Comments on: Rick Moody Believes…

By: J.S. Peyton

J.S. Peyton — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:49:48 +0000

Ah, I see. I’m tempted to protest, ‘But he looks like such a nice guy on screen!’ but they always look nice on screen, don’t they? ; )

By: imani

imani — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:08:45 +0000

I’ve heard it so often I’ve tried purposely to forget. Something about him having the reputation of being a jerk, self-absorbed, killing a dead horse by constantly remaking Garden State, the worst example of the sensitive hipster etc.

By: J.S. Peyton

J.S. Peyton — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:57:27 +0000

Caution. This is completely off the subject but…

Despise Zack Braff? Why? I really don’t know anything about the guy except that he’s in “Scrubs,” which I don’t watch.

By: imani

imani — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:14:25 +0000

Ah yes, Garden State. It is a good film although it's hard for me to say for sure now because so many people around me now despise Zach Braff with a passion. But I did enjoy it. The Ice Storm is still way better though. :p

By: J.S. Peyton

J.S. Peyton — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:24:02 +0000

gentle reader: Wow! I had no idea so many stars were in that movie! That does sound like a wonderful cast. Alright, well I won’t run out to Blockbuster to pick it as soon as possible. But I will put it on my To Be Seen list.

imani: You know, now that I’ve done a bit more research I realize that I have heard of something credited to Rick Moody, the movie “The Garden State” which is based on his book by the same name. Have you seen that one? Perhaps I should start with that, no?

By: J.S. Peyton

J.S. Peyton — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:11:22 +0000

kookiejar: I too am a fan of Kevin Kline. My mother once asked me why I liked “French Kiss” so much and I said, “Why, because Kevin Kline is in it.” That’s reason enough to like any movie.

literatekitten: I think that, if the movie is as depressing as I’ve been told, I’d have a better chance of watching the movie if I read the book first. Otherwise, I might sit through the movie and like it but be unwilling enough to spend weeks re-immersing in such a downer of a story. That sounds really bad, now that I’ve written that, but I have to admit, it’s true nonetheless.

By: imani

imani — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:48:40 +0000

I second The Ice Storm film. Quite a little punch of a movie. I too have Demonology somewhere but I lost interest around the story about some kind of ostrich farm….

By: gentle reader

gentle reader — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:05:28 +0000

The Ice Storm…okay, it was really depressing, but beautifully directed by Ang Lee, who is pretty darn amazing. Also, a great cast–Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci and Elijah Wood. I remember thinking it was a good movie, but it was truly depressing, and what bothered me about it most was the bleak take on human nature…probably not making you want to run right out and rent it, sorry!

By: literatekitten

literatekitten — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:07:33 +0000

I liked The Ice Storm — the novel is very good. I’d recommend reading it before seeing the movie, althought the film is very good, too.

Moody got a bad rep in the literary community because he got a huge NEA grant, after the success of The Ice Storm.

By: kookiejar

kookiejar — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:40:37 +0000

I’ve heard of Rick Moody and I even have a copy of his “Demonology” (short stories) around here somewhere, but I haven’t read it yet. I was so bummed out by the trailer for ‘The Ice Storm’ I haven’t bothered to watch it, even though it stars Kevin Kline (and I ADORE Kevin Kline).