@Wooley and I have decided to discuss the merits of Friday the 13th Part II, perhaps as a stand alone, but perhaps to in relation to it's series and genre. But to be clear from outset:
I am a fan.
All said, exactly in which way are we supposed to talk of it's merits? Should we maybe define some terms first?
Are we arguing on merits of:
I will state, (and reserve my reasons until clarified), that:
And outside of this, anyone, more than Wooley and I, are welcome to this discussion and debate. Cheers!
I am a fan.
All said, exactly in which way are we supposed to talk of it's merits? Should we maybe define some terms first?
Are we arguing on merits of:
- Film in General?
- Film in Genre?
- Film in Series?
or - Something in-between?
I will state, (and reserve my reasons until clarified), that:
- As Film in General, it does not hold up.
- As a work within genre, it fulfills its merits, but it is not a masterpiece.
- As in series it is perhaps the pinnacle.
and, - As something in-between we may agree to disagree depending on where we stand.
And outside of this, anyone, more than Wooley and I, are welcome to this discussion and debate. Cheers!
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Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception. How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of 'Green'?
-Stan Brakhage
Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception. How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of 'Green'?
-Stan Brakhage
Last edited by Dog Star Man; 04-22-21 at 06:46 PM.