Comments on: Observe and Report – Attitude is Everything

By: Josh Lipovetsky

Josh Lipovetsky — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:27:36 +0000

Haha, no ‘shithead’ in your post, Steve. The ‘date-rape’ scene is very debatable, though. If you look at IMDB forums, there is a ton of argument about the scene.

Like my review said, if the end of the movie was imagined, then there is no bright side. However, if it was real, then the movie was pretty positive. I must say again, I did like Ronnie’s character. My favorite scene is when he slammed Nell’s boss on the metal ‘stove’. It felt good to see Ronnie stand up for what’s right!

Thanks Steve!
Josh Lipovetsky.

PS:

I saw “The Shining”. I am not sure if there is a positive way to look at it. The external message is: Don’t be isolated from society. We need human contact to survive, and to preserve our sanity. It’s an extremely terrifying film, which shows how a seemingly great person: Jack Torrance, can be dismantled by lack of human contact. Definitely one of the scariest of all time.

I have never seen “Apocalypse Now”, but it looks very interesting. Thanks for mentioning it!

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:36:16 +0000

Uh, that might have come off more “shithead” than I intended. I meant to say that it was great how you disarmed the dark underbelly of this flick.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:33:02 +0000

I’m impressed that your positive attitude was able to whitewash his date raping, darkly psychopathic behaviour. Don’t get me wrong: I was a big fan of Ronnie’s too, but it’s clear that without drama unfolding solely inside our hero’s head, this would be a story worthy only of a movie of the week.

Your review could totally psych out my wife into actually watching this, I’d be curious to read your bright side review of The Shining or Apocalypse Now.

By: Josh Lipovetsky

Josh Lipovetsky — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:44:17 +0000

Judd Apatow is overrated in the industry, but I still like his films. I love to formulate my own opinions about movies.

Observe and Report was pretty funny for me, albeit in a very different way. I have a tendency to enjoy most of the movies I watch. This is primarily due to the way I have always viewed movies from when I was very young. I always liked to see the good guys win in the end. Lots of movies interested me, and to this day, I like most of the movies that I see.

And that is exactly why I can’t be a film critic. I would be horrible beyond words. But I am able to blog about movies, and I don’t even have to review them! I just have to analyze them. For me, it was a great decision.

Again, thanks for your comment FilmFather, I really appreciate the kind words! Have you seen Funny People? I actually look forward to seeing it soon!

By: FilmFather

FilmFather — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:36:42 +0000

I liked Rogen in Superbad and Knocked Up, but since then I’ve had an unsubstantiated aversion to his films. Like, my brain won’t give them a chance.

Maybe it’s because I’ve tired of Judd Apatow’s overpraised work, and Rogen is connected to him in my subconscious. The fact that Rogen just made a movie with Apatow and Adam Sandler (Funny People) doesn’t help me warm up to him.