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Post by SnoBorderZero on Jan 27, 2015 18:31:13 GMT -5
Lol!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 19:08:55 GMT -5
Blue Valentine's ending was traumatizing.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jan 28, 2015 16:17:26 GMT -5
Blue Valentine
The birth and death of relationships. That beautiful potential of the unknown and the cold reality of circumstance. Blue Valentine examines both these aspects in simple and fairly honest terms. To start, this isn't my kind of movie, but I appreciated its candor and its fair portrayal of both Cindy and Dean as star struck lovers turned bitterly divided married couple. Neither of the these people are bad but nor are they saintly. Their motives are not so much selfish as they are self preserving. Cindy is a wide eye with dreams beyond her broken home but has turned disenchanted as her circumstances lead her away from those dreams. Dean in turn is battling the emotional isolation and longs for the intimacy they both had in the beginning. It's painful to watch them grope for answers that may not even exist. The transitions between the present and the past are clever, though it there were a few times felt telegraphed "straight out of film school", but it's the performances that are its undeniable strength. Both Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling carry the story effortlessly and manage both that naive love and tired longing with equal fervor. Love is easy. Until it's not.
Overall is a fine movie, though one I will probably not see again. The characters are well defined, the story is one I sure many can relate to on one level or another, shot with technical efficiency and riding high on the performance of it's leads, those with a vested interest in such interpersonal stories will find great value in it.
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I'd say I liked it more than you, but still, I am glad you liked it.
Forgot to put this in my review, but I'm in for the next round. And Jibbs, you can put me down as a regular unless I ever say otherwise.
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Post by Nilade on Jan 28, 2015 23:21:17 GMT -5
Sorry, always running late!!
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Post by Dracula on Jan 28, 2015 23:23:22 GMT -5
I'm going to be running pretty late as well (kind of got distracted by various writing projects). If you want to go ahead and start a new round, I should be able to catch up.
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Post by Nilade on Feb 2, 2015 1:26:23 GMT -5
I was finally able to watch my film early this morning. Been at the family's all day, and food coma kicking in. Will put my review up tomorrow, I promise. I'm in next round.
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Post by Nilade on Feb 3, 2015 1:57:34 GMT -5
Nymphomaniac V:1
Leaving a bakery late one night in Germany, an elderly man stumbles upon a battered woman lying in an alley. After reviving her, he offers to call the authorities to come help, but she refuses any help, asking only for tea. After she accepts his offer to stay at his place to rest and recoup, he asks her of her current situation. She responds that she'll only explain to him if she can start from the beginning. Thus begins a series of stories examining the life of a nymphomaniac.
This is the first film I've seen by Lars Von Trier, although I've heard of a few of his other films. I found Nymphomaniac be an interesting character study of this particular woman, but I find it a bit hard to give my final opinion until I see Volume 2, when I might find out why I should actually care about why she does what she does and how she got into her predicament. Don't get me wrong, this is a beautifully shot film, from the opening scene of a surreal back alley on a rainy night, to the visual explanations of Stellan Skarsgard's good samaritian, to the almost all too real sex scenes, this film has a lot too look at, and a couple scenes that are hard to watch. I was most drawn into the parts in-between the chapters, which is how the story is told, where Stellan Skarsgard would explain something in the room, such as fishing tackle or music, and it would soon become an analogy for what would become the next chapter.
This is a very good film, but probably not for everyone. I think to truly appreciate it, both parts must be watched to understand the character our heroine is because, after only watching part one, I'm left feeling very anti-climactic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2015 9:10:02 GMT -5
In for the next round, by the way.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Feb 3, 2015 11:02:25 GMT -5
Nymphomaniac V:1Leaving a bakery late one night in Germany, an elderly man stumbles upon a battered woman lying in an alley. After reviving her, he offers to call the authorities to come help, but she refuses any help, asking only for tea. After she accepts his offer to stay at his place to rest and recoup, he asks her of her current situation. She responds that she'll only explain to him if she can start from the beginning. Thus begins a series of stories examining the life of a nymphomaniac. This is the first film I've seen by Lars Von Trier, although I've heard of a few of his other films. I found Nymphomaniac be an interesting character study of this particular woman, but I find it a bit hard to give my final opinion until I see Volume 2, when I might find out why I should actually care about why she does what she does and how she got into her predicament. Don't get me wrong, this is a beautifully shot film, from the opening scene of a surreal back alley on a rainy night, to the visual explanations of Stellan Skarsgard's good samaritian, to the almost all too real sex scenes, this film has a lot too look at, and a couple scenes that are hard to watch. I was most drawn into the parts in-between the chapters, which is how the story is told, where Stellan Skarsgard would explain something in the room, such as fishing tackle or music, and it would soon become an analogy for what would become the next chapter. This is a very good film, but probably not for everyone. I think to truly appreciate it, both parts must be watched to understand the character our heroine is because, after only watching part one, I'm left feeling very anti-climactic. 7/10 Having just watched both of these, I totally agree. This is one of Von Trier's weaker efforts in my opinion; it's beautifully shot and has some wildly inventive ideas but on the narrative and character side it doesn't seem to want to do much other than "shock" you, which it really doesn't. Volume II isn't as good, and the ending might make you scream at your TV, but it's worth a look if you enjoyed the first one. Check out "Breaking the Waves" or "Melancholia", I think those are a stronger representation of his style. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2015 11:14:23 GMT -5
Lars' other films have a lot more going for them...
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Post by Nilade on Feb 3, 2015 11:25:20 GMT -5
Nymphomaniac V:1Leaving a bakery late one night in Germany, an elderly man stumbles upon a battered woman lying in an alley. After reviving her, he offers to call the authorities to come help, but she refuses any help, asking only for tea. After she accepts his offer to stay at his place to rest and recoup, he asks her of her current situation. She responds that she'll only explain to him if she can start from the beginning. Thus begins a series of stories examining the life of a nymphomaniac. This is the first film I've seen by Lars Von Trier, although I've heard of a few of his other films. I found Nymphomaniac be an interesting character study of this particular woman, but I find it a bit hard to give my final opinion until I see Volume 2, when I might find out why I should actually care about why she does what she does and how she got into her predicament. Don't get me wrong, this is a beautifully shot film, from the opening scene of a surreal back alley on a rainy night, to the visual explanations of Stellan Skarsgard's good samaritian, to the almost all too real sex scenes, this film has a lot too look at, and a couple scenes that are hard to watch. I was most drawn into the parts in-between the chapters, which is how the story is told, where Stellan Skarsgard would explain something in the room, such as fishing tackle or music, and it would soon become an analogy for what would become the next chapter. This is a very good film, but probably not for everyone. I think to truly appreciate it, both parts must be watched to understand the character our heroine is because, after only watching part one, I'm left feeling very anti-climactic. 7/10 Having just watched both of these, I totally agree. This is one of Von Trier's weaker efforts in my opinion; it's beautifully shot and has some wildly inventive ideas but on the narrative and character side it doesn't seem to want to do much other than "shock" you, which it really doesn't. Volume II isn't as good, and the ending might make you scream at your TV, but it's worth a look if you enjoyed the first one. Check out "Breaking the Waves" or "Melancholia", I think those are a stronger representation of his style. It did restore my faith in Christian Slater. He did a pretty good job. Not quite sure if I want to commit myself to another 2 hours of her story. Maybe on a lazy Saturday morning I'll pop on part 2. |
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Post by Doomsday on Feb 3, 2015 11:29:23 GMT -5
That's why I'm not anxious to watch. Why is the whole thing 4+ hours?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2015 11:47:58 GMT -5
It's in two-parts.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Feb 3, 2015 12:15:00 GMT -5
That's why I'm not anxious to watch. Why is the whole thing 4+ hours? It could've easily been 2, maybe 2 1/2. Volume I works enough because it's pretty interesting and you're curious as to where it all goes, but Volume II is pretty repetitive like Von Trier was like "Ok, what haven't I shown yet?" and proceeds from there. It's worth a look, I guess, and it's not dismissible by any means. Idk, it doesn't compare to "Blue is the Warmest Color" but has its very clever moments. Plus it's VERY NC-17, so it has its intrigue. Try Volume I and go from there. |
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Post by Nilade on Feb 4, 2015 14:09:19 GMT -5
Some of the scenes look so genuine, but I read that they used prosthetics earlier today. Fooled me.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Feb 4, 2015 14:14:25 GMT -5
So...new round soon?
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Feb 4, 2015 14:20:08 GMT -5
I'm ready.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Feb 4, 2015 14:36:07 GMT -5
Whenever Jibbs has downtime from his job, it seems.
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Post by Doomsday on Feb 4, 2015 14:44:18 GMT -5
DOWN WITH JIBBS!
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Post by PhantomKnight on Feb 4, 2015 14:50:28 GMT -5
Could it finally be happening?...The CS Uprising!
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Post by Jibbs on Feb 4, 2015 23:14:08 GMT -5
I've been packing to move lately. It might be a while.
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Post by Nilade on Feb 4, 2015 23:53:21 GMT -5
I hate packing.
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Post by Jibbs on Feb 15, 2015 19:48:54 GMT -5
Well, I was about to bring the film club back, but I cant find the pieces of paper that had everyone's name on it. Until then, lets sound off again for who's in the next round.
Me.
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Post by Dracula on Feb 15, 2015 19:55:55 GMT -5
Me of course, even if I still haven't done my movie from the last round (promise I'll get around to that as soon as The Golden Stakes are no longer a burden).
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