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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Dana - Jul 02, 2009 3:39:16 pm PDT #2833 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ailleann - Jul 02, 2009 3:44:55 pm PDT #2834 of 30000
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
I don't care about the Pan-Pacific Grand Prix!
Juliebird - Jul 02, 2009 3:50:51 pm PDT #2835 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
"I want Ken Railings to walk in here right now, and say 'Pam Short's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with *you*!'"
(Ken) "Pam Short's broken both her legs, and I wanna dance with you." "That was unexpected."
-t - Jul 02, 2009 3:54:21 pm PDT #2836 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I would have to go with a Fred Astaire, but which one would take research.
Juliebird - Jul 02, 2009 3:56:36 pm PDT #2837 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I would have to go with a Fred Astaire
Ooh, I forgot, there used to be dance movies that didn't consistently suck.
(I refuse to watch movies from the 70's and 80's for the most part, so I'm sure that there is a more than a small gap in my knowledge base)
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 02, 2009 5:07:21 pm PDT #2838 of 30000
"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
Does the movie have to be strictly about dance, or just have it play a major role? Because if the latter I'd be torn between Grease and 1941.
le nubian - Jul 02, 2009 6:04:47 pm PDT #2839 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So I just got out of Public Enemies and I liked it. I didn't LOVE it, but I liked it. I had heard some people having a problem with Depp's portrayal of Dillinger. I had no such trouble - and I don't consider myself a Depp fangirl (I haven't seen POTC after all).
I think Depp did a good job with the character and he had really great chemistry with Cotillard. This is action-packed movie with some graphic gun violence. I think the first half of the movie is a bit boring (except for the first 20 minutes), but the last half jumps off and keeps going.
My quick problems:
a) cinematography should have been better. The film seemed grainy and didn't look good. I am sure this was all intentional, but some of the colors looked TOO washed out to me.
b) the music was way distracting. I think the music was used in "No Country for Old Men" or something and so it was distracting because I had associated it with a previous movie
c) I wanted better characterization of Dillinger. This could have been a GREAT movie if they had explored his reasons for his actions just a bit more.
I would give this movie a solid "B."
-t - Jul 02, 2009 6:11:30 pm PDT #2840 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
cinematography should have been better. The film seemed grainy and didn't look good.
That's disappointing. I mostly want to see it because it looks gorgeous in the ads.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 02, 2009 7:15:57 pm PDT #2841 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Does the movie have to be strictly about dance, or just have it play a major role? Because if the latter I'd be torn between Grease and 1941.
Ooh, yeah. 1941 is train-wreck of a movie on so many levels, but the jitterbug scene is amazing. A real keeper.
Connie Neil - Jul 02, 2009 7:20:05 pm PDT #2842 of 30000
brillig
1941 is train-wreck of a movie on so many levels
Ferris wheels! Rolling! And one of John Williams' best themes.