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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 01, 2007, 07:36:25 pm ---Yesterday I watched Terry Gilliam's Tideland and I'd like to nominate it as one of the most underrated films ever. The bad press and my disappointment with The Brothers Grimm prevented me from seeing it at the theatre and now I really regret it. It might well be my favourite Gilliam film ever, I loved it!
Some people have compared it to Pan's Labyrinth because both involve a little girl escaping into a world of fantasy but I think it is superior. I became emotionally invested in Tideland very early in the film but for some reason with PL, it was the opposite, I lost the connection early on.
I'd love to hear what others thought of it.
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I need to see this, especially since I watched "Lost in La Mancha" last nite about how Don Quixote didn't get made by Gilliam, so I need to see a movie of his that did get made!!
serious crayons:
Anybody seen Waitress? I'm thinking of going this weekend. It's either that or Pirates, and I have a feeling I'll have a much longer opportunity to see the latter.
ednbarby:
I've seen Waitress and LOVED it. Best time I've had at the movie theater in... I don't know how long. It's beautifully-written - the dialogue is so natural and perfect. Adrienne Shelly totally got how people really talk. It's such a crying shame that we won't get to see any more films from her. She was a wonderful director and a very good actor, too. But Keri Russell is the star here, and she is absolutely adorable in every way. What a talent.
DON'T miss this one. I do believe I'd rather see it again, to be honest, than see Pirates for the first time. It was just so much fun on so many levels. Even the tough stuff (like watching Jenna struggle through an emotionally abusive marriage) was interesting to watch because Shelly never goes over the top with her dialogue, situations, or actors.
DON'T miss it. Did I say that already? ;)
mvansand76:
Has anybody seen Black Snake Moan? It's getting mixed reviews here, so I am not sure if we should go and see it.... :-\
And... I am gonna see Zodiac on the 12th of June! Believe it or not, but it only just came out 2 days ago.... no Jake at the premiere here in Amsterdam though, I wonder why? I wonder why actors hardly ever come to premieres in Holland. Amsterdam is a pretty cool city, right? :-\
opinionista:
Zodiac opened in Madrid a few weeks ago but i haven't had the chance to see it yet. I also thought Jake was going to be here to promote it but he was in Cannes, instead. He came when Jarhead opened, along with Peter Sarsgaard, but as far as I am concerned hasn't been back since. Kirsten Dunst, however, came to Spidey's opening.
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