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Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:48 am
by tallchris_Archive
Eierdiebe wrote:
154 wrote:hell, the final scene of TTBL is a shot of a cassette recorder playing a confession!


it's a pretty common device to film a cassette player while audio plays on the soundtrack.

ever seen Unsolved Mysteries?


"Unsolved Mysteries" also stole a lot from Morris' The Thin Blue Line, especially the way Morris filmed recenactments of the crime.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:21 pm
by instant_zen_Archive
Chapter Two wrote:Exacerbated doesn't mean caused, I.Z. If you're heading in the direction of which you speak, taking acid isn't going to be meaningless. It will exarcebate the heading of things in that direction.


Dictionary.com wrote:1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.


this is what i meant by "exacerbate." my point is, the acid would obviously have an effect; but it's not going to be the prime mover, as my roommate suggests. i suppose i illustrated the context poorly. my bad. but if you're summarizing the Daniel Johnston story to someone, the acid shouldn't be the first thing you mention. that's all i was trying to say.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII wrote:How do you know this?


my mom and i were discussing the movie a few weeks ago, specifically the drug use. she has degrees in psychology and social work, and i don't, so i trust her opinion. perhaps i should be more skeptical.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:27 pm
by tallchris_Archive
instant_zen wrote:
tallchris wrote:I sure didn't like Gibby Haynes anymore after his segment.


really? i think Gibby Haynes is a miserly asshole, and i found that scene kind of endearing. he says he didn't give Daniel LSD, and doesn't do anything else i find particularly objectionable (besides, of course, putting off getting braces for entirely too long).


I thought that everyone else pretty much says he did give Daniel the acid. My memory is pretty foggy on this though, I need to watch it again.

And I really don't like watching any sort of dental work (or really anything having to do with teeth) performed on someone.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:33 pm
by horsewhip_Archive
tallchris wrote:I sure didn't like Gibby Haynes anymore after Electriclarryland.


FYP.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:13 pm
by Eierdiebe
tallchris wrote:
Eierdiebe wrote:
154 wrote:hell, the final scene of TTBL is a shot of a cassette recorder playing a confession!


it's a pretty common device to film a cassette player while audio plays on the soundtrack.

ever seen Unsolved Mysteries?


"Unsolved Mysteries" also stole a lot from Morris' The Thin Blue Line, especially the way Morris filmed recenactments of the crime.


it wouldn't surprise me if Unsolved Mysteries stole from TTBL. but, my point is, Morris didn't invent the device of filming a tape recorder.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:01 pm
by Glenn W Turner_Archive
Not Crap

I just saw this movie last night and loved it! I was struck by how much of his life was documented by either photographs or audio tape. It's a great film.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:35 am
by Peripatetic_Archive
I watched this on Encore last night.

Not crap.

I can't add anything that hasn't already been added.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:59 pm
by enframed_Archive
the film is not crap and it documents him very well, imho, and it made me feel very uncomfortable at times for a variety of reasons.

i did not like his music and fail to see the genius in it/him.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:18 pm
by Mark Hansen_Archive
I'm watching this on cable right now.

Very Not Crap.

Film: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:45 pm
by Mark Hansen_Archive
MajorEverettMiller wrote:Yeah, fuck you: I cried...


sniff.........

This movie is so sad, yet wonderful.

What a story.