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The more I thought about it, the more I liked it, for all the Nolan-y convolutions and mirroring.
That's how I felt too, Strega. Right after it was done, I felt a little underwhelmed based on all the hype, but once I started reading some discussions and unpacking it all, I liked it a lot more. Sort of like Pan's Labyrinth.
Just started watching Hot Fuzz. Holy crap, this has everybody!
:: loves Strega's spicy brains in a non-zombieish fashion ::
Yeah, the characters are horrible people, but it's been established that I don't care so much about that. I get why it's off-putting, though. There's something Kubrick-y about it, I suppose. "Here's a very precise movie about horrid people doing shitty things. Enjoy!"
For me, it was more that I thought the movie wanted me to like the Borden at the end. I would have been happier if I felt that the movie was OK with me thinking they were all horrid.
Another thing: Lord Cadlow had a British accent, right? I noticed that Angier's American accent was more pronounced, almost caricaturish, when he was performing as The Great Danton, but otherwise Angier pretty consistently maintained an American accent.
Hot Fuzz was awesome.
And I counted two UK Office cameos, not counting Martin Freeman.
Also, since there were some references to the original Wicker Man, I'm now wondering what other films featuring Dalton, Nighy, um... what's his name... the guy who played Belloq in Raiders...., Broadbent, were referenced in the movie.
I just watched Children of Men.
How the FUCK did that film not win any Oscars?
Because the Academy doesn't know how to find its own ass with two hands?
CoM was my favourite film last year and in my head, it won all the awards it was nominated for and a bunch of others (like, oh, the Best Picture.) Honestly, I'm trying to remember which film won for Best Picture this year and drawing a complete blank.
The Departed, which I thought kind of sucked.
I liked The Departed a whole lot--up until the end, where I thought it got needlessly twisty.
My sister watched The Prestige last night, and now she's waiting for me to explain it to her. Should be interesting.