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Listed below are comments made by hanshotfirst1138 between Saturday, 29th August 2009 and Tuesday, 3rd November 2009.

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The second second time around 2:33pm on 03 Nov 2009 "To be honest, I think some of Mark's favourites like 'Pan's Labyrinth' need more than one viewing. I've only watched it once since I bought it; I'm trying to find the energy to watch it again. In fact apart from Hellboy, its sequel, and Blade 2, I don't really have much time for Guillermo del Toro - sometimes he seems to be a bit too self-indulgent in his films, just like Spielberg. (Why are so many Spielberg films indirectly about him and his childhood; and why are so many Guillermo del Toro films indirectly about the Spanish civil war?)."

Why did John Ford have to make so many Westerns? Why do so many Woody Allen films deal with New York? Why are so many Akira Kurosawa films about feudal Japan? Guillermo probably draws inspiration from the period and the places.

With regards to films to rewatch, I think that part of it simply has to do with the passage of time. Sometimes, a movie can just be ahead of its time, and I need to catch up with it. At others, I think that a film deals with mature ideas or themes simply beyond my grasp. It's the same for many people. My friend was once the type who loved blow'em up blockbusters, but as he's gotten older, he's gotten more esoteric in his tastes just because he got bored with Michael Bay-land. I think that it's entirely possible to simply outgrow or grow into films.
Big Budget Catastrophes of Pure Joy 04:51am on 12 Oct 2009 DUNE is a mess, but an incredibly visually stunning one.
5 Live Review: Gamer 2:48pm on 23 Sep 2009 "All that someone should do is show these new batch of Bay-esque filmmakers the back catalogs of certain actors such as Charles Bronson or Lee Marvin, to then see how a macho homoerotic movie can be done with an ounce of intelligence."

An ounce of intelligence? More like and ounce of FUN! Seriously, action films can be many, many, many things, but they shouldn't be boring.
5 Live Review: Gamer 02:45am on 23 Sep 2009 "Woola woola woola!"
LOL! Thanks doctor! A fantastic review, and you absolutely cracked me up! The Podcast is one of the highlights of my week.
Cost report 9:10pm on 19 Sep 2009 "The fact is TITANIC is rubbish movie..."
Technically speaking, that's actually your opinion (though I concur with it to an extent). I don't know if it could be strictly defined as a "Fact." Though your opinions are so good sometimes, it's hard to tell ;)!
That's wittertainment 5:21pm on 16 Sep 2009 I'll sure miss seeing you and Simon together on the podcast every week. That's one of the highlights of my week.
Northern exposure 10:36pm on 06 Sep 2009 I'd love to be able to share such stories, but living in the suburbs, my experiences with the esoteric. I've got a good-sized cinema (as you folks on the other side of the Atlantic call it ;)) near my house, but it's usually limited to the big mainstream stuff. With the exception of scrounging around dusty libraries, finding old subtitled VHS tapes and DVDs that look like they've seldom been touched. In a way, DVD is something to be thankful for: without it, I'd be stuck in the wasteland of mainstream cinema and Michael Bay-not a pleasant thought! But in a way, I feel like the comfort of my own home, nice as it is, is not enough. I think that part of the charm of cinema in the filmgoing experience, and I hope to someday be able to catch the screening of a film with a few fans in nearly empty art house with creeky seats.
The Bride Wars Challenge 02:35am on 06 Sep 2009 Terminator: Salvation?
Heartless in mouth 04:28am on 30 Aug 2009 Is there any way to edit your comments after they've been posted? I've made some foolish spelling mistakes...
Heartless in mouth 05:59am on 29 Aug 2009 How exactly would you define "proper" filmmakers and films?

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