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DVD Review from The Onion
littledarlin:
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47022
The Academy will do what it must, but let's be honest: a decade from now, is anyone going to think of 2005 as The Year Of Crash? Old-guard Hollywooders may have avoided Brokeback Mountain (Universal) because they thought the story of two shepherds having a two-decade-long sexual affair was going to be some kind of gay agit-prop. But what they missed was a lyrical evocation of the deep loneliness that haunts the American dream, well-directed by Ang Lee, who contrasts small-town homes with the boundless outdoors to articulate the all-too-common feeling that life would be better if it weren't for all the shit we have to do…
and what did they have to say about crash?
The first few scenes of Crash (Lionsgate), Paul Haggis' surprise Best Picture winner, have the charge of something truly daring, as Haggis makes explicit the racial undercurrents pulsing through Los Angeles. But when it becomes clear that the explicitness won't stop and the gears of the screenplay start grinding out heavy-handed ironies, the film morphs into an oppressive bore. In the spirit of self-congratulation, Academy members anointed this hometown favorite above Brokeback Mountain, but time will cut it down to size as decisively as Guess Who's Coming To Dinner…
newyearsday:
Yay! I love the Onion. A serious sense of humor and good taste where it counts.
Thanks for that Andrew.
littleguitar:
wow! I think that was the first serious thing I've ever read from the onion! It's fitting it was about BBM, at least they have good taste...
Becky:
The Academy will do what it must, but let's be honest: a decade from now, is anyone going to think of 2005 as The Year Of Crash?
That is what I have been saying all along! I think that the irony of this whole thing though is that the only people who will remember Crash(apart from the numb-skulls that call themselves crash fans) will be us, the people that hate it!
Any way I love this review, I think this is one of the best that I read about BBM. On the other hand, the best I read about Crash started, "Paul Haggis' subtle-as-a-flying malet drama, "Crash" misses the mark by far...." I don't really need to continue, I think the first few lines sum up Crash and what I think of it. ;D
littledarlin:
--- Quote from: Becky on April 06, 2006, 04:39:03 pm ---The Academy will do what it must, but let's be honest: a decade from now, is anyone going to think of 2005 as The Year Of Crash?
That is what I have been saying all along! I think that the irony of this whole thing though is that the only people who will remember Crash(apart from the numb-skulls that call themselves crash fans) will be us, the people that hate it!
Any way I love this review, I think this is one of the best that I read about BBM. On the other hand, the best I read about Crash started, "Paul Haggis' subtle-as-a-flying malet drama, "Crash" misses the mark by far...." I don't really need to continue, I think the first few lines sum up Crash and what I think of it. ;D
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i think the best part of ALL of this is that crash does not stand on its own. it will forever be known as the film that upset bbm. every post-oscar review i have read for crash is immediately followed by a reference to bbm and the upset.
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