crocodile 8,012 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It's not an easy film to get into, true.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It is rather brilliant though. And the look and acting is perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 The cast is simply astonishing. And even Mark Strong does a better job than usual.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 And I think Iglesias delivered a cracking score. Really enjoyed hearing his extended suite/concerto for orchestra and oboe based on this music.WHAAAAAT?!!!Link? Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 We just weren't in the mood for a heavy thinking movie at the time. Watched something light instead, and just haven't come back to it.Let the Right One In is great and an amazingly-shot film. Evocative, and some impressive shots -- including a climatic one underwater -- just really make this film. And the score was beautiful too.Her wasn't that impressive, but maybe that was due to Hoytema having to use digital on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brown 91 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 And I think Iglesias delivered a cracking score. Really enjoyed hearing his extended suite/concerto for orchestra and oboe based on this music.KarolAgreed. Brilliant film. Excellent cast. Wish they'd do a sequel with the same talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Why do I get the feeling this is going to be like a cross between Spielberg and Malick.Cool poster. Spielberg and Kubrick, actually. 2001 has been name dropped as an inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Hm. Definitely not tonally, but there are obviously some similarities. Most notably... the fact that the third act is set mostly in the "beyond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Let the Right One In was nowhere near as good as I was expecting it to be. Good film not great imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm so conflicted about this movie. It looks great but I really want to see what Spielberg would have done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 One on the one hand, I'm pumped for Nolan homaging Spielberg properly -Abrams take in my opinion was dreadful.Abrams, in an interview with Spielberg sitting right next to him, has said that Super 8 was not meant or intended as an "homage to Spielberg", but rather just a representation of a time in his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 There's a great article which pretty much sums up my feelings about Super 8.http://www.rogerebert.com/scanners/super-8-spielberg-lite publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 And I think Iglesias delivered a cracking score. Really enjoyed hearing his extended suite/concerto for orchestra and oboe based on this music.WHAAAAAT?!!!Link?It was in concert last year. Tinker Tailor Oboe Spy was the title - three movements, probably over 20 minutes long. I haven't got a recording and, sadly, none seems to be available online. Trust me, I've been looking for it.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 One on the one hand, I'm pumped for Nolan homaging Spielberg properly -Abrams take in my opinion was dreadful.Abrams, in an interview with Spielberg sitting right next to him, has said that Super 8 was not meant or intended as an "homage to Spielberg", but rather just a representation of a time in his life.A time of his life when he was a well-fed kid watching tons of Hollywood movies without ever really understanding them (the Spielberg ones at least). Facsimile directors who write and direct like robots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Exactly! Spielberg/Kubrick or not, it definitely looks Malickian. Do we know if the Nolanster is a fan? Crocs? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Okay, I think it's safe to say he's a fan. In fact, it's pretty clear that to them (Nolan and Fincher) Malick is up there with the immortals. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I think those "influences" might be a reason why some people really have a problem with Nolan - that kind of exalted, sombre, "profound" and contemplative must feel pretentious to many. I get that.But it doesn't have the same effect on me.Because I have better taste. Karol Koray Savas and Dixon Hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Still, watching a Nolan film never makes me think of Malick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 It makes you think of.... EXPOSITION!And wordy at that.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Well, I'm just holding onto the claim that he's still working with Spielberg's original script. Otherwise the film is fucked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 He re-wrote the script, you know. As to how much, remains to be seen.He better did, his brother isn't the best of screenwriters (on his own). Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 THIS SUMMER: WORDS: THE MOVIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 It makes you think of.... EXPOSITION! And wordy at that. It makes me think of ... Bond. But sometimes there are very faint touches of Kubrick. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Wow! Bond by Stanley Kubrick would have been... interesting.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I would rather see David Lynch's Star Wars! Oh... wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Sex and the City 3 by Ingmar Bergman? Star Wars Episode 8 by Andrei Tarkovsky? Fast and Furious 9 by Sergei Parajanov?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Lol that wood stain image is so full of try-hard it hurts. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I think with this one some people will complain whether there's too much exposition or not, given the whole blackholey spacetimey thing.I just dislike so much when characters explain things they already know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Wow! Bond by Stanley Kubrick would have been... interesting.KarolKubrick did the lighting for parts of The Spy Who Loved Me, as a favour to production designer Ken Adams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Oh that's interesting, didn't know that. Was that the hangar set, by any chance? There is a slightly Kubrickian feel to it.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 It was actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 If it weren't for the red boiler suits it'd just be a typical submarine hanger, Karol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 A submarine hanger designed by Ken Adams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 And lighted by Kubrick! (Live And Let Die is still my favorite vintage Bond though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Live And Let Die falls into the severe guilty pleasure for me, but it's never boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Live And Let Die falls into the severe guilty pleasure for me, but it's never boring.Exactly, I can't say that of most other Bonds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 And I gotta say Jane Seymour looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Probably my favourite Bond song, or All Time High. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Probably my favourite Bond song, or All Time High.No one thinks All Time High is their favorite Bond song!Live And Let Die is a pretty amazing song though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Live And Let Die is a pretty amazing song though.It is actually.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 And I gotta say Jane Seymour looks fantastic.She does! But it's also interesting for Yapphet Kotto because he comes across as a very contemporary villain. His acting feels more natural than other Bond villains of that era and therefore it struck me as more real and threatening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 All Time High gets me all chilled and goosebumpy just because of Barry's absolutely luxuriously luscious strings. Which is why I prefer the instrumental version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Hmm, it too is one of my least favorite Bond songs, guest2.And while Kotto felt natural and normal, it was actually his right-hand man who was the over-the-top villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I don't know how anyone wouldn't like Barry's sublime gift for strings, especially in that piece, but there ya go I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 It's the song I don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Barry's strings get a far better work out in many other of his sings. Moonraker, You Only Live Twice for instance.All Time High is weak tea I'm afraid.Wish they had the balls to actually use the phrase Octopussy in a song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Well it's My Little Octopussy isn't it But yeah, it's the music I'm an absolute sucker for there, the ambience of it; not so much the lyric (or vocal). That cue is my single favourite Barry strings piece. Plus it gets the ladies all relaxed, ahem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Aaahhh...gotcha. Say no more *wink* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Of the Bond songs, Tina Turner's one would be near the top for me.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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