Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 46

innerSpaceman · 04-12-2010, 10:06 PM

Actually, I didn't read the book, and still liked the movie enough - to actually be interested in the book.

No, A Serious Man is not based on a novel. It's based on a book. The Book of Job.

Finding that out after the fact made the movie even more fascinating to me. But yeah, if I'd known that going in, I would have been in the proper frame of mind even sooner - and not have found the story or characters in any way odd or annoying, since they were basically reenacting or riffing on an ancient parable.

I think critics' problems are with the Bible, not the Coen Brothers.

Alex · 04-13-2010, 05:45 PM

Any chance the world will end before June 4 so that when we all go before god for judgment, this won't be held against us?

Gemini Cricket · 04-13-2010, 05:48 PM

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Any chance the world will end before June 4 so that when we all go before god for judgment, this won't be held against us?

Owen Wilson, George Lopez and Fergie. Hmm. I smell Oscar!

Morrigoon · 04-13-2010, 05:57 PM

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Any chance the world will end before June 4 so that when we all go before god for judgment, this won't be held against us?

Who are you and what have you done with Alex?

ETA: Ugh, they took something that could have been good, and turned it into a talking dog flick. Maybe we were better off BEFORE computer animation/effects.

Alex · 04-17-2010, 06:39 AM

Kick Ass was...well, just ok. The main story involving Kick Ass is really rather boring and way too long. It would have been a better movie if they just cut everything and put out a 20 minute movie that was just the Hit Girl/Big Daddy storyline.

innerSpaceman · 04-17-2010, 10:04 AM

One man's opinion. Another's is KICK ASS IS RAD

The third act dragged a bit because they did not bring anything new to the game, but that's true of most comedies. That they kept adding to the mix through the 2nd act is par for the course, and all I will expect of a comedy film.

And that this was. I laughed my ass off. It's Kill Bill for Kids (though with an R rating, kids will have to wait for the DVD).

The scenes with Nicolas Cage and little Chloe Moretz are pure gold. She's beyond radical as Hit Girl. Nick Cage hasn't been this good in forever, and he's hysterical as Big Daddy.

Red Mist also a riot. The Kick Ass character and storyline were the lesser moments - - but I like the twist on this type of story (and I can't say too much more of that without spoilorz ... don't want to get into that yet ... EVERYONE GO SEE THIS MOVIE THIS WEEKEND - and then we'll talk about it).

8 Stars. Laugh Riot. Takes No Prisoners. Kicks Some Serious Ass.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-20-2010, 08:35 AM

Continuing our unprecedented Oscar nom coverage, Up in the Air.

I really admire a film that can use the single most obvious bit of symbolism ("baggage") with so much subtlety and nuance. Reitman pulled it off by, I felt, borrowing heavily from the vernacular of the stage. The dialog, the prop symbolism, set pieces like his apartment just dripping with analogy. It felt very much like a filmed stage play, and I mean that in the very best way.

Spoiler:

I wouldn't have voted for it for best pic, but it's yet another one that I think deserved the nomination and would have been a deserving winner. Don't know if it's due to the expanded nominee list or what, but there seem to be a lot of those this year.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-20-2010, 10:11 AM

Up in the Air demonstrates my favorite kind of drama - funny, clever, well-paced, and with a different sort of backdrop. Having a romance without the "romance" is nice.

And, George Clooney, damn, he just gets hotter and hotter.

Alex · 04-20-2010, 11:13 AM

Like Cary Grant and tuxedos, George Clooney was specially created by god to wear suits. Any time he spends not wearing a suit is like spitting in god's eye.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-20-2010, 12:16 PM

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Like Cary Grant and tuxedos, George Clooney was specially created by god to wear suits. Any time he spends not wearing a suit is like spitting in god's eye.

In parts of the film he's wearing a suit but sans tie, which is my favorite look.

04-12-2010, 10:06 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Actually, I didn't read the book, and still liked the movie enough - to actually be interested in the book. No, A Serious Man is not based on a novel. It's based on a book. The Book of Job. Finding that out after the fact made the movie even more fascinating to me. But yeah, if I'd known that going in, I would have been in the proper frame of mind even sooner - and not have found the story or characters in any way odd or annoying, since they were basically reenacting or riffing on an ancient parable. I think critics' problems are with the Bible, not the Coen Brothers.
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04-13-2010, 05:45 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Any chance the world will end before June 4 so that when we all go before god for judgment, this won't be held against us?
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04-17-2010, 06:39 AM	#5
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Kick Ass was...well, just ok. The main story involving Kick Ass is really rather boring and way too long. It would have been a better movie if they just cut everything and put out a 20 minute movie that was just the Hit Girl/Big Daddy storyline.
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04-17-2010, 10:04 AM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	One man's opinion. Another's is KICK ASS IS RAD The third act dragged a bit because they did not bring anything new to the game, but that's true of most comedies. That they kept adding to the mix through the 2nd act is par for the course, and all I will expect of a comedy film. And that this was. I laughed my ass off. It's Kill Bill for Kids (though with an R rating, kids will have to wait for the DVD). The scenes with Nicolas Cage and little Chloe Moretz are pure gold. She's beyond radical as Hit Girl. Nick Cage hasn't been this good in forever, and he's hysterical as Big Daddy. Red Mist also a riot. The Kick Ass character and storyline were the lesser moments - - but I like the twist on this type of story (and I can't say too much more of that without spoilorz ... don't want to get into that yet ... EVERYONE GO SEE THIS MOVIE THIS WEEKEND - and then we'll talk about it). 8 Stars. Laugh Riot. Takes No Prisoners. Kicks Some Serious Ass.
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04-20-2010, 08:35 AM	#7
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Continuing our unprecedented Oscar nom coverage, Up in the Air. I really admire a film that can use the single most obvious bit of symbolism ("baggage") with so much subtlety and nuance. Reitman pulled it off by, I felt, borrowing heavily from the vernacular of the stage. The dialog, the prop symbolism, set pieces like his apartment just dripping with analogy. It felt very much like a filmed stage play, and I mean that in the very best way. Spoiler: Until the last half hour I was thinking, "It's Lost in Translation minus the bleak." I had considered the possibility that they'd go the route of her having a family, but I thought they had passed the point where the reveal would have happened. I wouldn't have voted for it for best pic, but it's yet another one that I think deserved the nomination and would have been a deserving winner. Don't know if it's due to the expanded nominee list or what, but there seem to be a lot of those this year. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-20-2010, 10:11 AM	#8
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Up in the Air demonstrates my favorite kind of drama - funny, clever, well-paced, and with a different sort of backdrop. Having a romance without the "romance" is nice. And, George Clooney, damn, he just gets hotter and hotter.
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04-20-2010, 11:13 AM	#9
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Like Cary Grant and tuxedos, George Clooney was specially created by god to wear suits. Any time he spends not wearing a suit is like spitting in god's eye.
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