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MyNameIsJonas said:
Its a breathtaking shot/scene

Not getting a best director nom was a sham
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seriously? the pace stunk. he tried to turn a lack of plot development into some sort of metaphor (and it fell flat on its face imo). and the characters were unrealistic. i don't want to post a spoiler but i.e. the sloppiness exhibited by PSH's character was just totally unbelievable. so was the commitment to a total psychopath. and the reformation. the movie was stilted and boring.

and the hj scene was just ****ed and totally unnecessary.

saved by 2 amazing actors, nothing more and nothing less.
 
mbow30 said:
now i know that the movie was widely considered a disappointment, and i think i recall a few around here saying as much. and before i say what i'm going to say i'll add this: i watched it from like 230-5 last night after a night of pretty heavy smoking and scotching w some buddies (winner of the night was a value picked: picked up a bottle of ltd ed dun bheagan 03. a ****in amazing 9 year scotch. it's only $50 for a bottle. spicy. if tha't syour think BUY IT it's the best valued single malt you can get right now imo. much, much better than anything in the 60-90 price point).

but the master ****ing sucked. what a shit movie.

i'm beginnin to think that pt anderson is horribly overrated and the only reason why he isn't considered as much is because three of the greatest actors alive today were in his past two movies and saved them from beign what they are... poorly envisioned films lacking plot development, devoid of characters you can connect with on any emotional levle (positively or negatively), with convoluted scripts and a lack of meaningful dialogue.

now if somebody here says i''m crazy for saying this then maybe i'll rewatch. though i kind of felt the same about there will be blood.
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I'd recommend a second viewing. I think you'd take much more from it and enjoy considerably more upon watching it again.
 
mbow30 said:
seriously? the pace stunk. he tried to turn a lack of plot development into some sort of metaphor (and it fell flat on its face imo).
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completely disagree.

and the characters were unrealistic.
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completely disagree.


i don't want to post a spoiler but i.e. the sloppiness exhibited by PSH's character was just totally unbelievable.
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somewhat agree.


While I was fine with his cracking/outburst when consistently questioned by that gentleman at the dinner party.....it irked the shit out of me, when he snapped at Laura Dern's character upon the release of his new book, and her questioning changes he'd made. Felt it made him look unrealistically weak....


the movie was stilted and boring.
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vehemently disagree, but that's art, it's subjective.


and the hj scene was just ****ed and totally unnecessary.
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Unbelievably important scene, which laid out exactly the kind of power balance involved in their relationship and the idea of her pulling the strings behind the scenes of the religion/cult itself.



saved by 2 amazing actors, nothing more and nothing less.
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So so much more......
 
JaysCyYoung said:
What are your thoughts on Terrence Mallick, Montana?
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Oddly enough almost non-existent.....haven't seen Badlands, Days of Heaven, Tree of Life, To the Wonder, or The New World, and I think I've only seen The Thin Red Line once when I was a kid, and before I really cared about film, and I can barely recall any of it.

Just one of those oddities in life, where despite my love of film, I've never gotten around to it.......like the fact I've never seen Schindler's List.
 
Montana said:
Oddly enough almost non-existent.....haven't seen Badlands, Days of Heaven, Tree of Life, To the Wonder, or The New World, and I think I've only seen The Thin Red Line once when I was a kid, and before I really cared about film, and I can barely recall any of it.

Just one of those oddities in life, where despite my love of film, I've never gotten around to it.......like the fact I've never seen Schindler's List.
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If you like PTA as much as it sounds like here, I think you'll enjoy Mallick. The two employ very similar styles, although the latter does tend to have a bit of a fetish for the natural world and using that to his cinematography's advantage that PTA has yet to exhibit.

PTA has been much more nuanced with his character development but they're comparable.

And get your ass in gear and see Schindler's List. It's arguably one of the best films ever and really is one of the few Spielberg films where I found myself not rolling my eyes at shameless audience heart string exploitation.
 
Montana said:
[video=youtube;HEFCN4qaYt4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEFCN4qaYt4&feature=player_embedded[/video]
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First trailer was better.


Watched Place Beyond the Pines.... Gosling just does this silent badass character now.
 
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Gosling's awesome but there is the possibility that he gets typecast with the brooding young male badass character if he's not careful, and if it hasn't already happened.

Bradley Cooper is the reason I want to see that film as he seems to have taken a lot more risks with the roles that he has undertaken, and his range has been surprisingly impressive. Can do comedy, dramatic, or serious roles when called upon.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
If you like PTA as much as it sounds like here, I think you'll enjoy Mallick. The two employ very similar styles, although the latter does tend to have a bit of a fetish for the natural world and using that to his cinematography's advantage that PTA has yet to exhibit.

PTA has been much more nuanced with his character development but they're comparable.
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I've had a BDrip of Tree of Life on my hard drive for eons and just keep forgetting to get around to it.....Will hopefully do so over my school break, may grab The Thin Red Line as well.


And get your ass in gear and see Schindler's List. It's arguably one of the best films ever and really is one of the few Spielberg films where I found myself not rolling my eyes at shameless audience heart string exploitation.
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It's borderline insane/anti-Semitic that I still haven't seen it.
 
That would be good but why not go all the way back to Darth Bane, the one who started the rule of two?
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Yeah, I was thinking that would be a pretty bad ass way to kick off one of the non trilogy films they are planning. I just finished the Darth Bane book Path To Destruction earlier this year. Really enjoyed it.
 
I thought The Master had good acting and some great shots..For the bad, i didn't find it that interesting as a whole and the ending i was disappointed as i thought there'd be something more. Beautiful mess imo which there's nothing wrong with.
 
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