She is the worst.
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Aztec_Camera — 13 years ago(July 01, 2012 06:31 PM)
I love how people on
IMDB
get worked up into a frenzy when anything negative is said about someone or something. Since when does everything have to be platitude driven suns1908hine and roses?
I don't care for Ms. July either. It might be an easy potshot, but I too feel everything about her, name included, is pretentious.
The only thing
Me You And Everyone We Know
had going for it was some interesting cinematography. And
The Future
was an eye-roll worthy mess. Did it make me want to punch anyone in the face? Not particularly. But it does go to show you how people overreact to sarcasm on public bulletin boards. -
Mr_Ectoplasma — 12 years ago(August 05, 2013 10:07 PM)
She irks me too. I think she's a decent writer, but her filmmaking is don't crucify me pretentious. Except not in an experimental or particularly original way. She's got a quirky style that seems to be quirky for the sake of being quirky, which is terribly annoying. I reminds me of an arthouse sort of "Juno" thing.
I liked "Thumbsucker", which her husband directed, but "You and Me" and "The Future" were just meh. Off-putting to say the least. She has a huge following here in Portland, but I just don't like her work. She's an artist, and obviously not everyone is going to like her work, and I fall into the category of those who don't. I don't have anything against people who like her, but I do question some people who "like her" but can't really explain why; I know several people who "like her" for the sake of the perceived trendiness of liking her. -
shortysi_uk — 11 years ago(April 25, 2014 05:29 AM)
Couldn't agree more, she is an original and distinctive film maker in a world full of unoriginal films being churned out completely for financial game. I can understand that her style might not be for everyone but it really is exhausting to see how many people resort to expressions like "she is the worst" or "I want to punch her in the face", just because it's not something they enjoyed or admired.
I Sympathise with Lars Von Trier.