I'd like to think I'm not raining on anyone's parade because I'm trying not to say bad things to people who loved it and most of my most negative feelings are being expressed in comments but I also feel like just feeling this way makes me a big cloud of movie negativity? ...this paragraph makes no sense? It makes perfect sense because it's exactly my approach to it, too. UGH, WHY DO WE HAVE TO CARE SO MUCH? It makes my heart hurt. :(
I mean, I don't know, part of me thinks the story was inherently flawed but I do think your postulation of re-structuring makes a lot of sense. I agree, it was inherently flawed. But I guess it just would have been more bearable if it were tightened?
And yeah: the bottom line for me is that if this had been the same film in another franchise, sans Mulder and Scully? My reaction would have been "what is this shit?" YES EXACTLY. I mean, it physically pains me to say this, but I couldn't stop my brain from thinking WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY half-way through until a few hours after I saw it. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THINKING THAT AT ALL. And this also hurts me to say, but I compare it (ACK THIS IS THE WORST THING TO DO EVARRRR) to TDK and how much I was looking forward to that and how even though my expectations were higher than anything you could ever imagine, they completely exceeded it both with story, intrigue, action, performances, etc. And they didn't have nearly as much time! NOR ARE THEY THE FUCKING X-FILES, AKA MADE OF GREATNESS. BLAH BLAH WHATEVER BLAH.
it helps that I'm wishy-washy and empathizing with basically everything everyone says I DO THIS TOO AND IT'S SO FRUSTRATING. For instance: I just read thelittlespy's review (http://thelittlespy.livejournal.com/109249.html#cutid1) and I COULDN'T STOP BAWLING and was damn near convinced this was the greatest film I had ever seen, I just didn't realize it, LOL. But after settling down, I think I've come to the conclusion that I don't have very many (if any? I can't remember at this point, I've been thinking about it too much and reading too many people's thoughts) issues with the MSR-- I think it was fantastic and amazing and spot on. What I take issue with is being willing to write off what I thought to be a shitty case that wasn't interesting or weird or intriguing. This show's capable of so much more than that, like you said. And this: I guess the thing is, if the show had just been a bunch of semi-crappy horror mysteries like this framed by a really really incredible love story I wouldn't have fallen in love with it like I did. IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!
Even if the story really is about Mulder and Scully at this point (which I do believe it is) they're not an Island. The show isn't the Mulder and Scully show (LOL EVEN IF IT IS IN MY BRAIN) it's THE X-FILES. The X-Files are the backbone that make the Mulder and Scully show as AMAZING AS IT IS. I just have a really hard time separating the two and cutting the film slack I wouldn't have cut it were this an episode during it's run.
EVEN MORE SO BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME WE'LL EVER SEE THEM.
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Re: day two ramblings, part 1: seeing it again, the msr, etc. etc.
Date: 2008-07-27 11:38 pm (UTC)It makes perfect sense because it's exactly my approach to it, too. UGH, WHY DO WE HAVE TO CARE SO MUCH? It makes my heart hurt. :(
I mean, I don't know, part of me thinks the story was inherently flawed but I do think your postulation of re-structuring makes a lot of sense.
I agree, it was inherently flawed. But I guess it just would have been more bearable if it were tightened?
And yeah: the bottom line for me is that if this had been the same film in another franchise, sans Mulder and Scully? My reaction would have been "what is this shit?"
YES EXACTLY. I mean, it physically pains me to say this, but I couldn't stop my brain from thinking WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY half-way through until a few hours after I saw it. AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THINKING THAT AT ALL. And this also hurts me to say, but I compare it (ACK THIS IS THE WORST THING TO DO EVARRRR) to TDK and how much I was looking forward to that and how even though my expectations were higher than anything you could ever imagine, they completely exceeded it both with story, intrigue, action, performances, etc. And they didn't have nearly as much time! NOR ARE THEY THE FUCKING X-FILES, AKA MADE OF GREATNESS. BLAH BLAH WHATEVER BLAH.
it helps that I'm wishy-washy and empathizing with basically everything everyone says
I DO THIS TOO AND IT'S SO FRUSTRATING. For instance: I just read
Even if the story really is about Mulder and Scully at this point (which I do believe it is) they're not an Island. The show isn't the Mulder and Scully show (LOL EVEN IF IT IS IN MY BRAIN) it's THE X-FILES. The X-Files are the backbone that make the Mulder and Scully show as AMAZING AS IT IS. I just have a really hard time separating the two and cutting the film slack I wouldn't have cut it were this an episode during it's run.
EVEN MORE SO BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME WE'LL EVER SEE THEM.