Cashmere, Touching the Void was a movie that Nutty and I watched together. Well, Nutty watched and I kind of watched through my fingers... even knowing that the narrators survived, because hey, there they were, narrating.
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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Theodosia - Sep 14, 2006 10:48:41 am PDT #4180 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jessica - Sep 14, 2006 10:53:26 am PDT #4181 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
even knowing that the narrators survived, because hey, there they were, narrating.
Yes! That fact really should have sapped all the tension right out of the film, and yet...
Cashmere - Sep 14, 2006 11:51:35 am PDT #4182 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Yes! That fact really should have sapped all the tension right out of the film, and yet...
DH totally laughed at me because I commented something like, "I know they live and yet, I'm so scared for them!"
It was an incredible piece of work. The only thing that took me out of it was the weird, musical, hallucination part.
Jessica - Sep 14, 2006 2:14:37 pm PDT #4183 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 14, 2006 2:16:45 pm PDT #4184 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Oh man, that reminds me of marvel's Secret Wars being translated into Japanese as "Mindless Cosmic Fighting"!
Mikey - Sep 14, 2006 6:44:53 pm PDT #4185 of 10001
All this time, I thought Hunter was a bitch. Turns out she was just hungry.
Saw The Protector last night. Thai cinema. Huh.
Beej-
Aisha Tyler gave it thumbs down on this week's Ebert & Roeper, recommending instead Ong-Bak. Her video picks were Infernal Affairs and Old Boy. And by the way she spoke of them she knows her Asian cinema and she loves it.
As one who enjoyed Ong-Bak I'll skip The Protector for now.
Narrator note: didn't Kevin Spacey's character from American Beauty end up dead? He was the narrator, so I've never since assumed the narrator would be alive at the end or that it would matter.
tommyrot - Sep 14, 2006 7:18:54 pm PDT #4186 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
didn't Kevin Spacey's character from American Beauty end up dead?
Yes.
What was that noir-ish movie that won Oscars a few years back... took place in LA. Danny DeVito was the narrator, and he was killed half-way through.
eta: LA Confidential.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 14, 2006 7:26:06 pm PDT #4187 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think Sunset Boulevard kind of set the trend, didn't it?
In fact, the only movie I can think of offhand that had a still-living narrator at the end was The Opposite of Sex. And I'm pretty sure Dede couldn't be killed...
Kate P. - Sep 15, 2006 4:02:30 am PDT #4188 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
He was the narrator, so I've never since assumed the narrator would be alive at the end or that it would matter.
True, but isn't Touching the Void non-fiction? I haven't seen it so I can't remember for sure, but I think it's a true story, told by the people who lived through it. (That's the one about mountain climbing, right?)
Cashmere - Sep 15, 2006 4:20:14 am PDT #4189 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
True, but isn't Touching the Void non-fiction? I haven't seen it so I can't remember for sure, but I think it's a true story, told by the people who lived through it. (That's the one about mountain climbing, right?)
Yup, it's a documentary--sort of. The climbing parts were reenacted by actors but it's all true.
I think Sunset Boulevard kind of set the trend, didn't it?
Poor schmuck always did want a pool.
I'm trying to remember another film I saw where the narrator was dead in the first scene. We've seen it recently but I can't recall what it was.