Zigzagoon posted...
I didn't mention this in my write up, but Waltz has something similar that Red touched upon. There was a scene at the beginning with him remembering killing a bunch of dogs that really didn't serve any purpose at all. I give this one a bit more of a slide because it ties into trying to recover the lost memories but I still hated that scene.
I interpreted that scene as a metaphor for guilt.
Zigzagoon posted...
It's pretty interesting to see what things stand out to people, cus like. Sometimes there's a movie that has like one fart joke or like one poop joke.
It lasts 10 seconds and then it's done. There's 2 hours of movie to enjoy, but people will single out that one specific moment and say that it ruined the movie for them and that they can't stand the character.
I suppose specific things just ruin things for specific people. Pointless animal abuse and overly excessive bodily functions are things that very much bother me I suppose!
Yeah, I forgot about the fart jokes until I saw the write-ups. They just don't bother me. Same with the shitting and squeezing in Girl Without Hands. The overall stories/characters/style grabbed me, and that's what I value.
What irritates me most is bad pacing, especially when it's on a larger scale. I love tight stories, so when we got to sludgy ones like The House, I found my attention blipping.