Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Gemini Cricket · 03-21-2008, 05:51 PM

Elizabeth: the Golden Age
I am 15 minutes in and all I have to say is: ick!
The screenplay is far too choppy, the characters are introduced quickly without even getting to know them and Elizabeth has been portrayed so far as some sort of winky supermodel. Ick.
The editing is by far some of the worst editing I have ever seen in a film. You can barely breathe watching this MTV video style cutting. It's almost flickering in places because the cuts are so quick. I know there is a lot of ground to cover, but a well told story can take its time and hold its audience...
The only reason I don't press eject is because I adore Blanchett and Owen so much.
Ick.

03-21-2008, 05:51 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Elizabeth: the Golden Age I am 15 minutes in and all I have to say is: ick! The screenplay is far too choppy, the characters are introduced quickly without even getting to know them and Elizabeth has been portrayed so far as some sort of winky supermodel. Ick. The editing is by far some of the worst editing I have ever seen in a film. You can barely breathe watching this MTV video style cutting. It's almost flickering in places because the cuts are so quick. I know there is a lot of ground to cover, but a well told story can take its time and hold its audience... The only reason I don't press eject is because I adore Blanchett and Owen so much. Ick.
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