Comments on: Reader says Brandon’s review betrayed her

By: Nell Minow

Nell Minow — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:56:32 +0000

I liked Fibbs’ review and I liked his response to Rose even more. Rose and her family are entitled to their response (and I can well understand why a 19 year old boy would not want to see that movie with his mother — and might want his mother to think he did not want to see it at all), but for me, the depiction of that very intimate moment at the beginning of the film was very touching and real. I’d rather see that a dozen times than any of the smarmy PG-13s (and increasingly PGs) with consequenceless, snicker-filled, sexual content.

I love movies and read a lot of reviews. Fibbs is one of the best. I give him four stars!

By: wepstein

wepstein — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:21:52 +0000

I just saw the this weekend and had a few thoughts:

1. It’s the best film I’ve seen this year, probably an Oscar contender.

2. It’s the most moral film I’ve seen in a long time, about a couple wondering about their coming baby, their future, where they want to live … if they’re too messed up to bring a baby into this world. It’s also very, very funny.

3. It’s probably the least offensive R-rated films I’ve seen in a while, based on lack of violence, sex and nudity. It does have some harsh language, but “The Hangover” would be considered more indicative of modern R-rated movies.

By: jlee42

jlee42 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:52:07 +0000

hank you Rose for writing . I saved this review in my movie file to remind myself I want to see it when it shows up on 75c Tuesdays at the Picture Show, but now that I know the little surprises it contains, I’ll skip it. And thanks Brandon for your thoughtful reply. I really enjoy your reviews and am frequently tempted. However, I seldom go to the movies these days since, having long ago exited my 20s, I can rely upon current movies to be disappointing, or worse. Thank you Ted Turner for TCM.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:52:56 +0000

I appreciate Brandon’s thoughtful reply to Rose. She was obviously caught off guard by the content of the movie, and I can somewhat sympathize with that, but her letter turned into a personal attack on Brandon and a questioning of his integrity–ironic, considering that she seemed to consider herself as having very high standards. To quote her own words: Wow, I don’t get that.

By: Larry Smith

Larry Smith — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:36 +0000

Brandon’s reviews are consitantley off the mark. Away We Go was the last one I will ever read let alone follow. It is not because he doesn’t ID the objectionable material, it is that he doesn’t know movies. The Proposal was banned by him. It was great. Away We Go was great according to him. It was poor…my wife said it was the worst movie we ever say and we have been going to movies since the 1950’s. Fire him or at least have some other folks spell him off occationally.

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:26:06 +0000

I would LOVE to know what sort of bubble that Rose, Alex, Jean, Val and Joe live in. It must be full of butterflies and unicorns! No one ever says any naughty words … and poo smells like candy!

These people seriously need to grow up … live in the real world and stop living their “I’m so entitled to be offended” lifestyle. Ugh — people like you totally disgust me.