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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Meryl on November 25, 2008, 12:56:29 am ---[...]
If I have a criticism of the movie, it would be that I wished it were more edgy. The music had a kind of Hallmark-y quality to it, kind of like it was asking you to get all teary-eyed, and it didn't jive with the grittiness of the story. Also, though Harvey's affability and passion were clear, his darker side wasn't explored much. The buiidup to his death at the hands of his disturbed former colleague lacked the right tension, and the climax suffered accordingly. The ending was moving, but it had an overly sentimental feeling to it. It was here that I most missed Ang Lee's spareness and silence, so devastating in BBM.
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Thanks Meryl for the great write-up! I read somewhere else that MILK is Gus' most mainstream work since FINDING FORRESTER which is my least favourite of his films. That worries me because I've really enjoyed his last few movies which are anything but mainstream.
oilgun:
Last night I watched THE STRANGERS with Liv Tyler and Can-cutie Scott Speedman looking strangely like John Kennedy Jr. at times. Despite the story having a few holes it does a good job of slowly generating tension. It's a rather grim story and although there is a torture scene it isn't extended or gratuitous. I was on the edge of my seat pretty much the whole time. The leads are excellent in what is essentially a two-hander.
ednbarby:
Elle, The Player is one of my favorite movies, too. :-*
I'm psyched to see Milk.
I saw Role Models this past weekend, for lack of anything more interesting to me playing. It was entertaining, mostly because Paul Rudd is so fun to watch, but probably a better candidate for DVD rental than anything else. I was a little perturbed by the vast array of homosexual jokes. They were at least relatively subtle, but it was disconcerting that there were so many references to anal sex that weren't at all positive. Did Judd Apatow write this, or what?
serious crayons:
Elle and Barb, I've always counted The Player among my favorite movies, too, so I was surprised and disappointed by my reaction. Has either of you seen it lately, and if so did you like it as much as ever?
Maybe it's just me. I wrote the last post as I was preparing to watch Quiz Show, and as it happened I fell asleep during that, too! Maybe I just need to start the movies earlier in the evening.
Meryl, excellent review of Milk. I am looking forward to seeing it, and to being reminded that things used to be more draconian even than they are now.
ednbarby:
Oh, no! I LOVE Quiz Show, too.
I do think that's one you need to watch when you're very much awake and alert. The dialogue is so literate and layered, you'll easily miss a lot if you're the least bit sleepy.
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