. (What is a little interesting is that Lee, a straight man, now has three gay-themed films on his resume, when most hetero film directors don't have any.) I'd say BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, one of the great films of the decade, was Lee's return to form after HULK–except that I like HULK, one of the most ambitious adaptations of its kind. It's interesting that it and last year's more conventional reboot generated pretty much the same business at the boxoffice.

A movie's not working when even the fine HK actor Tony Leung and NC-17 sex can't rouse me. But of Lee's 11 credits only LUST, CAUTION, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, and now WOODSTOCK are personal letdowns. And DEVIL, a barely released and incomprehensible movie, is getting a director's cut–I'm mixed on those, but maybe it'll clarify his intentions.

WOODSTOCK's problem is that Tiber and his disputed account just aren't that interesting. He and Schamus should have known better. (What is a little interesting is that Lee, a straight man, now has three gay-themed films on his resume, when most hetero film directors don't have any.)

]]> By: Lancehttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-35738 Lance Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:37:18 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-35738 Bob;<br>Every single thing you listed in your review that's wrong with this film are exactly the reasons I chose not to see it. I really enjoy some of Ang Lee's films, but I get the sense--possibly because Chinese culture is so far removed from ours--that he just doesn't always "get" what some of the U.S. properties he's working on are all about, i.e.: Hulk. He couldn't have missed the entire point of Bruce Banner's tragic existence and desire to escape from the beast within if he had tried, after putting that abysmal "Sometimes when the change comes over me, I like it" line(or words to that effect). <br><br>However, I absolutely disagree that Lust, Caution was "too cautious". I thought it was a great return to form after the disappointment of Hulk, and I can't remember the last time I hated a protagonist more than at the ending of that film. I think it's a testament to Lee's ability in crafting/adapting that particular story, that I felt so strongly about the ending:<br><br><a href="http://www.subvoce.homestead.com/Lust_Caution_DVD.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.subvoce.homestead.com/Lust_Caution_D...</a> <br><br>And yeah...I don't know what Focus was thinking of either, releasing Taking Woodstock so late. Abominably poor timing. Bob;
Every single thing you listed in your review that's wrong with this film are exactly the reasons I chose not to see it. I really enjoy some of Ang Lee's films, but I get the sense–possibly because Chinese culture is so far removed from ours–that he just doesn't always “get” what some of the U.S. properties he's working on are all about, i.e.: Hulk. He couldn't have missed the entire point of Bruce Banner's tragic existence and desire to escape from the beast within if he had tried, after putting that abysmal “Sometimes when the change comes over me, I like it” line(or words to that effect).

However, I absolutely disagree that Lust, Caution was “too cautious”. I thought it was a great return to form after the disappointment of Hulk, and I can't remember the last time I hated a protagonist more than at the ending of that film. I think it's a testament to Lee's ability in crafting/adapting that particular story, that I felt so strongly about the ending:

http://www.subvoce.homestead.com/Lust_Caution_D…

And yeah…I don't know what Focus was thinking of either, releasing Taking Woodstock so late. Abominably poor timing.

]]> By: BobCashillhttp://popdose.com/no-concessions-take-woodstock%e2%80%94please/comment-page-1/#comment-35656 BobCashill Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:50:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=26962#comment-35656 I forgot to mention that what Lee is going for is a rowsy Robert Altman "mosaic" vibe, like in NASHVILLE, but his restrained, observant style doesn't allow for that. It's Woodstock as THE NICE STORM. I forgot to mention that what Lee is going for is a rowsy Robert Altman “mosaic” vibe, like in NASHVILLE, but his restrained, observant style doesn't allow for that. It's Woodstock as THE NICE STORM.

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