MB reviews TWO GENTS with Rosario Dawson in the Park — Page 2

Emcee, the only other thing I can say to you is to relax. People are not NEARLY as negative about this film as you think they are...

And I was critical of the casting BACK IN SEPTEMBER (a year ago, sweetie) but eventually came around. So what? Who crowned you queen and said no one else could speak ill about decisions being made on a film?

I'm not saying that people can't criticize it; and if you're referring to the thread about Rosario's singing, just look at some of the stuff being said. If it made any sense, that'd be a different story. Criticism based on nothing is far from valuable. Can't we at least have a sensical discussion?

I wasn't talking about *your* critical comments. If I must spell it out, I mean that I have come around. Not entirely, and still with slight apprenhension on a few thing, but that's to be expected. It just seem so impossible for people to see a simple desire to *want* to believe in this. Hating everything about it just got exhausting. I anticipate by trying to put a postiive spin; you anticipate with apprehension. There's the difference between us.

And honestly? I wouldn't have been so quick to refute what you said if you hadn't found the need to single me out, and turn into something about ME, rather than about pictures on a screen. I think that's rude.

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 02:18 PM

I understand that there might be problems with it. It's naive to think that the movie is going to be without flaw. All I mean by any of this is that I think it's getting ridiculous to go on so little, and seem so thoroughly convinced that Rosario is going to pale. And I'm not just talking about you, even though I feel like you think I am. I realize that you look forward to it, and like I said, in a way different to that in which I do - I refer more to the people who *truly* have been very, very little but negative, even this late in the game. I'm trying NOT to be nervous, but of course I still am. It's easier that way. I also realize that you have a degree in film - and that's why our outlooks are different. I know very, very little about film, and I've freely admitted that throughout discussions of the movie, yes, since last September.

Obviously the first time I said what I "spelled out," by fault of either my wording or your reading - it doesn't matter which - what I meant was unclear.

And surely you won't believe me (ahem), but I don't intentionally mean or go looking for ways to put people into some sort of inferiority complex. There's now crime in passionate defense of something you believe in? Like I said, I would've made my point in a less "rude" way if you hadn't pointed the finger so easily. Don't you even see how that's insulting? Maybe not, if you only keep accusing me of being that way.

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 02:29 PM

As I said on another thread, I personally think Rosario as Mimi on film will be just fine. Great maybe. She just doesn't have the vocal chops to sing Mimi live. But she's not going to, so what does it matter?

I'm looking forward to The Producers.........:rim shot:

I plan on seeing Two Gents (hopefully) but I have to wonder what the music is like. I mean, Out Tonight... it seems like the kind of song that could sound fantastic, even on someone with little training; people can belt like crazy with little training and poor technique, but still sound quite impressive, sometimes (like Eden Espinosa - I don't think she has much formal training at all). So I'm wondering, maybe Two Gents is just more... legit, less pop/rock, and overall not her thing?

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Updated On: 8/18/05 at 02:52 PM

Amazing street cred, of course.

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Wow! I feel legendary. My name has been mentioned numerous times in this thread and I'm not even a part of it. Thanks you gouys for thinking of me! Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.