tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post5439692970741097851..comments2024-03-22T08:29:01.459-07:00Comments on Are the hills going to march off?: The Grey (2012) A Film by Joe CarnahanCarson Lundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-58877572426702872862012-06-02T12:42:32.477-07:002012-06-02T12:42:32.477-07:00Well, I guess you've figured me out. I think y...Well, I guess you've figured me out. I think you like this film more than I do, but there are certainly several more scenes worth noting, most of which come after that moment I mentioned. It's pretty surprising that Carnahan released something like this after <i>The A Team</i>; the level of seriousness is markedly different.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294916540840535575.post-21326222422267259302012-05-21T04:14:20.189-07:002012-05-21T04:14:20.189-07:00Carnahan's long take of Diaz sitting before a ...<i>Carnahan's long take of Diaz sitting before a painterly view of mountains and river while the sound of wolves - at this point a purely allegorical presence - creep in on the soundtrack is the film's best moment.</i><br /><br />I've become way too familiar with your thought process. I saw the film last night, and at this point thought immediately of you. ("Carson will like this scene if nothing else," I predicted). <br /><br />Anyway, I loved the film -- more than I expected based on the trailer. As you note, a splendid balancing of survivalist thriller and cruel philosophy. You should see <i>The Divide</i> too: ignore the incompetent critics who slammed it, it's one of my <a href="http://lorenrosson.blogspot.com/2012/04/top-10-post-apocalyptic-films.html" rel="nofollow">favorite post-apocalyptic films</a> of all time.Loren Rosson IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002312216839280976noreply@blogger.com