tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post102656705136981019..comments2024-03-19T12:14:57.090-07:00Comments on hightouchmegastore: Reassessment.Lisa B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-79726694440533856872012-09-24T14:51:31.992-07:002012-09-24T14:51:31.992-07:00I think this is an excellent idea. Someone needs ...I think this is an excellent idea. Someone needs to pay you to do this. Watch movies then review them. Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498372143914207334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-54268700389395124022012-09-23T23:58:37.392-07:002012-09-23T23:58:37.392-07:00I saw 'Heaven's Gate' many years ago b...I saw 'Heaven's Gate' many years ago but remember little about it. I do remember thinking that it was huge, ambitious, and beautiful, and not terrible. This movie, besides being the death knell for United Artists, also signaled the near-end of auteur cinema, certainly the end of the 70s auteurs, and the idea that you could or should put huge sums of money behind the single creator of a film. <br /><br />A movie like 'Heaven's Gate' would never be made today, and for that reason alone it should be watched. I think this movie is partly responsible for why films are directed by committee these days, and if somebody wants to make an art film, they can do so, but it has to be under a few million dollars. Not only is this film a time capsule of the Old West, it's a time capsule of what kind of filmmaking used to be possible.<br /><br />Cimino made 'Year of the Dragon' and three or four complete duds after 'Heaven's Gate.' I don't know if he is a good filmmaker. But I would much rather watch an inspired failure than another episode of Special Victims Unit.Condimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810467235358163173noreply@blogger.com