Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Snowflake · 02-19-2008, 10:15 AM

Alex, I stand corrected, sorry bout that.

I'd love to see Cotilard win, I think she truly deserves it. It was, for what it was, a tour de force performance.

Julie Christie has my sentimental vote.

Gemini Cricket · 02-20-2008, 12:15 AM

I saw Bourne Ultimatum the other night. I highly recommend it.
It's a wonderful action film. One of the best I've seen in awhile.
The editing is so fierce, I can't believe how many cuts this film has.
And I can't believe the locations that they shot in. There's a huge scene in the middle of the busiest tube station in London and then there's a huge chase scene in Tangiers that is wonderful. There's one jump that the Bourne character takes that is tremendous.
I definitely want to watch all 3 back to back sometime.
Interesting that Matt Damon is now the golden boy and Ben Affleck is nowhere to be found. Interesting.

Spoiler:

02-19-2008, 10:15 AM	#1
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Alex, I stand corrected, sorry bout that. I'd love to see Cotilard win, I think she truly deserves it. It was, for what it was, a tour de force performance. Julie Christie has my sentimental vote.
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02-20-2008, 12:15 AM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I saw Bourne Ultimatum the other night. I highly recommend it. It's a wonderful action film. One of the best I've seen in awhile. The editing is so fierce, I can't believe how many cuts this film has. And I can't believe the locations that they shot in. There's a huge scene in the middle of the busiest tube station in London and then there's a huge chase scene in Tangiers that is wonderful. There's one jump that the Bourne character takes that is tremendous. I definitely want to watch all 3 back to back sometime. Interesting that Matt Damon is now the golden boy and Ben Affleck is nowhere to be found. Interesting. Spoiler: An interesting thing I found out is that casting can sometimes give away some of the plot. Or at least it can direct you in a way as a viewer. I saw in the credits that Albert Finney was cast in the film. And seeing 3/4 of it and not seeing him yet, I figured out that he was going to explain the whole Bourne secret. Why else would he take the part if it wasn't a significant role? And his scene would have to be a major one if he had not a single piece of dialogue 3/4 of the way in. I think they should have hidden the fact that Finney was in it and surprised us with his appearance and his revelation. That was also a big giveaway for me when I saw Appointment with Death. I thought to myself, why on earth would Lauren Bacall be in this film? She's a heavy hitter. She wouldn't do this film unless... Yes, it could have been John Gielgud but I just knew it was her. And it was.
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