tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post7886146160476396226..comments2023-10-05T20:30:21.364-07:00Comments on Things That Don't Suck: SidewaysBryce Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-63378191116531546302010-02-25T21:02:11.402-08:002010-02-25T21:02:11.402-08:00It's a shame the term "adult movie" ...It's a shame the term "adult movie" refers to porn these days, because SIDEWAYS really is an adult movie: it's a great, intelligent movie about adults, for adults. Something sadly lacking in (American) movies these days.Pidde Anderssonhttp://www.filmkoncept.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-86126023042128267552010-02-24T17:49:05.130-08:002010-02-24T17:49:05.130-08:00@ Mad Hatter: Hey thanks man that means alot.... N...@ Mad Hatter: Hey thanks man that means alot.... Now press this button. <br /><br />@ Em: And Thank you too, you more or less summed up my opinion of Payne's filmography exactly.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-68793476171398777982010-02-24T12:33:48.796-08:002010-02-24T12:33:48.796-08:00Fantastic explanation of why I love this movie so....Fantastic explanation of why I love this movie so. I'm a HUGE Payne fan because I really don't think any director gets "real" people quite so well or treats them with same honesty. You're right: Miles is a jerk, but he's our jerk, and one we watch slowly realize he's probably not meant for great things. Butmaybe, just maybe, he can try to not f*ck up this new nice thing (Madsen) in his life. It's a modern tragedy, but done with such earnestness and humor that in no way do you leave feeling depressed.<br /><br />I also think Election is a modern masterpiece and About Schmidt is a fantastic just-past-middle-age character study. Citizen Ruth is tad too madcap for me to grip onto.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-15591296403033051642010-02-24T10:25:12.383-08:002010-02-24T10:25:12.383-08:00OK, I can forgive all further promotion of THE BOX...OK, I can forgive all further promotion of THE BOX after reading this amazingly thoughtful examination of one of the best movies of the last decade.<br /><br />Of course, when I think back on SIDEWAYS, I usually go back to the first time I saw it in a theatre, looking at my watch halfway through and wondering if 10:00 am was too early in the day to start drinking.<br /><br />Fantastic post!Ryan McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440134802928893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-41317757538048908542010-02-24T08:30:02.140-08:002010-02-24T08:30:02.140-08:00Excellent points the both of you.
And I hear you...Excellent points the both of you. <br /><br />And I hear you on Madsen JD its like who knew the chick from Candyman was a great actress.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-83535136263669507102010-02-24T06:45:29.265-08:002010-02-24T06:45:29.265-08:00I love this film too and you're right about co...I love this film too and you're right about comparing it Hal Ashby. It some respects, SIDEWAYS is like the spiritual brother to an Ashby film like THE LAST DETAIL - a funny and sad road movie.<br /><br />You write: "You’d be hard pressed to find a cast more dominated by Sad Sacks then the characters Payne has pulled out over the years."<br /><br />Well said! Now that I think about it, so many of the protagonists in his films are lonely people, what some would call "losers" and yet Payne doesn't judge them, just presents them warts and all and lets us make up our own minds.<br /><br />I also love SIDEWAYS for the simple reason that it made me rediscover Virginia Madsen. Wow, she was so good in this film and her character goes a long way in humanizing Miles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-48577064875520714532010-02-24T02:53:50.336-08:002010-02-24T02:53:50.336-08:00One of my all-time faves, this. It's very seld...One of my all-time faves, this. It's very seldom a film can be as funny, poignant, well-observed and true to life as 'Sideways' without either becoming downbeat or succumbing to sentimentality. Payne's direction - and his cast's performances - are flawless. The ending, the fade to black happening at <i>just</i> the right moment, is sublime.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.com