Comments on: 500 Days of Summer: Why I Walked Out Of The Sundance ‘Hit’ http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Walter http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-136989 Walter Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:24:46 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-136989 Yeah this movie was overrated. It was okay, but I definitely agree it was miscast. My interpretation is that this could have been a better film and is getting much more praise than it deserves. It actually reminds me of the 2007 best screenplay winner Juno in the aspect that it's getting more respect than deservedl. But in the end it'll probably win some type of oscar such as best screenplay. Yeah this movie was overrated. It was okay, but I definitely agree it was miscast. My interpretation is that this could have been a better film and is getting much more praise than it deserves. It actually reminds me of the 2007 best screenplay winner Juno in the aspect that it’s getting more respect than deservedl. But in the end it’ll probably win some type of oscar such as best screenplay.

]]> By: amelie http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-136987 amelie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:46:01 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-136987 Maybe 30 minutes was enough to make up your mind. I think you should have at least seen it the whole way through however so you could write a real review and all these people would get off your back with "30 minutes doesn't mean anything! your opinion doesn't count yet!" because I don't think anybody reading this article believes that it really counts for much. I really liked hearing a different opinion on the movie. Some things I agree with, and others not as much, but I think it's cool that so many critics have so many different takes on this movie. Maybe 30 minutes was enough to make up your mind. I think you should have at least seen it the whole way through however so you could write a real review and all these people would get off your back with “30 minutes doesn’t mean anything! your opinion doesn’t count yet!” because I don’t think anybody reading this article believes that it really counts for much.
I really liked hearing a different opinion on the movie. Some things I agree with, and others not as much, but I think it’s cool that so many critics have so many different takes on this movie.

]]> By: Anna http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-136845 Anna Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:31:51 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-136845 thank god, someone with a brain. thank god, someone with a brain.

]]> By: CottonCandy http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-136275 CottonCandy Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:33:06 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-136275 Who is Summer Bishl, and what does she have to do with this amazing movie? Who is Summer Bishl, and what does she have to do with this amazing movie?

]]> By: Nadia http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-136159 Nadia Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:17:36 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-136159 also, i'm going out of the box to call that you're just one of those insignificant critics that think so highly of your opinions that you just want to go against what the crowd likes just so you can feel somewhat unique and superior after writing your review. which sucked, just so you know. also, i’m going out of the box to call that you’re just one of those insignificant critics that think so highly of your opinions that you just want to go against what the crowd likes just so you can feel somewhat unique and superior after writing your review. which sucked, just so you know.

]]> By: Nadia http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-136155 Nadia Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:15:29 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-136155 .. it's summer finn, not bishl. the fact that you didn't even pay enough attention to catch her last name, already shows you shouldn't review it. .. it’s summer finn, not bishl. the fact that you didn’t even pay enough attention to catch her last name, already shows you shouldn’t review it.

]]> By: nATW http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-134891 nATW Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:16:17 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-134891 watch the movie. I too think you didn't understand the movie, nor understand the beauty of their development throughout the movie, nor do I agree with your opinion on the zooey's abilities. I think you think too highly of yourself and the things you do or say. It seems too that you have inappropriately gauged the power your opinion ought to hold. just because you think you're a critic, doesn't mean your not aloud to like movies with universal appeal. you should also stop thinking you have a full opinion by any measure since you haven't even seen the whole movie. and if you feel accomplished at taking fragments of other peoples arguments then using it to support your underdeveloped point: be a lawyer. watch the movie. I too think you didn’t understand the movie, nor understand the beauty of their development throughout the movie, nor do I agree with your opinion on the zooey’s abilities.
I think you think too highly of yourself and the things you do or say. It seems too that you have inappropriately gauged the power your opinion ought to hold.
just because you think you’re a critic, doesn’t mean your not aloud to like movies with universal appeal.
you should also stop thinking you have a full opinion by any measure since you haven’t even seen the whole movie. and if you feel accomplished at taking fragments of other peoples arguments then using it to support your underdeveloped point: be a lawyer.

]]> By: John S http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-134007 John S Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:41:25 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-134007 Good to know that this insignificant reviewer, in his whopping 16 (now 17) comments, has basically been told what a ludicrous "review" this is. What a joke. I'm astounded this irrelevant "review" popped up in a Google search result. Good to know that this insignificant reviewer, in his whopping 16 (now 17) comments, has basically been told what a ludicrous “review” this is.

What a joke. I’m astounded this irrelevant “review” popped up in a Google search result.

]]> By: Aeristeia http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-133628 Aeristeia Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:49:30 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-133628 It looks like you just wrote this just for the hell of it. You didn't even finish the movie. You say this review reasons why you walked out, yet we did not get that at all. You basically just commented on Coming Soon's blurb who evidently saw the movie in it's entirety prior to writing the review, rebutted it. Whereas you didn't. If you're a true critique, you would know that you'd have to watch the movie entirely in order to write a true review. Why are you saying that it shouldn't be the belle of the ball when you haven't given the movie a chance? "there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior." There goes your credibility out the window. Judging a film based on others who have different scopes, different stories? You don't deserve to be called a critique. It looks like you just wrote this just for the hell of it.

You didn’t even finish the movie. You say this review reasons why you walked out, yet we did not get that at all. You basically just commented on Coming Soon’s blurb who evidently saw the movie in it’s entirety prior to writing the review, rebutted it. Whereas you didn’t.

If you’re a true critique, you would know that you’d have to watch the movie entirely in order to write a true review. Why are you saying that it shouldn’t be the belle of the ball when you haven’t given the movie a chance?

“there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior.” There goes your credibility out the window. Judging a film based on others who have different scopes, different stories? You don’t deserve to be called a critique.

]]> By: Michele http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-132705 Michele Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:13:46 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-132705 p.s you started your article with the reason for writing this was to explain why you walked out and that you just had to say something because this movie was endangering a greater project from receiving the credit it deserved. Yeah what movie was that? Cause you got so involved with your dislike of 500 days that you never once mentioned that true gem of Sundance. So which one was it so we can all see what was so much better than the 30 measly minutes you watched? p.s you started your article with the reason for writing this was to explain why you walked out and that you just had to say something because this movie was endangering a greater project from receiving the credit it deserved. Yeah what movie was that? Cause you got so involved with your dislike of 500 days that you never once mentioned that true gem of Sundance. So which one was it so we can all see what was so much better than the 30 measly minutes you watched?

]]> By: Michele http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-132703 Michele Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:08:41 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-132703 I have to say I don't even know why we bother listening or reading rather an critic's idea of the movie. You either like it or you didn't. That's all there is too it but to put down someone's creative work when you didn't even have the courtesy of giving it more than 30 mins of your time is just plain stupid, thats like people bitching about the president when they didn't even vote! I personally enjoyed the movie very much. It was genuine, funny and honest and not just some cookie cutter hollywood piece of crap. I love Garden State and as a fan of that movie I have to say they did fall within the same lines. Zach Braff was glorified for Garden state when there have been tons of movies where a guy meets a quirky spontaneous girl who changes his outtake on life and they live happily ever after- oh yeah he was a real mastermind! If you know you can't review the movie properly than why did you still try to tear it to shreds. It was creative and different and if you didn't like it that much why did you even open your mouth? Instead you took someone else's critique and just disagreed with answers that didn't really have any substantial backing to them. Critics hailed the movie WATCHMEN recently and i sat through the entire excruciating 2 and some odd hours of it and can say that I didn't like it and there was no point to the plot- but at least I watched the whole thing! Why don't you write us a storyline that is better and wow us all-since you apparently are the creativity guru of Sundance. I have to say I don’t even know why we bother listening or reading rather an critic’s idea of the movie. You either like it or you didn’t. That’s all there is too it but to put down someone’s creative work when you didn’t even have the courtesy of giving it more than 30 mins of your time is just plain stupid, thats like people bitching about the president when they didn’t even vote! I personally enjoyed the movie very much. It was genuine, funny and honest and not just some cookie cutter hollywood piece of crap. I love Garden State and as a fan of that movie I have to say they did fall within the same lines. Zach Braff was glorified for Garden state when there have been tons of movies where a guy meets a quirky spontaneous girl who changes his outtake on life and they live happily ever after- oh yeah he was a real mastermind! If you know you can’t review the movie properly than why did you still try to tear it to shreds. It was creative and different and if you didn’t like it that much why did you even open your mouth? Instead you took someone else’s critique and just disagreed with answers that didn’t really have any substantial backing to them. Critics hailed the movie WATCHMEN recently and i sat through the entire excruciating 2 and some odd hours of it and can say that I didn’t like it and there was no point to the plot- but at least I watched the whole thing! Why don’t you write us a storyline that is better and wow us all-since you apparently are the creativity guru of Sundance.

]]> By: frank http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-132650 frank Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:34:46 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-132650 I think that mr moore here was going trough a break up at the time to =P myb that's why he walked out just to suposively not make a movie review wile u still did just in a diferent way I think that mr moore here was going trough a break up at the time to =P myb that’s why he walked out just to suposively not make a movie review wile u still did just in a diferent way

]]> By: Rob http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-132262 Rob Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:27:20 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-132262 I don't get it. You say this isn't a review, but you go ahead and talk about why you didn't care to watch it through. I personally liked it and can bore you with the details of why, but that's because I saw the whole thing. Now, you did say "there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior" -- have you blogged about those? I didn't get to go to Sundance, but I'm interested in hearing about those films. I don’t get it. You say this isn’t a review, but you go ahead and talk about why you didn’t care to watch it through. I personally liked it and can bore you with the details of why, but that’s because I saw the whole thing.

Now, you did say “there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior” — have you blogged about those? I didn’t get to go to Sundance, but I’m interested in hearing about those films.

]]> By: J http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-132246 J Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:51:17 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-132246 a little poem for you. A certain Paul Moore ... etc.. etc.. etc.. a little poem for you.

A certain Paul Moore …

etc.. etc.. etc..

]]> By: Chris Bechis http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-131624 Chris Bechis Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:08:58 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-131624 "regardless of whether or not I watched it all the way thru–there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior." Its astonishing to me that you have the ability to compare this movie to the first and last minutes of others. “regardless of whether or not I watched it all the way thru–there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior.”

Its astonishing to me that you have the ability to compare this movie to the first and last minutes of others.

]]> By: Tracy Dean http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-131603 Tracy Dean Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:23:41 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-131603 The story was well developed and the film was well acted. True there is no chemistry between the characters in the traditional sense because only one character in this story was in love. Tom was neither weak, nor boring - he was real. He had plenty of chemistry with Summer, it just wasn't reciprocated. The story was told from Tom's point of view, it was Tom's story, and thus we had to understand him a bit before the relationship unfolded. Giving us his story in a non-linear fashion made it all the more interesting. Sort of the way you explain your breakup to a friend. You forget things, go back, go forward, etc. An explosive beginning does not make a great movie - in fact it quite often makes CRAP movies. I can see how a lack of maturity or never having been in love would make the film inaccessible to some. The story was well developed and the film was well acted. True there is no chemistry between the characters in the traditional sense because only one character in this story was in love. Tom was neither weak, nor boring - he was real. He had plenty of chemistry with Summer, it just wasn’t reciprocated.

The story was told from Tom’s point of view, it was Tom’s story, and thus we had to understand him a bit before the relationship unfolded. Giving us his story in a non-linear fashion made it all the more interesting. Sort of the way you explain your breakup to a friend. You forget things, go back, go forward, etc. An explosive beginning does not make a great movie - in fact it quite often makes CRAP movies. I can see how a lack of maturity or never having been in love would make the film inaccessible to some.

]]> By: Sandro http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-131370 Sandro Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:16:38 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-131370 Even having watched only half an hour of it, your review is almost spot-on. There is almost nothing innovative or particularly interesting about this film or its characters. It was enjoyable, but not fantastic. It was fun, but not illuminating. From an intellectual standpoint, there is one thing I appreciated about this movie, and that's how how it rather explicitly asked the viewer to be honest with themselves when remembering the past, without glossing over the dark points, and that fate and destiny are just human inventions; all we really have are coincidence and opportunity that we must choose to exploit. However, as that's the only thing that really separates it from other similar films, this film is not all that special. Even having watched only half an hour of it, your review is almost spot-on. There is almost nothing innovative or particularly interesting about this film or its characters. It was enjoyable, but not fantastic. It was fun, but not illuminating.

From an intellectual standpoint, there is one thing I appreciated about this movie, and that’s how how it rather explicitly asked the viewer to be honest with themselves when remembering the past, without glossing over the dark points, and that fate and destiny are just human inventions; all we really have are coincidence and opportunity that we must choose to exploit.

However, as that’s the only thing that really separates it from other similar films, this film is not all that special.

]]> By: T http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-126336 T Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:44:08 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-126336 I have to admit, I was yawning throughout the entire movie. I don't know, it's either because they were miscast or that there was absolutely no chemistry between the two. Tom was pathetic, and Summer, well Summer is just really mean. I'm disappointed because I really liked the trailer. I have to admit, I was yawning throughout the entire movie. I don’t know, it’s either because they were miscast or that there was absolutely no chemistry between the two. Tom was pathetic, and Summer, well Summer is just really mean. I’m disappointed because I really liked the trailer.

]]> By: Bob Stella http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-124462 Bob Stella Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:59:29 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-124462 Just watched "500" twice in 5 hours from start to finish. As a security film courier for over 6 years having watched a couple hundred movies some up to ten times (Walk the Line) I can say I have walked out or even just tuned out several films only to revisit them and be utterly shocked at what I had missed for amazingly diverse reasons. It's not "Gone With The Wind" but it is a satisfying literate romantic comedy well worth 2 hours of ones time, even yours Mr. Moore. G'wan, g'wan see it again. Guarantee you like it much more this go round. Yours Truly----BOB STELLA Just watched “500″ twice in 5 hours from start to finish. As a security film courier for over 6 years having watched a couple hundred movies some up to ten times (Walk the Line) I can say I have walked out or even just tuned out several films only to revisit them and be utterly shocked at what I had missed for amazingly diverse reasons. It’s not “Gone With The Wind” but it is a satisfying literate romantic comedy well worth 2 hours of ones time, even yours Mr. Moore. G’wan, g’wan see it again. Guarantee you like it much more this go round.

Yours Truly—-BOB STELLA

]]> By: Paul Moore http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-121675 Paul Moore Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:01:03 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-121675 I think I was forthright in saying this isn't a movie review and I don't think I could write one because I didn't watch 500 DAYS all the way through. It is a description of the reasons why I feel this movie should not have been the belle of the ball at Sundance 2009 because--regardless of whether or not I watched it all the way thru--there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior. I think I was forthright in saying this isn’t a movie review and I don’t think I could write one because I didn’t watch 500 DAYS all the way through.

It is a description of the reasons why I feel this movie should not have been the belle of the ball at Sundance 2009 because–regardless of whether or not I watched it all the way thru–there were several movies that from the first to the last minute were far superior.

]]> By: Adge http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-121647 Adge Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:01:35 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-121647 I probably shouldn't give you advice on being a movie critic, but in the future you should watch the entire film. it's hard for me to take this review seriously when you haven't seen all of it. I've seen some good movies that started slow, but ended great I probably shouldn’t give you advice on being a movie critic, but in the future you should watch the entire film. it’s hard for me to take this review seriously when you haven’t seen all of it. I’ve seen some good movies that started slow, but ended great

]]> By: zxcvb http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-120463 zxcvb Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:16:11 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-120463 "Summer Bishl"? Is that supposed to be a "Summer Bishil" homage? And if so, huh? “Summer Bishl”?

Is that supposed to be a “Summer Bishil” homage? And if so, huh?

]]> By: Emilia Sawyer http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-120302 Emilia Sawyer Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:28:20 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-120302 Wow. I really don't agree with you. I think you misunderstood the whole movie - or the half hour you actually saw. Like you said yourself, you really shouldn't review a movie, when you've only watched about 25% of it. Wow. I really don’t agree with you. I think you misunderstood the whole movie - or the half hour you actually saw.
Like you said yourself, you really shouldn’t review a movie, when you’ve only watched about 25% of it.

]]> By: Doug Jones http://blog.spout.com/2009/02/02/500-days-of-summer-why-i-walked-out/#comment-120256 Doug Jones Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:46:31 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=9784#comment-120256 Nice reference to Two Guys and a Girl. I've always had a weird Traylor Howard thing. Nice reference to Two Guys and a Girl. I’ve always had a weird Traylor Howard thing.

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