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Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive (Gosling, Mulligan, Hendricks)
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CF_Fighter
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Got my blu on pre-order. Can't wait to have my own copy.
Does Blu have a narration track? I don't know what is going on and need it explained to me live, by the people experiencing feelings and events.
They're often the weakest part of his films, so, no.
fuck this contrived piece of shit narrations
Alpha-Bromega
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THERE HE WAS
JUST SITTING THERE
IN THE RAIN
HE LOVED LIFE.. VERY ALOT
yes the narration of Blade Runner added a new level of depth to the film.......................
JUST SITTING THERE
IN THE RAIN
HE LOVED LIFE.. VERY ALOT
yes the narration of Blade Runner added a new level of depth to the film.......................
their is no weak part of Malicks films. the narration flows beautifully into the film. if you hate the narration than you hate his films, pure and simple.
Final Cut
And if you can't get that for some reason, director's cut is the next best thing.
directors is the best, some stuff is cut out of final cut
Nappuccino
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The five disc set, of course.
I'll pay shipping!TheKaeptain
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Except when the narration is a mess like Penn's part of tree of life.
it's not Malicks fault the film had to be cut down by the studio. I'm sure the directors cut will relieve all of the problems people had surrounding penn.
personally, it didn't bother me; just made me look forward to the eventual dc.
beelzebozo
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yes, i'm sure extending tree of life would fix its problems.
Nappuccino
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Drive-> Bladerunner -> Narration -> Narration sucks -> Nuh uh, MALICK
So... not much.
triplestation
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I saw this the other day and really enjoyed the first half. Shit was hilarious and transitioned into a more serious tone. It was going somewhere up until the last quarter.
Nappuccino
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I like my version better
Discotheque
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my theater got tons of laughs actually during the film. Granted you could call audiences morons. But there was some lol-worthy shit in here.
Like going from the kiss to bashing the dude in the elevator. Or that horrible slow-mo shot of Christina Hendricks in the car chase. Or the creepy pedo-mask scene. (not that the mask and elevator scenes were a bad thing though, but they could be seen as comical)
To be honest, I wasn't put off by Gosling's quick transition so much as the fact that Ron Perlman
And this whole transition takes place in about 10 minutes of screen time. So for an hour the movie is about something, and then in 10 minutes it all changes, and for the last 30 minutes, the movie is about something else entirely.
However, I did watch it again, and I enjoyed it much more the second time. The way that twist is handled still seemed a bit off to me, but it's not a huge problem.
turns out to be the driving force behind everything in the last 30 minutes or so, but up to that point he's had maybe 5 lines of dialogue. Early on, we get that he's kind of a major player in the crime world somewhere, and that at some point in the past he had his men break Cranston's hip for some offense, and that's about it. Then suddenly the whole story is about how he tried to rip off the mob, and Gosling needs to be killed to sever any connections Perlman had to the crime.
And this whole transition takes place in about 10 minutes of screen time. So for an hour the movie is about something, and then in 10 minutes it all changes, and for the last 30 minutes, the movie is about something else entirely.
However, I did watch it again, and I enjoyed it much more the second time. The way that twist is handled still seemed a bit off to me, but it's not a huge problem.
Well this is bollocks on both counts. I defy anyone to tell me the Sean Penn bits in Tree of Life were legitimately good, and while I hate the narration in Thin Red Line and find it overbearing, the film is great.
Everything in ToL was a little "meh," except for the cosmic scenes. Those were genuinely captivating and I seriously couldn't say a word during them, or take my eyes off of the screen. If we're talking about existential, space-themed films, Melancholia (though not w/o its own problems) had a bit more going on.
I'm someone who was incredibly stoked to see this film given the premise of "coming of age in rural 50s town juxtaposed with the birth and death of the universe," and it really just sort of dragged in the final third.
The cinematography was unreal though. Even something as normal as a neighborhood street was shot in a way that gave the scene an incredible amount of depth.
Hot Coldman
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Look what turned up for me in the post this morning:
I shall watch this baby tomorrow and return for impressions. Shame 'Tinker Tailor' delivery got delayed :/
I shall watch this baby tomorrow and return for impressions. Shame 'Tinker Tailor' delivery got delayed :/
Tell me I didn't just read a spoiler there.
triplestation
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Ryan Gosling makes me laugh because his being romantic is on a league of it's own. Through the first half I was just watching him and going:
''Can you be suave like Ryan GOSLING?''
''Can you creep like Ryan Gosling?'' (When
he's at the supermarket)
''Can you come up with cute dates on the spot for chicks and her kid like Ryan Gosling?'' (While
they're all driving)
''Can you keep it cool like Ryan Gosling?''
''Ryan Gosling. Sensitive yet dangerous.''
Skiptastic
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Just saw the movie tonight. Loved it. The opening was amazing. Refn does it again.
But why oh why wasn't THIS the poster for EVERYTHING related to this?
But why oh why wasn't THIS the poster for EVERYTHING related to this?
Oh god Tree of Life was supposed to be even longer? booooring
edit: I see this was already covered. Disregard my post.
rollingstart
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Rented on Netflix. Will buy blu-ray. Will buy the soundtrack first.
Hot Coldman
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So, that was brilliant. The soundtrack is a fucking revelation, easily best I've heard since Tron (forgive me, Reznor/Atticus fans). I liked the ending a lot. Um... The Driver is a bit of weirdo, which I didn't expect but thoroughly enjoyed. Surprised at the way certain characters were treated (especially Blanche). Albert Brooks was fantastic, I got the nominations now (Carey's, not so much).
Yeah. Not much more to say. It was a damn, damn good film. Now to recommend it to everybody I know (who can stomach this level of violence, ha).
Yeah. Not much more to say. It was a damn, damn good film. Now to recommend it to everybody I know (who can stomach this level of violence, ha).
fierrotlepou
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Why not David Attenborough?
What nominations?
sixteen-bit
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I impulse bought the soundtrack on Amazon a while ago. Good stuff.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000983/awards
Quite a few nominations for best supporting actor, several wins too.
Shrike_Priest
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I only noticed the lyrics at the very end, and they did bother me.
However, for the other scenes they were just a part of the soundscape.
As for his turn, I don't think it was sudden in the least. From the very start we know he's a criminal. They also play off his physical presence a lot. He just looks badass. I think his character comes off as kind of Dexter-esque in that you can always sense his violent nature surging beneath the surface.
And I had no problem what so ever with the "twist" because I don't really feel it was a twist as much as it was a coincidence. For it to be a twist you'd have have to have been given some kind of "false direction", and you never were. The core of the story was always his relationship with Irene. It was never a whodunnit.
However, for the other scenes they were just a part of the soundscape.
As for his turn, I don't think it was sudden in the least. From the very start we know he's a criminal. They also play off his physical presence a lot. He just looks badass. I think his character comes off as kind of Dexter-esque in that you can always sense his violent nature surging beneath the surface.
And I had no problem what so ever with the "twist" because I don't really feel it was a twist as much as it was a coincidence. For it to be a twist you'd have have to have been given some kind of "false direction", and you never were. The core of the story was always his relationship with Irene. It was never a whodunnit.
Anton Sugar
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I think this was mentioned before, but Albert Brooks has an amazing twitter account:
And the day before Oscar noms announced:
And the day before Oscar noms announced:
TUROK
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Fuck. I just bought the regular Blu Ray.
Have no fear, its likely to be the only Blu-ray ever released for the film.
Ah, I was only thinking of Oscars. Nice to see it got recognized somewhere.
you are quite persistent
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Redboxed this tonight. Lean storytelling, aesthetically absorbing. Good shit.
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