Brilliant, probably my favourite Al Pacino performance. The running time was just right, it built up a lot of suspense for the climax.
MadBad
11-22-2010 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Conan
(Post 956135)
... surely it wasn't that bad.
Unfortunately, yes. I had the misfortune of being dragged to watch it instead of Jackass 3D. Although I'm assured the film got better when I fell asleep (which was about mid-way through Robert Downy Jr and the guy from Hangover "acting" in the toilet. Although I did find myself laughing at one point during the film; when Robert Downy Jr gut-punched a kid.
I've finally watched this film. Hearing so much about it over the years, it felt like I've already seen it and that kind of put me of from actually watching it. I wish I'd seen it when it came out and not knowing anything about it, the impact would've been much stronger, I'm sure. But, nonetheless, it's a pretty good movie and one that would actually benefit from the second viewing, because it's much more complex than it seems at first. Thinking about it, it doesn't really matter what you know about the film going in, hell, the 'twist' is already revealed in posters and taglines. I was actually trying to find the least revealing picture to post here, but since I couldn't I posted the most striking one. Poor little girl, she just wanted to be loved :(
Karrie
11-22-2010 12:29 PM
Saw Harry Potter.
****ing ended unexpectedly. But it was pretty cool.
bob.
11-22-2010 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dankrsta
(Post 959520)
Poor little girl, she just wanted to be loved :(
thats bull****....she had plenty of love in that sac :)
i can understand what you're saying....when i saw Audition all i knew is that this guy would be the next Argento....and right from the beginning it comes off as a possibly dull film....and then possibly just an intriguing film about a lonely guy (by this time forgot what o was supposed to be watching)...and the the bomb drops....definitely one of my favorite Japanese films
thats bull****....she had plenty of love in that sac :)
:laughing: ; but...
Spoiler for the sac:
For her, to love is to hurt, to accept death and eventually destroy. So, in the end, she will need a new love in that sac :)
The most interesting thing for me was that we've actually seen only glimpses of what was she really like. For the most part we saw his perception of her, his projections, be it his wish or fear. In the first part of the film, we see what is the perfect woman for this lonely, middle aged widower supposed to be - she's young, beautiful, always dressed in white (innocent, pure), obedient, but also mature, insightful with some deep thoughts about accepting death (wow) that he can relate to. And towards the end we see the evil woman who wants to entrap him with her love, to hurt him and strip away his whole being. I think he's afraid that he might love it :). But, now seriously, his nightmare really began after the night they spent together or, as implied, he's still in that bed with her, having a nightmare, just after he proposed her and she revealed him some abuse in the past and the need to be loved unconditionally. He was scared ****less, talk about over the top fear. In the end, when she speaks to him, with her neck broken, that's when we hear a poor little girl that just wanted to be loved.
Well, that's how I got it. But, I'll probably watch it again, because the more I think of it, the more complex it gets and just invites you to look at it from different angles. That's a sign of a truly good film, maybe even great.
jackhammer
11-22-2010 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dankrsta
(Post 959660)
:laughing: ; but...
Spoiler for the sac:
For her, to love is to hurt, to accept death and eventually destroy. So, in the end, she will need a new love in that sac :)
The most interesting thing for me was that we've actually seen only glimpses of what was she really like. For the most part we saw his perception of her, his projections, be it his wish or fear. In the first part of the film, we see what is the perfect woman for this lonely, middle aged widower supposed to be - she's young, beautiful, always dressed in white (innocent, pure), obedient, but also mature, insightful with some deep thoughts about accepting death (wow) that he can relate to. And towards the end we see the evil woman who wants to entrap him with her love, to hurt him and strip away his whole being. I think he's afraid that he might love it :). But, now seriously, his nightmare really began after the night they spent together or, as implied, he's still in that bed with her, having a nightmare, just after he proposed her and she revealed him some abuse in the past and the need to be loved unconditionally. He was scared ****less, talk about over the top fear. In the end, when she speaks to him, with her neck broken, that's when we hear a poor little girl that just wanted to be loved.
Well, that's how I got it. But, I'll probably watch it again, because the more I think of it, the more complex it gets and just invites you to look at it from different angles. That's a sign of a truly good film, maybe even great.
Have you seen Vistor Q by Miike? It's a film that on first glance just seems to be a film to shock but peel the layers back and it's a film that works on so many levels regarding family and their influence on behaviour.
I would like to see it again sometime although it could put a lot of people off.
bob.
11-22-2010 05:50 PM
i think out of the Miike films i've seen Visitor Q is my favorite.....by far one of the best "dark" comedies i've ever seen
