[geeks] Introductions (was Re: Etiquette)

[joshua d boyd]

On Mon, Jul 30, 2001 at 05:41:45PM -0400, dave at cca.org wrote:
> >I keep looking at the Metropolis box and then I chicken out and get
> >something safe when renting movies.
> 
> Ha. When I was married, my wife used to get so pissed off at me
> for renting either silent films, or foreign films with subtitles.
> I think we had a rule at one point that I could only rent one
> video like that a week...

So far I haven't tested how my girlfriend will stand up to silent or
subtitled films.  She handled The Messenger reasonably well.  Off the top
of my head I can't think of many more violent films.  

I'm not eager to test this, mainly because I'd rather spend time with her
doing things other than watching films.  Concerts, coffee houses, and
parties all seem like a much better use of time.  
 
> >Now, the question is, is silent really better, or did Metropolis just
> >happen to be a great movie.  Or rather, is metropolis great because it is
> >silent, or would it be silent if made today?
> 
> I think it has something to do with working well in a restricted 
> environment.

Not surprising.  In interviews, almost all artists seem to say that the
most limited projects inspire the most creativity.
 
> >Never saw anything of his.  I saw they just got Plan 9 in at the local
> >video store recently.  I'm all for minimulism, but I always got the
> >impression that Ed Wood still didn't pay enough attention to the important
> >details.  I'll have to see for myself I guess.
> 
> I strongly recommend getting the movie about him, "Ed Wood", starring
> Dep, first.

That I did see.  It was... interesting.  Should rent it again
sometime.  That is where I got that impression about details though.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd