Cursed!
Been playing with my Technics, and it seems that Peter's tuning job did not fix the problem its been having. It speeds/slows down by about a 2% of the pitch, and then goes back to speed, so I have to constantly platter one of the records as I mix. This sucks. What it means is, I can never be confident that the mix is solid and locked in. I miss my Stantons' reliability T_T
Oh well. Learning to scratch is fun. Esp my KMFDM 45s...
Movie Review
Terry Gilliam will always have a warm, fuzzy spot in my heart. "Brothers Grim" demonstrates well that precise Gilliam-esqueness that characterizes his films. Specifically, this willingness to treat all situations with irreverence - to go into territory that makes you squirm, and then to put a humorous back-spin on it, so your gasp of surprise always transforms into laughter. An Aesthetic of Subversion, in my opinion. I don't want to give away any specific instances for those who haven't seen it yet.
The writer also did a really excellent job "remixing" the fairy tales together. Before seeing the film I had listened to a podcast interview with Gilliam about the historical context of the original Brothers Grimm - apparently, they went all across the nation-states of proto-Germany, collecting oral folk tales before the encroaching modernity destroyed them inadvertently. So in this respect, it was really clever to organically incorporate the actual history of the Grimms into the fairytale adventure itself, all the while mixing and matching details and themes from the various individual tales into the film's story. That aspect of it alone makes it incredibly complex, but not obtrusively so. On top of that, the character arcs are fairly unconventional.
Personally, I think that Jakob Grimm (Heath Leger) is the real protagonist of the film, even though its supposed to be a duo. Let me take this opportunity to say that I was really impressed with Leger's performance. My respect for him has vastly improved (over "A Knight's Tale" bleagh, don't ask). I think that the writing for Jakob Grimm as well as Leger's interpretation made for a great combo - by the end of the film, I ended up really liking him - he was funny and endearing. For most of the film, I was more concerned about him than any other character.
The supporting cast was great fun too. Comic-Gilliam usual Jonathan Pryce made for a fun minor villain. And Peter Stormare was a big surprise - it took me half the movie before I even recognized him!
I definitely recommend this one.
Deutschworter for the day
bestimmt: (adv) definitely
Oh well. Learning to scratch is fun. Esp my KMFDM 45s...
Movie Review
Terry Gilliam will always have a warm, fuzzy spot in my heart. "Brothers Grim" demonstrates well that precise Gilliam-esqueness that characterizes his films. Specifically, this willingness to treat all situations with irreverence - to go into territory that makes you squirm, and then to put a humorous back-spin on it, so your gasp of surprise always transforms into laughter. An Aesthetic of Subversion, in my opinion. I don't want to give away any specific instances for those who haven't seen it yet.
The writer also did a really excellent job "remixing" the fairy tales together. Before seeing the film I had listened to a podcast interview with Gilliam about the historical context of the original Brothers Grimm - apparently, they went all across the nation-states of proto-Germany, collecting oral folk tales before the encroaching modernity destroyed them inadvertently. So in this respect, it was really clever to organically incorporate the actual history of the Grimms into the fairytale adventure itself, all the while mixing and matching details and themes from the various individual tales into the film's story. That aspect of it alone makes it incredibly complex, but not obtrusively so. On top of that, the character arcs are fairly unconventional.
Personally, I think that Jakob Grimm (Heath Leger) is the real protagonist of the film, even though its supposed to be a duo. Let me take this opportunity to say that I was really impressed with Leger's performance. My respect for him has vastly improved (over "A Knight's Tale" bleagh, don't ask). I think that the writing for Jakob Grimm as well as Leger's interpretation made for a great combo - by the end of the film, I ended up really liking him - he was funny and endearing. For most of the film, I was more concerned about him than any other character.
The supporting cast was great fun too. Comic-Gilliam usual Jonathan Pryce made for a fun minor villain. And Peter Stormare was a big surprise - it took me half the movie before I even recognized him!
I definitely recommend this one.
Deutschworter for the day
bestimmt: (adv) definitely