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| ehle64 |
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Haven't watched it, yet. Just finished the film. Now S-Man is in bed and I can relish in the delight of Marie Antoinette.
lady_w never mentioned this (to me or in here) but, after the screening we saw, there were a few people sitting next to us that were interested in knowing why I was laughing so much. I love the fact that one person's boredom is another's pleasure, but the only thing I could think of to say was, Kirsten Dunst was an absolute pleasure to behold. Or something else equally unelloquent as one is oft to do in those types of situations. But, I smiled and waited for the lady_w to put her shoes on.
And now, the Home Viewing Toodles of MA begins. . . |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:19 am |
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billyweeds wrote: ehle64 wrote: If any film had to win over Babel, and I guess they do, The Departed is a mighty fine contender. Rats on the Balcony Railing. POW!
What's on the second disc? I have the one-disc version.
A lot of extras. I've not gone through them all yet, but for any Scorsese fan, they are pretty cool to watch.
The Target version of The Departed also came with a mini-paper version of the screenplay. Nice, but not needed.
The movie is a nice transfer, too. Done very well (as expected). |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:21 am |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:13 am |
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| Had to pause. There is an absolutely stunning shot of Marie standing in a windowsill @ Versailles that pulls out for @ least 30 seconds. Reminded me of the LoA discussion, and I just wanted to say, well done. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:33 am |
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Melody wrote: Wade, I can't get out of Target without spending a hundred bucks, minimum. Their DVD section is astonishing and I am drawn to it like a cat to a dancing moth.
When the local monster Target opened recently, I was glad to see that their electronics department had a whole section of indie films. Good for them! |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:05 am |
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ehle64 wrote: Had to pause. There is an absolutely stunning shot of Marie standing in a windowsill @ Versailles that pulls out for @ least 30 seconds. Reminded me of the LoA discussion, and I just wanted to say, well done.
In the middle of watching Lawrence of Arabia again for the first time in a long, long time. It's better than I remembered, but there's something about the mix of British-stiff-upper-lip, desert sand, and political debate that makes me drop off every now and again.
My lack of ga-ga-ness for Peter O'Toole is probably a minus, too.
Visually, of course, it's a stunner, duh. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:14 am |
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| Don't feel to bad about it Billy. I've seem LoA enough times to be going on with and I am in no hurry to see it again. I caught the film at an age when I was ready to be taken to another level in my appreciation of film. Had I seen it later in life, I might not have been so blown away. |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:01 am |
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ehle64 wrote: Rod -- you remind me of a cinéphile-iac version of Jack Black in High Fidelity. You're really right most of the times, but when you're wrong, boy, you're wrong and there's no way you could ever see it. Which is admirable. What's the Top 5 Films to see after a Break-up?
Remind me to say something as vaguely patronising to you in the near future. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:17 am |
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billyweeds wrote: ehle64 wrote: Had to pause. There is an absolutely stunning shot of Marie standing in a windowsill @ Versailles that pulls out for @ least 30 seconds. Reminded me of the LoA discussion, and I just wanted to say, well done.
In the middle of watching Lawrence of Arabia again for the first time in a long, long time. It's better than I remembered, but there's something about the mix of British-stiff-upper-lip, desert sand, and political debate that makes me drop off every now and again.
My lack of ga-ga-ness for Peter O'Toole is probably a minus, too.
Visually, of course, it's a stunner, duh.
Re: Ga-ga-ness.
Don't forget Omar Sharif. LoA put him on the map. He became a BIG star ("Dr. Zhivago").
O'Toole and Sharif were both so ga-ga worthy in that movie you needed sunglasses. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:20 am |
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| I guess I should admit that I watch Lawrence of Arabia for Claude Rains and Omar Sharif. And the horses, of course. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:09 am |
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mo_flixx wrote: ....O'Toole and Sharif were both so ga-ga worthy in that movie you needed sunglasses. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:14 am |
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| In all this talk of L of A, no one yet has mentioned Jose Ferrer as the Turkish bey. So I will....Jose Ferrer. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:19 am |
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yambu wrote: mo_flixx wrote: ....O'Toole and Sharif were both so ga-ga worthy in that movie you needed sunglasses. Agreed. And do you mind if I use the expression whenever appropriate?
No, but I was inspired by billy.
Here's another one: "ga-ga-licious!"
We're talking major hunks here...not Claude Rains or Jose Ferrer, puhleeze.
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| yambu |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:56 pm |
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| I wasn't saying Ferrer was hunkable. Unforgettable for me was his interrogation of Lawrence, and in a closeup of his lips he reveals, to the audience and to Lawrence, that he's gay. In the context of what was going on, it was a shocker, and great camera. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:52 pm |
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Half Nelson
This is a moving, sometimes disturbing, yet strangely hopeful piece of work. Ryan Gosling and Shareeka Epps have a quietly effective screen chemistry which carries the movie from beginning to end. I'd like to retroactively cast a vote for this film in the Best Score category. Warning: cat lovers may find one scene particularly difficult to take.
Question to anyone who has seen it: What is the significance of the title? I'm aware of the wrestling hold called "half nelson," but I don't recall it being referenced in the movie. |
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