tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post5512748224300449843..comments2022-03-24T16:11:50.124-04:00Comments on The Man From Porlock: The Finch Who Stole Christmas (and Possibly the Oscars Too)Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post-78487872485141975262009-01-16T20:03:00.000-05:002009-01-16T20:03:00.000-05:00High praise, Craig. Thanks a lot! I'm just glad to...High praise, Craig. Thanks a lot! I'm just glad to see we've triggered some conversation about a great and too-often underestimated director. In fact, I think I found, in the course of our conversation, that even I'd been underestimating him.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211112229982829419.post-87382828813574702942009-01-16T18:50:00.000-05:002009-01-16T18:50:00.000-05:00Craig: Thanks for the very kind words. If the tone...Craig: Thanks for the very kind words. If the tone of our debate is as you described, we have succeeded, and I'm pleased.<BR/><BR/>Without sounding too proud, I think that we've set our bar pretty high with this first effort. And the subject has a heck of a lot to do with it. Fincher's work is almost ideal for this kind of discussion -- very debatable, and so welcoming to multiple viewpoints.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, maybe all of our conversations won't be as "endlessly engaging" as this one (again, if the description fits, Fincher deserves the majority of the praise), but I hope at least that your other observations will always apply: criticism/analysis without pretension, vitriol or unnecessary English elegance that, in my mind, often makes a critic's opinions harder to pinpoint rather than easier.<BR/><BR/>If at any point Ed and I fail to meet those latter benchmarks, if at any point it seems like our collaborations suggest we are ending the discussion rather than starting a larger one, I'm counting on you to let us know.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.com