Miscellaneous Movie Musings

mousepod · 08-27-2007, 10:02 PM

OK then, another warning. There are some extremely startling moments in Inland Empire. Definitely a horror flick on some level.

innerSpaceman · 09-07-2007, 03:25 PM

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.

€uroMeinke · 09-07-2007, 05:23 PM

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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

08-27-2007, 10:02 PM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	OK then, another warning. There are some extremely startling moments in Inland Empire. Definitely a horror flick on some level. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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09-07-2007, 03:25 PM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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