tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post7705909881073690864..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: MOVIE WEEKEND: DALLAS BUYERS CLUBJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-979293980278939402014-03-09T16:29:40.073-04:002014-03-09T16:29:40.073-04:00I think I forgive Johnny because he is soooo talen...I think I forgive Johnny because he is soooo talented and proved his talent from the beginning. Also, Johnny does not seem as arrogant as MM. Re: MM, I found some articles online that said he loved the money from the rom-coms, but he wants to make better movies now. I have The Lincoln Lawyer and Mud in my queue.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-74553356932629615512014-03-09T16:25:29.585-04:002014-03-09T16:25:29.585-04:00It's a must see.It's a must see.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88891524524088765962014-03-09T14:56:14.270-04:002014-03-09T14:56:14.270-04:00I am really looking forward to seeing this. Matth...I am really looking forward to seeing this. Matthew has done a lot of silly fluffy movies, true--but I did like The Lincoln Lawyer (sounds like a similar character turn around in that one) and Mud. One of my favs--Mister Johnny Depp--does some silly fluffy movies, too--but I seem to forgive him more readily for some reason--LOL! Maybe because he seems to be able to laugh at himself, where Matthew doesn't appear to do that as easily? Not sure what it is. But I do hope Matthew will do a lot more movies with some depth and meat to them because he can do those well. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-12558498510440286762014-03-08T16:47:09.296-05:002014-03-08T16:47:09.296-05:00Wonderful review. Must add to my quay-way.
-andi...Wonderful review. Must add to my quay-way.<br /><br />-andiandi filantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046051034556807447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-60486089485927173832014-03-07T19:19:17.025-05:002014-03-07T19:19:17.025-05:00It's not a happy movie, Inger. It's about ...It's not a happy movie, Inger. It's about desperate, sick people. It's still a good movie, but that doesn't mean everyone will want to see it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33993743032761704362014-03-07T18:33:11.758-05:002014-03-07T18:33:11.758-05:00I lost so many friends a coworkers to AIDS in the ...I lost so many friends a coworkers to AIDS in the late 80s, early 90s. I can picture both actors doing fabulous work in this film. One reason I would like to see it, but I hesitate. We'll see, maybe later.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-41759741891398135822014-03-07T15:23:38.958-05:002014-03-07T15:23:38.958-05:00Philadelphia is a beautiful movie. Tom Hanks deser...Philadelphia is a beautiful movie. Tom Hanks deserved his Oscar, but Denzel Washington should have had one, too. Now stop crying.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-72042187274800843762014-03-07T15:22:38.001-05:002014-03-07T15:22:38.001-05:00Thanks for the info, Pickleope. I'll be doing ...Thanks for the info, Pickleope. I'll be doing more research. It's important to note that when a movie is "based" on a true story or even purports to be a true story, that it might not be true at all. Woodroof definitely is an opportunist, but what's important to me is that the "character" (not necessarily the real person) changes for the better. Although the movie doesn't emphasize the changes made in treatment with AZT, the doctor very clearly cuts the dosage her patients are getting, and if I recall correctly, toward the end Woodroof starts giving out AZT again but states that it wasn't used properly in the beginning. I think this story is important because of the lack of response by the Reagan administration to the gay men's disease. Gay men really did need people outside their community to fight for them because so many people just didn't care.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-45276973256697893872014-03-07T15:12:50.716-05:002014-03-07T15:12:50.716-05:00I'm happy to be of assistance.I'm happy to be of assistance.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-66799532916210842812014-03-07T15:12:27.161-05:002014-03-07T15:12:27.161-05:00Oh, yes. You won't want to miss this one.Oh, yes. You won't want to miss this one.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-91555839276056722962014-03-07T11:12:33.887-05:002014-03-07T11:12:33.887-05:00Yet another movie on my "Need to See" li...Yet another movie on my "Need to See" list. Thanks for the heads-up!Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-78827342601297461102014-03-06T23:20:31.605-05:002014-03-06T23:20:31.605-05:00I enjoy both those fine actors. Another movie to g...I enjoy both those fine actors. Another movie to go on our Must See list.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-67121216399999438452014-03-06T23:01:54.072-05:002014-03-06T23:01:54.072-05:00It's a good movie, but it's problematic. T...It's a good movie, but it's problematic. They gloss over the fact that the very drug he was fighting against, AZT, was effective once adjusted for human consumption (the reason scientists have no choice but to do human trials) and is one of the real reasons that people with HIV/AIDS are living longer. They didn't know to cut the dosage in half back at the beginning. But thanks to their trials, they do now. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/10/what-dallas-buyers-club-got-wrong-about-the-aids-crisis/?tid=pm_business_pop<br /><br />And the main character, Ron Woodruff, they make out to seem like a good-ol-boy homophobe who comes around to be gay-friendly. But there are differing accounts between friends of Woodruff and his biographer. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10612550/Dallas-Buyers-Club-The-not-so-straight-truth.html Who knows which account is true?<br /><br />The depiction in the movie of him as a homophobe creates the issue of the message being that gay people needed the benevolent heterosexual to save the poor, Aids-stricken gays. It undercuts all the hard work of the gay community in elevating themselves.<br />It's not to say Woodruff and his story doesn't matter. His struggle mattered. He was one of the many Aids sufferers who fought against persecution to bring attention to the plight of what was called "the gay disease". He was frustrated at the system and being marginalized. That, the movie got oh so right. But he was a self-aggrandizing opportunist. It doesn't mean it negates everything he did. It's just a lot more nuanced than the movie leads you to believe. Damn, I'm long-winded.<br /><br />Short summary: Good movie, but calling it a true story does a disservice to the real and big picture of the story. Great acting, though, quite amazing.<br />A good summary: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/12/dallas-buyers-club-accurate-matthew-mcconaughey<br />Sorry for pontificating, but everyone has one of those things that touches something within. Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-46241384175257272172014-03-06T22:34:03.740-05:002014-03-06T22:34:03.740-05:00Janie, you brought tears to my eyes with your clos...Janie, you brought tears to my eyes with your closing statements. This is definitely my kind of movie, somewhat reminiscent of Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. I love movies that don't pull any punches and give it to me straight, tough and raw. I love movies in which a character changes and grows. In DBC, more than one character is transformed. I also love method actors who sacrifice their own comfort for the sake of the role. Some gain weight for a part. It must be even worse to lose that much weight for a role. I respect MM and JL for making such sacrifices and I am eager to see this film.<br /><br />Thank you! Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-3126727882651575322014-03-06T22:14:09.665-05:002014-03-06T22:14:09.665-05:00Oh, yeah.Oh, yeah.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-59241293349474210112014-03-06T22:13:30.782-05:002014-03-06T22:13:30.782-05:00I have The Lincoln Lawyer in my queue.I have The Lincoln Lawyer in my queue.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-15717371885219224582014-03-06T22:10:57.991-05:002014-03-06T22:10:57.991-05:00It's one of those movies you might only watch ...It's one of those movies you might only watch once, but it lingers with you for a long time. I knew you'd like it. Matthew was good in The Lincoln Lawyer, too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-14439628652406118742014-03-06T21:47:05.899-05:002014-03-06T21:47:05.899-05:00I definitely plan on seeing this one.I definitely plan on seeing this one.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com