Kate Winslet is my favorite actress, at least of the under-40 crowd. She's also the least neurotic of the batch (or seems to be), which is probably why she's my favorite.
The count of three isn't a plan. It's Sesame Street.
Buffy ,'First Date'
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Kathy A - Mar 13, 2007 7:17:34 am PDT #7813 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Jessica - Mar 13, 2007 7:25:05 am PDT #7814 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was spoiled for The Departed because I watched Infernal Affairs and they followed the plot pretty closely (except I don't think the Chinese film had an equivalent of the Mark Wahlberg character); I enjoyed the film, but it didn't have quite the same emotional impact on me as the original (which I loved) -- being spoiled for the film probably had something to do with it.
Vonnie is me. I think another part of the reason it didn't have the same impact for me as the Hong Kong original is the length -- Infernal Affairs is only 90-100 minutes long. It's a tight little film. Marty seemed to want the plot of the first movie with the scope of the second, which is more of a HK-style Godfather Part II, and I'm not sure it was an entirely successful choice.
Hooking up with Scorcese was the smartest thing Leo ever did -- it's really allowed him to leave his golden-boy teen idol phase behind.
Amy - Mar 13, 2007 7:25:27 am PDT #7815 of 10001
Because books.
Kate Winslet is my favorite actress, at least of the under-40 crowd. She's also the least neurotic of the batch (or seems to be), which is probably why she's my favorite.
Kathy is in my brain, stealin' my thoughts.
Kathy A - Mar 13, 2007 7:28:01 am PDT #7816 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Mmmm, spicy AmyLiz braaaiiinnnsssss...
§ ita § - Mar 13, 2007 8:10:55 am PDT #7817 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Having watched and enjoyed Infernal Affairs, I'm not sure what parts of The Departed were supposed to be surprising...except for the ones that did surprise me. And there was a fair amount, I suppose, what with the explosion of killings at the end. The extra characters added to that--my memory of Infernal Affairs is almost of a three person story.
erikaj - Mar 13, 2007 9:58:31 am PDT #7818 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Had much Trainspotting love. But I love some junkie narrative so I wouldn't expect people to love it cause I do. The few times I've interviewed for jobs remind me of the interview in it.
Strega - Mar 13, 2007 1:15:24 pm PDT #7819 of 10001
That sort of facile nihilism reminds me of David Fincher movies, which I also dislike.I strongly disagree! I would have used "shallow" instead of "facile."
But other than that I'm with you on Fincher.
Jessica - Mar 13, 2007 1:43:10 pm PDT #7820 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I found Zodiac refreshingly un-Fincherlike -- it's a real story, richly detailed, and without any of his wacky self-indulgent camera moves.
(And I say "refreshingly un-Fincherlike" as someone who lists Fight Club as one of my favorite movies of all time. But that's balanced out by my utter loathing of both Se7en and The Game, and the eye-rolling amusement I feel for Panic Room.)
Amy - Mar 13, 2007 2:08:00 pm PDT #7821 of 10001
Because books.
What don't you like about Se7en, Jessica? I love that movie. I thought The Game was incredibly farfetched, and Panic Room mostly filled me with real estate envy like whoa.
Jessica - Mar 13, 2007 2:11:24 pm PDT #7822 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What don't you like about Se7en, Jessica?
I have a general dislike for movies I perceive to be less clever than their creators seem to think they are. And Se7en has an air of thinking that it is very clever indeed.