tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904530122941821494.post8459586904891552935..comments2023-04-15T05:37:16.957-05:00Comments on Flixploitation: Zero Dark ThirtyWyatt Renfrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11925803268207869542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904530122941821494.post-73750317755811266952013-01-21T11:37:16.234-06:002013-01-21T11:37:16.234-06:00This is what I like about fellow cinephiles. We ca...This is what I like about fellow cinephiles. We can disagree about our own interpretations of the movie and still respect a person's opinion of it. I guess, I had too much expectation with the movie and was disappointed in that aspect. The last act of the movie was fabulous. It should studied in film studies classes.Wyatt Renfrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925803268207869542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7904530122941821494.post-21402549325653163492013-01-20T18:49:29.852-06:002013-01-20T18:49:29.852-06:00Nice review, but I am going to have to disagree on...Nice review, but I am going to have to disagree on the middle-of-the-road/boring idea. I found the film tense from beginning to end, even in the so-called slower parts. It is funny that a film, where we all know the outcome, can keep that intensity, that dread, that palpable excitement going for nearly three hours, but Bigelow has managed just that. I loved The Hurt Locker (number three in my Best of 2009 list but I believe Bigelow has outdone even that here. Could even be a masterpiece if one were willing to use such a term (don't like saying that too often, for it takes away its power if used to wily-nilly).<br /><br />And don't get me wrong, I am not putting down your opinion - you have every right to it, for I am sure you believe strongly in it, and who the hell am I to say you are wrong, because, of course, you are not - but I am just having a bit of discourse here. I will agree with you that Chastain deserves the nomination. I think she will win the Oscar as well, and deserves to. I was also glad to see a strong woman character (starts out somewhat weak, but becomes a powerhouse) who does not need to be put into any romantic entanglements for narrative sake - much as Hollywood seems to always do.<br /><br />Anyway, good review.Kevyn Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840497589713234794noreply@blogger.com