tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post4916721254954529328..comments2024-03-28T13:48:12.219+00:00Comments on Alan in Belfast: ZodiacAlan in Belfast (Alan Meban)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-26951899677485839672007-06-17T20:51:00.000+01:002007-06-17T20:51:00.000+01:00Yes. But I'm not sure that film is a good medium t...Yes. But I'm not sure that film is a good medium to try and tell a story that runs between 1969 and the 90s. I should be thankful that the film was only 2:40 long. The original test screening was a mammoth 3:08!<BR/><BR/>But isn't a paper book a more appropriate medium to tell such a story? Listening to Gareth and Jett <A HREF="http://filmtalk.worldcriminal.com/2007/06/filmtalk_12_pod.html" REL="nofollow">discussing Zodiac on Film Talk</A> I appreciate that the killings were presented in a non-entertaining, non-stuntlike way, portraying the raw inhumanity of murder. But I found the slowness of the film didn't reinforce its thoughtfulness ...Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-50593656034141054382007-06-17T18:27:00.000+01:002007-06-17T18:27:00.000+01:00I haven't seen it but I suspect a large part of th...I haven't seen it but I suspect a large part of the problem with this film is that it's being sold as a thriller. From what I understand, anyone going to see it expecting, well, thrills (or ten more stunts...) is going to be disappointed. That of course is the fault of the studio for marketing it that way, and not of the director for making the film in the way he did.<BR/><BR/>In fact I'd like to see it mainly because I think the director David Fincher is interesting and always produces stylish things out of his hat. <A HREF="http://palimpsest.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2966" REL="nofollow">Some commentators</A> suggest that if approached from this angle, it might not be such a bad bet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com