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| marantzo |
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carrobin, the end was perfect. (whiteout), she'd gone over the hill into complete delusional disorder insanity, that she was teetering on and crashed when she was cut off by the guy who was going to marry her and her son wanting nothing to do with her.
That last scene was up there with the best of closing scenes. Blanchett was stunningly authentic. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:56 pm |
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| Don't agree with Gary. Blanchett was terrific but the ending was no Third Man, no City Lights, no Apartment, etc. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:48 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: Don't agree with Gary. Blanchett was terrific but the ending was no Third Man, no City Lights, no Apartment, etc.
Isn't that an unreasonable standard? Frankly, I think the end of Bridge to Terabithia is equal to the ending of all of those. (So is the end of In America.)You don't have to go back sixty years to find a film no current film can compare to, and, if you have to go back that far, I think you're missing something. Nostalgia blinds you. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:34 am |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:27 am |
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Syd wrote: billyweeds wrote: Don't agree with Gary. Blanchett was terrific but the ending was no Third Man, no City Lights, no Apartment, etc.
Isn't that an unreasonable standard? Frankly, I think the end of Bridge to Terabithia is equal to the ending of all of those. (So is the end of In America.)You don't have to go back sixty years to find a film no current film can compare to, and, if you have to go back that far, I think you're missing something. Nostalgia blinds you.
Nope. First of all, I'm not into nostalgia, as you ought to know by now. I would rank the fadeout of Sideways as almost at Sunset Blvd./Third Man level. But yeah, you're right, that's an awfully high bar I've set. Scusi. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:22 am |
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| I am just relieved that the decades-long shortage of Angry Dad Revenge Dramas is ending today! For years, I have been crying out for someone to make a movie about a father whose child is kidnapped and who then turns into an insanely driven killing machine. No one listened. Perhaps they felt that such a plot lacked narrative drive or a means to emotionally engage viewers. Thank god Denis Villeneuve had the guts to go out on a cinematic limb and give it a shot. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:43 am |
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I have always meant to see Mephisto. Have no idea how it ends. You have stoked my curiosity. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:38 am |
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| It's odd that this discussion reminded me that "Blue Jasmine"'s ending is very similar to the ending of my favorite movie, "Butley." But one feels that Butley will pull himself together and get back to some kind of balance, maybe even come out better. (On the other hand, Simon Gray--who wrote it--said that while Alan Bates gave the impression that he'd soon be back to his old self, Nathan Lane in the New York revival gave the impression that he was suicidal. Much as I like Nathan Lane, I didn't like his version of Butley at all.) |
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| Syd |
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bartist wrote: I am just relieved that the decades-long shortage of Angry Dad Revenge Dramas is ending today! For years, I have been crying out for someone to make a movie about a father whose child is kidnapped and who then turns into an insanely driven killing machine. No one listened. Perhaps they felt that such a plot lacked narrative drive or a means to emotionally engage viewers. Thank god Denis Villeneuve had the guts to go out on a cinematic limb and give it a shot.
I've been waiting for more Angry Child Revenge Dramas. Where is Hanna and Her Sisters? The world cries out. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:30 pm |
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Heh! The only non-formula film opening here today is the 70's-set TX Hill Country drama with Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara, "Aint Them Bodies Saints." Have heard no buzz on this, but the cast looks solid.
Have never seen "Butley." (hangs head) I'm starting a DVD mailing service next month, so on the list it goes! |
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"Butley" was hard to find for a while--it was part of the American Film Theatre series for which one had to have a subscription, and if it hadn't been for a co-worker who had seen the show on Broadway and offered me his tickets, I might never have seen it (or fallen in love with Alan Bates). Needless to say, it was rough in those pre-video days to track down screenings of Bates movies, much less screenings of "Butley"--but thanks to museums and old-film theaters, I managed. But now I think it can be found much more easily.
Not everyone loves "Butley"--my cousin went with me to that first showing, and when I came out enthralled and bedazzled by Bates, she hated him and the film. (But after I talked her into her first viewing of "Singin' in the Rain" at Radio City Music Hall a couple of years later, she forgave me.) |
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| Befade |
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| Gee, Bart.....you'll have to consider me beneath worthy film buff standards. I was just determining whether to see Prisoners or The Spectacular Now this afternoon. Did not choose Now. Later on that. |
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| whiskeypriest |
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bartist wrote: I am just relieved that the decades-long shortage of Angry Dad Revenge Dramas is ending today! For years, I have been crying out for someone to make a movie about a father whose child is kidnapped and who then turns into an insanely driven killing machine. No one listened. Perhaps they felt that such a plot lacked narrative drive or a means to emotionally engage viewers. Thank god Denis Villeneuve had the guts to go out on a cinematic limb and give it a shot. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:20 pm |
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| I didn't find the finale of Apartment very classic at all. Third Man and City Lights have classic endings. The ending of Some Like It Hot is far better than the Apartment ending. I liked the Apartment, but that's about it. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:01 pm |
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| Gary--We couldn't disagree more. The last five minutes of The Apartment are among the most glorious in screen history IMO, and the final line ("SUAD" to avoid spoilers) is one of the best final lines ever. |
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