Comments on: I Love The Waltons!

By: Trevor Bell

Trevor Bell — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:30:15 +0000

Thanks for that. I’m always looking for something new and I’ll be sure to check it out.

By: David Devereux

David Devereux — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:35:11 +0000

Wim’s a strange boy, and can be a bit overly arty/pretentious as hell from time to time, but I’ve rather enjoyed quite a few of his films – hell, I went so far as to obtain the director’s cut of ‘Until the End of the World’ so I could enjoy it in all its excessive glory. I think it’s probably better to start with the theatrical cut of that one, though.

Here’s his IMDB. I’m willing to bet you’ll recognise some of the films he’s worked on:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000694/

By: Trevor Bell

Trevor Bell — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:59:33 +0000

Not much point moving onto the sequels if I can’t get her turned on to the best!

As for Baraka, that’s superb too, but just not as completely mesmerising as Koyaanisqatsi – not that that has stopped me from recently upgrading to a blu-ray copy.

Wim Wenders? Now that’s new to me…..and therefore I am intrigued! Is that something I should be investigating?

By: David Devereux

David Devereux — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:08:32 +0000

Ah, but do you then take her onto the sequels or move towards something like Baraka instead?

Or there’s the challenge of someone like Wim Wenders, who can be rather fun.

By: Trevor Bell

Trevor Bell — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:37:24 +0000

Mmmmm……yes….well….it can be quite hard being Sam-I-Am. I’ve told her here, I’ve told her there, I’ve sometimes told her everywhere…..come on Al, give it a go. Try it…just – this – one – time. You’ll love it.

But oh so rewarding, to watch carefully, out of the corner of my eye, and see those early doubts gradually soften and fade away…..until, all at once, there it is….the dawning of a new major obsession!

I bask in the glory of a long list of successes, too numerous to mention.

As for The Waltons – well that was easy. What’s not to like? I knew it would only take one or two episodes.

Koyaanisqatsi is something else. That one’s a slow burn. I’ve adopted a softly, softly non-pushy approach. She’ll get there in the end. Whether it is “before the year is out” is another matter…..but she will get there….