I’m not really sure how I never saw this movie until now. I think it came out in that period between 2002-2007 where I didn’t really watch movies.
Such a shame, because it is really a great film. I had previously only seen Adaptation, and I could never understand what the appeal of Charlie Kaufman was. After ESOTSM, I totally get it. It was like watching an Italo Calvino novel.
What a boring movie Adaptation was. Now I see that it wasn’t Charlie Kaufman’s fault, it was Nicolas Cage’s fault. Or maybe Spike Jonze’s.
After checking Wikipedia, I see that Spike Jonze has directed three movies: Being John Malkovich (written by Kaufman, which I haven’t seen), Adaptation, and Where the Wild Things Are (which is terrible). I think perhaps Spike Jonze’s reputation is a bit overblown.
Unbelievable that you have not seen that movie until now. Nice to see you getting out from under your rock. And Being John Malkovich? Jesus, man.
I think your aforementioned concern about spoilers is even less of a threat than you thought. And even though I think the acronym ESOTSM sounds dirty, I will use it because I hate typing on the weekend. Which do you think is a better movie, ESOTSM or Inception?
In keeping with tradition, I plan on seeing Inception sometime around the Fall of 2018.
Kent, I can’t believe you didn’t like Where the Wild Things Are. I thought it captured the imagination of a troubled kid really well. Also regarding Spotless Mind, I think a lot of the credit goes to Michel Gondry. That guy is uniquely talented. Do you want to add Spotless Mind to your best of the decade list.
Chuck Koster