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| Joe Vitus |
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| Well, I still watch movie serials, and I'm not sure Ghulam is wrong. By the way, The Adventures of Captain Marvel is generally considered one of the greatest in the genre. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:37 pm |
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Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne)
The tagline tells you all you need to know about the plot going in: "8 years ago, Alex's wife was MURDERED. Today... She e-mailed him." Yup, it's a Suspense Mystery Thriller alright and, while it is an entertaining one, it ends up being way more complicated than it needs to be. I could probably absorb and understand all the details revealed in that next-to-last scene if I sat through it a couple more times, but it was entertaining enough to make me want to sit through it just the one time, no more.
The movie uses the technique during its chase scenes wherein the person holding the camera runs along with the actors. I suppose it's meant to make me feel part of the action, but it resulted in me not being able to tell what was happening onscreen for a few seconds because of the herky-jerky movements of the camera. Took me right out of the story.
As a sidenote, Kristin Scott Thomas, who is fluent in French, is in this movie. Indeed, a lot of her work lately has been in French productions. I'm trying to recall the last time I heard her speak English. It may have been in the British dark comedy Keeping Mum, which, despite the similarity in the meaning of the titles, really is a completely different movie from this one. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:07 pm |
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The Dark Knight was a lot of fun in many ways, especially the visuals in IMAX. Chicago never looked so good. The movie itself I found intermittent at best. The big action set pieces were bummers for the most part, particularly one of the most boring, endless car chases I've seen in a long time. And the plot was muddled and needlessly complex.
But the acting made up for a lot of it. Ledger was indeed as excellent as reputed, as were Bale and Gyllenhaal. For me, however, the movie was nearly stolen by Aaron Eckhart. He rocked.
At the very least it was a big step up from Batman Begins, a huge snoozer for me. |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:49 pm |
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Joe Vitus wrote: Well, I still watch movie serials, and I'm not sure Ghulam is wrong. By the way, The Adventures of Captain Marvel is generally considered one of the greatest in the genre.
My favorite is Daredevils of the Red Circle. It has a circus setting, and Herman Brix before he was Bruce Bennett. |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:51 pm |
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Earl - After reading two Harlan Coben books in, like, three days, I can safely say he's the only author who requires less time to read his books than watch his films. Okay, not really. Almost, but not really, and I don't even mean that as an insult. Tell No One, the book, was a very enjoyable, if quick, read, and I have no doubt the film burned rubber from start to finish. Everything is so tightly knitted together in the book that I can't imagine the screenplay straying too far from its source material. Not a lot of wiggle room for a director. Maybe that's why your review made it sound cramped with details.
Will I see it? Not right away. I just read the thing a few weeks ago. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:08 pm |
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| billy -- totally agree about eckhart.. goddamn that man's gorgeous and good -- i think i'm on a julia roberts high. p.s. gary oldman? michael caine? morgan freeman??? |
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| Nancy |
| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:46 pm |
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ehle64 wrote: billy -- totally agree about eckhart.. goddamn that man's gorgeous and good --
I agree also. I've liked Eckhart in everything I've seen him in. |
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| jeremy |
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| Eckhart's not half the hottie that Christian Bale is...er...so I am reliably told, he adds quickly. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:29 am |
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Nancy wrote: Joe Vitus wrote: Well, I still watch movie serials, and I'm not sure Ghulam is wrong. By the way, The Adventures of Captain Marvel is generally considered one of the greatest in the genre.
My favorite is Daredevils of the Red Circle. It has a circus setting, and Herman Brix before he was Bruce Bennett.
Never seen that one. I don't know which serial I like best.
People often put down Adventures of Superman because the flying was accomplished by a cartoon image relacing the live Kirk Alyn. But I think it looks cool. Almost all the special effects are cartoons. The ship leaving Krypton and the planet's explosion, as well as Superman's flights. I think it gives the movie a fascinating Pop Art quality, especially as the animation is so stylized and crisp. (The same solution was used for George Reeves' flight in the pilot for the t.v. series, a low budget feature called Superman vs. the Mole Men. But the cartoon image there was klunky and cheap, with none of the polished sheen of the serial.) |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:48 am |
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Aaron Eckhart is the thinking man's hunk. He has proved himself a chameleon-like actor, playing everything from the yuppie slimeball of In the Company of Men to the female-fantasy biker of Erin Brockovich to the charming huckster of Thank You for Smoking to the current hard-to-describe-without-spoilers Harvey Dent of The Dark Knight. He deserves to win an award for something or other, and I suspect may do just that one of these days. But not for The Dark Knight. The Ledger hypemobile has eclipsed his star for the moment.
Not to disparage Ledger one whit. His performance is a tour de force. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:43 am |
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Earl wrote: Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne)
The tagline tells you all you need to know about the plot going in: "8 years ago, Alex's wife was MURDERED. Today... She e-mailed him."
A: Alex
De: Sa femme
Suject: C'est Moi
Just wanted to make sure you remember to take the trash out. But not too early, or the deer will get into it.
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:07 am |
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yer avvy is so cute
(and scary) |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:21 am |
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ehle64 wrote: yer avvy is so cute
(and scary)
And a cynical slam on the whole anime otaku thing (although good anime can be very good) |
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| Kate |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:02 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: Aaron Eckhart is the thinking man's hunk. He has proved himself a chameleon-like actor, playing everything from the yuppie slimeball of In the Company of Men to the female-fantasy biker of Erin Brockovich to the charming huckster of Thank You for Smoking to the current hard-to-describe-without-spoilers Harvey Dent of The Dark Knight. He deserves to win an award for something or other, and I suspect may do just that one of these days. But not for The Dark Knight. The Ledger hypemobile has eclipsed his star for the moment.
Not to disparage Ledger one whit. His performance is a tour de force.
Aaron Eckhart slayed me in Erin Brockovich. I fell hard and have been a fan since. And I think he blows doors on Christian Bale, doors I say. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:05 pm |
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he is so smoking hott in erin brokavich
like =-= the bee's knees |
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