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Favorabilis Solitud posted:Are there other CC movies that are just boring? (Subjective I know) I think a fair number of Criterion movies would be thought of this way by most of the public. Red Desert is a stunningly beautiful movie (and probably my favorite Criterion release) but it moves at a glacier's pace. - edit And the trailer for it is hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uVPQG01JHk Call Me Charlie fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Nov 26, 2012 |
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Nov 26, 2012 23:29
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Sporadic posted:
What the gently caress was that? I had to look it up to realize it wasn't a slap stick porn. On top of not knowing what is going on, I like the part where steam randomly shoots out. Since the movie is apparently nothing like the trailer, I can never see the movie.
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Nov 26, 2012 23:47
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Egbert Souse posted:It took three times before I could see Last Year at Marienbad without almost falling asleep. Brilliant film, but something about the first 10-15 minutes almost hypnotized me into sleeping. I'm half-convinced that's the point.
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Nov 26, 2012 23:50
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I absolutely hated Pierrot Le Fou. It was just one of the most boring films I had ever seen that I would sum up as "utterly pointless." It's more of an interesting idea of a movie than it is an actual movie. It doesn't surprise me that Godard did the whole thing seat of his pants, but it really lacks any direction.
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Nov 27, 2012 01:16
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Cemetry Gator posted:I absolutely hated Pierrot Le Fou. It was just one of the most boring films I had ever seen that I would sum up as "utterly pointless." It's more of an interesting idea of a movie than it is an actual movie. It doesn't surprise me that Godard did the whole thing seat of his pants, but it really lacks any direction.
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Nov 27, 2012 02:18
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I had to force myself to finish Days of Heaven. All the shots were absolutely gorgeous, but that alone does not a good movie make. How are Malick's other movies? I saw Badlands, which I thought was okay but not great. From clips that I've seen of his others it is just one stunning image after another, but I get worried because I can't help thinking they're just going to be like Days of Heaven and I lose my desire to see them.
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Nov 27, 2012 02:49
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Hector Beerlioz posted:I had to force myself to finish Days of Heaven. All the shots were absolutely gorgeous, but that alone does not a good movie make. kaujot posted:I don't have any words.
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Nov 27, 2012 02:52
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kaujot posted:I don't have any words. I'm quite aware that I may be in the minority of people on that, but I just absolutely couldn't stand it. But then again, I really liked Blow Out, so it's not like I'm completely lost. The ending was loving chilling.
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Nov 27, 2012 02:54
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Hector Beerlioz posted:I had to force myself to finish Days of Heaven. All the shots were absolutely gorgeous, but that alone does not a good movie make. I was going to say Malick as well. Not to say that I hated it or that I was technically bored or anything, just that his movies tend to be more meditative or meandering. Tree of Life or even Thin Red Line was much more slice of life than a standard narrative with conflict or anything. I love the hell out of his movies though, and those gorgeous images probably contribute a good deal. Sans Soleil and Solaris also have that similar sort of pondering feeling to them.
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Nov 27, 2012 03:21
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I actually just finished Days of Heaven myself, though I rather liked it. The final scene felt a little strange, though.
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Nov 27, 2012 03:23
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Hector Beerlioz posted:I had to force myself to finish Days of Heaven. All the shots were absolutely gorgeous, but that alone does not a good movie make. I think Days of Heaven and Badlands are absolutely incredible, but the rest of Malick's output is hit-or-miss for me. I think mine is a kind of unusual opinion though.
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Nov 27, 2012 03:25
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I have seen The Thin Red Line and The New World. I was bored with each of these the first time I saw them but the 2nd viewings were good and the third time I saw The New World it was great. Maybe there is just no way to like a Malick film the first time through. It is crazy that there was a 20 year gap between any kind of work on films. 1978 Days of Heaven (will watch now) to 1998's The Thin Red Line.
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Nov 27, 2012 05:08
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Favorabilis Solitud posted:I have seen The Thin Red Line and The New World. I was bored with each of these the first time I saw them but the 2nd viewings were good and the third time I saw The New World it was great. Maybe there is just no way to like a Malick film the first time through. The Thin Red Line took me multiple viewings to get into but I loved both Days of Heaven and Badlands the first times I saw them.
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Favorabilis Solitud posted:Maybe there is just no way to like a Malick film the first time through. I think a part of it is, and I'm only speaking for myself here, is that I keep expecting the movie to have a standard linear narrative, but it never will. Somehow it takes me the whole movie to realize this, but then on subsequent watches, I can focus on things like themes and whatnot without worrying too much about "story."
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Nov 27, 2012 05:22
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Hector Beerlioz posted:How are Malick's other movies? I saw Badlands, which I thought was okay but not great. From clips that I've seen of his others it is just one stunning image after another, but I get worried because I can't help thinking they're just going to be like Days of Heaven and I lose my desire to see them.
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Nov 27, 2012 05:33
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Malick may be one of my favorite directors of all time. But I can completely understand why he may not be for everyone. The way his movies flow is flawless, imo, and he has a great eye for how certain ordinary scenes can come across as breathtaking in film. It is awe inducing to know that The Thin Red Line is shot entirely with natural lighting. The only film of his I have yet to see is New World but I have high hopes considering the source material and director. On another note though, has anyone figure out what the new image could be from their emails? Medium Winkler? Grande Fonzie?
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Nov 28, 2012 05:42
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Wyllt posted:On another note though, has anyone figure out what the new image could be from their emails? Medium Winkler? Grande Fonzie? Medium Cool?
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Nov 28, 2012 05:45
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Oh man that's good news.
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mod sassinator posted:IMHO [...] The Leopard [...] could barely hold my attention. MOTHERFUCKER I WILL END YOU  LtKenFrankenstein posted:I think Days of Heaven and Badlands are absolutely incredible, but the rest of Malick's output is hit-or-miss for me. I think mine is a kind of unusual opinion though. I actually think that's pretty common. Nobody ever badmouths those first two, and usually that praise carries over to The Thin Red Line, but The New World (my favorite) never seems to get any love and The Tree of Life was divisive as heck.
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I think I'm backwards.  I didn't care for Badlands, Days of Heaven, or The Thin Red Line on first viewings. It took The New World for me to "get" Malick and now he can basically do no wrong in my opinion. I hope this doesn't come across as name-dropping or a humblebrag or anything, but when I was working at the University of Texas A/V library (RIP), I became acquaintances with one of Malick's friends. We got to talking about Malick because I couldn't contain my fanboyism, and the guy told me that a lot of Malick's friends/peers think his work has gone downhill and lost what made it special, starting specifically with The New World. I voiced my disbelief.
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Nov 28, 2012 16:03
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I think he keeps getting better and better.
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Nov 28, 2012 17:12
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I put Malick on the same level as Tarsem Singh. Its easy to determine that all their works are style over substance yet increasingly becoming more pretentious. But the style is so phenomenal that I really don't care.
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Honestly, I think Tree Of Life is one of the most honest, least pretentious films I've ever seen and I couldn't possibly call it "style over substance" because the style and the substance are as intertwined as being alive is with the human condition.
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Nov 28, 2012 22:53
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kuddles posted:I put Malick on the same level as Tarsem Singh. Its easy to determine that all their works are style over substance yet increasingly becoming more pretentious. But the style is so phenomenal that I really don't care. This isn't "easy" to determine at all and pretty much wrong.
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Well, I guess all I can say is I wish I saw it the same way. All that I know is that I saw The Tree of Life and The Thin Red Line with the same person and both times in our discussion afterwards we came to the same conclusion: It was an amazing, unforgettable experience that made us glad to see it on a big screen, and also that it did absolutely zero for us emotionally.
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Nov 29, 2012 01:56
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And yet I can't despise you for your dumb, wrong opinion because Blue is one of my favorite movies ever. (your opinion is not dumb and wrong)
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Criminal Minded posted:MOTHERFUCKER I WILL END YOU The Leopard is beautiful, but something about period pieces, especially 18th and 19th century ones, just sends me straight to sleep. Barry Lyndon is another good one at knocking me out.
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FitFortDanga posted:I think he keeps getting better and better. Have you seen his latest 'To The Wonder'? You may have to take that back. And I am someone who is a big Malick fan and really loved The Tree of Life.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:And yet I can't despise you for your dumb, wrong opinion because Blue is one of my favorite movies ever. And you probably are right that I became the type of person I hate by playing the pretentious card. While his films don't have any resonance with me on an emotional level, there's nothing to suggest he is being anything other than completely earnest. kuddles fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Nov 29, 2012 |
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Nov 29, 2012 21:57
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mod sassinator posted:Barry Lyndon is another good one at knocking me out.
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Barry Lyndon and Lawrence of Arabia are two movies that I knew were super long and it took me like five attempts to sit through. I wish I could go back in time and slap my past-self, because both are incredible and are worth multiple viewings, let alone one.
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Yeah Barry Lyndon's rull boring if you don't like movies that are really funny, extremely beautiful, and have a boob or two and some cool battles to boot.
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v v I couldn't make it through Lawrence of Arabia in one sitting either. I am a terrible movie watcher.On the other hand, some of the most potentially dull movies like Gerry (or other Gus Van Sant flicks) keep me engrossed to the end.
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mod sassinator posted:v I think part of it is when you watch a movie like Lawrence, you know it's a 4 hour ride. So you see you're two hours in and you still have another two hours to go, and you start thinking "drat, I can't do this." Where Gerry is 103 minutes, so if it starts to drag a little bit, you don't have the same time commitment. That's my theory.
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My order from the Barnes and Noble sale arrived today! Chungking Express and The Essential Art House edition of The Hidden Fortress.
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barkingclam posted:My order from the Barnes and Noble sale arrived today! Chungking Express and The Essential Art House edition of The Hidden Fortress. One of my many orders came in yesterday, and that's Eric Rohmer's boxset. My first ever time with B&N where two of the corners arrived dented. Safe to say I'm not impressed. But hey, not the end of the world considering its being shipped internationally to Canada - and for such a great price!
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friendo55 posted:One of my many orders came in yesterday, and that's Eric Rohmer's boxset. My first ever time with B&N where two of the corners arrived dented. Safe to say I'm not impressed. But hey, not the end of the world considering its being shipped internationally to Canada - and for such a great price! I'm also in Canada and I got a smashed set of Night of the Hunter. I just emailed criterion and explained I'm very anal and I don't need the disc, just a new case, please. They sent one right away, showed up quick.
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DetoxP posted:I'm also in Canada and I got a smashed set of Night of the Hunter. I just emailed criterion and explained I'm very anal and I don't need the disc, just a new case, please. They sent one right away, showed up quick. Would they do that for a huge 6-film boxset? I guess only one way to find out. I have mentioned before how I've had many film cases & booklets wrecked in a basement flood. I sent an email asking how much for just cases and booklets, and they immediately sent out everything I needed free of charge.
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My experience isn't so hot. My Walkabout bluray came with a scratch on it so that part of the film won't play. They said they would send a new one and after a few emails back and forth it never came. Maybe I will try again soon.
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