Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 283

innerSpaceman · 01-09-2008, 07:34 PM

It was a good movie till that final bit. Maybe when I rent it, I'll watch the first two-thirds, and then read the last third of the book.

LSPoorEeyorick · 01-09-2008, 08:14 PM

Wait...

Spoiler:

Then it really broke from the screenplay we pitched on...

Moonliner · 01-11-2008, 07:37 PM

I just saw Legin tonight, I have to say the ending was rather abrupt. I wonder if we will one day see an extended DVD with an alternate, more faithful to the book, ending.

LSPoorEeyorick · 01-12-2008, 12:23 PM

Oh, my. iSm's already recommended it, but I heartily agree. The Orphanage was a wonderful, wonderfully creepy film. Both Tom and I were tied up in tension, almost the whole time. I thought that the narrative structure, the echoing elements throughout, the whole screenplay in general, was really top-notch. I'll have to see how it weathers with me, but some of the imagery is definitely still with me today. It definitely is toe-to-toe with, for instance, The Others, but for atmospheric quality and tension, I would even compare it with Rosemary's Baby.

I'd pre-emptively made a personal top ten list of films of 2007 yesterday morning, but I'm having to reconsider it after seeing that last night.

Gemini Cricket · 01-17-2008, 06:30 PM

Juno.
I have to agree with a couple of critics and say it's one of the best films of the year.
I completely enjoyed it.
Wonderful soundtrack.
Ellen Page should be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
If you haven't seen it, you bloody should!

PS - There is a particular song from the film that is tattooed on my mind.

flippyshark · 01-17-2008, 07:13 PM

I admired The Orphanage quite a bit, particularly the lead performance. And it did have terrific atmosphere. However, the movie sadly contained one of the most odious of current horror movie cliches. I refer to

Spoiler:

Alex · 01-17-2008, 07:39 PM

I'd be curious if you mentioned some of the others that have that. I'm not a big horror fan but I can't think of any off the top of my head (Meet Joe Black was the first thing that came to mind but obviously not horror).

innerSpaceman · 01-17-2008, 07:46 PM

And yet The Orphanage was just snubbed by the Academy, and is not in the final running for best foreign language film nominations. Um, neither is Persepolis. WTF??? Heads up their collective arses, I believe

flippyshark · 01-17-2008, 07:49 PM

Final Destination comes to mind as the first time I saw the gag. If I recall correctly, it's also in Bride of Chucky Other examples may come to me. (I know I've rolled my eyes at several instances, staged nearly identically, elsewhere.)

Alex · 01-17-2008, 07:55 PM

Neither if 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days from Romania. I haven't seen any of these three but this one is the one that seems to be causing the most shock.

Maybe the foreign language committee is going the way of the documentary one.

01-09-2008, 07:34 PM	#2821
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	It was a good movie till that final bit. Maybe when I rent it, I'll watch the first two-thirds, and then read the last third of the book.
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01-09-2008, 08:14 PM	#2822
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Wait... Spoiler: He died in the movie? Then it really broke from the screenplay we pitched on...
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01-11-2008, 07:37 PM	#2823
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I just saw Legin tonight, I have to say the ending was rather abrupt. I wonder if we will one day see an extended DVD with an alternate, more faithful to the book, ending. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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01-12-2008, 12:23 PM	#2824
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Oh, my. iSm's already recommended it, but I heartily agree. The Orphanage was a wonderful, wonderfully creepy film. Both Tom and I were tied up in tension, almost the whole time. I thought that the narrative structure, the echoing elements throughout, the whole screenplay in general, was really top-notch. I'll have to see how it weathers with me, but some of the imagery is definitely still with me today. It definitely is toe-to-toe with, for instance, The Others, but for atmospheric quality and tension, I would even compare it with Rosemary's Baby. I'd pre-emptively made a personal top ten list of films of 2007 yesterday morning, but I'm having to reconsider it after seeing that last night.
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01-17-2008, 06:30 PM	#2825
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Juno. I have to agree with a couple of critics and say it's one of the best films of the year. I completely enjoyed it. Wonderful soundtrack. Ellen Page should be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. If you haven't seen it, you bloody should! PS - There is a particular song from the film that is tattooed on my mind.
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01-17-2008, 07:13 PM	#2826
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I admired The Orphanage quite a bit, particularly the lead performance. And it did have terrific atmosphere. However, the movie sadly contained one of the most odious of current horror movie cliches. I refer to Spoiler: the bus or truck that rushes in suddenly from screen left, taking out an unsuspecting, to say nothing of unobservant, character. The effect is not unlike a train squashing Wile E. Coyote. This shock-shtick is overused, and for me, unintentionally slapstick funny. So, in The Orphanage, I don't object to the plot point of a character being run over, just the hackneyed way in which it was presented. On the other hand, the best shock moment in the movie followed just a minute later.
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01-17-2008, 07:39 PM	#2827
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'd be curious if you mentioned some of the others that have that. I'm not a big horror fan but I can't think of any off the top of my head (Meet Joe Black was the first thing that came to mind but obviously not horror).
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01-17-2008, 07:46 PM	#2828
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	And yet The Orphanage was just snubbed by the Academy, and is not in the final running for best foreign language film nominations. Um, neither is Persepolis. WTF??? Heads up their collective arses, I believe
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01-17-2008, 07:49 PM	#2829
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Final Destination comes to mind as the first time I saw the gag. If I recall correctly, it's also in Bride of Chucky Other examples may come to me. (I know I've rolled my eyes at several instances, staged nearly identically, elsewhere.)
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01-17-2008, 07:55 PM	#2830
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Neither if 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days from Romania. I haven't seen any of these three but this one is the one that seems to be causing the most shock. Maybe the foreign language committee is going the way of the documentary one.
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