tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post3573317575320738510..comments2024-01-08T13:43:58.220-05:00Comments on Brillig: The HappeningThe Brillig Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-75320082648279545292008-07-07T19:52:00.000-04:002008-07-07T19:52:00.000-04:00These are known as "premium edition" mass markets ...These are known as "premium edition" mass markets and have been around perhaps as long as 3 years. The larger size allows a slightly larger font size, which may make the books more attractive to some readers. The net effect is to have a product that can fit in mass market racks while offering some of the advantages of a trade paperback.The Brillig Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886394602447693115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-9513643645133549342008-07-07T10:25:00.000-04:002008-07-07T10:25:00.000-04:00I'm going to highjack your thread and ask you a qu...I'm going to highjack your thread and ask you a question about books. Curious how that happens. Curiouser still is that you can just ignore it if you want, but whatever.<BR/><BR/>I was at my local B&N yesterday, and noticed a bunch of Mass Markets that were a good inch taller than the rest of the books. I asked ye local staffer, and she said that it was mostly happening on reprints, not so much on new titles, and looked to done so that they could get more words in fewer pages.<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Tim Akershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749644135364065658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-70849730314293846272008-07-01T17:46:00.000-04:002008-07-01T17:46:00.000-04:00I agree with a lot of what you said. It definitely...I agree with a lot of what you said. It definitely wasn't his best film, but it was thought-provoking, and I think the overall effect of the movie was more significant than the ins and outs of the plot.<BR/><BR/>As for the acting, this is where we disagree. I thought the cast succeeded in removing any element of glamor or exceptionalism from the characters. These were normal people, and we could have been in their position. They had problems with their marriage. They looked every bit as clueless about what was going on as we might have. Mark Wahlberg didn't stop the event from happening; he wasn't a hero. He got lucky, and that's why the three of them survived.<BR/><BR/>The characters looked and acted normally, and I thought that translated well onto the screen.EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071957702292799789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001434439078518468.post-34508230535407622292008-06-30T12:43:00.000-04:002008-06-30T12:43:00.000-04:00Well, I haven't seen The Happening, and after read...Well, I haven't seen The Happening, and after reading your review, I probably won't, not entirely because of what you said, but it reinforced my suspicion that it wouldn't be as good as some of Shyamalan's other films. I loved Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. I sat in the audience thinking, "I wish I'd written that." The Village wasn't my favorite, but I enjoyed it. If he is tending away from the twist ending, then I am losing interest.<BR/><BR/>I think the biggest clue I had that this one wouldn't be as good as his other work was the ad that marketed The Happening almost entirely on the merit that it was, "The first R-rated film from Shyamalan." The commercial said nothing about suspense, plot, or character development, just that it was rated R. Oooooh. An R rating can mean a lot of things. It doesn't necessarily make a film a good one.<BR/><BR/>Lisa IriarteLisa Iriartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746425619147737744noreply@blogger.com