tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post3538497801930598696..comments2022-12-02T05:38:18.959-08:00Comments on Francis Ford Iowa: The Godfathers: Part TwoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-88430755821211711012011-04-21T12:57:40.612-07:002011-04-21T12:57:40.612-07:00Finally. I just watched it and have comments. I ac...Finally. I just watched it and have comments. I actually enjoyed it much more than I expected I would (as you surely knew I would) largely because of the second half. And to watch each video and see how they progressed from the first through GF2 has been amusing and interesting. It's such a bizarre mix of non-sequiturs, actors all acting like they are in different films with different styles, a carbon copy of some aspects of FFC's first two Godfathers, while veering radically toward fantasy ridiculousness, star wars, terminator and reservoir doggishness.<br /><br />Your Brando is the real joy here. You started to do him well, and I need to hear it in person in July.<br /><br />The "soap on a dog" line came out of nowhere and I laughed pretty hard.<br /><br />The gunfight with the guns everywhere then the rubber band. Beautiful.<br /><br />Where did you come up with the idea of doing the huge towel on the head post-shower?<br /><br />I loved seeing that old Apple printer.<br /><br />The framing of the shots toward the end with the gun barrels in focus was a big leap. Good eye for that sort of thing starting to develop.<br /><br />And the last shot of them all dead in the shed/warehouse was great. You backed out taking your time. Same with the final shot of the film.<br /><br />What makes it so epic is that you're dealing with two different cities. Too bad you didn't make more of Iowa City with establishing shots and such, but wow, you're filming a hitman in a mall with other people, in parking garages and you make it work. And incorporating the Christmas crowds. That was a moment that for all the ridiculousness actually really seemed real and to transcend the "teens with a video camera" vibe.<br /><br />We've seen that American Gothic painting throughout the FFI movies. yet here it's a funny contrast to the Italian-American gangster milieu. Of course you did have he families named Kraus/Nelson. Not exactly right out of Little Italy.<br /><br />Sorry it took me so long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-87134157172678096102010-02-22T16:35:59.536-08:002010-02-22T16:35:59.536-08:00I showed a friend at work my death scene. He laugh...I showed a friend at work my death scene. He laughed his ass off then said, "wait, where were you?" -seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-10989660402013068282010-02-22T15:00:55.758-08:002010-02-22T15:00:55.758-08:00Crying is pretty much the standard response after ...Crying is pretty much the standard response after watching this movie.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-49671679435118966752010-02-22T14:59:54.399-08:002010-02-22T14:59:54.399-08:00Holy cow! Look at all the hair I used to have. I&#...Holy cow! Look at all the hair I used to have. I'm gonna go off in a corner and cry now. -seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-31468920605994304352010-02-03T06:20:24.241-08:002010-02-03T06:20:24.241-08:00so demanding!so demanding!DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-47006432075489683262010-02-03T06:19:05.528-08:002010-02-03T06:19:05.528-08:00make a new blog with new parametersmake a new blog with new parametersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-29159070310342128242010-02-03T06:16:43.327-08:002010-02-03T06:16:43.327-08:00This blog has strict parameters. I'm a stickle...This blog has strict parameters. I'm a stickler.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-4968764848856463182010-02-03T06:15:17.927-08:002010-02-03T06:15:17.927-08:00really? nothing good in college? that seems hard t...really? nothing good in college? that seems hard to believeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-15413737603711609032010-02-03T06:11:47.487-08:002010-02-03T06:11:47.487-08:00High school movies only. This one just barely qual...High school movies only. This one just barely qualifies and is the last of the bunch. Believe me, it's for the best.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-22981479574514743652010-02-03T06:09:42.752-08:002010-02-03T06:09:42.752-08:00what about chicks dig cameras? is that going up?what about chicks dig cameras? is that going up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-70187027628926790072010-02-02T11:50:15.123-08:002010-02-02T11:50:15.123-08:00Your best moment is when you enter the kitchen (co...Your best moment is when you enter the kitchen (coffee cup in hand) to silently brood over the blood-spattered corpse that just happens to be on the counter.<br /><br />You are thinking of a movie called "Circle," which, while certainly crappy, was not officially a Danman Production. But your memory of our editing foibles is accurate.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-76965545676755338152010-02-02T11:49:16.790-08:002010-02-02T11:49:16.790-08:00I just watched most of it (skipping to a few parts...I just watched most of it (skipping to a few parts I was in). Aside from the parts where I speak or attempted to emote with my face, I am happy with my performance. I seemed to nail the silent stare in one direction as evidenced by the finale and final scene.<br /><br />Thanks for finally posting this. I've had this movie in my mind for many years and it was fun to see how my memories matched reality. There are entire scenes I have no recollection of even being in.<br /><br />Now, wasn't there one last Danman production after this one though? I seem to remember an epic all nighter secretly locked in Studio Video Productions after it was closed and you doing your first real editing using the decks as opposed to the all video camera method of the past. Also, I remember us messing up the audio the first time around rendering the previous four hours a waste. I can't remember what the movie was, but I remember a line "The sun is hot and the moon is blue." -tonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-86954496071163244822010-02-02T11:48:07.806-08:002010-02-02T11:48:07.806-08:00Tony, you have to watch this. Your performance mak...Tony, you have to watch this. Your performance makes it clear that you were acting in a much better movie than the rest of us.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-10998560609591791812010-02-02T10:58:14.279-08:002010-02-02T10:58:14.279-08:00MK, I believe that the milk jug shot is given a fu...MK, I believe that the milk jug shot is given a full analysis in "Sex, Drugs & Film: the Rise and Fall of Danman Productions - Part Two," which I'm still hoping to be able to pull together for this blog's finale.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-82687707593019874222010-02-02T10:54:04.827-08:002010-02-02T10:54:04.827-08:00I just have to say, the famous milk jug shot is st...I just have to say, the famous milk jug shot is still arguably THE best shot in cinematic history. Glad (albeit not surprised) to see that it remains in the final edit. -mkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-27926289208275966102010-02-02T10:17:43.132-08:002010-02-02T10:17:43.132-08:00I can't wait to watch it!I can't wait to watch it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-58176731435541178602010-02-02T10:17:10.739-08:002010-02-02T10:17:10.739-08:00off the charts tenderness hereoff the charts tenderness hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-29955735837521646102010-02-02T10:16:10.965-08:002010-02-02T10:16:10.965-08:00That's pretty much every scene he's in, so...That's pretty much every scene he's in, so you can't lose. You have to watch his Russian Roulette scene, though. Possibly the best Danman scene ever.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098671871543178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-77311432942221838572010-02-02T10:15:25.726-08:002010-02-02T10:15:25.726-08:00I need to find the scene where Craig's accent ...I need to find the scene where Craig's accent changes about three times. Classic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-75811169953290894562010-02-02T09:48:36.897-08:002010-02-02T09:48:36.897-08:00http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/danman_product...http://www.chellman.org/mt/archives/danman_productions_wraps.html<br /><br />My friend Dan Kraus, published author, cinematographer, future Miss America adjudicator, has been publishing his old teen movies on his blog. There are quite a few, and I haven’t watched nearly all of them (though I particularly enjoyed The Blob). Dan has just posted the last one, the culmination of Danman Productions: The Godfathers: Part Two. It’s now 70 minutes long, cut down from its original length of over two and a half hours. Dan took his expertise at film editing and cut it down to what he originally envisioned, and posted it. His writing about the movie is elegant, and I’m pretty sure I can’t wait to watch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-21817736132039456032010-02-02T09:44:12.219-08:002010-02-02T09:44:12.219-08:00I think it should be said that we watched G2:Redux...I think it should be said that we watched G2:Redux on Christmas Day 2009...and enjoyed it.Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-48915195608708066272010-02-01T12:40:29.709-08:002010-02-01T12:40:29.709-08:00Oh my god! Just finished G2. Underneath that ridic...Oh my god! Just finished G2. Underneath that ridic is a good goddamn story! I kept explaining it to kate. I'm real proud. -shadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70645621868172167.post-21557737306092677722010-02-01T12:38:35.243-08:002010-02-01T12:38:35.243-08:00well shit, an epic....and a feature for the festiv...well shit, an epic....and a feature for the festival circuit.<br /><br />i'll have to watch it.<br /><br />nice epic writing about it to.<br /><br />these movies make my high school movies look like...well, high school movies. :)<br /><br />good job kraus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com