Saw the European release of Brazil at one of our art-house theatres last night. Midnight showing, and my first time seeing it. Still full of the "huh" and brain-overflowiness of it all.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video
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juliana - May 29, 2005 9:29:10 am PDT #3480 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Volans - May 29, 2005 9:59:38 am PDT #3481 of 10002
move out and draw fire
It really was good. I have yet to put my finger on why I found the ending so satisfying, but I did.
Because it was right, rather than constructed for an audience.
My weekend movie: Apocalypse Now, Redux. That is one helluva movie, there. And it really didn't feel 3+ hours long. There was only one added-back-in scene that I didn't think was needed.
Jessica - May 29, 2005 10:02:41 am PDT #3482 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
There was only one added-back-in scene that I didn't think was needed.
Was it the random plantation scene with the worst dialogue in the movie? -- "Don't you like brandy?" "No, I like brandy, I just don't want any right now."
Volans - May 29, 2005 10:24:48 am PDT #3483 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Actually, I kind of liked that scene, at least up until it was just Sheen and the chick. I liked the French patriarch driving everyone away from his table, and the feeling that this happened every night. It didn't necessarily move the story along, but it paced Sheen's journey out, and added a bit of political commentary.
No, it was the playmates-for-fuel scene. I didn't think it did much for the movie at all, really. And I probably would've left out Laurence (or I guess, Larry ) Fishburne's speech about Arvin getting shot.
(edited to spell "Laurence" correctly, so I'm talking about the right guy)
Steph L. - May 29, 2005 6:03:35 pm PDT #3484 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Just got back from Revenge of the Sith.
Um. If this movie is considered good compared to the first 2 prequels, I am even more glad that I never saw them.
There were a few things I liked about the movie, but on the whole -- it was pretty bad. Yoda cool was, though.
Cashmere - May 29, 2005 6:06:24 pm PDT #3485 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
The RotS reviews coming in are making me glad it's damn near impossible for me to get to the theatre anymore.
tommyrot - May 29, 2005 6:20:08 pm PDT #3486 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yoda cool was, though.
Yeah.
First time I read this as "Yoda was cool, though." Then I was disapointed that your review had no "Yoda speak," and looked back and caught my mistake.
Look for Yoda-speak you must, sometimes, if to find it you wish.
DavidS - May 29, 2005 6:31:09 pm PDT #3487 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yoda cool was, though.
Emmett is under the impression that Yoda is a serious badass. Though he was also mildly upset about Mace Windu, so I think he'll be primed to appreciate Samuel L. Jackson's Bad Muthafuckah when he's old enough to see Pulp Fiction.
Steph L. - May 29, 2005 6:34:44 pm PDT #3488 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
And gory??? I wasn't expecting that graphic of battle injuries.
I will say that the one part I *really* liked was the sequence where (are we still whitefonting?) almost all the Jedi are killed, one by one -- it was really effective. Though realizing that Anakin was about to kill a bunch of kids was really REALLY shocking. I wasn't expecting that at all.
Alicia K - May 29, 2005 7:07:56 pm PDT #3489 of 10002
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Me too, Steph. I thought that was one of the two reasons for the PG-13 rating.
The other was when you see Anakin, near the end, and ... well, yeah. It was icky.