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That flower shop scene is one of my favorites. "Oh, hi, doggie." One big, bizarre interaction throughout that whole bit.
@Creasy47 the flower shop is a good pick. Here we go:
I also love how enamored he was with that old dog. I believe Tommy even asked if it was a real dog from how still it was.
It's like watching a real life Mr Bean.
Conan the Barbarian - what a beautiful and epic movie based upon the Howard short stories on the life and times of Conan. Great music and an epic theme that really showed how fantasy can be done. In the extra's some of the involved characters called Conan the cause for the eventual LOTR movies which I find a bit of stretch as that franchise did definitely not need this one great movie in a franchise that failed twice in a sequel, it had its own road to a release and is of course done on a vastly more epic scale. Schwarzenegger was alright but never a better a Conan as in this one movie.
Brave - Pixar at its best, I remember seeing this one in the cinema with my then younger daughter and although she turned out to be bit nerdy and gothic it was great fun to watch this movie together again. Great tale and wicked sense of humour.
I saw all of these movies when they were originally released in cinema.
James Earl Jones is great as Thulsa Doom, and the cinematography is fantastic.
Someone should dub Star Wars with Thulsa Doom- you’d get some good results
‘They shall all drown in lakes of blood....’
Yes, as a matter of fact it is. ;-)
"It's the gaaawblins!"
As for The Room, the problem is that I keep saying "Oh hi, Mark" all the time and people don't get it. ;-)
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First viewing since the theatre. I'm afraid this didn't go so well. The film is gorgeous to look at, and Deakins must be commended for the wonderful work he's done here. Every scene is like a postcard, similar to SF. The film drags in places however and there are just way too many 'quiet' moments that could have (and perhaps should have) been moved along and compressed in the interest of pacing. I'm not saying they should have gone to the other extreme of 'QoS' style frenzy, but just a little more nippiness would have been preferred by this viewer. Some examples include the virtual/reality sex scene, the discovery of the childhood horse and even the Ford intro. Atmospheric & 'dreamy' certainly, but also mind numbingly slow.
Some of the new characters (including arguably the main one) are hardly interesting, and don't have the charisma of folks in the first outing. A pity that most of the film is focused on their 'arc'. Harrison Ford's Deckard is one of the most compelling characters in the film imho and he's only introduced about 2/3 in. In fairness, Sylvia Hoek's Luv is also very good (brilliant in fact). Most alarmingly, there is a surprise twist towards the end of the film which, while quite interesting on first viewing in the theatre, doesn't hold the same weight on subsequent viewings. The action packed water drenched climax is wonderful though, and very impressively filmed.
So once again an undeniable visual feast, but also a plodder. I'm surprised this film was allowed to be released like this (with this kind of budget) without the production house insisting on a tighter edit. It smacks of hubris. Some in the industry (including Villeneuve) have commented that they were surprised by the lackluster box office. I'm more surprised that anyone assumed it would be a bigger hit than it was. This is a very expensive 'art house' film. Not a blockbuster. My biggest concern now is that Hollywood will take the wrong lessons from its failure. I'm already seeing articles commenting on the misogyny and alleged sexual exploitation in it. That's not the problem imho, although I realize it's fashionable to make an issue out of that. Far from it. If I was Villeneuve, I would release a tighter 'final cut' down the road.
I watched this a couple days ago for the second time. Now on first viewing I found it to be thoroughly average. I was bored out of my mind but I liked some of the themes.
Now I rewatched it and I liked it a lot more and would probably give it a 8/10 but they are some serious flaws in its pacing. The movie just screeches to a halt in some scenes like the weird San Diego child camp scene with the black dude and the horse is always a struggle to get through. I had to watch the film in 3 parts to not fall asleep. I really enjoy the visuals and the themes but yeah it’s boring. I don’t know what to say. I’ll still buy it but really it doesn’t have to be this bloody slow
THE ROOM is notoriously such a terrible film, ISIS could almost claim responsibility for it. And yet, its flaws come so plenty and exist on such an exotic scale, THE ROOM, if anything, commands compulsive watching. Wearing a t-shirt with Wiseau's face on it has become a hipster thing to do. To know THE ROOM is like sharing a secret handshake with someone; to drop lines from the film is almost as cool as getting a tattoo. It has a cult following all right, but then the kind that indulges itself in the trashy qualities of the film, which is of course what this film is best known for.
The actual production road that led to THE ROOM was documented in actor and line producer Greg Sestero's book THE DISASTER ARTIST, which in turn was adapted into a film by James Franco. The latter is a remarkable achievement if I may say so. The Franco brothers, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor and many more do what Tommy Wiseau never could: the right thing. The result borders on tragicomical genius, with James and Dave Franco both brilliant as Wiseau and Sestero respectively. The film doesn't exploit the systematic failing of Wiseau but rather explores the nature of his sincere self-apotheosis.
Of course it's wise to check out THE ROOM prior to seeing THE DISASTER ARTIST. Specific scenes from the former are re-enacted in the latter, and many folks will know which scenes I'm referring to. So wait for the bare ass cheeks, the 'tragic' conclusion and the immortal "oh hai Mark". THE DISASTER ARTIST brings the magic and in some sense elevates THE ROOM to an even higher status than merely that of deliciously entertaining "worst film ever made". It's an enigma, and James Franco tells the story of the film in a brutally honest but also pleasantly teasing way.
4.5/5
Bit of a mixed bag for me if I'm honest. First off Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan are both brilliant. In Brosnan's case it might even be the best performance of his career. And Campbell's definitely still got it, the action was really cool. Out of the "old special forces guy comes out of retirement" genre that Taken kicked off, this film is definitely the most believeable feeling, and I think a lot of that is down to Campbell and Chan. They balance eachother out really well, the fight scenes still feel inventive and impressive enough to be distinctly Jackie Chan, and obviously you still have him doing it all himself which makes a massive difference, but Campbell keeps him reigned in enough for it to feel like you're actually watching a real special forces guy fight rather than Jackie Chan doing insane Jackie Chan stuff.
My main issue was the script, which I felt was a bit hard to follow at times, and the score. Not sure what they were going for there but I found it distracting/off putting.
Still though, it's proof that Campbell hasn't lost his touch, and I'd love for him to work with Brosnan and/or Jackie again soon with a better script behind them.
Have never seen The Room, but I'm very interested in seeing this one. The trailer itself was fantastic—Franco was completely unrecognizable.
Shame about the story, but I'll have to see it for this alone: "In Brosnan's case it might even be the best performance of his career."
I love the old serials, especially the Batman and Superman serials from the 1940's. The Republic serials were great as well. I've seen parts of some of the Flash Gordon ones as well as Buck Rogers (also with Buster Crabbe). What's ironic is how few people today realize how much these serials inspired contemporary films. Both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies were directly influenced by these cliff hangers.
I sincerely recommend that you watch THE ROOM first in order to fully understand and appreciate what you're going to see in THE DISASTER ARTIST. Differently put, if you haven't seen THE ROOM, you simply won't believe some of the things the Franco brothers will show you.
Couldn't agree more with this, it's exactly what I did. You're missing out on a lot of the magic and easter eggs (and performances) by not seeing The Room first.
I thought that the Zorro serials were far more the influence on the Jones movies Especially for Raiders with it stunts in the Nazi truck pursuit.
I could definitely see that being the case. What would be really cool would be if some theaters did a back-to-back screening. But I’ll be sure to get The Room in first. That’s gotta be one of those bucket list films anyway.
That would indeed be quite the experience. I'd love to attend one such back-to-back showing very much.
And you needn't worry as you shan't suffer boredom. THE ROOM is entertaining to an almost excessive extent.
I think so for Indy, also the various serials of the '30's probably influenced Indy as well. There were dozens back then. I would say, though, that the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers episodes might have had the most impact for Star Wars, though.