Comments on: Weekend Box Office: “Sherlock Holmes,” “Nine,” “It’s Complicated,” “Victoria,” “Single Man”

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By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:39:19 +0000

Debbi,
You were much too kind in your review of “9″. A warning to guys….stay away. No promised reward is enough i.e. if you see this with me I will (fill in the blank).

S: I absolutely hated the insufferable “Nine” (which is not to be confused with the superior, animated “9″–an entirely different movie, also released this year). I agree with your warning to guys 100%. DS

By: deshard

deshard — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:14:17 +0000

My word, the paranoia is mind-boggling. “A Single Man” wasn’t just made up recently. It’s based on a novella from 1964. Forty-five years ago.

How sad that you can’t just accept a good movie and its story and the portrayal of someone who’s life has been turned upside-down by the loss of their life partner without trying to turn it into a brand of propaganda all your own (and the religious right wing of the once great GOP).

Just how heartless are you Ms. Shclussel?

By: Jaron Blake

Jaron Blake — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:41:39 +0000

I’m always amazed when I see comments by some straight people about film with a gay perspective referring to “gay propaganda” or questioning whether it was “really appropriate” to show the depiction of a man’s love for another man in the same way a man’s love for a woman is commonly depicted. Straight conservatives seem unable to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. Maybe this lack of empathy – they scorn the whole idea of empathy – is what makes them so heartless. It’s not something to be proud of.

JB: Actually, I did have empathy for him. I felt sad for the guy. That’s why I said it was really well done propaganda and very depressing. If it didn’t work, I wouldn’t find it depressing. DS

By: CJ

CJ — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:43:05 +0000

I too enjoyed It’s Complicated, laughed throughout and so did the audience. It was sweet to see so many middle aged and older couples in the audience hugging each other afterwards.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:08:37 +0000

Debbie,

Do you honestly feel that “Sherlock Holmes” deserves the same rating as “A Single Man”? Yes, “Sherlock Holmes” was more mindless action than intellectual puzzle, but is it really on the same level as a gay marriage propaganda film?

A: Yes, b/c “A Single Man” was far better and well done, and if it hadn’t been a gay propaganda film, I might have liked it. With “Sherlock Holmes,” which was a mess, not a chance. DS

By: karin

karin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:38:07 +0000

I thought It’s Complicated was hilarious. It did not move like a glacier even though it was almost two hours. Everyone in the theater seemed to enjoy it as well.

By: Kalifornia Kafir

Kalifornia Kafir — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:20:01 +0000

If you want to see a reasonably good action adventure, Sherlock Holmes will do. It bares absolutely no resemblance to the original Sherlock Holmes and could as easily been titled “Schlomo Haimowitz.” If you want the real thing, Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett are the best. In a nutshell: Victorian CSI meets 21st Century Superhero culture.