tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post3812001520254665504..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Casualties of Warthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-80229546462368034062016-02-03T11:37:53.131-08:002016-02-03T11:37:53.131-08:00@J.D. Lafrance-It's a film that has managed to...@J.D. Lafrance-It's a film that has managed to improve over time as I think it was a little shocking when it came out at first but now it's seen as a very overlooked film. Especially for those performances. Plus, I get a kick out of John Leguizamo's story about being in the film and working with Penn and de Palma as he talked about being slapped constantly by Penn and de Palma telling Penn "Sean, slap the shit out of him". thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-50152761481420413272016-02-03T07:32:19.107-08:002016-02-03T07:32:19.107-08:00I remember when I first saws this I thought that P...I remember when I first saws this I thought that Penn's performance was way over the top and felt out of place with the rest of the film. It's been years since I've seen this one and I really need to revisit it. I do remember Michael J. Fox being quite good in this. I also thought he was excellent in BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-75406939671557552982016-01-11T12:04:09.606-08:002016-01-11T12:04:09.606-08:00@Wendell-It's a film where the idea of Marty a...@Wendell-It's a film where the idea of Marty and Spicoli in a Vietnam War film may look dumb but take them out of their comfort zones and you do find something that is just riveting. It shows that Fox is quite underrated as a dramatic actor and I don't think he's ever stretched like that as an actor before or since. Still, it's a glimpse of what more he could do but I'm sure he's content with what he's done.<br /><br />@keith71_98-For me, this is one of de Palma's most underrated films as it wasn't seen by a lot of people I think because there was so much about Vietnam that had been told. Yet, de Palma shows that there is more to say while creating something that does stand out from other films about Vietnam. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-14784631638714303382016-01-11T11:58:10.040-08:002016-01-11T11:58:10.040-08:00There are sooo many pieces that this movie that in...There are sooo many pieces that this movie that intrigue me (cast, composer, director) yet I have still never seen it. I MUST fix this!keith71_98https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815219499754051198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-16986989099443180052016-01-11T09:00:27.547-08:002016-01-11T09:00:27.547-08:00To be honest, I purposely skipped this way back wh...To be honest, I purposely skipped this way back when it came out. I saw it was MJ Fox and Sean Penn in a war movie and immediately thought that was the worst idea ever. This looked nothing like other Fox movies and at that time I only knew Penn as Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, so he seemed an ill-fit for such a movie, too. I admit I was young and dumb. Kinda forgot about it until this review. That was my long-winded way of saying I haven't seen this, yet.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.com