Comments on: Lone Star (1996)

By: enrique valderrama

enrique valderrama — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:38:36 +0000

Hello, congratulations for your page..i`d just watch this movie last nigth in tv..was great!!
Elizabeth Peña feelings put a spell in me..hehehe..she is amaizing..well, i would like know the name of the blues played when Kris Kristoffenson get into the bar and star to kick
in the face to the ownner of the bar..(was Little Willie John ?) well please letme know as soon as possible regards, Enrique.

By: Joe Valdez

Joe Valdez — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:52:59 +0000

Daniel: I’d never come right out and reveal the ending to a movie, but sometimes, the less you know about the story, the better. Lone Star is one of those movies and I hope you enjoy it!

Rick: I had a chance to see Honeydripper at the AFI Film Fest. Word of mouth wasn’t exactly through the roof. I don’t know if Sayles will ever be able to make a film as accomplished as this one. Thanks for commenting.

Mrs. Thuro’s Mom(!): My favorite line was, “No telling yet if there’s been a crime, but this country’s seen a fair amount of disagreements over the years.” The one you reminded me of was better. If you ever decide to write a blog, I’ll be a daily visitor. Until then feel free to visit and comment as much as you’d like.

Neil: The style of understatement. That is such a good observation about Sayles. I guess some people feel that if you’re not moving the camera a lot, you’re not a genuine “auteur” of the film. Whatever. I couldn’t agree with you more.

Chuck: If not for your review of Alligator at Bowen’s Cinematic, I probably wouldn’t have posted my article when I did. I’d like to think that these two movies summarize what John Sayles is all about, so thanks for inspiring me with the terrific review at your site.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:22:25 +0000

Wow. Great minds think alike Joe, I just re-watched this over the weekend (motivated by my recent review of Alligator) and was thinking of giving it a good going over on the website. Good work, you get to why the film works without laboring over the nuts and bolts specifics, a wise move for a film that so intricately, and masterfully, maps so many characters. The film held up well for me and while I remembered the territorial concern, I had forgotten just how much emphasis Sayles puts on the gap between parents and children, the relationship between Joe Morton and Big O is particularly heartbreaking. The ending is a legitimate wow, and ballsy.

By: Neil Fulwood

Neil Fulwood — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:15:46 +0000

I’m with Rick Olsen – this is Sayles’ best film, period. Can’t understand the critics who carped about the lack of a distinct directorial style. There is one – it’s called understatement. And with the film working on so many levels, two different timelines and embracing so many peripheral characters, showy direction would have been overkill.

By: Mrs. Thuro's Mom

Mrs. Thuro's Mom — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:30:38 +0000

I loved this movie! It was a complex story, but not hard to follow. It was the first time I saw Chris Cooper in a leading role, and he was great. This movie contains one of my favorite lines, when one of his deputies asks the sheriff where he is going, the sheriff says that he is going to “the other side” (meaning the other side of the Rio Grande). The deputy’s reply: “The Republicans?”

By: Rick Olson

Rick Olson — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:36:15 +0000

“Lone Star” is my favorite Sayles. I just saw his latest, “Honeydripper”, at a screening here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with Say;es and Renzi in attendance.

Welcome to the Lamb!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:49:59 +0000

I had to carefully skim through since I shamefully haven’t seen this, but I’ve added it to my Must See list – thanks!