tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post2251943507071667504..comments2023-03-25T02:52:15.537-07:00Comments on You Talking to Me?: DriveThe Taxi Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-65730131810996987222012-02-25T22:16:57.997-08:002012-02-25T22:16:57.997-08:00You're a very good writer, and you make a very...You're a very good writer, and you make a very good case. I, however, need to finish watching the film. <br /><br />You do pose one rhetorical question that got me thinking: "are we at the point in film history where films are praised for their ability to pay homage to a time when movies weren’t so bad?" My answer is 'yes'; and as such, I tip my proverbial cap to anyone who can reproduce a good gritty 80's crime movie.meddugihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368368048275866949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-53204002447264541582011-11-14T13:10:02.373-08:002011-11-14T13:10:02.373-08:00Vance - Yes, the mask scene where Gosling walks up...Vance - Yes, the mask scene where Gosling walks up to the front door of the pizza place and we see him coming through one square in the front door serves really no purpose other than to capture that moment. I also thought the music, although good, was a bit too smothing. For a movie that has an almost silent hero, it sure didn't want to let very many scenes play out in silence.<br /><br />As for the rating. It's one of those cases where just because I didn't connect with the movie doesn't mean I shouldn't give it the credit it deserves. Drive does, after all, achieve everything it sets out to do, even if that didn't connect with me.The Taxi Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-78921180095568115702011-11-13T12:32:19.983-08:002011-11-13T12:32:19.983-08:00Thank you. I agree with every single thing you sai...Thank you. I agree with every single thing you said, but I don't agree with your star rating -- given your words, it sounds more like a 2.5 or maybe a 3 than a 3.5. (We've talked star ratings before, so never mind.) <br /><br />It's funny, when you commented on one of my posts about Drive, I thought you'd already seen it and agreed with my other commenter, who loved it. (Maybe you had, and only just wrote the review now.) It's really empty at its core, and there's some stuff that is so shamelessly style only that it's simply inexcusable. For example, what was the point of him putting on his stunt double mask in order to go after Rose? It gained him no advantage whatsoever -- one can only conclude that it was included because Refn thought it would make an arresting visual. He was right, but that's not enough of a reason.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-15667590522124322482011-11-10T07:00:24.598-08:002011-11-10T07:00:24.598-08:00I wasn't in love with this film like so many o...I wasn't in love with this film like so many others were but I did enjoy the style and how Gosling played "The Driver" so well with barely saying anything. However, I just wish they said more throughout this whole film. Nice review Mike.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com