Fair enough, I see your point bud, i have seen the slander thrown from both sides myself, from a personal point of view I'd never really heard of this film until last week when I saw it briefly mentioned on a youtube video and it sounded interesting. As I say, I like Donald Sutherland and Nicolas Roeg but I just didn't enjoy this particular film. I only found out about the hype on here but after reading a few of the negative comments on the film, I actually felt sorry for some of the people posting thier views.
I think healthy debate for anything is good as not everyone has the same tastes and as you've said, people often get different viewing experiences for a variety of reasons. It just seems a lot of people use the IMDB to simply scour around and attack other people from the safety of thier keyboards.
I think this site should be doing more to combat this if I'm honest. I've had some right arguments on here over the years simply because I've had an opinion about a film or show and people have come over and just ripped into me instead of engaging me in an adult conversation about why my views differ from thiers.
I'm 6ft 5 and by most peoples standards, a very big bloke, but I'm not a bully with it and never have been but some of the threats and names I've had aimed at me on here by people who are probably half my size is laughable.
I was called a dumbass and an unintelligent prick and I was told I should stick to watching Disney films, simply because I asked why there was no English dub on the Spanish film Pans Labyrynth which I've wanted to see for years. The reason I wanted an English dub is that my eyes are not the best and I struggle to read small subtitles and therefore can't enjoy subtitled films as other people do. But the barrage of abuse I got was insane, i felt like a criminal for even mentioning it.
I just don't get the whole cyber bullying thing, if you can't do it to someone's face then why do it from hundreds of miles away sat behind a computer? Thing is, it's actually getting worse, Twitter is atrocious for it and IMDB is fast reaching those levels. It's quite sad as this is probably the best site in the world for keeping up to date with movie news, don't get me wrong, there are some genuinely nice people on here, it's just a shame there's so many idiots as well. :-(
"Hasta la vista, baby."
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Don_Cheech
8 years ago
I hear you, but dude... it's the internet. You shouldn't take those type of insults personally. The person insulting you doesn't know you. People get a kick out of making someone feel stupid... it's nothing new in this world. It makes them feel smart- powerful- etc. The internet is ruthless because of the anonymity. They can hide behind the keyboard so to speak. I'm a bigger guy as well, and often assume I'm getting dissed by some insecure teenager. I got completely attacked on The Cabin in the Woods message board... for saying the movie is more of a comedy than a horror. I felt it was more of a "Scary Movie" than a real horror film. The fans on that board completely went ape----. They called me "child" and what not. After a few months of my email blowing up- I had enough. Looked into the two users - theyre favorite things were WWF Monday Night Raw and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is who we're dealing with. Learned my lesson there.
Anyway- I feel u on this film. I also just watched it for the first time. A bit slow at times. But I couldn't help but be impressed by the photography- and how they managed to make Venice seem so empty. With films like this i gotta remind myself what life was like in the 70s. Don't Look Now and Rosemary's Baby are remembered for their creepiness- that gets under your skin subconsciously. Something about that blind lady is just flat out creepy. I'm still piecing it together. I really don't get why the girl in the red coat ended up being a dwarf. I plan on looking into it (why I came on here in the first place).
it definitely came off as a film that my friends wouldn't be able to sit through. I consider myself a film buff (I edit sometimes) - so I was really into the whole production aspect- and the cinematography- editing. Plus I've always been a horror/mystery fan. But- you're not insane for disliking this film. I wouldn't expect everyone I know to like it. It only bothers me when people come on here and make a thread saying "this movie is complete trash! Don't waste your time!" With no reasonable criticism. The only criticism I personally have for this movie is the pacing. When he thought he saw his wife with the two older ladies-- and was investigating - that just seemed pointless to me. Or at least - too much time was spent on it. It seemed like 20 minutes were devoted to that plot point - that was ultimately irrelevant.
But - I gotta catch myself and view it objectively. It's an impressive film. Succeeded in creeping me out. Had an awesome setting. And visually- it was interesting. Gothic- nightmarish- even surreal. With that being said- I consider it a great - unique film. I would have to agree with someone who says it's a classic- given the context of its release (1973). Movies today struggle to do what this film did. And that says a lot.
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