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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: oilgun on March 16, 2008, 10:55:50 am --- Roth, Watts and young Devon Gearhart, who plays their son, are portraying naturalistic movie characters, and the things that happen to them don't bear thinking about. Any viewer with an ounce of humanity will shut down emotionally during the infamous extended shot (it must last five minutes or longer) that follows the first act of violence.
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--- Quote ---Funny Games can't be viewed as simple entertainment. It's not a date movie or a fun night out; it's an assault on the senses. Having seen the original doesn't prepare you for it. You may still feel inclined to walk out on this film.
Indeed, the movie seems all the more intense in the post-9/11 era, where random violence is now much more common than it was in 1997.
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And these are the POSITIVE reviews! :laugh:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on March 16, 2008, 09:07:58 am ---With Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes as the religious cult next door neighbors!
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And Sarah Jessica Parker is their family therapist!
BelAir:
--- Quote from: oilgun on March 10, 2008, 09:28:26 am ---Even after what that homewrecking slut did to our "Friend" Jennifer Anniston?!! :laugh: Just kidding!
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yeah, that's what made me anti-AJ for awhile, I am less vigilant in my anti-ness now... though I do sometimes question their decisions as a couple/family... anyhoo - I didn't watch Mr. and Mrs. Smith for the longest time because I was "mad" at the two of them. I did finally catch it one day - and well, I enjoyed it!
BelAir:
I saw Cache, but daggone if I can remember what it was about...
Oh wait, it's coming back to me...
The Algerian boy that the husband disliked as a child...
Anyone else see this?
BelAir:
I watched My Beautiful Laundrette this afternoon, and thought it was really really good. I appreciated very much that even though it was full of strife and sadness, there was [at least to me] a glimmer of hope at the end.
MaineWriter:
Hannah and I went and saw "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" yesterday. Oh my goodness, what a movie. It was excellent, incredibly well done. Very moving performances, very beautifully told. This is a definite 5 star movie!
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