Jim Emerson slams Southland Tales: Part of me que...

Jim Emerson slams Southland Tales:

Part of me questions whether it’s even worth writing about, mainly because it offers so little of cinematic interest. It’s fussy and inert, like Part 4 of a PowerPoint slide-show based on some elaborately drawn storyboards that explain in excruciating detail the minutiae of the mythology behind “Hudson Hawk.”

Harsh, and it gets worse from there. Will I drag myself to see this mess?

Submitted by crazymonk on Wed, 12/05/2007 - 5:00am.

Comments (10)

Are you really thinking of seeing this? Why? 'Cause the writer/director made one interesting film? Are the warnings, the terrible trailer, the running time, the actors who are in the film (including all the odd SNL characters), not enough to stop you? I can understand watching it on video. Maybe. But in the theater? No way. This has disaster written all over it.

New York Anthony | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 11:58am

I think you're right -- I'll wait for DVD.

When I went to ComicCon in 2005, the Richard Kelly session was the most uncomfortable one I went to. And the Justin Timberlake video clip was awful.

crazymonk | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 12:02pm

That clip was an amazingly poor choice.

RumorsDaily | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 12:13pm

NYA, aren't these all reasons (except the first) you CHOOSE to see a movie in theaters? You, above all people, who went to see Val Kilmer as Moses, live on stage.

Jon May | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 12:29pm

It's true. As I was writing that I was thinking "why AREN'T" I going to see this film?" But this film seems like it would be a chore to sit through. I will remember Val Kilmer as Moses on my deathbed. It was that good. Maybe I just like mainstream bad movies. I am off to see Beowulf now.

New York Anthony | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 12:41pm

i think this is largely unfair, as one who saw it, and didn't even remotely love it. but it offered a handful of interesting moments, and some of the ideas behind it weren't shit.

"beowulf" is not a bad mainstream movie! it's SATIRE goddamn it! SATIRE!

for chrissakes, have you people ever heard of neil fucking gaiman?!

jbg. | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 6:20pm

While I enjoyed Beowulf and its tongue-in-cheek script, I've never been one to think that Neil Gaiman necessarily equals quality.

crazymonk | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 6:22pm

oh, i know. but don't worry -- that's just because you're a retard.

jbg. | Wed, 12/05/2007 - 9:03pm

Um, aren't you a Zach Braff fan?

Jesse | Thu, 12/06/2007 - 8:42am

sure. i am also a retard. and a hypochondriac.

jbg. | Thu, 12/06/2007 - 9:27am