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#171
03-15-2007, 10:57 PM
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Re: What Movies Have You Watched Recently?
no, this:
[ QUOTE ] ...tends to simplify the issue at hand and occasionally forces a message on the audience (especially in the film’s final act, which borders on preaching and is about fifteen minutes too long)... [/ QUOTE ] |
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#172
03-15-2007, 11:00 PM
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gotcha
yeah, it does tend toward preachy near the end. but considering what she went through just to get the film made, i'll let some preaching go |
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#173
03-15-2007, 11:04 PM
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yeah, i just didn't think it was preachy. came across, to me, as pretty real. thought mehta adequately portrayed the complexities of the perpetual struggle between heart/mind and religion/culture. if the film was at all pedantic, it was subtly so, in my opinion. wouldn't say that mehta was heavy-handed in the delivery.
what's in your avatar now? |
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#174
03-15-2007, 11:07 PM
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Re: What Movies Have You Watched Recently?
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no, this: [ QUOTE ] ...tends to simplify the issue at hand and occasionally forces a message on the audience (especially in the film’s final act, which borders on preaching and is about fifteen minutes too long)... [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] is it bad that i forgot i wrote that? i thought that was your point, which i found to be quite wise [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] like you said in the other post. that is a tricky type of dynamic to portray effectively |
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#175
03-15-2007, 11:11 PM
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Primer really enjoyed it .. demands a 2nd watch at the minimum [/ QUOTE ] Definitely a good one. It was probably the first time I ever absolutely had to watch a movie twice to catch everything. |
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#176
03-16-2007, 12:40 AM
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Re: What Movies Have You Watched Recently?
300
The Salton Sea Zatoichi: Festival of Fire |
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#177
03-16-2007, 01:32 PM
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300 The Salton Sea Zatoichi: Festival of Fire [/ QUOTE ] you don't want to tell us if you liked any of these? |
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#178
03-16-2007, 04:20 PM
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Re: What Movies Have You Watched Recently?
I saw Babel yesterday.. It bored me, I felt no compassion for any of the characters, there were no stand-out performances, some of the behavior seemed absurd, the connections were pointless.. 21 Grams/Amores Perros are still awesome though.. but the non-linear storyline thing is getting a little, I dunno.
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#179
03-16-2007, 08:06 PM
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Re: What Movies Have You Watched Recently?
i recently saw face/off (again and again :P) with travolta and cage. wow! this movie is really one of the best action movies i ever seen! luv it! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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#180
03-17-2007, 06:57 AM
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Re: What Movies Have You Watched Recently?
300:
I was really excited to see this one, felt a little let down though mainly due to the weak story and pacing/editing. The visual style and the ridiculously over the top scenes made it entertaining to see for some good mindless action though which is what most people will go out to see it for. I actually plan on seeing it again but drunk this time. The Salton Sea: Way better than I expected. Val Kilmer does a good job as usual. Vincent D'onofrio plays a villain named Pooh Bear that just has to be seen, his character is genuinely disturbing and frightening. Really nice cinematography also. Lots of twists and turns, somewhat contrived but this was probably the most entertaining movie I've seen all year. Zatoichi-Festival of Fire: I'm a sucker for samurai movies and I haven't seen a Zatoichi film that I havent liked yet. |
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