tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post4943961686803300675..comments2024-03-13T06:02:45.251-05:00Comments on Cinema Romantico: Kiss Kiss Bang BangUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-29966413787794386272011-04-16T11:45:43.685-05:002011-04-16T11:45:43.685-05:00You're right, as a standalone scene it's r...You're right, as a standalone scene it's really pretty good. And Downey Jr. plays it beautifully. It's just what makes this movie so vexing.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-82143529756221028412011-04-16T07:04:12.660-05:002011-04-16T07:04:12.660-05:00I really love this film; it's got a million qu...I really love this film; it's got a million quotable lines, great performances, and I plain dig meta humour (the Charlie Kaufman comparison is an excellent one). <br /><br />I can see the argument that the excess of gay jokes could be homophobic, but the movie does also present one of the most normal/heroic gay characters in Hollywood cinema...probably ever.<br /><br />As for the scene that took you out of the movie, I think it's probably one of the better scenes that I can think of of that nature (showing someone’s reaction to committing an act of violence, which is so often brushed off in movies). But you're right that it did feel a bit out of place in this particular film.Tom Clifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969940401754806603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-74338110425701630732011-04-15T14:07:53.755-05:002011-04-15T14:07:53.755-05:00I just felt the movie hadn't earned that momen...I just felt the movie hadn't earned that moment of focus. It was so self aware up to that point that I just couldn't go for it. Either way, it was very, very, very funny.<br /><br />And while his performance in "Tombstone" wasn't conventional funny, Kilmer as Doc Holliday was pretty damn uproarious.Nick Priggehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895803287589438170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-91516496766527742932011-04-15T10:38:52.831-05:002011-04-15T10:38:52.831-05:00Castor, need I remind you that Kilmer's career...Castor, need I remind you that Kilmer's career started with <i>Real Genius</i> and <i>Top Secret</i>? Kilmer was always this funny, Hollywood just forgot.<br /><br />I love, love, LOVE this movie, but I do agree that the gay jokes start to come off as weirdly homophobic after a while.<br /><br />I have the opposite reaction to the scene where he hides under the bed. Rather than taking me out of the scene, it served as a Moment Of Focus, where we get a quick reminder that there are very real, very harsh consequences if the main characters make the wrong move. And the seriousness doesn't linger for more than a minute, as that scene ends with a dog disposing of a potential fingerprint in a way that is both unexpected yet exactly what a dog really would do.<br /><br />And now, Random Movie Quote time:<br /><br />"Doesn't that suck? I just hit you for no reason."<br /><br />"It's like someone took America by the East Coast and shook it, and all the normal girls managed to hang on."<br /><br />"Talking monkey, yeah. Came here from the future, ugly sucker, only says 'ficus'." <br /><br />"Why in pluperfect hell would you pee on a corpse?"<br /><br />Not really funny on its own, but Kilmer's delivery of the line "Yes, I think you're stupid." is frickin' hilarious.Wretched Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691397733214664019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951989.post-23384293009429451252011-04-15T10:12:02.512-05:002011-04-15T10:12:02.512-05:00It's funny but like you, I was left slightly u...It's funny but like you, I was left slightly unsatisfied that it wasn't "more". RDJ is perfect for the role and who knew Val Kilmer could be that funny. Heck, even poor Michelle Monaghan gives the most memorable performance of her career. It does have hilarious moments but I thought it was too much on an intermittent basis.Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317266954630009383noreply@blogger.com