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Post subject: Re: HBO's Cavalcade of Misery Presents: Sharp Objects
Posted: Tue July 10, 2018 3:25 am
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32290 Location: Buenos Aires
Loved the editing and sound design, as well as the little details that play on the fact that we are seeing this story through a very unreliable perspective, such as the protagonist's thoughts manifesting as ominous words that flash over screens and signage. Also the blending of past and present. It could come off corny but they pull it off really well. The set-up feels somewhat familiar, though, and I feel like I have a pretty good idea of where the story is going. Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson are great. Will keep watching.
Post subject: Re: HBO's Cavalcade of Misery Presents: Sharp Objects
Posted: Tue July 10, 2018 3:55 pm
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm Posts: 9359 Location: Washington State
Having read the book, I don't remember much about it at all other than teeth being a thing. Well I have a Go sub so I may as well use it for this, yeah?
Post subject: Re: HBO's Cavalcade of Misery Presents: Sharp Objects
Posted: Tue July 10, 2018 3:58 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47163 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
bune wrote:
Having read the book, I don't remember much about it at all other than teeth being a thing. Well I have a Go sub so I may as well use it for this, yeah?
Was the book awful? I read Dark Places on vacation once and it was one of the worst pieces of crap I've ever read...And yet I enjoyed the Gone Girl film, and this show is off to a good start. My hunch is that Flynn is a great creator of creepy modern stories, but not a terrible writer.
Post subject: Re: HBO's Cavalcade of Misery Presents: Sharp Objects
Posted: Tue July 10, 2018 4:16 pm
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm Posts: 9359 Location: Washington State
tragabigzanda wrote:
bune wrote:
Having read the book, I don't remember much about it at all other than teeth being a thing. Well I have a Go sub so I may as well use it for this, yeah?
Was the book awful? I read Dark Places on vacation once and it was one of the worst pieces of crap I've ever read...And yet I enjoyed the Gone Girl film, and this show is off to a good start. My hunch is that Flynn is a great creator of creepy modern stories, but not a terrible writer.
I read it quite awhile ago so I can't speak to it. As for Gone Girl, I read that and it infuriated me to no end. To the point where I have no urge to watch the movie, regardless of how much I like the talent involved.
The only bit that stuck out to me is the teeth thing because of how weird and creepy it was.
Post subject: Re: HBO's Cavalcade of Misery Presents: Sharp Objects
Posted: Sat July 21, 2018 6:16 pm
I Have A Third Nipple
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am Posts: 19724 Location: Cumberland, RI
I do appreciate how much this show forces you to pay attention. If you look down to check your phone for one second you can miss 4-5 flashes of an image, or a face, or whatever and it changes the perception of what you're watching. There aren't many other shows that I can remember that try to represent trauma like this, and I like that. I am more interested in the form than the story/mystery right now, I think.
Post subject: Re: HBO's Cavalcade of Misery Presents: Sharp Objects
Posted: Sat July 21, 2018 6:19 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47163 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Simple Torture wrote:
I do appreciate how much this show forces you to pay attention. If you look down to check your phone for one second you can miss 4-5 flashes of an image, or a face, or whatever and it changes the perception of what you're watching. There aren't many other shows that I can remember that try to represent trauma like this, and I like that. I am more interested in the form than the story/mystery right now, I think.
Yeah, the editing is great. But the mystery, and all the heavy handed creepy stuff that's not being fully explained, is sort of silly.
Not a bad show by any stretch, but it feels pretty hokey at times.
Post subject: Re: HBO's Cavalcade of Misery Presents: Sharp Objects
Posted: Tue July 24, 2018 2:22 am
AnalLog
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 4:46 pm Posts: 1076
stopped watching half way through ep3. i don't have the attention span. the flashbacks are incredibly annoying. and i can't keep track of which girl she's investigating.
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