Comments on: No Man’s Land @ the A.R.T. http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/ the tao that can be blogged is not the eternal tao Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:27:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ezra http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908876421 Ezra Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:08:32 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908876421 OK, there is certainly worse stuff out there. And there are worse playwrights. But few who are so bad and have won a Nobel prize. So to be more precise, what I meant by "third-rate" was "drastically overrated". And possibly "not worth the time it takes to watch". OK, there is certainly worse stuff out there. And there are worse playwrights. But few who are so bad and have won a Nobel prize.

So to be more precise, what I meant by “third-rate” was “drastically overrated”.

And possibly “not worth the time it takes to watch”.

]]> By: Ezra http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908875171 Ezra Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:10:17 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908875171 I will fess up that I did like it the first time. I don't know if it was "wifely influence" or just watching it twice that ruined it. Actually, before I watched it with you, I watched the DVD extras, which included the deleted scenes that helped explain everything, and I think that might have ruined it. I'm sure your influence helped push me over the edge, though. As is my wont, I was also probably exaggerating my current dislike for it. And I probably wouldn't dislike it so much if I didn't like it so much. I will fess up that I did like it the first time.

I don’t know if it was “wifely influence” or just watching it twice that ruined it. Actually, before I watched it with you, I watched the DVD extras, which included the deleted scenes that helped explain everything, and I think that might have ruined it.

I’m sure your influence helped push me over the edge, though.

As is my wont, I was also probably exaggerating my current dislike for it.

And I probably wouldn’t dislike it so much if I didn’t like it so much.

]]> By: Terri http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908875148 Terri Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:25:42 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908875148 You were the one who told me I had to see Donnie Darko, and I was the one who said it wasn't all that it's cracked up to be. Now you're saying it's bad? 'Fess up to the wifely influence, bucko. You were the one who told me I had to see Donnie Darko, and I was the one who said it wasn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Now you’re saying it’s bad? ‘Fess up to the wifely influence, bucko.

]]> By: Marco http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908874480 Marco Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:22:38 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/06/01/no-mans-land-the-art/#comment-13647034969908874480 - Pinter might be a second rate playwright but third-rate? Oh there's far worse stuff out there. - Don't know about this Woodruff fellow not having seen any of his work but whenever I see rock and roll/ hip-hop/ etc. shoehorned into classical theater I immediately cringe. In theory it could work. But it so rarely does. - <em>"Did Peter Brook hand out marketing surveys?"</em> When I saw <em>The Man Who</em> at BAM many years ago there was a survey inserted into each program. I'm pretty sure it was BAM's survey not Brooks' but still... - I enjoyed Donnie Darko but I'm told the Director's Cut is pretty awful. Apparantly it "explains" everything thus removing any ambiguity and catering to audiences that need stuff spoonfed to them. That was a bad idea. A stage version is an even worse idea. - Pinter might be a second rate playwright but third-rate? Oh there’s far worse stuff out there.
- Don’t know about this Woodruff fellow not having seen any of his work but whenever I see rock and roll/ hip-hop/ etc. shoehorned into classical theater I immediately cringe. In theory it could work. But it so rarely does.
- “Did Peter Brook hand out marketing surveys?”
When I saw The Man Who at BAM many years ago there was a survey inserted into each program. I’m pretty sure it was BAM’s survey not Brooks’ but still…
- I enjoyed Donnie Darko but I’m told the Director’s Cut is pretty awful. Apparantly it “explains” everything thus removing any ambiguity and catering to audiences that need stuff spoonfed to them. That was a bad idea. A stage version is an even worse idea.

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