Bubi

For once, I disagree; for me, this is a great album. Regarding the weaknesses of the work, they exist, but there's no album that doesn't have them, not even Daydream Nation, Murmur, Zen Arcade, or Dylan's best.

I remember that before buying it, I read many positive reviews; there were even those who, quoting a famous phrase by Martin Landau about Springsteen, saw in them the future of rock. It didn't turn out that way; I enjoyed their energetic rock, and the album didn't disappoint me. I prefer "Ride your Pony" in Lee Dorsey's version.

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I saw it; it's considered by all critics a masterpiece, and it's just as you described it. However, I've never felt the urge to watch it again. Extreme avant-garde, no rating.

Yes, I watch a bit of everything too, but what I save is only what I will still enjoy watching in 10 years.

Not even me, and in any case, however you look at it, judgment is always subjective. For example, in my "film library," I mostly have films with grotesque or criminal stories like "Armed Robbery," "Murder in Broad Daylight," "Lift to the Scaffold," a lot of Hitchcock, etc. Or films that highlight relationships between people, family stories, like "Sweetie," "Secrets and Lies," or Kieslowski, for instance. While there’s very little blockbuster cinema, even though I understand that "Titanic" and others are very well-made films. (Cameron is a great director.) What I wanted to say about European cinema versus American cinema is that in general, ours has less money, so we focus more on intellectually rich stories, while across the ocean, they aim for box office success. This is a very summarizing discourse because otherwise, it couldn't be. I believe there are exceptions on both sides, Allen and Altman being the first that come to mind. But in general, I prefer our cinema because it provokes more reflection than the other. I don't know the films you mentioned because I can't see the latest releases, as I live in a nearly remote village. (Right now it’s snowing; there’s almost a meter of snow.) If you could privately send me a list of the latest films to "catch," I would appreciate it.

I adore them, "Lazy Sunday" is one of my absolute favorite songs.

Yes, but they are all good actors; I would also include Danny De Vito, Johnny Depp, and many actors who have worked with the Coen brothers. And we have our own, just two names, Castellitto and Bruno Ganz. Rather, I find it interesting to try to evaluate the differences between European cinema and American cinema, between our directors and those in the USA; I believe that in this sense, we can teach them many things. In my opinion, there is more substance here, just to put it in one word.

Hoffman is perhaps the most eclectic. De Niro gave his best in "Mean Streets," "The Deer Hunter," "Raging Bull" (not just because he gained 30 kg). Nicholson in "Chinatown," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "Five Easy Pieces," but I have always thought that his best performances were those where he played a military man, "A Few Good Men" and "The Last Detail." Pacino in "The Godfather," "Donnie Brasco," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Scent of a Woman," and... who knows how many I've forgotten. I also adore Gene Hackman, Jack Lemmon, etc., etc.

It has a great rhythm, it's enjoyable to watch and it doesn't pale in comparison to its predecessor, even though I find the direction to be excessive.