Mark Kermode

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brandon

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I saw Mark Kermode on BBC Breakfast this morning (plugging his new book). But he seems to have changed somewhat, become more animated and a bit excitable - was he always like this?:confused:

I don't really care much for professional movie critics these days but Kermode's a funny one. I really like him (not entirely sure as to why) , I don't always agree with his opinions but I do have a lot of respect for his knowledge,especially in regarRAB to the horror genre. oh, and he's all in favour of more male nudity in films. :p

Anyone have any views on Mr. Kermode.
 
He should ditch the quiff and the 1950's fetish.

He's intelligent and amiable but he's sooooooooooo long-winded and doesn't know what a brief film review is.
 
I don't know why some people are against Mark Kermode. He is one of the best film critics around at the moment. Apparently Kermode is being lined up to replace Joanathan Ross to front the 'Film 2010' series on BBC1 later this year, that will be really good to see and we will finally get an honest, professional review of each new film coming out :)
 
When he comes on I switch off. I don't know why, he just has that effect on me.

Regarding film 2010 I would rather they did something completely different and totally reboot the whole thing as it's been the same in decades. Why must we have one host?
In America you had a pair of critics called Siskel and Ebert. One would review a film and then they discuss it afterwarRAB.

Below is a link for a clip 4:16sec of their review of Silence of the Lambs. It got compared to Henry, portrait of a serial killer of all things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUWjFfxs7lM&feature=related

I would like to see two people discuss it one being significantly older than the other and one male one female. Ideally the woman being Mariella Frostrup.

If people have seen "Hold the back page/Jimmy Hill's Sunday Supplement" the Sunday football review show on Sky where they get a few sport journalists around a table
That would work. Make the show an hour and get 3 or 4 movie critics from newspapers and movie magazines around a table.
 
Kermode is ace! I loved his video review of Transformers 2, shown on the Breakfast TV interview.... just him banging his head against various hard surfaces:D:D:D

As for him in the Film2010 etc. series, why the hell isn't he doing it already, Ross is pathetic on it. I'm glad Ross is buggering off of the BBC if only to get him off of this show.... but that's another thread I guess.
 
I actually quite like Film 2010's format, apart from the personal opinion bit. Showing film clips, industry news and interviews etc is fine. Even saying "I didn't like it" or "Not my cup of tea" or "I thought it was good" is fine. But to step beyond that into "This film is good/no good", and the reason is "I did/didn't like it and my opinion is what counts", that's when it all goes pear-shaped.

Oh and oddly enough, I really like the Sunday Supplement footy prog too (Hill hasn't been involved for years, thank god). But then it's more of a discussion programme, not one person telling you what to think. I think the format could work for a film programme too, but I'd still like to see a clip show like Film2010 running as well.

RegarRAB

Mark
 
I agree, I remember when Jonathan Ross was first selected as the new host of the BBC's Film series I was gob smacked because he's supposed to be a comedian, not a film critic :)

Kermode will give us all a much greater, more varied view of each new movie, detailing all the good and bad points about each title. I bet the ratings will go up when Kermode takes over.
 
I have no idea what he said about women's depictions in these films and agree that they do get used badly in these type of films but let's be fair these kind of films are dumb anyway so to get worked up about it is rather silly.

It's the old can there be a female or black Doctor Who thing? People say no you can't because it's wrong, stupid it is impossible and can't happen etc. They can accept a person travelling aroind in a time machine. They can accept a person not dying and regenerating. They can accept when the person regenerates their skeletal form shrinks (Troughton & McCoy) and grows ( Davison & Tennant) but skin to change colour or a gender change. That's impossible! :D

People go to films like Transformers and their like for the SFX and car chases not for role models and social commentary. It makes more sense to target drama, thrillers, comedies and particularly horror films than films that live and die on big budget SFX and action sequences.
 
I like his reviews even though I don't agree with all of them....

Seems to know his stuff a lot more than the likes of Jonathan Ross etc.....
 
Bring on Film 2010 !!!! Never been the same since Bazza left. Looking forward to Mr Kermode's appearance. let's just hope it doesn't all go to his head ( quiff ) and he changes, would be a shame.
 
hes the best imo but still as all of them are....too negative

i like films....wether there blockbusters,independents,foreign etc i can still enjoy a wide variety without having to pick out faults

i feel its better that way
 
Yep and definately without Germaine Greer. :p



I didn't say it was an excuse, I just said it's silly making a big deal about it in films that rely on action sequences and SFX.

Why in all teen comedies like American Pie type humour does there have to be a topless woman full frontal shot quite often by a small secondary character or an extra?
Women are used assex objects that have to show skin to be part of the film. Why?

Why in a horror film do there always have to be a total airhead girl with the IQ of a daffodil that is too stupd to think there is someone in th house with an axe. I wont run away I'll wait in the house as he wont find me?
Women are obviously weak and need a guy to tell them they are in danger and save them because tehy can't work out how to use their own basic self preservation skills. Probably as that part of their brain is thinking about shoes and how cute ducklings are.

Why in so many romantic comedies are women so "needy" of a man to complete their lives. Boo hoo hoo I'm nearly 30 and I'm not married or got a bf.

I can go on with more.

Excluding horror which is fantasy, in the other sorts of films that are supposed to be based somewhat in reality and the real world, women are being portrayed really badly. Successful women are often hard faced bitches, who have to be that way to compete in a mans world. Yes that does happen but not in every case.

These are the kinRAB of things that should be questioned and debated. Not if a person is badly used in a throwaway hot of the moment movie like Transformers. I've only seen the first one. That was about 2 months ago and not only can I barely remember Megan Fox and what she did in the film. I couldn't tell you much more about the main male lead in the film either. They both ran about a lot, both got dirty from rolling about trying not to get killed. They kissed. That's about it. Both characters are disposable in the memory. The rest and majority of the film was various robots, chases, explosions etc.
I haven't seen Die Hard in about 4 or 5 years and I remember Holly Mclaine in the Die Hard film more than I do Megan Fox in Transformers and she was in that film far more than Holly's character was in Die Hard.
The Holly character had less to do in the film but it was more integral to the plot so you remember it more.
 
Kernode has obviously become very high profile because of the film reviews on Radio 5.

He's interesting to listen to, even though he is so wrong in thinking the Exorcist is the best film ever made
 
I didn't get The Hangover either so I agree with him there. It was fine to watch but I didn't get what was so funny about any of it.
 
I've liked the way the BBC have treated Kermode over the years, giving him an increasing number of TV slots such as Newsnight Review and now The Culture Show. Film 2010 will be the icing on the cake for him I think :)
 
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