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Old 02-01-2012, 04:03 PM   #11041 (permalink)
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I really liked the low key, effects-lite approach of the film, reminded me a lot of The Thirteenth Floor in terms of relating a big concept in a simple and understated way.

There were are a couple of things I didn't like about the film (no plot spoilers here) but overall I really liked it and Emily Blunt is superb and doesn't come across as the usual sappy tag-a-long.
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Old 02-01-2012, 04:43 PM   #11042 (permalink)
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^ ^ ^I wasn't expecting much but enjoyed that one as well.
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Old 02-01-2012, 04:51 PM   #11043 (permalink)
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This movie had an incredible first half and Robert De Niro's character has instantly become one of my favourite movie characters, but I was a bit disappointed in the ending. I had hoped it would have been a more grandiose, lengthy killing spree, but it was over in a few minutes. Solid movie all in all though, 8/10.
The ending is very ambiguous and is open to interpretation. It may or may not interest you but the films writer (Paul Schrader) is also a decent director in his own right and continued the theme of lonely, disaffected men in American Gigolo and Light Sleeper which he says were the same character as Travis Bickle but in their 30's and 40's respectively and although they are not sequels at all they are fascinating viewing especially Light Sleeper which is an absolute underrated gem starring Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon so that gives you some idea of the quality of the project.
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Old 02-01-2012, 11:19 PM   #11044 (permalink)
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I really liked the low key, effects-lite approach of the film, reminded me a lot of The Thirteenth Floor in terms of relating a big concept in a simple and understated way.

There were are a couple of things I didn't like about the film (no plot spoilers here) but overall I really liked it and Emily Blunt is superb and doesn't come across as the usual sappy tag-a-long.
i thought that was good, but PKD's Gnostic Christianity wasn't translated well to screen, as it focussed more on the romantic angle
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Old 02-01-2012, 11:22 PM   #11045 (permalink)
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This movie had an incredible first half and Robert De Niro's character has instantly become one of my favourite movie characters, but I was a bit disappointed in the ending. I had hoped it would have been a more grandiose, lengthy killing spree, but it was over in a few minutes. Solid movie all in all though, 8/10.
I adore this movie.

I just watched this at the cinema:



Has anyone non-Kiwi heard of this film?
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Old 02-01-2012, 11:27 PM   #11046 (permalink)
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It was very good, starts off very slow but I guess that is part of the charm. Very complex and satifying plot.
If you think that was slow you should see the BBC adaptation of it that was made in the late 70s. The plot moves at a snails pace but the performances are just full of quality. There's a scene that lasts around 10 minutes and it's just a bunch of people walking into a room for a meeting with no dialogue whatsoever apart from the occasional 'good morning', and yet the way each person does it reveals so much of their character, it's just brilliantly done.
I've not seen the movie yet but it has really big shoes to fill.
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Old 02-02-2012, 10:09 AM   #11047 (permalink)
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The ending is very ambiguous and is open to interpretation. It may or may not interest you but the films writer (Paul Schrader) is also a decent director in his own right and continued the theme of lonely, disaffected men in American Gigolo and Light Sleeper which he says were the same character as Travis Bickle but in their 30's and 40's respectively and although they are not sequels at all they are fascinating viewing especially Light Sleeper which is an absolute underrated gem starring Willem Dafoe and Susan Sarandon so that gives you some idea of the quality of the project.
The ending is interesting and really makes the film, I think. I've always interpreted it in a pretty straight-forward way, taking the events at face value. I always thought it was about something like the duality of how things could have turned out.

Spoiler for Taxi Driver:
Travis was most likely to end up a villain and certainly would have had he killed Palantine, but by a stroke of luck and some other stuff, he turns out a hero instead. Either way, he's a mentally disturbed killer likely to kill or cause trouble again in the future.

I think the duality/irony of that was what was intended.

I haven't seen the other movies you mention, though. I will definetly check out Light Sleeper. Thanks for the tip
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Old 02-02-2012, 07:10 PM   #11048 (permalink)
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I watched two. First:


I liked it a lot. I haven't seen Ryan Gosling in many things that I actually drew enjoyment from, but this is a keeper. One downside was that I was expecting something far more experimental than what I saw, since everybody bitched about how it tries to be far too artsy for its own good. Usually that's a sign that it will be a film that I appreciate for its avant-gardism. The only thing I would consider artsy in this film is the vagueness of the ending. Some would say that it's the cinematography that's art house but I entirely disagree, it's just good cinematography in my opinion.
Anyways, I liked the action in it and the storyline was dark enough to keep me interested, it was a great ride the whole way through, had me intrigued from moment one. 9.5/10

Next:

Oh my, a Shakespearean spoof. Can't get more dry than that now, can we?
That was my initial thought of the film, but I watched it nonetheless since Netflix recommended it to me with five stars according to my taste, and damn, they were right. I just finished reading Hamlet again, so everything from the play was still fresh when I watched it. This film had me in hysterics the whole way through, and the humour was smart and Shakespearean in itself, but with modern language so that it's easier to understand what in the Hell they are saying. That being said, this may be one of my favourite comedies that I've seen. 10/10
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This was great, absolutely met any expectations I had for it. High quality thriller with some excellent dialogue. 8.5/10
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^ I actually didn't like it, but I was terribly tired. Certainly need to watch it again.
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