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Some images and scenes are breathtakingly beautiful.
Most of the voiceover work is campy, silly, and just plain juvenile.
There is no grace or fluidity to the narrative like there...
Type: Posts; User: stevetseitz
Comments:
Some images and scenes are breathtakingly beautiful.
Most of the voiceover work is campy, silly, and just plain juvenile.
There is no grace or fluidity to the narrative like there...
"Flightplan"
Spoilers!
I just purchased "Open Range" on DVD. I enjoyed this western in the theater and feel that Costner and Duvall make a good team. Watching it again, I feel the story is a bit cliched but acting and...
I still think "Bottle Rocket" is my favorite Wes Anderson film. I felt he was trying a little too hard to be clever in some of his later efforts. Owen Wilson's debut in "Bottle Rocket" was the best...
"Closer" (2004)
I finally got around to watching this. I've had the disc for ages but never watched the movie. I thought it was a nice change for a relationship movie to be so blunt and...
O.K. no taking shots at Jennifer Connolly. Gorgeous creature that she is...:)
I saw "Wedding Crashers". Certainly not an "art film" by any stretch of the imagination, but very funny in parts.
Vince Vaughn is rarely used properly. I thought he was, for the most part, quite...
Arsaib: I liked "The Five Obstructions". I liked the concept but it seemed that Von Triers was cheated every time and his obstructions weren't all that creative.
It does prove that limitations...
Oh, man. How cool to see it in all it's widescreen DVD glory after having to settle for the hard to find, rare (and out-of print) VHS version!
Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman. Gangsters in the...
>>compositions are criminally overdone to the point that they start resembling the processes of an MTV-hack.<<
Brilliant phrase!
I remember seeing "Midnight Cowboy" for the first time in the...
Orson Welles was like a kid in a candy shop. He was just starting to explore one area when something else popped up and entranced him. Still, I love watching his stuff. "Touch of Evil", "Mr....
I agree with you about Eastwood's crime films. The problem is that many times he casts himself in a role that might be better served by another less known actor.
In "Blood Work" Eastwood's...
I watched "Roger Dodger" on DVD. Campbell Scott gives an amazing performance as a totally self-centered, sad and lonely man trying to give his nephew tips on picking up girls during a visit to the...
My favorite Bunuel is either "Exterminating Angel" or "Death in the Garden".
I think Scheider was Hoffman's brother or brother-in-law or something. I remember he is more "streetwise" than Hoffman. Devane is only good as a Kennedy.
The documentary is quite good, but you're right "Fitzcarraldo" is better.
I also love "My Best Fiend" which I saw at film festival while living in Portland. My favorite part is when Werner...
I really enjoyed "One False Move" I thought Thornton's turn was amazing, but I also really enjoyed Bill Paxton who brought so much humor, genuineness, and real emotion to his role particularly the...
I also thought Madeline Stowe was terrific in the film (in addition to being incredibly beautiful.)
>>One question I asked myself is why does every French boy seem to lose his virginity to a prostitute?<<
The answer is similar to another question:
Q: Why does Paris plant trees on both sides...
Now the last film I have seen is "The Fifth Element" in all it's superbit glory on DVD.
What a fantastic and fun movie. I love the casting and the visual texture of this movie. I love the fact...
I don't think Ridley Scott is capable of making a film that holds a candle to Kurosawa's "Ran". But, I'll admit director's cuts are usually better
Do I need to mention another bastard son of a blacksmith?...a little empire toppler named CONAN!?!
Thou shalt not use Arnold's name in vain!
Just kidding.
James Bond isn't an acting...
Bloom can act at LEAST as well as the wooden Clive Owen (the other person mentioned for Bond)
Errol Flynn was always known as a swashbuckler but never recognized for his acting abilities, at least...
"Casino Royale" was Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel and was made first for T.V. in the 50's with an americanized "Jimmy Bond. The second version was 1967's "Casino Royale" which I will describe...
Point taken. But I have yet to hear anyone say "Hey have you seen that new Orlando Bloom movie?"
Speaking of the David Niven angle, what about a Bond film for Bloom?
Ian Fleming originally...