I quite liked Mysterious Skin. I also have a hugely strong emotional reaction to Lost in Translation, as I've discussed here many times.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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Gris - Aug 09, 2006 12:51:24 pm PDT #3417 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Hayden - Aug 09, 2006 1:34:46 pm PDT #3418 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I rather liked Lost In Translation, but I didn't think it was better than, say, The Virgin Suicides.
Zenkitty - Aug 09, 2006 1:47:04 pm PDT #3419 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, The Virgin Suicides makes me cry. When I first saw it, I didn't know what was going to happen, and the fact that it had the inevitable, rather than the happy, ending was a gut-punch.
Jessica - Aug 09, 2006 1:54:52 pm PDT #3420 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I rather liked Lost In Translation, but I didn't think it was better than, say, The Virgin Suicides.
I haven't seen The Virgin Suicides in so long, so I can't really talk about why Lost in Translation hit me so much harder. I think they're both amazingly well-directed movies (and their combined strength is why I'm looking forward to Marie Antoinette with hope instead of dread).
erikaj - Aug 09, 2006 2:02:31 pm PDT #3421 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Is on my list.(considers removing, but hell, if I could take it when Wallace died... I'm Simon fan "We never have good news for anyone. Ever.") Or Frank Sobatka...(sniff) Will play it by ear, I suppose. my queue is long as Wu's I think. If Bubbles dies, I think I'll have to be rehydrated professionally though. Don't know...something about that man, junkie or not, just kills me every time I see him. He's kind of...sweetnatured or something. Even though he steals and probably, being a hard-core fiend, has lied to every friend or family member, there's something still good in there, damn it.
Gris - Aug 09, 2006 2:41:54 pm PDT #3422 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I loved The Virgin Suicides as well, but Lost in Translation makes me think of old friends long lost. I think it built from a stronger base - I thought the book of the Virgin Suicides was meh at best - but both are excellent films.
I also look forward to Marie Antoinette, based on the director alone.
Glamcookie - Aug 09, 2006 3:04:15 pm PDT #3423 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
The Virgin Suicides was a very pretty movie, but ultimately I was left with, "What of it?"
Kate P. - Aug 09, 2006 4:38:58 pm PDT #3424 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I was underimpressed by The Virgin Suicides, both book and movie. The themes and setting worked well for me at the beginning, but there wasn't much of a payoff and ultimately both the story and the characters were too flimsy to really captivate me; whereas Lost in Translation suckerpunched me with a feeling of recognition and intense longing.
Ailleann - Aug 09, 2006 5:40:23 pm PDT #3425 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
So Cashmere and I saw Five Children and It, aka "Why Haven't We Heard of This Movie?!?" Jim Henson's Creature Shop work, produced by Lisa Henson... Freddy Highmore as one of four cute kids, Kenneth Branagh as the crazy uncle, and Eddie Izzard as the voice of It, along with a couple other recognizable faces. A touching little story, cute one-liners, especially by Eddie. I'm so glad we saw it, and I recommend it to everyone.
Jessica - Aug 09, 2006 5:42:35 pm PDT #3426 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
That was one of my favorite books when I was a kid.