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Post by Popeye Doyle on Sept 3, 2018 23:53:19 GMT
Any fans of her writing? Reading her reviews, I find myself more often then not disagreeing with her. On 2001: A Space Odyssey - "a monumentally unimaginative movie" but some of her reviews are especially well written, i.e. Last Tango in Paris, Bonnie and Clyde.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 0:09:00 GMT
I've only seen soundbites of her reviews in other contexts, I don't think I've ever read a full review by her.
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Post by politicidal on Sept 4, 2018 1:40:50 GMT
Found her too much of a crumudgeon.
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Sept 4, 2018 1:52:09 GMT
She was an excellent writer, however she didn't really have a whole lot of respect for the new age Hollywood of the 70s. And as a result, many great films of the period were given unnecessarily scathing reviews by her. That made her a bit of a blowhard.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 1:56:45 GMT
She was an excellent writer, however she didn't really have a whole lot of respect for the new age Hollywood of the 70s. And as a result, many great films of the period were given unnecessarily scathing reviews by her. That made her a bit of a blowhard. So a bit like Siskel? I hate reviewers who put their personal views ahead of the film instead of considering it on its own merits. |
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Post by Archelaus on Sept 5, 2018 19:24:30 GMT
I have my respect for her since she championed the New Hollywood films and directors (i.e. Bonnie and Clyde) when critics like Bosley Crowther didn't, but she's not one of my favorite film critics.
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Post by Salzmank on Sept 5, 2018 19:31:11 GMT
I hardly ever agree with her, but I’m a huge fan just of her prose. Critic Renata Adler wrote a scathing and hilarious analysis of Kael’s writing here, with which I’m rather amused even if I find Kael a much better writer than Adler gives her credit. Also, in the end I agree more with Andrew Sarris than with Pauline Kael, but in retrospect I think it’s best to admire both of the (more alike than they knew) rivals and what they did for the American cinema. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 5, 2018 19:51:48 GMT
Certainly the worst thing that happened that month.
Nah, wasn't a fan. She was like Gloria Steinem and Armond White in a blender.
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