11-19-2006, 12:17 PM | #1801 |
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Long overdue, in my opinion.
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11-19-2006, 02:47 PM | #1802 |
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Casino Royale - I thought it was alright, but not something I'm particularly interested in watching again. Nothing noteworthy in the movie for me.
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11-20-2006, 04:57 PM | #1804 |
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I finally saw PT Anderson's "Boogie Nights," which I thought was a pretty decent movie. Doesn't have the raw emotional power of "Magnolia," but parts of it are fun. I particularly like Julianne Moore's character. How she can make this adult film actress into the virgin mother is beyond my powers of description. Do you guys like PT Anderson? I think he's probably one of the best American filmmakers working today.
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11-20-2006, 07:28 PM | #1806 |
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PT Anderson lover right here. Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love - love 'em. Boogie Nights is great but it is admittedly a bit immature. I'm anxiously awaiting There Will Be Blood, because as much as I like his movies to date (seen 'em all) I think four movies is not enough to fully judge a director. Hopefully his later career plays out as well as his beginning.
Also, he sets quite an example for young directors everywhere. Even though he did have a lot of money to start with.
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11-20-2006, 10:13 PM | #1807 |
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I haven't seen Hard Eight yet. Where does that rank for you guys with respect to Anderson's work? And yes, Spiwak, I think you're right to say that we don't have the full picture of Anderson yet. Still, it's hard to disagree with the three wonderful movies that I've seen. Very distinctive filmmaker.
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11-21-2006, 10:00 AM | #1808 |
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Robert Altman, acclaimed director of MASH, Nashville, Gosford Park and The Player, has died at the age of 81, his production company has announced.
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11-21-2006, 01:00 PM | #1810 |
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Yea it's horrible. A guy that's still making movies and making pretty good movies at that. Altman will be missed....
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11-22-2006, 12:06 PM | #1811 |
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Why do only three people on this board give a shit?
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11-22-2006, 01:05 PM | #1812 |
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I give a shit! My goodness, the guy had a unique way of handling characters and dialogue. He put the American stamp on the ensemble film. He is the sort of director that one references with his last name and "-esque" added onto it. Altman-esque. Not many directors get that sort of distinction! He will be sorely missed, and he was definitely still making good movies.
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11-22-2006, 03:54 PM | #1813 |
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I read about his death and thought it was sad but I wasn't terribly surprised. He was 81 and in poor health and I moved on. I am sure that there have been people who have died that have really affected me that you may have not even given a shit about either (and it's not that I don't care but I've moved on already-sue me). But I am not you. And it pisses me off when someone tries to guilt me into trying to feel what they do. So please knock it off. You want to mourn, I am not criticizing you for doing so but please don't complain because people aren't feeling the way you do.
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I'd say we do give a shit (a thimblefull of shit in my case), but don't necessarily feel about it strongly enough to need the catharsis of talking about it on these boards, or anywhere, for that matter. For me, it was a "Huh, someone famous died. Wonder if his movies were any good, maybe I should check them out." kind of reaction.
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I saw Casino Royale today. Pretty good film, a definite departure, in terms of structure, from previous entries.
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11-24-2006, 05:43 PM | #1819 |
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Boondock Saints - Own it, have seen it many times. My mom wanted to see it, so I brought it to her house and we watched it.
X-Men 3: The Last Stand - Saw it at the theatres the day it came out. Got it for my birthday from my mom, watched it with my cousin. Casino Royale - Saw it today with my grandpa, and 3 of my cousins. April Fools Day - My cousin wanted me to watch it, so I did.
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^ Most movies aren't worth watching alone.
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