what was the last movie you watched?
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Well, it was better than I expected, but to me it felt a bit "chopped off" at the end. Like there was no real resolution to it and they just left it open for a sequel. 2 of us felt this way, the other two thought it ended in a decent way.
In retrospect, I can see their point. At the time I was watching it though, I kinda went "Is that the end?". Not a bad movie by any means.
In retrospect, I can see their point. At the time I was watching it though, I kinda went "Is that the end?". Not a bad movie by any means.
I watched Revolver last night, and its commentary earlier today. It was released in Europe in 2005, but only had a tiny theatrical run here last December and now a completely re-edited DVD release last week.
The very small amount of promotion it's gotten gives the impression that Guy Ritchie was channeling his first two films (Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch) to just cash in on Statham's newfound noteriety, but this one is VERY different in tone. It's the type of film that is attempting to say a lot, and does so with the somewhat pretentious use of various metaphors and makes visual and thematic references to everything under the sun -- numerology, psychology, existentialism, philosophy, the Bible, mythology, chess, logic. As is often the case with this type of film, it's nowhere near as clever as it would like to be, and even has a few moments that are overwrought to the point of being silly, so I can understand a lot of the negative reviews/feedback it's received (and some of it has been absolutely brutal). However, the direction and editing are stunning, the performances, including a surprisingly adept turn by Andre Benjamin, are very good almost across the board (oddly enough, the most troublesome performance came from Ray Liotta, who is easily the biggest "actor" in the cast), and the concept it's trying to investigate is genuinely quite interesting, so I'm giving it a thumbs up with an asterisk.
The very small amount of promotion it's gotten gives the impression that Guy Ritchie was channeling his first two films (Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch) to just cash in on Statham's newfound noteriety, but this one is VERY different in tone. It's the type of film that is attempting to say a lot, and does so with the somewhat pretentious use of various metaphors and makes visual and thematic references to everything under the sun -- numerology, psychology, existentialism, philosophy, the Bible, mythology, chess, logic. As is often the case with this type of film, it's nowhere near as clever as it would like to be, and even has a few moments that are overwrought to the point of being silly, so I can understand a lot of the negative reviews/feedback it's received (and some of it has been absolutely brutal). However, the direction and editing are stunning, the performances, including a surprisingly adept turn by Andre Benjamin, are very good almost across the board (oddly enough, the most troublesome performance came from Ray Liotta, who is easily the biggest "actor" in the cast), and the concept it's trying to investigate is genuinely quite interesting, so I'm giving it a thumbs up with an asterisk.
No Country
Meh... Enjoyed the villain, but in this case the cliched "good guy triumphs" angle would've actually made a more interesting story (at least imo). Either way, how the hero, his wife, and Woody were bumped off wasn't interesting at all. If the point is that the villain is a true psycho, show the murders, make them visceral. Not just for gore, but simply to aid the story.
Meh... Enjoyed the villain, but in this case the cliched "good guy triumphs" angle would've actually made a more interesting story (at least imo). Either way, how the hero, his wife, and Woody were bumped off wasn't interesting at all. If the point is that the villain is a true psycho, show the murders, make them visceral. Not just for gore, but simply to aid the story.
Glory Road. I loved it.
It's another reminder of how much difference one person can make. I want to read his autobiography now.
Only negative is that, apparently, a couple of the "racial incidents" depicted did not actually occur. Too bad, since other things that did occur were terrible enough. The beating one player endured, in particular. Stomach, churning.
It was fun during the credits to hear Pat Riley (University of Kentucky) talk about David Lattin's opening dunk over him in the finals. "He went up.....and up....."
It's another reminder of how much difference one person can make. I want to read his autobiography now.
Only negative is that, apparently, a couple of the "racial incidents" depicted did not actually occur. Too bad, since other things that did occur were terrible enough. The beating one player endured, in particular. Stomach, churning.
It was fun during the credits to hear Pat Riley (University of Kentucky) talk about David Lattin's opening dunk over him in the finals. "He went up.....and up....."
