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Originally posted by TomServo
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I'm excited to see the film. Don't want anything to do with the trailer as usual but I'm glad you think it looks good. -
Marat / Sade
I don't know why I suddenly felt like reviewing this film. It has been a while since I have seen it so I can't remember everything, but I'm going write a blurb based on how I remember feeling after viewing it. One aspect of the movie was brilliant and another was poor.
The movie was generally boring to me and I fault the director for that. It felt like a filmed play, which may have been the intention, as it was originally a play. But I don't think it worked. The most engaging performance was that of Patrick Magee, who was already a seasoned film actor at the time, and I truly believe he helped bring much of the cinematic qualities. The rest of the performances felt amateurish, relatively, since portraying those who are mentally disturbed allows for more suspension of disbelief on the part of the audience. The pacing needed to be more dynamic but it wasn't. And I would have liked it to be more pleasant to the eye with better photography and set design -- some eye candy to keep the interest. I say that because what ends up happening is that words become the main focus. Focusing entirely on words takes away the essence of a film. You have the opportunity to include so much subtlety and such a unique perspective and to not have it seems a shame.
But now there is the other side. The screenplay, the story and the concepts are nothing short of phenomenal. It is highly academic but not arrogant and is very rewarding if the investment in understanding the history relied on is made. So interesting was the commentary and the philosophy it asserted and so clever was the manipulation and method by which it was illustrated. I give great credit to all of the writing involved.
Although, I was not impressed with this film either cinematically nor in the sense of a significant number of the performances, the rest was enough for me to award it a seven out of ten. I feel it was enough to make it worth viewing and I would love to see the play if directed as cleverly as the words deserve. It was smart and different... two commendable qualities that are in short supply.Comment
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Stark, is it similar to Quills?Comment
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I was flipping through some channels and the film Truly, Madly, Deeply was on. It had just started and something caught my attention. In the background, there was a large poster of the Armenian alphabet. It was so random. I don't think anything about Armenians was mentioned, but it was funny.Comment
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My DVD has arrived. I can't wait to watch it. It'll have to wait.
Achkerov kute.Comment
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Heh. Not even close. Quills is a biopic.Originally posted by TomServoComment
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Originally posted by AnonymouseMy DVD has arrived. I can't wait to watch it. It'll have to wait.
I love that movie.Comment
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Speaking of vampire movies, I will soon be seeing Roman Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck.Comment
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Just a reminder: Where the Truth Lies opens this Friday in L.A. and N.Y. and it's going to be fantastic!Comment
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When, oh when are the Cannes panelists going to award Egoyan with the Golden Palm? I think he came close in 1997. At least he isn't whining like that one Greek director.Comment
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