Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[mousepod]

As a Gilliam completist, I bought the DVD for Brothers Grimm when it was released (I missed the theatrical run). Heather watched it before I did. I told her I was considering watching it one night and asked her what she thought of it. Her reply: "If you've already watched every single DVD that you own... I'd consider watching something else again."

I still haven't watched it.

Or Tideland.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by mousepod

As a Gilliam completist, I bought the DVD for Brothers Grimm when it was released (I missed the theatrical run). Heather watched it before I did. I told her I was considering watching it one night and asked her what she thought of it. Her reply: "If you've already watched every single DVD that you own... I'd consider watching something else again."

I still haven't watched it.

Or Tideland.

Hmm, it's not THAT bad. Heck, it's better than Jabberwocky (what a mess that movie is).

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Hmm, it's not THAT bad. Heck, it's better than Jabberwocky (what a mess that movie is).

Yeah, I'd watch it once, mousepod. The visuals are great and there are 3 or 4 really terrifying moments. There are also some nifty concepts, and as a bit of a fairy tale buff, I enjoyed many of the references. I'm glad I saw it, but all I could think afterwards was "it could have been so much better!"

It reminded me that moviemaking is such a specific art. I can't pin down what was wrong with the film, yet it was obvious it had too much of something and not enough of something else.