... the Jackson 'Lord of the Rings' which he describes as less a work of art than 'a regime undergone'.
I'm with Thomson, if this means what it looks like. I love the book, but sitting through those films was grueling.
However, if his whole point in listing them was to cut down an over-popular film, why include it in a book titled Have You Seen? I'd expect it to be filled with under-rated films and neglected classics.
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Date: 2009-04-09 02:23 pm (UTC)I'm with Thomson, if this means what it looks like. I love the book, but sitting through those films was grueling.
However, if his whole point in listing them was to cut down an over-popular film, why include it in a book titled Have You Seen? I'd expect it to be filled with under-rated films and neglected classics.