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09-20-2010, 12:52 PM | #8071 (permalink) | |
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To be fair, I don't think it was exactly a chore--I don't mind the length necessarily, it just did seem really very long (but then so did Once Upon a Time in the West and the Dollars trilogy). And yeah, the setting is really different, but he has the same affinity for really long, relatively static takes, a lot of close-ups of faces, passages with little dialog (although somewhat less of those). Plus the lights, music and that kind of slightly dusty quality the film itself had. And how the emotion is conveyed, I guess is part of that, cos it's definitely subtle and Noodles is a really complex character. It's been a while since I've seen it so I don't feel like I can go into that much detail, but I remember the whole movie basically being about his relationship with Max. Actually, I might watch that again this week since I have some time off...
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09-20-2010, 12:55 PM | #8072 (permalink) |
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Well of course it is, but I don't think Trainspotting is British in any way. It's Scottish. Just like I couldn't relate to This Is England that much because i'm not English, I don't think you can relate to some of the parts if you're English. Some exceptions of course.
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09-20-2010, 01:01 PM | #8073 (permalink) | |
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BTW, I've never seen This is England, but I'm looking it up now and I'm intrigued. Would your mention be an actual recommendation, or just a comment on its "Britishness?"
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09-20-2010, 02:53 PM | #8075 (permalink) |
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^ I'm kind of tempted to go see that again m'self.
Right now, though: Oh, it's bad. But like Death to Smoochy or Toys, it's not just bad, it's weirdly, ridiculously bad very much in its own way and I kind of like it for that. Plus, the cast is awesome. Pam Grier and Joe Don Baker in the same place? Hah!
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09-20-2010, 03:14 PM | #8076 (permalink) |
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Um...it's a parody...so, I think it was intentionally bad...and it's actually pretty good/funny.
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09-20-2010, 03:32 PM | #8078 (permalink) | |
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Yeah, Mars Attacks was an obvious parody style movie from the start. Tom Jones is in the ****ing move, how serious could it be. A lot of laughs to be had in that one though.
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09-20-2010, 04:11 PM | #8079 (permalink) |
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Hm. I'm surprised to see such love for it--everyone I know kind of hates it/doesn't find it very funny. I dunno how you could not though.
It could've been a lot better/more thought out, but c'mon, so many weird little parts--like Rod Steiger basically imitating George C Scott from Dr Strangelove.
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