Comments on: AFI Checklist Nearing Completion http://runnersuniverse.com/2009/03/afi-checklist-nearing-completion/ For all things related to Runners, the sci-fi comic by Sean Wang Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Colin http://runnersuniverse.com/2009/03/afi-checklist-nearing-completion/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Colin Wed, 06 May 2009 15:09:20 +0000 http://runnersuniverse.com/?p=690#comment-313 "Birth of a Nation" is definitely a chore to watch. I saw in a film class in college. DW Griffith is lauded with being the first person to turn the camera during a shot. That's the historical value of the movie. “Birth of a Nation” is definitely a chore to watch. I saw in a film class in college. DW Griffith is lauded with being the first person to turn the camera during a shot. That’s the historical value of the movie.

]]> By: Chris http://runnersuniverse.com/2009/03/afi-checklist-nearing-completion/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Chris Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:16:43 +0000 http://runnersuniverse.com/?p=690#comment-83 I found Touch of Evil to be far more engaging than Citizen Kane. I've always thought that it capitalized on Welles' age and experience in a way Kane could not -- because he was, like, 13 when he made it. Touch of Evil feels like a beaten, hopeless man's view of the world, which isn't so much a different intention than Kane, but Welles had actually experienced that feeling by the time he started Touch of Evil, which, I think, makes all the difference. I found Touch of Evil to be far more engaging than Citizen Kane. I’ve always thought that it capitalized on Welles’ age and experience in a way Kane could not — because he was, like, 13 when he made it. Touch of Evil feels like a beaten, hopeless man’s view of the world, which isn’t so much a different intention than Kane, but Welles had actually experienced that feeling by the time he started Touch of Evil, which, I think, makes all the difference.

]]> By: Sean http://runnersuniverse.com/2009/03/afi-checklist-nearing-completion/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Sean Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:30:10 +0000 http://runnersuniverse.com/?p=690#comment-75 I definitely find that some hold up really well and others, not so much. And I'm finding that I only really like movies with an actual "story" or "plot." I really don't care for "snapshot" movies that are just a series of seemingly random events that just show what life is like for a character without there being any actual structured plot to tell. For instance, I didn't really like Midnight Cowboy, Easy Rider, or MASH. These all just seemed like collections of random occurrences, none of which added or subtracted anything important from any overall story, and then the movie ended. Not my cup of tea. But then there are movies like High Noon, Stagecoach, To Kill a Mockingbird, African Queen, West Side Story, etc, and those I actually enjoyed quite a bit. I definitely find that some hold up really well and others, not so much. And I’m finding that I only really like movies with an actual “story” or “plot.” I really don’t care for “snapshot” movies that are just a series of seemingly random events that just show what life is like for a character without there being any actual structured plot to tell. For instance, I didn’t really like Midnight Cowboy, Easy Rider, or MASH. These all just seemed like collections of random occurrences, none of which added or subtracted anything important from any overall story, and then the movie ended. Not my cup of tea.

But then there are movies like High Noon, Stagecoach, To Kill a Mockingbird, African Queen, West Side Story, etc, and those I actually enjoyed quite a bit.

]]> By: Gerren http://runnersuniverse.com/2009/03/afi-checklist-nearing-completion/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Gerren Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:35:09 +0000 http://runnersuniverse.com/?p=690#comment-73 Homework movies is such a great way to describe them. I can't stand Gone with the Wind, and I think Citizen Kane is a bit over-rated, but I really love Casablanca. Homework movies is such a great way to describe them. I can’t stand Gone with the Wind, and I think Citizen Kane is a bit over-rated, but I really love Casablanca.

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