Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 315

Alex · 03-23-2008, 12:50 PM

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I can highly recommend the Jesse James movie as a sleep aid. OMG, what a bore! Brat Pitt plays a piece of wood named Jesse James, and Casey Affleck is actually really good as the creep Robert Ford who kills him and puts us out of our misery. The movie is only enjoyable in the last half hour after James is killed, when Ford is making himself infamous as a cowardly assassin. The cinematography is beautiful, but the movie is dullsville.

However, I did enjoy the stunt casting of Garret Dillahunt in a supporting role, since he played Jack McCall on Deadwood, the Cowardly Assassin of Wild Bill Hickok. Tee Hee, I was amused.

I finally got around to watching it. I avoided it in theaters and have had it from Netflix, sitting next to my TV since before the Oscars.

I loved it. I completely understand why the people who don't like it, don't like it. And it wouldn't have taken much to push me into that camp. But I'm thoroughly in the camp of those who loved it.

I didn't notice Garret Dillahunt but the stunt casting that really was a poor choice was in using James Carville (yes, the political consultant) as the governor of Missouri. Took me right out of the movie for several minutes.

flippyshark · 03-23-2008, 01:44 PM

I'd like to see this, because I'm intrigued by the subject matter, ands I really like The Long Riders, a movie about the James gang that is nothing but stunt casting. (If I'm not mistaken, I wrote this movie up much earlier in this very thread.)

Gemini Cricket · 03-23-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

I'd like to see this, because I'm intrigued by the subject matter, ands I really like The Long Riders, a movie about the James gang that is nothing but stunt casting. (If I'm not mistaken, I wrote this movie up much earlier in this very thread.)

I thought the cast was made up of real life actor brothers?

flippyshark · 03-23-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I thought the cast was made up of real life actor brothers?

Yeah, that's what I meant by stunt casting. (In that it was a gimmick, but one that worked.) The DVD can easily be found for under 10 bucks, so you can't go wrong.

Gemini Cricket · 03-23-2008, 10:18 PM

D'oh. Sorry. I thought you meant only stuntmen were cast. Like, you know, to do mega-stunts while also acting...
Nevermind.

Alex · 03-24-2008, 07:29 PM

Based on the comments from when mousepod showed it, and a general curiosity about Javier Bardem I put Perdito Durango at the top of my Netflix queue.

Watched it yesterday.

Maybe it is a good crowd movie but I watched it by myself. Someone please tell me how I can get those two hours back.

Not Afraid · 03-24-2008, 07:37 PM

Awwww! I really loved Perdita Durango. I actually liked it as much as No Country for Old Men.

Alex · 03-24-2008, 07:47 PM

I certainly did not.

Javier Bardem was actually fine. James Gandolfini showed more of Tony Soprano than any other pre-Sopranos role I've seen from him. But considering all the action it somehow felt like it was just moseying along doing nothing. Rosie Perez was awful. The two teenagers were worse than Perez. It had the "enjoying rape" cliche.

I should have given up on it but it was the only Netflix movie I had at the moment and I kept telling myself "it has to get better, there must be a point made eventually, redemption is around the corner..." and then it ended.

€uroMeinke · 03-24-2008, 07:52 PM

Heh - yeah

Alex · 03-24-2008, 07:57 PM

I did see something called "the Director's Cut" and I know it was probably edited differently than original release so I'll just decide that it was destroyed in the version I saw and consider it my bad luck.

Maybe if Tommy Lee Jones had been there to create a context.

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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	D'oh. Sorry. I thought you meant only stuntmen were cast. Like, you know, to do mega-stunts while also acting... Nevermind.
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03-24-2008, 07:29 PM	#3146
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Based on the comments from when mousepod showed it, and a general curiosity about Javier Bardem I put Perdito Durango at the top of my Netflix queue. Watched it yesterday. Maybe it is a good crowd movie but I watched it by myself. Someone please tell me how I can get those two hours back.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Awwww! I really loved Perdita Durango. I actually liked it as much as No Country for Old Men.
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03-24-2008, 07:47 PM	#3148
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I certainly did not. Javier Bardem was actually fine. James Gandolfini showed more of Tony Soprano than any other pre-Sopranos role I've seen from him. But considering all the action it somehow felt like it was just moseying along doing nothing. Rosie Perez was awful. The two teenagers were worse than Perez. It had the "enjoying rape" cliche. I should have given up on it but it was the only Netflix movie I had at the moment and I kept telling myself "it has to get better, there must be a point made eventually, redemption is around the corner..." and then it ended.
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03-24-2008, 07:57 PM	#3150
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I did see something called "the Director's Cut" and I know it was probably edited differently than original release so I'll just decide that it was destroyed in the version I saw and consider it my bad luck. Maybe if Tommy Lee Jones had been there to create a context.
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