tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post4892724057817639667..comments2024-03-25T10:47:42.656-07:00Comments on Can't Explain: Unforgiven (1992)Jeff Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-89079410336970484752014-06-09T07:43:45.108-07:002014-06-09T07:43:45.108-07:00Yeah, Google had a new system that messed up the c...Yeah, Google had a new system that messed up the commenting for most of last year. When I switched back to the old style it deleted a lot of comments, which made me feel terrible -- but the Google+ integration was just so bad I had to. Thanks for porting this one over. I'm somewhat conflicted about Unforgiven which I think comes through here. I like the revenge story but not sure how well the pandering to my views is working out long term. And I only like Fire Walk With Me more. I may yet get around to writing that up. Thanks as always for your comments, much appreciated!Jeff Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-36588421274137749532014-06-09T06:37:23.664-07:002014-06-09T06:37:23.664-07:00*by posts, I mean comments. I wrote them in July 2...*by posts, I mean comments. I wrote them in July 2013 and thought I had posted them on here. Weird. Compounding the coincidence mentioned above, right NOW I also have a Fire Walk With Me piece up again. Doubly weird.Joel Bockohttp://thedancingimage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-80201148236095553152014-06-09T06:35:53.282-07:002014-06-09T06:35:53.282-07:00Oddly enough, I just discovered these posts on Goo...Oddly enough, I just discovered these posts on Google+ - somehow they were shared on there but I never posted them here (I don't really get how that service works). They're from a year ago:<br /><br />Your reservations about your own favorite film of the year echo my own about Unforgiven & even more so Eastwood's own recent output. It's amusing that critics tend to praise the "crying-over-violence" aspect of this movie for its supposed realism, while you note (more accurately to my mind) its idiosyncrasy.<br /><br />Oh and, while I enjoyed reading this, a bit wistful you didn't go with your gut & write up Fire Walk With Me. That's certainly the movie from '92 that has had the most powerful effect on me (coincidentally, today I just re-posted it as part of my archive series). Its star has certainly risen in recent years, though I still hear people slagging it with ease.Joel Bockohttp://thedancingimage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com