OR BE IN THEM.
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jenee-2 — 20 years ago(September 18, 2005 07:33 PM)
The humor did not appeal to you. I admit it's not for everyone. However, it must have appealed to quite a few people that matter in this industry since it has won many prestigious awards. This did not happen accidentally. I thought it was hilarious and tender and I am going to see it again tonight. The film quality may have not been high but the quality of the composition of the images was amazing. So, its not your type of movie or aesthetic, that's cool. But I think its a bit extreme to say Miranda doesn't deserve to make movies when there is obviously a lot of interest in her vision. She is a very talented artist. Everyone out there should check out www.learningtoloveyoumore.com. Its an amazing site that Miranda developed which posts creative assignments that people can complete and submit and have posted on the site. I think its great that she wants to help people lead more creative lives and give them a venue to show their work.
Regardless, everyone deserves to voice their opinions but why spend your time writing hate mail? -
stibgroove — 20 years ago(October 27, 2005 10:05 PM)
Keep an open mind "talented rebel". The fact that your basing your opinion on "it's weird" makes you loose all validity. Kind of pathetic that you don't understand something so instead of trying to figure it out, you get mad. Poor kid.
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kloks — 20 years ago(January 24, 2006 10:13 PM)
So if you're into WEIRD films and you yourself are a weirdo, then maybe you >pride yourself in saying it was so great. Fine, I'll give it that- IT WAS WEIRD.
I'm sorry, I just can't resist the temptation to point out your logical gem:
You are into weird films, therefore you are weird. -
eaten_peppermint — 19 years ago(December 07, 2006 11:16 PM)
Hey, TalentedRebel! Don't worry, there's a new Michael Bay film coming out pretty soon and from your remarks, Michael Bay sounds to be right up your alley. It'll be nice, mainstream, and not at all weird!
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steve.schonberger — 18 years ago(September 04, 2007 01:09 AM)
There's good weird and there's bad weird.
Me and You and Everyone We Know
was good weird.
On the other hand, she has done some fairly tedious films too. Tonight I saw a series of three her shorts (
The Amateurist
, which I just added to IMDB,
Nest of Tens
, and
Getting Stronger Every Day
). All three showed signs of talent, but the talent didn't come together to make finished products that were particularly accessible to anyone other than people involved with the films.
After the short film series, she did a longer personal appearance: something in between a book reading and an improv comedy show. It was wonderful.
Just because you didn't like the movie doesn't mean it's bad. It doesn't even mean you have bad taste. It just means that it didn't fit your taste. However, your insistence that it's a bad movie
does
show bad taste. The "should not be allowed to make films" assertion shows
very
bad taste, and the all-caps message title is even worse.
Anyone should be allowed to make films, if they're spending their money or the money of a willing investor. I'd like to see investors putting more of their money on projects like
Me and You and Everyone We Know
than crap like a Michael Bay movie, and I'd like to see theaters showing good films rather than tying them up with crud. But it's their money and their theaters, so it's their decision. I can always stay home and watch a DVD of something good. -
MsBubbles — 20 years ago(November 18, 2005 12:56 PM)
TalentedRebel wrote:
"the script was so dry, unemotional and just plain lame"
Naaah. My favorite quote for the moment, thanks to this movie, is beep you, beep me, beep the children, and beep peace!!" after she felt like she acted like an idiot in front of the guy she liked. I definitely identified with that moment.
And weird? Yes! Weird! Thankfully. Long live weird movies. I'm just glad there are alternatives to Jennifer Lopez movies out there. Does that make me weird? Yes. Ok. I'm definitely ok with that. Who the hell wants to be normal or like everybody else anyway? -
dianee-2 — 19 years ago(July 12, 2006 09:37 PM)
I agree.
Someone related this movie to Garden State, but in that movie the characters were at least realistic and likeable. However, every character in this movie was unlikeable minus the little kid.
I usually like quirky, original films that focus on the absurdities of the real world. However, this movie knew that it was trying to do that and really became the worst version of itself.
The story was too superficial. I know that it was trying to do the film school thing of questioning normalcy, but the story arcs never developed and were unsatisfying when they finished.
At least I didn't waste the money, but I did waste the time seeing it . . . -
sarsweetshere — 19 years ago(August 08, 2006 12:01 AM)
The story was too superficial. I know that it was trying to do the film school thing of questioning normalcy, but the story arcs never developed and were unsatisfying when they finished.
Exactly! I felt no real connection between her and the guy. It felt like the characters personalities weren't built up at all, and there were a lot of pointless scenes. I don't know. I didn't like the film. -
Secretsauce2000 — 19 years ago(October 16, 2006 10:38 PM)
It's so obvious that Talented Rebel is just a bitter wannabe cancer ridden filmaker who has nothing better to do with his time but to bag on people who are actually doing it. Miranda July wrote, directed and starred in a feature film. That in itself is an amazing acomplishment. Keep on being a rebel manit's gotten you this far!
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geode — 19 years ago(October 27, 2006 06:00 AM)
I must agree with the original post in at least one regard. I left watching this film thinking that it was like a rather lack-luster student film expanded to feature length. The cinematography bordered on incompetency at times.
Oh Lord, you gave them eyes but they cannot see