tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post9049081753138348598..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-60109960655236228362013-12-10T20:15:01.959-05:002013-12-10T20:15:01.959-05:00I love Ben's essay, particularly those three p...I love Ben's essay, particularly those three paragraphs near the end starting with "So, you meet someone..." Perfect. <br /><br />I've given the movie a lot more thought after reading all these essays and columns then I ever did when I first started watching it, but if I have to examine my feelings, this one probably comes closest to home for me.Karen Petersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-9232019527489146692013-12-10T19:46:12.810-05:002013-12-10T19:46:12.810-05:00It makes me glad my go to Christmas movies are Chr...It makes me glad my go to Christmas movies are Christmas Vacation and Scrooged.BKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-3111065199088120482013-12-10T15:31:51.812-05:002013-12-10T15:31:51.812-05:00Full disclosure, Ben's sister Emily is a dear ...Full disclosure, Ben's sister Emily is a dear friend, so I am slightly biased, but I'm totally team Ben here. Ben's not saying this movie is the most romantic movie ever (cause it's not), but he is saying that it's a movie that's honest about love. Love is insane and people act insane (sometimes) when they are in love. That's what the movie is about - and how sometimes an insane declaration of love for a person who seems utterly unlikely to share your feelings can work out (Hugh Grant's story, Colin Firth's story) and sometimes…well…it doesn't (Andrew Lincoln), but you just had to try anyway. To me, the movie is saying that loving someone is about being brave and being willing to risk the possibility that it won't work out. (I also think Ben makes a very important point about why Jojen Reed loves Joanna that the other essay completely misses.)bellawilfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-7260517364045374312013-12-10T12:33:52.711-05:002013-12-10T12:33:52.711-05:00I watch it for Emma Thompson. She cuts me up and ...I watch it for Emma Thompson. She cuts me up and leaves me for dead in that movie. The other stories range from ridiculous to annoying to meh for me. Then of course, there's Bill Nighy who's a delight.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'm conflicted, apparently.Abbygnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-19101259208835336292013-12-10T11:05:12.230-05:002013-12-10T11:05:12.230-05:00I saw it, it was pleasant enough, but about as far...I saw it, it was pleasant enough, but about as far as I get. But there seems to be a massive horde of people who think this is the greatest movie ever, not just the greatest Christmas movie ever. I don't get it, but the fanatic devotion is what makes people dissect the thing. <br /><br /><br /><br />Best addition to the Christmas movie canon in the last 20 years is definitely Elf. (Because Jews know these things.)Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-38616600784676271692013-12-10T09:55:41.077-05:002013-12-10T09:55:41.077-05:00Ben Dreyfuss uses the phrase "center around&q...Ben Dreyfuss uses the phrase "center around", and therefore his entire argument is invalid.<br />Personally, I have no strong feelings about Love, Actually. I saw it when it came out, and thought it was ok. Haven't really given it much thought since. Maybe I'll revisit it one of these years.Randynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-87709052387668154222013-12-10T09:12:54.897-05:002013-12-10T09:12:54.897-05:00Does anyone else find it a bit...odd at how much a...Does anyone else find it a bit...odd at how much analysis LA gets? I mean, I love the movie, but I'm not holding it up as high art or low schlock; it's a very enjoyable, pleasant romantic comedy, And yet every Christmas, this is the one that gets picked at. Where are my essays in Mother Jones about The Family Stone?Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.com