Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm not sure why, but I loved the movie Perfume. It tanked on release, but I can't seem to shake it.

It was so odd to see such a Dickensian movie made in this day and age. Ya know, poor kid with a tormented childhood in a horrible orphanage in France in the 18th century, later to mix in unlikely with much higher classes. The kind of France where everyone speaks in English accents.

Except for Dustin Hoffman, who spoke in an American accent ... but he was supposed to be Italian, not French.

The best accent was of course, from Alan Rickman. Any movie in which he speaks has a head start.


The lead actor who played the weirdo serial murderer with the ungodly sense of smell was kinda meh. But since he was supposed to be a demonic oddball, I accept him, gabba gabba.


I haven't read the novel (yet*), so I was surprised at where the story went. And I like the theme of smell being associated with essence, and essence being associated with magic.

And for a medium in which the only sense that cannot be conveyed in smell ... I think the filmmaker did an amazing job in conveying scent and its mysteries.



*anyway, I liked the film so much, I picked up the book.

Loved both book and movie

[Prudence]

Alan Rickman has the sexiest voice in the English-speaking world, followed closely by Jeremy Irons. (Why yes, I am horribly disappointed that there may be a new Spaceship Earth narrator. So much for my air-conditioned fantasy ride. Unless Alan Rickman does the new narration, in which case I'm buying an AP. No matter where I end up living.)

[Alex]

3:10 to Yuma is fantastic.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm watching "World's Fastest Indian" (AGAIN) followed by Silence of the Lambs.

[Snowflake]

Anyone have any thoughts on Julie Taymor's new film, Across the Universe?

Planning on seeing it? I'm certainly curious (but yellow)

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I'm watching "World's Fastest Indian" (AGAIN) followed by Silence of the Lambs.

World's Fastest Indian is in my Netflix queue, somewhere

[Alex]

I'm curious and strongly inclined to see it unless the reviews continue be abysmal.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I'd like to see Across the Universe just for the direction - other than that looks like a typical sappy l**e story.

I did see STARDUST this past week. I enjoyed it, but I think it was missing something. Acting and such was fun, but I think there was a real chemistry missing from both the actors in the roles and between the actors themselves. It had potential but fell short somewhere...

6 bornieo's out of 10

[katiesue]

We just watched Hercules - for the first time in a long while. Meg is my favorite Disney heronie. And I love the songs.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Anyone have any thoughts on Julie Taymor's new film, Across the Universe?

Planning on seeing it? I'm certainly curious (but yellow)

Since I actually own the appalling SGT. PEPPERS movie, and actually watch it on rare occasion, Across the Universe can only be a step up. I liked the trailer well enough.