i pm’d u the title
its actually coming out in sept not the summer, my bad. the entire time they were telling us it was coming out in august
now that I think about it I don’t think they have started production on it either so who knows when the actual release date will be
I just saw “Synecdoche, New York”, and I really enjoyed it. I can see why someone wouldn’t care for it, and I can see where some folks had complaints. But it worked for me. Not my favorite Kaufman film (Being John Malkovich is still my top from him, followed closely by Eternal Sunshine), but that’s sort of irrelevant, since I’ve enjoyed everything he;s done.
I’m curious to see this movie:
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Everything I’ve heard about it has been pretty bi-polar, either “It’s an amazing movie” or “I fucking hated it.” Apparently, it’s a heavy one.
Super props for using “An Ending” by Brian Eno and Cash’s “Hurt” in the trailer.
Transporter 3 = PASS. I’d put it on the same level as 2. Pure shit. I loved the first one because it didnt feel all “Hollywood” and the last 2 films just leave a bad taste in my mouth. I want to see Statham bandit revolver someone again damnit!
Synecdoche was a strange movie for me. I’m not sure if I like it, but I certainly felt it. I would say I want to watch it again, but I kind of don’t want to. A very heavy movie.
I very rarely respect movies that aren’t very concise, but this one was definitely interesting. But yeah, it is definitely not for everyone.
Charlie Kaufman’s a weird experience for me. Initially I don’t know what to think of a movie he’s written, then it grows in my estimation when I rewatch it. It happened with Malkovich, it happened with Adaptation., and sort of happened with Eternal Sunshine.
I haven’t seen Synecdoche, NY yet, but I’m sure I’ll give it a few looks.
oh man, i couldn’t have liked malkovich or eternal more than when i first saw them. i love both those films. i don’t care what anyone says, cage bugs me enough in adaptation that i can’t enjoy it…
If movies have taught me anything, the reason you loudly hate him so much is because you secretly want to have sex with him.
Really, though, I think Cage gives a terrific performance (two, actually) in Adaptation. Maybe the best of his career, which I realize isn’t saying much as far as you’re concerned.
i really want to like adaptation, and i’ll keep watching it until i do, because at the heart of it is a movie i love. i love kauffman so much, so i know what’s there is amazing, i just have to get past my own prejudice…
The movie was exhausting. On pretty much every front, too. And the funny thing about the script, it only works because it isn’t concise, completely fucks with chronology and time lines, and only by doing so makes any sense, or has a point. This is debatable, of course, but that’s how it sat with me. A draining film, but one I’m glad I saw.
Everything I’ve seen from him sits with me for a while. I give him a great deal of credit for that. And Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine and Adaptation are all movies I enjoyed more the second time around.
And as a screenwriter, his movies have their own sense of logic, and bizarre as that logic may be, the film never breaks from it. It makes perfect sense in his fictional world, and no matter how far he digs in, it never “jumps the shark” or pulls some stunt out of left field. Again, just my opinion, but I admire him for that. I also appreciate how fucking thorough he is with whatever concept he runs with. Love it or hate it, I think it’d be hard to argue that it comes off half-baked.
I normally can’t stand Cage (and laugh whenever he speaks), but he’s great in Adaptation and Raising Arizona. I thought he was dead-on in both.
Come on guys, Con Air is a comedy classic.
“I’M A RANGER!”
“dead or alive” totally awesome and hilarious. kinda like the street fighter movie. maroni from dark knight is the bad guy here 
Arguably, he does exactly this in Adaptation., albeit in such a bold and satirical way that it ends up (as you said) pursuing the concept all the way to its logical end.
Yeah, in the case of Adaptation, the abrupt mood-swing was largely the point, so while it’s pretty startling, it makes perfect sense within the logic of that movie.
There are a lot of movies I see that take a risk, or try to throw things in for character’s sake, and it pulls me out of the movie. I’m suddenly wondering who made that decision (the writer? the director? pressure from producers? was it just the best edit they could get?). It zooms me out and I’m thinking about what went wrong instead of just watching the film. I like that Kaufman can throw in some completely nutty shit without breaking a stride, and as odd as his films get, they never come off as forced, or make me question what’s behind the scenes. And they often have so much jam packed in them that I gotta see it twice to make sure I didn’t miss anything.
This is all just my opinion on the matter, of course, but I think the dude is pretty brilliant.
It is awesome in a Zombie Strippers sort of way. At first, I thought you meant the Takashi Miike flick that is basically a loony tunes version of Heat. Both are awesome but the Miike trilogy is intentionally awesome.
zombie strippers OWNED. I cant believe I watched it twice(second time blu ray). “herpes repellent spray” totally had me rolling. and “senour illegal” with a donkey in his closet…so random lol…
i agree 100% here. he takes the completely absurd and builds a reality around it that makes it feel normal…
Nic Cage is the most gifted and diverse actor of our age. We are incredibly lucky to be able to witness his performances…a living legend.
agreed but which do you think is funnier Cage in wickerman or Cage in Con Air? Con Air is more of a funnier movie (the hilarity does not let up like The Wicker Man) but which one do you think cage is better in? Also, I would love to see an actual Werewolf Women of the SS with him as Fu Manchu.
I finally saw Speed Racer. Fucking amazing.