Post by london777 on Mar 29, 2021 14:00:42 GMT
My own view is that its cinematic influence exceeds its intrinsic quality as a movie
So many famous (and not so famous) film makers visit the Criterion Closet and 8½ is the most selected film from the dozens I've watched.
Here is one example -
I like the Criterion Cupboard but too many mumble, sometimes with a foreign accent and their back to the camera, so it is difficult to hear. Also they often flash the DVD or Blu-ray cover in reflected light and you cannot see which fim they are talking about. And who was it who chose mainly their own movies? Some, like Friedkin here, take only two or three freebies. Some greedy youngsters take as much as they can carry.
Obviously film-makers love it because it refects their own experiences, but that does not automatically make it a great film for the rest of us. I do like it, though, for its audacity. A guy is bereft of ideas and inspiration yet battles on and churns out a movie anyway. Quite heroic really.