tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post2399840931582309649..comments2023-06-27T08:18:26.238-05:00Comments on The Center Seat: before sunrise (and before sunset)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16007892374112092022noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-69037873115025560942008-10-17T16:09:00.000-05:002008-10-17T16:09:00.000-05:00Funny, I just watched Sunset a couple of weeks ago...Funny, I just watched Sunset a couple of weeks ago. These are both great films, though I think I liked Sunset slightly more. The endings are so great, and like david said, real.<BR/><BR/>My wife and I both have different opinions as to what happens in Sunset, but they're both positive outcomes.Reel Whorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653916483973674603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-10227599732368041532008-10-03T02:19:00.000-05:002008-10-03T02:19:00.000-05:00Just kidding. This is one of those "wow" movies (...Just kidding. This is one of those "wow" movies (for many reasons). I haven't watched the sequel out of fear that the beauty of the first film would be somehow tainted.elgringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856962746924193109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-18476953428184072082008-10-03T02:18:00.000-05:002008-10-03T02:18:00.000-05:00Wait, there's no washed-up comedians playing multi...Wait, there's no washed-up comedians playing multiple obese characters?<BR/><BR/>NOT interested.elgringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856962746924193109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-36103949957076272412008-09-24T12:54:00.000-05:002008-09-24T12:54:00.000-05:00Wait a minute, what? If you loved these much as I ...Wait a minute, what? If you loved these much as I do, and it sounds like you do, you need to get to Lagoon to see In Search of a Midnight Kiss like NOW. All I'll say.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-51328153948189537862008-09-23T19:22:00.000-05:002008-09-23T19:22:00.000-05:00These are two beautiful films. I own both, and it...These are two beautiful films. I own both, and it's cool to watch them back to back. Some of the most engrossing dialogue on film. So well done. Thanks for writing about these.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278586119408281395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-89182184906672482012008-09-23T18:40:00.000-05:002008-09-23T18:40:00.000-05:00I thought the endings were true to these films, wh...I thought the endings were true to these films, which tried to capture something real. When, in real life, do we ever feel like we've reached an 'ending?' We either hope for the best or expect the worst, but I don't think we ever have such a definitive ending experience, particularly when romance is involved.David Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197460162322912519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-35395875128483395632008-09-23T17:08:00.000-05:002008-09-23T17:08:00.000-05:00Oh, I love Before Sunrise. One of the most romanti...Oh, I love Before Sunrise. One of the most romantic movies ever made. It's nearly flawless in that it doesn't ramp you up for an epic love affair, and then disappoint, it just shows you a slow, happy, magical (cause it's all in one night) love affair. I wasn't thrilled with Before Sunsent, but I think that's because it had been 9 years since I'd seen the original, so I'd forgotten a lot.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679283194534387443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-26353943816111383292008-09-23T16:52:00.000-05:002008-09-23T16:52:00.000-05:00Methinks a part of the reason Sunrise has aged so ...Methinks a part of the reason Sunrise has aged so well is that it's set in Europe. All those old buildings have a way of not letting us in on when it was made.<BR/><BR/>Love Sunrise, and I bought Sunset probably two years ago and have yet to watch it, if only because I'm waiting for a time when Mrs. Fletch and I can watch both consecutively, and we never get around to it. I don't think she's seen the first.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-37473561726493914982008-09-23T15:43:00.000-05:002008-09-23T15:43:00.000-05:00Yes, what happens is obvious. Only the weak need...Yes, what happens is obvious. Only the weak need it spelled out for them! ;)valishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961528605975277364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-60248062043046089172008-09-23T15:38:00.000-05:002008-09-23T15:38:00.000-05:00I was maddened by Before Sunset's ending, too, unt...I was maddened by <I>Before Sunset</I>'s ending, too, until I remembered what Jesse said in the bookstore about the ending... it depends on if you're a romantic or a cynic. I'm a romantic. So I know what happened. :-)Nayana Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332782426894904414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093577975402549581.post-37916531729216954622008-09-23T15:31:00.000-05:002008-09-23T15:31:00.000-05:00Yes, these movies are really unbelievably good. T...Yes, these movies are really unbelievably good. <BR/><BR/>The first movie's ending was maddening but I loved the ending of <I>Before Sunset</I>. Of course, I like how Neal Stephenson ends his novels too. <BR/><BR/>Richard Linklater is a genius for sure. <I>Slacker, Waking Life</I> (these two are people talk and wander movies as well), and <I>A Scanner Darkly</I> are also truly excellent. <I>Waking Life</I> has the two characters from the <I>Before</I> movies in a scene as well.valishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961528605975277364noreply@blogger.com