tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post4338483031064452631..comments2024-01-27T00:19:36.912-08:00Comments on Coleman's Corner in Cinema...: Catch Me If You Can (2002)Coleman's Corner in Cinema...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-79686796099531980192009-04-04T12:55:00.000-07:002009-04-04T12:55:00.000-07:00Thank you very kindly, Harold.Thank you very kindly, Harold.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-47416448639266638972009-04-04T10:46:00.000-07:002009-04-04T10:46:00.000-07:00Hugely impressive essay on this film, Alexander. I...Hugely impressive essay on this film, Alexander. I agree that it is a very underrated film and actually one of Spielberg's very best. Brilliant and provocaive piece I must say.Haroldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-39207187028559821312009-04-02T08:34:00.000-07:002009-04-02T08:34:00.000-07:00Thank you very much. I'm very happy to have you ab...Thank you very much. I'm very happy to have you aboard.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-71472868021560030702009-02-08T14:15:00.000-08:002009-02-08T14:15:00.000-08:00Yes, I "dig" your points, LL.Yes, I "dig" your points, LL.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-6675956703696407842009-02-08T12:16:00.000-08:002009-02-08T12:16:00.000-08:00DiCap is smokin here. The Beard rocks dis movie yo...DiCap is smokin here. The Beard rocks dis movie yo. love it when he makes like 007 and zooms off in the AM ya dig.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-71252609001147136062009-01-19T11:12:00.000-08:002009-01-19T11:12:00.000-08:00Thank you very kindly, Anonymous.Thank you very kindly, Anonymous.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-49878557906331786642009-01-19T11:03:00.000-08:002009-01-19T11:03:00.000-08:00Exhaustive and exceptional review of one of the mo...Exhaustive and exceptional review of one of the more underrated movies of the last couple of decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-18369658753308701932009-01-17T23:14:00.000-08:002009-01-17T23:14:00.000-08:00Thank you very much, chocolate lover. So glad to h...Thank you very much, chocolate lover. So glad to hear that you enjoyed the film (and review) so much.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-85564435020325748972009-01-16T18:49:00.000-08:002009-01-16T18:49:00.000-08:00It was every thing you said it was. So glad I saw ...It was every thing you said it was. So glad I saw it finally. Amazing review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-61578141034357445942009-01-15T08:15:00.000-08:002009-01-15T08:15:00.000-08:00Well, well! I believe we could all form a (very la...Well, well! I believe we could all form a (very large) club. :)Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-39539334570838365122009-01-15T07:40:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:40:00.000-08:00Indeed, I didn't like American Beauty, either!Indeed, I didn't like American Beauty, either!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-18949873126043089192009-01-15T00:26:00.000-08:002009-01-15T00:26:00.000-08:00Well, I hope I like it, but as you may or may not ...Well, I hope I like it, but as you may or may not know, I'm <A HREF="http://colemancornerincinema.blogspot.com/2008/08/american-beauty-1999.html" REL="nofollow">not a fan of <I>American Beauty</I></A>. So I'm going in with some skepticism. I'm happy to hear you found DiCaprio effective, though--that is most encouraging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-79129571366552601722009-01-14T21:18:00.000-08:002009-01-14T21:18:00.000-08:00I thought he was brilliant, actually. Really fills...I thought he was brilliant, actually. Really fills out the role, but in hindsight his outbursts - which seemed to much at the time - are wrenching in mind. I'll be interested to hear what you think about all aspects of that movie. It's pretty rich.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-35032377534716299192009-01-14T13:19:00.000-08:002009-01-14T13:19:00.000-08:00Do seek it out, chocolate lover.I agree about DiCa...Do seek it out, chocolate lover.<BR/><BR/>I agree about DiCaprio in <I>The Departed</I> (as I stated before) and even <I>Blood Diamond</I>, in which he was giving something of a "Bogart performance," the mercenary American who finally acts heroically against every piece of logical rationale. (Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Indiana Jones ironically helped to redefine the image of this archetype in my opinion.) <BR/><BR/>I have not seen <I>Revolutionary Road</I> yet, but I will in the coming days. What did you think of him there? (I'll be sure to look at your thoughts on that whenever I finally see it.)Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-6350995643434701762009-01-14T08:55:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:55:00.000-08:00Yeah I have to say that I appreciated DiCaprio mor...Yeah I have to say that I appreciated DiCaprio more in Blood Diamond than The Departed that year, though neither was mind-blowing. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen Revolutionary Road?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-9683114895850244812009-01-13T18:32:00.000-08:002009-01-13T18:32:00.000-08:00I've never seen this one! Thanks for the review! N...I've never seen this one! Thanks for the review! Nice blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-49289637637140210822009-01-13T11:51:00.000-08:002009-01-13T11:51:00.000-08:00Hi, Daniel! It's great to see you catching up here...Hi, Daniel! It's great to see you catching up here in Coleman's Corner. And thank you very much for the kind words.<BR/><BR/>Naturally, I do recommend this film to all! :)<BR/><BR/>As for DiCaprio, I like him in <I>Gilbert Grape</I>, though I've never believed it to be as difficult a role as many have called it. He's very effective in <I>This Boy's Life</I>, holding his own with Robert DeNiro (I read the book on which that film was based before seeing the film, and DiCaprio certainly captured the character's essence). Though I have problems with <I>The Departed</I>, I cannot deny that he is quite the force of nature in that one--it's easily his best "see, I'm a mature guy now who can be believable bad-ass," performance, his subsequent attempts at which were not so good. And, though I'm not a fan of Baz Luhrmann, I do think DiCaprio's Romeo was quite commendable, particularly for what the director was "going for," as they say.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-22698876998888619012009-01-13T11:39:00.000-08:002009-01-13T11:39:00.000-08:00What W.T.R. and Ben said. I've really been wanting...What W.T.R. and Ben said. I've really been wanting to see this again, and I agree that it doesn't feel nearly as long as it is.<BR/><BR/>Your declaration of DiCaprio's performance intrigues me. Every right to consider it his best, but what else would you consider strong? I'm actually finding myself quietly rooting for him to get some Oscar attention for RevRoad. I also think he's excellent in This Boy's Life and Gilbert Grape, as one-dimensional as they are, and believe it or not I still haven't seen The Basketball Diaries.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-20946242290176204092009-01-08T19:58:00.000-08:002009-01-08T19:58:00.000-08:00Thank you, Anonymous.Thank you, Anonymous.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-45370419834959649882009-01-08T17:41:00.000-08:002009-01-08T17:41:00.000-08:00Spectacular essay.Spectacular essay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-32918123487442136392009-01-06T15:35:00.000-08:002009-01-06T15:35:00.000-08:00Thank you for the kind words, and for reading and ...Thank you for the kind words, and for reading and commenting here, Jeff.<BR/><BR/>I agree that ultimately <I>Catch Me If You Can</I> will continue to gain in esteem in the future. <BR/><BR/>And I agree with you that Spielberg's "heavy" historical dramas are still primarily about feeling, on multiple levels, perhaps, but they are more concerned with the innerworkings of the characters than making definitive statements about the issues they explore. Thanks again, Jeff.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-87621727921424713992009-01-06T15:29:00.000-08:002009-01-06T15:29:00.000-08:00A very nice piece of work, and fairly exhaustive. ...A very nice piece of work, and fairly exhaustive. Thinking back on this one, I'd say that Catch Me is a more fully-developed film than its' 2002 counterpart, Minority Report, albeit about less 'weighty' subject matter. In a couple of decades, though, Catch Me will probably feel like the greater work.<BR/><BR/>I have to disagree with K. about 'moral philosophy' for the simple reason that the Spielberg movies that I think he's disparaging - Schindler's List, Amistad, Munich - are still predominantly about 'feeling' and how we cope with specific historical conundrums. Munich, specifically, is less about actual intellectual moral philosophizing than it is about Eric Bana's character coping with the weight of terrorism/spying/killing and the anguish it provokes within him - which is why the climactic sequence is as powerful as it is.Jeff McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455194268519396055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-27790397353307438972009-01-03T01:51:00.000-08:002009-01-03T01:51:00.000-08:00Thank you so much, Laura, I greatly appreciate the...Thank you so much, Laura, I greatly appreciate the kind words. Good to hear from you again.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-60980637310852888172009-01-02T17:27:00.000-08:002009-01-02T17:27:00.000-08:00What a vigorous and intelligent examination of Spi...What a vigorous and intelligent examination of Spielberg. Special work here Alexander.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342369910596581403.post-69559844835489661412009-01-02T01:37:00.000-08:002009-01-02T01:37:00.000-08:00Well, I'm quite happy to see you found the review ...Well, I'm quite happy to see you found the review worthwhile, Ben. Thank you for the kind words. I hope you seek this out again and enjoy it.Coleman's Corner in Cinema...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04761319284479513957noreply@blogger.com