Invariably I am responding to my source material, and
my initial reaction to film stills, advertising photographs, etc., drives this early activity.
Indiewire's Anne Thompson tweets
her initial reaction to the film, an endorsement that bodes well for both its commercial prospects and its Oscar chances: «Labor Day is that rare thing these days, a well wrought drama, a love story and a tear jerker.
Much like
the initial reactions to the film, critics seem to agree that Ragnarok is easily one of the funniest superhero films to date, and brings new life to an otherwise muddled franchise.
Not exact matches
As an uberfan of the so - bad - it's - good masterpiece The Room and a solid admirer of The Disaster Artist, The Room co-star Greg Sestero's tell - all book about the making of mysterious vampiric figure Tommy Wiseau's «Tennessee Williams style melodrama as told by an alien who has apparently never seen normal human beings interact» drama - turned - dark - comedy - after -
initial - audience -
reactions - full - of - howling - laughter, I was a bit reserved in my excitement when I found out that James Franco was going
to direct the
film adaptation, as well as portraying Wiseau himself.
Various Collider staff members, personalities, and experts weigh in with their thoughts on those honorable mentions and each of our Top 10 selections, share their
initial reaction to seeing the movie for the first time, if they think that
film belongs at its assigned place on the list, and if it still holds up for them
to this day.
Unfortunately, while
initial reactions were incredibly positive - comparing the
film to Marvel's very own flagship
film The Avengers - the critics have been less than impressed by Zack Snyder's superhero brawler.
Academy - award winning director William Friedkin discusses his early career — including making documentaries for David L. Wolper, working for Alfred Hitchcock and what he learned from studying his
films, and directing his first movie Good Times (1967), starring Sonny and Cher; how his career path led
to making The Exorcist, his
initial reaction to reading the source material, the story's theme of Good versus Evil, and the role his own faith played in his approach
to making the movie; the techniques he used
to generate suspense and fear in the audience, his use of subliminal imagery, and his reasons for recently restoring deleted footage
to the
film.
Hours after this
film's emergence into my life I tried
to view it differently from my
initial reaction, which wasn't good, at all.
Bloody Disgusting had a chance
to speak with Refn and the
film's composer Cliff Martinez about the
film and their thoughts on the
initial audience
reactions and the commercial potential of it as well.
Initial reactions to Apocalypse Now were somewhat mixed, though the
film was well represented at the Academy Awards.
Can any critic fully trust their
initial reaction to such a thematically mammoth
film like Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life?
If you missed it, I encourage you
to read my
initial post on the
film, including my (two thumbs down) review and a variety of
reactions by people involved in moviemaking and / or environmental communication.