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06-27-03, 03:00 PM

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Why THE PIANIST Sucked

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Posted By NCMojo

I'll be honest: a lot of the praise being heaped...

I'll be honest: a lot of the praise being heaped upon The Pianist in this thread smacks of the kind of meaningless double-talk you often hear espoused about modern art. "Oh, this painting is clearly...

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06-27-03, 01:09 PM

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Why THE PIANIST Sucked

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Posted By NCMojo

I could not disagree with you more. Sure,...

I could not disagree with you more. Sure, everyone jumped in and tried to save Szpilman's life because he was a great artist... and that could have been a great theme for the movie... but Polanski...

Forum: Movie Talk

06-27-03, 11:56 AM

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Why THE PIANIST Sucked

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Posted By NCMojo

Re: Re: Re: Re: Why THE PIANIST Sucked

I have no problem with showing a film about Joe Average... heck, I'd even be OK with a character-driven story about a barber that lived and worked in a village two miles from a Polish concentration...

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06-27-03, 10:46 AM

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Why THE PIANIST Sucked

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Posted By NCMojo

So you agree with most of what I said, plus you...

So you agree with most of what I said, plus you added in two more negative comments -- doesn't this mean that you, too, think the movie sucked?

Forum: Movie Talk

06-27-03, 10:45 AM

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Why THE PIANIST Sucked

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Posted By NCMojo

Re: Re: Why THE PIANIST Sucked

I think the problem is that Polanski wants to champion Szpilman as a "survivor", but in doing so he defeats his own purpose. If this is a study in weakness, ambivalence and selfishness in the name...

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06-27-03, 10:04 AM

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Why THE PIANIST Sucked

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Posted By NCMojo

That is cool and excellent! Rule of thumb...

That is cool and excellent!

Rule of thumb here at DVDTalk: you can't just say "I disagree with every aspect"... you've got to give a little more detail than that, so we have grounds to continue...

Forum: Movie Talk

06-27-03, 09:34 AM

Replies: 29

Why THE PIANIST Sucked

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Posted By NCMojo

Why THE PIANIST Sucked

My wife and I watched The Pianist by Roman Polanski last night. We sat down to watch it with great anticipation. Not only did it win several Academy Awards, along with the Golden Palm at Cannes,...

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