It did still have some good spectacle- all Scott's old advertising skill is still there - but that wasn't enough, and (as you can tell) I was really disappointed.

It did still have some good spectacle- all Scott's old advertising skill is still there - but that wasn't enough, and (as you can tell) I was really disappointed.

The writers of this film seem to have never spoken to, or even met, another human being. All the way through, every single person responds to everything in a way that no-one would.

The writers of this film seem to have never spoken to, or even met, another human being. All the way through, every single person responds to everything in a way that no-one would.

He never stopped trying to pin wonder and fear and ecstasy to the page.  And obviously that's a risky thing for a writer it do, because it can be a short cut to boredom and pretension, but raw talent let him get away with it. A magazine story about buying a cream-coloured suit became a kind of beautiful parable that…

He never stopped trying to pin wonder and fear and ecstasy to the page.  And obviously that's a risky thing for a writer it do, because it can be a short cut to boredom and pretension, but raw talent let him get away with it. A magazine story about buying a cream-coloured suit became a kind of beautiful parable that…

Thanks seconded; you just said what I couldn't think how to say.

Thanks seconded; you just said what I couldn't think how to say.

RIP; sad news.

RIP; sad news.

He knows better than to second-guess Thelma Schoonmaker

He knows better than to second-guess Thelma Schoonmaker

The 'Collector's Edition', and it also includes the ship in the desert. I think it also has an interesting interview in the extras, where he discusses whether he could have made the movie if he had had kids at the time…

The 'Collector's Edition', and it also includes the ship in the desert. I think it also has an interesting interview in the extras, where he discusses whether he could have made the movie if he had had kids at the time…

@avclub-0f0d67e214f9fef69b278e3d08114da9:disqus  ?

@avclub-0f0d67e214f9fef69b278e3d08114da9:disqus  ?

Humbly suggest Wolf Hall; maybe try a couple of pages first to see if you like the style

Humbly suggest Wolf Hall; maybe try a couple of pages first to see if you like the style

@avclub-16db446cafb1ffb1466e71eaf97a4f49:disqus you are living my life, but about 18 months behind - check they haven't been tinkering with your pension as well!  I did quit.

@avclub-16db446cafb1ffb1466e71eaf97a4f49:disqus you are living my life, but about 18 months behind - check they haven't been tinkering with your pension as well!  I did quit.