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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
oilgun:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on November 03, 2007, 08:02:30 pm ---
Oilgun, glad to hear you enjoyed Lars. The one review I read made me feel kind of iffy about it. But with your endorsement I'll be sure to see it as soon as it reaches my local theater. As I've probably mentioned numerous times on this thread already, I love Ryan Gosling.
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Ineedcrayons: Apparently, Richard Roeper didn't like Lars so that says it all as far as I'm concerned, LOL! Definitely see it!
I just got back from seeing Gone, Baby, Gone and it was a real shock to the system after just seeing Lars yesterday. Come to think of it, it was like the antithesis of Lars.
I even loath the title. It was probably the most unpleasant movie-going experiences I've had since, I don't know, Ted Bundy? I actually felt like taking a shower afterwards. I only went to see it because I quite like Casey Affleck and boy, do I regret it. It seemed that every character was scuzzier than the next (In Boston, the greeting of choice seems to be "f*ck you, mudderf*ckin' c*cks*cka". And that's just the kids!) and as for the story, it was disjointed, predictable and worst of all, about a third of the way through I started feeling really manipulated and once that happens they've lost me as a viewer.
I'd love to hear other opinions.
serious crayons:
Well, you won't hear my opinion of Gone, Baby, Gone because your comments above are enough to convince me that there's no way I would see it! :-X
I decided some time ago that my mental instability is such that I can't see movies that are depressing and bleak, no matter how well made they are. A sad movie is OK, obviously, since I loved BBM. But depressing, no way. BTW, I made this resolution after seeing Affliction, a good movie starring an actor I like, Nick Nolte, but one that ended on a very grim note. No more, I told myself afterward.
oilgun:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on November 04, 2007, 06:54:43 pm ---Well, you won't hear my opinion of Gone, Baby, Gone because your comments above are enough to convince me that there's no way I would see it! :-X
I decided some time ago that my mental instability is such that I can't see movies that are depressing and bleak, no matter how well made they are. A sad movie is OK, obviously, since I loved BBM. But depressing, no way. BTW, I made this resolution after seeing Affliction, a good movie starring an actor I like, Nick Nolte, but one that ended on a very grim note. No more, I told myself afterward.
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Then you should definitely stay away. Calling Gone, Baby, Gone bleak would actually be an understatement, it makes Mystic River, a movie it's been compared to because of themes and location, feel positively Capra-esque, LOL! Oh and I take back that comment about Ted Bundy. At least that movie doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is, a gore-filled B horror fest.
Kd5000:
I saw INTO THE WILD last night. The breathtaking scenery reminded me of Brokeback Mountain. The film is based on the nonfiction bestseller of a young man who gave away his life savings to embrace nature. He also left his family behind without a note or explanation. As far as they were concerned, he had just vanished.
He journeys all over America, (staying away from cities) and the film is a recollection of his adventures and some of the ppl he met along the way. He ended up in Alaska, living in a bus, wanting to live in the wild. Well you can't get a place with more wilderness then Alaska. It had been his lifelong ambition, the great trek to Alaska
The film was quite well acted, directed by Sean Penn. I'm not going to spoil the ending, though everyone I know seems to know how it turns out. He kept a journal referencing Tolstoy and Thoreau. He had many interesting philosophical insights.
I'm surprised the film has not been released in more theaters (only 600) as it should be a box office hit. The book and his story are quite well know.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: oilgun on November 04, 2007, 06:45:34 pm ---Ineedcrayons: Apparently, Richard Roeper didn't like Lars so that says it all as far as I'm concerned, LOL! Definitely see it!
I just got back from seeing Gone, Baby, Gone and it was a real shock to the system after just seeing Lars yesterday. Come to think of it, it was like the antithesis of Lars.
I even loath the title. It was probably the most unpleasant movie-going experiences I've had since, I don't know, Ted Bundy? I actually felt like taking a shower afterwards. I only went to see it because I quite like Casey Affleck and boy, do I regret it. It seemed that every character was scuzzier than the next (In Boston, the greeting of choice seems to be "f*ck you, mudderf*ckin' c*cks*cka". And that's just the kids!) and as for the story, it was disjointed, predictable and worst of all, about a third of the way through I started feeling really manipulated and once that happens they've lost me as a viewer.
I'd love to hear other opinions.
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Your reaction is interesting because it is at 92% on rottentomatoes and it appears that most of the critics are raving about it.
L
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