Serious Movie Discussion

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by sodapopinski

I think that movie should have been left in the dream world, just to be honest.

Not an opinion I agree with, but a fair opinion. A lot of people are turned off by the ambiguity and bizarreness of David Lynch.

Originally Posted by sodapopinski

I was surprised; Blanchett actually did a great acting job, although she doesn't look like Hepburn. You may want to give that movie a try, especially if you like Scorsese. I didn't even know he directed the film until his name (abruptly) appeared at the end of the movie.

If you were as big a Katharine Hepburn fan as I am, you wouldn't think she did a great job. You'd think exactly what I think: She was a disgrace.

Not even the fact that Scorsese---who is my second favorite director next to Kubrick---directed it will enable me to suffer through that envisioning of the greatest actress to ever grace the screen.

Originally Posted by sodapopinski

I'll recommend two more movies. The Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a good 70's thriller/quasi-horror movie, with an absolutely amazing ending. The remake, The Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman, has a different ending but is not as slow as the original. Both are worth the watch.

Actually, that 1978 version with Donald Sutherland you're referring to is, itself, a remake. The actual original was the 1956 version directed by Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) and starred Kevin McCarthy and was a fantastic science fiction film and IMO the best of the 1950s sci-fi films. I love The Day the Earth Stood Still, but I do think I have to give the edge to Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

[Violetblue08]

Does anyone have an opinion of Pans Labyrinth, was I the only one who liked it?

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by Violetblue08

Does anyone have an opinion of Pans Labyrinth, was I the only one who liked it?

Pretty well-liked movie in this thread. I haven't seen it so I can't comment, but it's been looked upon favorably so far here.

[JSN]

mulholland drive is effing incredible and about the only american film i can think of right now that i wouldn't hesitate to call a 10/10. i would call it the greatest american movie ever.

first you have the atmospheric brilliance - at time a highly stylized hollywood that can be quite strange and over the top without ever feeling stupid surreal - naomi watts looking like she's in the "black hole sun" video, crazy big money jew guy who looks like he can't even move, billy ray cyrus banging the effing WIFE! crazy, and it doesn't even feel weird or over the top. it just works. but that's not even the best part:

next you have the symbolic hollywood power structures - you have fresh faced midwest blonde, the director guy, producer who wants a certain actor, hideous big money behind it, etc. then it twists- rancher dude runs everything- omfg what a brilliant twist - our symbolic study of hollywood's dark side is a symbolic study amerika's dark side! but that's not even the best part:

when they open that hellraiser type box and reality shifts, that is one of the most brilliant things in cinematic history. it's almost prophetic: the act creates a shift that i've never seen in cinema before. it really defies language to describe it. it's like a cinematic tantric orgasm. it's not something that's easy to understand because you can't really understand it. it contains true mystery.

[magicman531]

no one has seen the movie FLAWLESS?

On a few other forums I made threads about it and not one person has responded

For having Michael Caine and Demi Moore in it, I'm surprised the advertising budget was close to $0. It didn't even come to my local theater. Anyway it's a good movie.

[StillinKansas**]

Originally Posted by Bullitt68

If you were as big a Katharine Hepburn fan as I am, you wouldn't think she did a great job. You'd think exactly what I think: She was a disgrace.

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[JSN]

agree with both of you really. blanchett's a much better actress, but i i didn't like her hepburn portrayal at all.

[StillinKansas**]

Originally Posted by JSN

agree with both of you really. blanchett's a much better actress, but i i didn't like her hepburn portrayal at all.

I think that she's a great actress...but I also wasn't thrilled on her Hepburn take. She's probably a better actress than Hepburn at her age but Hepburn got better with age...so we'll see.

I'm sure that I just pissed Bullitt off...

[JSN]

i think she's a better actress than hepburn at any stage. she's in my top 5 actresses for sure. she's got unbelieveable range and depth. if you ever catch that inside the actor's studio with her, watch it. she's an extremely intelligent ho.

[magicman531]

Originally Posted by JSN

i think she's a better actress than hepburn at any stage. she's in my top 5 actresses for sure. she's got unbelieveable range and depth. if you ever catch that inside the actor's studio with her, watch it. she's an extremely intelligent ho.

to quote family guy, she's shallow and pedantic