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Capone Reviews WAITRESS And AWAY FROM HER!!

first by eloy	May 11th, 2007 11:06:20 AM
first, motherfuckers¡
now I'll read the article by eloy	May 11th, 2007 11:07:27 AM
but only now
3rd by Mr_X	May 11th, 2007 11:08:22 AM
i'll also go and read the article now
sad by Mr_X	May 11th, 2007 11:11:55 AM
for her ultimaly passing, i have seen a trailer it looks kinda quirky, but im a fan of nathans and will try and cath it.
Am I the only one that actually reads before TBing? by GrantChastain	May 11th, 2007 11:19:50 AM
What a great set of reviews, Capone. Great work. You've done a lot to interest me in two movies I would have otherwise probably not seen.
Away From Me is a masterpiece by Pdorwick	May 11th, 2007 11:19:58 AM
Great review; profound movie. The thing you didn't mention is that the movie represents the most accurate - and perhaps first - on-screen representation of Canada's quiet soul. It's a film about human connection but is also a film about what it means to be Canadian.
Away From "Her"... sorry by Pdorwick	May 11th, 2007 11:31:36 AM
...oops
Kerri Russell mmmmmm.. by Borgnine JR	May 11th, 2007 12:18:07 PM
...I don't know beans about her acting. But I would like to cram her mouth with my "Pie FIlling". ALso, is it wrong that I make my dog wear a Felicity wig?
I'm hoping Waitress plays at SIFF this year by BadMrWonka	May 11th, 2007 12:31:02 PM
I have a short film playing, so I get free passes, and I'm dying to see it. thanks for a great write up and a nice tribute to Shelly, Capone. you do Chicago proud, sir.
I still tear up thinking about it. by sadisticsoldier31	May 11th, 2007 01:26:41 PM
Shelly made a name for herself in films shot in my hometown of Lindenhurst, NY. Ever since I first saw her I felt that she was amazingly beautiful in a real way. The timing is the worst. Just knowing that she'll have a successful film that would open up possibilities for her film making after she has already died is the worst part of it.
Her husband is working on turning by ororo_munroe	May 11th, 2007 01:42:43 PM
a screenplay she wrote into a movie. I don't know who will direct it, but hopefully who ever it is will do a good job.
GLAD GRIFFITH GOT SOME GOOD WORK... by Frijole	May 11th, 2007 02:53:32 PM
He's such a great actor... Typecast by his own show and Matlock. Check out A FACE IN THE CROWD or NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS for some really great great work by him.
Has the fucker who killed Shelley... by Zeke25:17	May 11th, 2007 03:05:30 PM
...actually been convicted yet? I know they know he did it, but what's happened to him in the meantime? Please don't tell me they just sent him back to wherever country he crawled out from (and no, this is not meant as a launching of another immigration debate! Unfortunately there are plenty of Amurrican-born-n-bred assholes right here who might've done the exact same thing; only difference is they woulda hauled out their Constitutionally-protected Uzis and armor-piercing bullets). Nope, all I wanna know is: DID THE GUY GET PUNISHED, and if not, WILL HE?
The fucker who killed Shelley... by thewoodpecker	May 11th, 2007 03:28:18 PM
Is in prison, having confessed to the murder. Although I cannot say for certain he has been convicted, if he hasn't, he will be. I expect this piece of shit to have his rectum examined for the next 60 years or so.
Away From Her: Emperor's New Wrinkles by D. Allusion	May 11th, 2007 04:04:15 PM
Everybody sees in it what they want to, and, though Christie is a marvel to behold, the LONG movie she's in is ultimately confused and boring. Polley gets this credit for choosing the subject, not her treatment of it. The end is profoundly ambiguous, at least, but would you know it from her swooning camera? Does SHE know it? I don't think so.
Puppy Shit by BadMrWonka	May 11th, 2007 04:21:38 PM
that review was as tasteless as it was poorly written and horribly misguided. it's one thing to imply that Shelly's death has made critics a little more lenient, it's another to joke about her being murdered by a guy to stop her from doing more post production work. the perfect moron reviewer for a dipshit with a screen name like yours who obviously shares the same mentality and minimal grasp on indie filmmaking. also telling is the fact that 2 seperate deuchebags responding to his review refer to their girlfriends as "the gash". if this is the type of shit you "trust", then guess who I don't give a fuck about...you give up? you and that piece of donkey shit Cale...
D. Allusion; stick to Spiderman 3, seriously... by Pdorwick	May 11th, 2007 04:27:17 PM
...you've missed the point to such a degree here it's simply mind-boggling. Take a film 101 class or stick to the summer blockbuster Talk Backs
No, I didn't miss the point. by D. Allusion	May 11th, 2007 04:33:53 PM
Did you see the movie? She seems as clueless of the content of her own movie at the end as Spielberg was of the Color Purple. You tell me. One reviewer said the end was either a reward or a punishment. Can you really have it both ways, without at least acknowleging that it might BE both things. Don't SNIPE at me; explain yourself. Dope.
Pdorwick and I agree about one thing though... by D. Allusion	May 11th, 2007 04:40:06 PM
The movie is EXTREMELY Canadian.
i came to diss Puppy Shit's taste in reviews... by Holodigm	May 11th, 2007 05:35:16 PM
but BadMrWonka did it for me. seriously, what a shitty review, that would never get put up on this site.
Who the hell is Matt Cale? by Zeke25:17	May 11th, 2007 08:10:58 PM
Let's introduce him to Adrienne Shelley's husband, shall we? I hope to god his style of writing is just an act...stupid assholes are bad enough; it's the smart ones with vocabularies that are truly scary. Whether or not the film works, his review was in the worst possible taste; there are certainly better ways to express dissatisfaction with a film than that. And I must add, if Puppy Shit is reading this guy and "trusting" him, that dude more than lives up to his handle.
D. Allusion: spare me by Pdorwick	May 11th, 2007 08:15:48 PM
Polley is clearly in control of the movie from the first frame to the last. I despise reviewers such as yourself that are nowhere near as smart as the films they are reviewing, but don't know it. Do you think it's sheer chance that the only operatic camera move comes in the last shot; she just decided to throw it in? Idiot. There's nothing ambiguous about it and it's sad you can't see that. The camera move encapsulated the very essence of the film: Life is cyclical and our two characters have just found that out. Their journey is complete at the same time a new one begins. All is in order. Seriously, you're about half as smart as you think you are and the movie is about 10 levels over your head. Go see the Transformers; no complexity there. Let the adults talk.
Too bad about Shelly's Passing, Capone... by Rich Malone	May 11th, 2007 08:38:21 PM
When you said that you saw her a few year s back at a local Chicago theater, you wouldn't be talking about The Portage, would you?...I'm from the Chi, and when I was a about 13 or 14, I would go see all of the $2 shows ($1.50 on Mondays) second-run....in fact I saw 'Die Hard With a Vengence' there (hey!!...whatup Bruce!)...Just cool to make a Chicago connection, ya know!....
Kerri Russel... by IronSpidey	May 11th, 2007 09:04:55 PM
...is one of those girls who can pull off being cute, sexy, and still manage to be a good actor. I've never watched Felicity but I loved her on Scrubs. Nathan Fillion is good too, so I might actually see a dramatic film for once.
it's heartbreaking. by occula	May 11th, 2007 10:37:53 PM
i'm sorry, but you would literally have to be made of stone not to feel SOMETHING for 'waitress.' knowing what we know (as opposed, possibly, to a lot of the people in the audience who didn't sit through the credits to see the in memoriam title), i found it ultimately impossible to separate true life from the film, making parts of it that would just be simplistically heartwarming - like shelly's little girl obviously waving to her mother off-camera - genuinely tragic. i am a hard-assed bitch but, 2 hours after getting out of the film, i am getting choked up just writing this.
Pdorwick: You're Right by D. Allusion	May 11th, 2007 11:25:05 PM
I went a little overboard with that Emperor's Wrinkles comment and the Canadian crack. I actually liked the movie and loved some it. But I was ultimately disappointed by what I felt was a certain narrative clumsiness that IS reflected in its length. At the end, we know this is only a brief reprieve, as the movie itself has told us, so after a whole movie spent letting go, is there no irony in that? It left me wanting, but that's my opinion, what the fuck's it got to do with Transformers or Spiderman 3? Maybe I deserved it after how I started this off in the first place. But I stand by my opinion that the movie's let's say MILDLY overrated because the fetching Sarah Polley is at the helm, and if it were the return of Don Shebib everybody wouldn't be falling over themselves to shower it with quite so many hossanas. Anyway, gotta go watch my DVD of "Army of Shadows." That's right, bee-yatch! Transformers, my ass...
Nic Cage to be Al Capone by indiephantom	May 12th, 2007 03:06:43 AM
DePalma returns to the Chicago underworld with "The Untouchables: Capone Rising"
Kerri Russell is nice... by ImFixingtoDie	May 12th, 2007 05:19:20 AM
but Julie Christie. My God. Have you seen the picture of her in the unbuttoned shirt that all the papers are running today with their reviews? 67! I'd so hit it. I don't recall her being nearly so hot for quite some time. Certainly not in Troy or Finding Neverland.
Get away from her you bitch! by CuervoJones	May 12th, 2007 07:09:02 AM
Sshhhhkkkk!
Away From Her is not boring. Its a great film. by Lovecraftfan	May 12th, 2007 03:15:57 PM
Its compelling and despite the sad material moves at a very fast pace maybe because I was engrossed. And what is confusing about it. Its a very clear and simple but well told story. Could you not follow the plot points.
I suspect Matt Cale is Devin Faraci in disguise. by GrantChastain	May 12th, 2007 03:31:59 PM
Both of them seem to confuse snark, smugness, and ill-advised rhetoric for quality journalism, and both seem to fall back on pedantic name-calling as an alternative to actually describing what they don't like about something. That kind of review is all-too-prevalent these days, and it bespeaks a lack of literary skill. The best thing I can say about you, Cale, is that you seem to own a working dictionary. I hope that makes up for the tact and grace you obviously were born without. What a dick.
Boring was the wrong word by D. Allusion	May 12th, 2007 05:05:49 PM
I was overreacting to what I feel is the overpraise the movie's gotten, and the move's not confusing so much as confused, to ME. The ending particularly. What were your feelings? Was it heartwarming? Triumphant? I said it was ambiguous and Pdorwick's quiet Canadian soul went postal. Since we know this moment is temporary, it struck me that Grant's reaction would be ambivalant at least. Or maybe not. I know mine was.
As for this jackass from the porno website... by D. Allusion	May 12th, 2007 05:06:42 PM
Maybe we should just ignore him.
The ending is ambiguous to me not confusing. by Lovecraftfan	May 12th, 2007 05:11:08 PM
The husband is happy for the temporary happiness, but he along with everyone knows that it could dissapear in a second. Its a very haunting memorable ending. I dont see whats confusing.
Oh where is this review from Matt Cale by Lovecraftfan	May 12th, 2007 05:37:35 PM
I cant seem to find it.
28weekslater B.S. ending: Infected girl got rescued and by AvengingFist	May 12th, 2007 09:17:43 PM
infected the rest of Europe. What a BS depressing ending.
The Matt Cale review is pathetic. by Freakemovie	May 12th, 2007 09:58:49 PM
He spends a full four paragraphs desperately trying to "push buttons" about how Shelly is supposedly a no-talent hack before he even gets into talking about what he didn't like about the movie. This is the reason internet critics get such a bad rap. The TBer who alerted us to it, Puppy Shit, later insulted one of the other TBers who called him out by saying "Go study for your PSATS." Is that to imply he's immature? As immature as someone who gets his kicks desperately defying everything that could be described as "sentimental" in favor of exaggerated disrespect for the dead in order to let the internet world know how witty you are? I don't know why I bother with this sometimes. (By the way Lovecraftfan, the link to the review is in Puppy Shit's first post.)
freakemovie by BadMrWonka	May 12th, 2007 10:06:35 PM
you forgot his zinger back at me after I ripped him a new one: "Cry to your film professor." what does that even mean?
AvengingFist by Turd Furgeson	May 12th, 2007 11:00:08 PM
Thanks you fucking scumbag for ruining the movie!!!!! I've been traveling and haven't been able to see it yet. Put a fucking spoiler warning by your post you fucking idiot. You should be banned for that. I hope you get raped in the ass you fuck stick.
I´m gonna fistfuck you, AvengingFist by CuervoJones	May 13th, 2007 05:20:36 AM
Spoil yourself
Matt Cale is a twat by Volstaff	May 14th, 2007 05:51:45 PM
Oh gee, yet another internet writer who thinks being an ass and a hater makes him look "hardcore" and smart instead of like a fucking twat. He's just an extension of the "shock jock" radio personality taken to the internet. An intellectual for the Howard Stern crowd ( then again,so is anybody with a HS diploma ).
animalstructure by BadMrWonka	May 14th, 2007 10:05:23 PM
I suggest you read up on Cale and his website, and read a few more of his "reviews" before you come to his defense so quickly. the man survives on shock value, not insight. if you read up on him, and still want to defend him, then we'll talk further.
actually, i'm not a guy. by occula	May 14th, 2007 10:10:59 PM
i'm a woman. and i didn't say i cried at the movie, i said that after the fact, thinking about the fact that the writer will never do anything again - including raise her child - because she was senselessly murdered, i got choked up. i also didn't see rocky balboa. i am also a production designer with a lot of experience in the industry making films that may or may not be judged by their own merits, but as an actual filmmaker, i feel that i get to say whatever the fuck i want about it and be confident in the fact that i've worked hard for the right to my opinion.
i am so fucking sick of... by Captain Mal	May 15th, 2007 01:48:32 AM
... "heartwarming" tales about women who cheat on their husbands. yeah, the husbands are boorish characters, because they have to be, or the theme of feminine fuck-around-ary wouldn't be nearly as sympathetic. what kind of movie would it be where the guy resembles an actual human? oh, right, the kind they wouldn't make.

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