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I've just watched it. I think I'll hold off discussion till after the 13th though, as I'm guessing a lot of the DVD Club will watch that one.

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As the TCM showing has come and gone-you can now begin discussing "La Dolce Vita"

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I just got it in the mail today due to Veteran's Day. So I will try and watch it this weekend.

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Tennenbaum, did you get one disc or two? I got mine in the mail a few days back. Either I'm a dumb ass who can't figure out a dvd or else they sent me the wrong disc. It says disc 2 on it. It has these weird shorts on it and his biography and filmography. Is that what yours has on it?

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Tennenbaum, did you get one disc or two? I got mine in the mail a few days back. Either I'm a dumb ass who can't figure out a dvd or else they sent me the wrong disc. It says disc 2 on it. It has these weird shorts on it and his biography and filmography. Is that what yours has on it?

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yea, you messed up and got the extras disc. I did the same thing with two of the other films I got from netflix

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Only one disc in mine. I didnt look to see if it said 2 disc. Maybe you got my 2nd disc and I got your 1st :P

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Hmmm. La Dolce Vita.


** SPOILERS (Isn't that obvious?) ***

I watched it about 5 days ago for the first time. I wasn't that impressed actually, given the build up I'd been given. It did have some impressive scenes and imagery however, and while I came away from it reasonably happy but a little unsatisfied, I have found myself thinking about it a lot since watching. This is usually a sign that the film has made a deeper impression than I'm consciously aware of. I think I might watch it again at the weekend.


MY first thoughts were that it was essentially a set of disconnected episodes illustrating the empty lives of the individuals, and intended to build so that at first it seemed like a fun lifestyle, and gradually becomes clearly vacuous and empty. However, maybe because I'm relatively old (41), it seemed vacuous and empty right from the outset to me, so I don't think I felt the same impact possibly younger watchers might get? I'm wishing I saw it 20 years ago now, ust so I'd have some idea. I'm interested in what the younger members of the club think.

I also was impressed at the prescient take on the intrusive 'paperazzi' - particularly them snapping the woman who was happy and flustered to be the center of attention, just before finding out it's because she's the mother of murdered children. Gutting.

I've got more to say on this film - maybe a lot more - but wanted to get the ball rolling, so will wait for others to give their views.

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i just watched it last night for the first time, and had been trying to deal with the cut from the friend dying to the party, and i think you might be on the mark with that.

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i just watched it last night for the first time, and had been trying to deal with the cut from the friend dying to the party, and i think you might be on the mark with that.

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I liked when Flounder killed the horse by giving it a heart attack.

...okay, I haven't seen yet. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I started this last night but fell asleep less than an hour in. Plan to finish it tonight.

edit: Iron, think we could go ahead and get the vote rolling for the next one?