tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614437.post86942937852857229..comments2014-08-04T18:12:12.424-04:00Comments on Hawthorn Thistleberry: On youthful pretentiousnessHawthorn Thistleberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358395505794303985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614437.post-31325125963631066752010-02-13T18:36:17.051-05:002010-02-13T18:36:17.051-05:00You are EXACTLY right with regard to a large subse...You are EXACTLY right with regard to a large subset of bad movies. Part of the appeal of <i>Red Zone Cuba</i>, <i>Manos: The Hands of Fate</i>, <i>The Room</i>, <i>Plan 9 From Outer Space</i>, and similar fare is their absolute sincerity. These movies were made with passion and energy, the filmmakers sinking every bit of their money into the project and swinging for the fences. These are the movies they yearned to make and the results are jaw-droppingly awful. They're not bad in the way that a failed Hollywood by-the-numbers blockbuster is bad--each one is a special snowflake of deranged personal obsession, and there's something kinda beautiful about that.litlfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234742365994968340noreply@blogger.com