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By Anthony February 12, 2012 12:20 AM
Your third reason doesn't sit with me. Firstly, the sexual misuse of girls with no self esteem is well-documented in film. Secondly, nobody in the film seems even remotely sex-addicted. Thirdly, one of the things that makes Tiny Furniture a nuanced portrait of post-graduate gloom is that Leah herself is reaching for sex as much if not more than her male counterparts. For instance, she seems to recognize early on that the chef she works with isn't especially intelligent or socially graceful, and is interested in him mainly for his attractiveness. There's no denying that he's exploitive, but to imply that the men alone in Tiny Furniture are to be interrogated is reductive and doesn't do the film justice. They're misusing each other and themselves.
By bazin January 19, 2012 11:28 AM
I made it up to 1:04.
That was more than enough for me.
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By DetroitSquirreL February 14, 2012 02:55 AM
AMEN! Lets not just jump all over this film and thing its great or worth a buy just because Criterion put it out!! They must been payed off....sooooo many other films deserving to get the Criterion treatment before this trite
By Mike March 13, 2012 12:38 AM
Indeed. Don't think just because it's Criterion it means something. Criterion has a contract with IFC which is why they are printing this. The film is vapid and a bore. Do you really believe her slut friend knew what 'Austerlitz' was? Come on.
By Jon January 22, 2012 11:29 PM
Completely agree with Adam. How this gets the prestige of being in the CC we'll never know.
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By Jen April 16, 2012 04:47 AM
Wow, a bunch of men hate this film. What a surprise. LOVED this film! Hilarious, brave, real. Lena is seriously talented. Glad to see her developing a career with Girls.
By Hangover Square January 23, 2012 01:36 PM
Terrible film, but it's very kind of Criterion to give it such a nice treatment. Gotta pay the bills somehow.
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By M January 23, 2012 06:34 PM
If Criterion needed one film to represent the current wave DIY (which it does if it is to be a comprehensive survey of cinema), it should have gone to an Aaron Katz film.
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By Noah February 15, 2012 05:37 PM
I'm happy this is being released. I watched it on Netflix last week and was pleasantly surprised. Of course, I'd rather have The Third Man back in print.
My three reasons, nevertheless, are as follows: 1. the quirky sense of humour 2. Charlotte, Aura's best friend and a very attractive and funny woman 3. an interesting and promising directorial debut from a young filmmaker.
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By Curtis March 24, 2012 04:02 PM
I found it hard to listen to these characters talk--they all seemed incredibly self-centered and although there were a few 'slice-f-life' moments, the way the people talk and act seems rea`lly contrived. I couldn't sympathize with anyone, including the main character.
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By Linda March 25, 2012 12:45 PM
Bingo. You got it.
By John April 03, 2012 12:15 AM
First, I find it interesting that most of the dissenting voices are males. I wish more females would chime in. Second, Lena Dunham is the 5th or 6th female director to represented in the CC, which I think is a lot more important than representing the DIY movement. I finally got around to watching TF not because I've been dying to watch but because I wanted to know what all the hoopla was about and chime in. I was surprised that I did not hate it. I wasn't blown away (no pun intended) by it either, but I don't think a film like this is supposed to blow you away. I do concede that the 1:04 mark was the point I had to decide whether I wanted to commit to this thing or not. I agree with the "3rd reason" in that Dunham has guts and that's one of the reasons I liked it. I can say that the 23 year old Dunham has more directorial talent in her earlobe than most 23 year old wannabe filmmakers. It kind of makes me wonder who these naysayers are. Also, look at the other promising 23 year olds who had critically lauded films: Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater (I'm probably a bit off with the ages, but you get my point). Look at how their careers and talent panned out, for better or worse. I agree with Paul Schrader, "Only history will tell" us the fate of Dunham's future corpus and this film.
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By TJ April 28, 2012 01:56 PM
usually, Criterion's THREE REASONS give great points and insight into why a film is either part of the collection or worth adding to your collection and i was really disappointed by the reason here...the star, her family and what i'm assuming is a play on words about her weight or body image...that's all?!? i saw the film and thought that there were more interesting aspects about it that could have been touched upon...particularly that it plays off as a low-key slacker comedy about a directionless FEMALE as opposed to the seemingly endless pics about young, unfocused MALES...it's like Criterion isn't even going to try to defend itself for including the film...not that it really should but, hey, they have yet to explain "The Rock", "Armageddon" or "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (other than the directors)...
“Speaking as a fellow Adam, you, sir, make me ashamed to share the same name. Obviously another pretentious contrarian. What's the matter, more than 500 people know who PTA is, so you don't like him . . .”
“Thanks, Vincent.
I saw this film for the first time, actually, and I thought it was very eerie, haunting, and chilling. It's like a slasher film without the slashing, a horror movie without the . . .”
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