Comments on: Bug (2007) http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:40:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: annie http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-6917 annie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:14:49 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/#comment-6917 a.) great blog! b.) I saw Michael Shannon And Shannon Cochran do the play (stunningly) in NY. Bug was meant for the stage. The violence was the best, most realistic I'd ever seen and the craziness of it just never translated to a tone that makes any sense in a film. The play was scary, funny, and incredibly tense. The movie is mostly disorienting. And I don't think the play was nearly as long. BUT, that said, as a stage to film assay, it's not terrible. a.) great blog!
b.) I saw Michael Shannon And Shannon Cochran do the play (stunningly) in NY. Bug was meant for the stage. The violence was the best, most realistic I’d ever seen and the craziness of it just never translated to a tone that makes any sense in a film. The play was scary, funny, and incredibly tense. The movie is mostly disorienting. And I don’t think the play was nearly as long. BUT, that said, as a stage to film assay, it’s not terrible.

]]> By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3163 Joe Valdez Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:33:20 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/#comment-3163 Megan: I think it’s safe to say you could live to 110, never see this movie and still live a full life.Thanks for your comment! Chuck: Most of the reviews I came across were in support of the film. As you mention in your great capsule, this is a ride, and like most rollercoasters, it is sure to produce either euphoria or nausea on the part of the viewer. Craig: Your statement is right on the money and shows why <a href="http://livingincinema.com/">Living in Cinema</a> is such an excellent site. "Weird" and "I kind of liked this movie" are probably more accurate descriptions of <em>Bug</em> than a lot of the critical raves I read. Thanks for commenting! Megan: I think it’s safe to say you could live to 110, never see this movie and still live a full life.Thanks for your comment!

Chuck: Most of the reviews I came across were in support of the film. As you mention in your great capsule, this is a ride, and like most rollercoasters, it is sure to produce either euphoria or nausea on the part of the viewer.

Craig: Your statement is right on the money and shows why Living in Cinema is such an excellent site. “Weird” and “I kind of liked this movie” are probably more accurate descriptions of Bug than a lot of the critical raves I read. Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: cjKennedy http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 cjKennedy Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:57:31 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/#comment-3137 Ok, I admit I'm picking a weird film for my first comment at Distracted Globe, but I have to confess I kind of liked this movie. At the same time, I'd never try and talk someone into seeing it. The beginning was so good, I was almost willing to play along once the thing flew off the rails in the last third. I might have been able to do it if the audience I saw it with wasn't laughing... Ok, I admit I’m picking a weird film for my first comment at Distracted Globe, but I have to confess I kind of liked this movie.

At the same time, I’d never try and talk someone into seeing it.

The beginning was so good, I was almost willing to play along once the thing flew off the rails in the last third. I might have been able to do it if the audience I saw it with wasn’t laughing…

]]> By: Chuck http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3074 Chuck Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:05:30 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/#comment-3074 I actually dug this flick, though I agree with the majority of what you wrote here Joe. That radical tonal shift is a divider though, and seems to dictate whether you ultimately end up going along for the ride or not. I went with it, and admired the lunacy of the piece. Great movie? Nah, but the thing has stuck with me, and the performances are, well, committed, certainly. I actually dug this flick, though I agree with the majority of what you wrote here Joe. That radical tonal shift is a divider though, and seems to dictate whether you ultimately end up going along for the ride or not. I went with it, and admired the lunacy of the piece. Great movie? Nah, but the thing has stuck with me, and the performances are, well, committed, certainly.

]]> By: Megan http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-3072 Megan Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:35:12 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/17/bug-2007/#comment-3072 I would rather not see this. Call me a coward...and you would be right... I would rather not see this. Call me a coward…and you would be right…

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