unfortunately, no
The Wrestler = pretty awesome, obviously. Biggest gripe is it sort of shys away from the subject of indie wrestling after the first 1/2 hour.
The biggest attraction for me was the camera and directionā¦ the movie really puts you in the charactersā lives and shows you what theyāre seeing/thinking/feeling, without having to add āon cueā sappy music or overacting. The āroutineā camera/editing style reminds me of Pi a bit minus the insanity. The one thing I canāt hate Aronofsky for is imagery. The visual style for all his movies are spot-on for the subject matter.
Machine Girl Sequel: LoL. What the shitā¦
I did dig the first one. This one thoughā¦well, who knows. Iāll probably dig it too.
The gun comes out of her ass.
Saw curious case was awesome.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_view.php?journalid=495988&view=public
The comparisons from Benjamin Button to Forrest Gump are hard to ignore. Except for me Button had less of a point. The whole reading to the mother thing felt unnecessary. I wasnāt feeling the clock thing. The entire movie to me just feels like a concept more than anything, the movie doesnāt seem to really be about something. The story could have easily have been about a guy aging forward. Good imagery still I suppose. Bonus points for being the biggest movie shot in N.O. in a long time too.
Saw the wrestler the other night. Didnāt realize it would have such a sad ending (to me at least). I suppose it is a mixed bag though. The documentary film style was definitely interesting. It fit the movie though I donāt personally like it that much. Mickey Rourke is of course spot on for the acting. I canāt even imagine what Nicolas Cage would have done for the role. It seems written for Rourke.
The short story by Fitzgerald had Benjamin losing all interest in the wife as she aged, which I thought was one of the major points; was this the case in the movie?
No that was definitely not the case in the filmā¦thereās more to it then that actually but go watch it I donāt want to spoil it for you just keep in mind other then the central characters unique physicality the film has little to do with the story.
does he try and keep kayfabe in any sorta way?
[spoiler=]The thing is, he screwed up every one of his out-of-the-ring relationships, but when he was Randy The Ram he never betrayed his image in front of his fans.[/spoiler]
I take that back about shying away from an inside look at wrestlingā¦ thatās just me not being a wrestling fan. I heard other people say Rourkeās character mirrored some other burnt-out wrestlers. The movie does switch gears and tackle other themes though.
And o yah this is my top movie of 08.
movies like Waking life, Vanilla Sky??? thanks.
even if i have to go by myself, as soon as the wrestler hits a theater close to me, iām seeing itā¦
Sorry to ask off subject, but does anyone know the release date for Let The Right One In on DVD?
Saw Curious Case of Benjammin Button. Cried several times. It has so much heart, but its never sentimental or sappy. The visual effects are outstanding, I never noticed them. If they donāt get every single technical Oscar award, there is something seriously wrong with the system. Pretty much everyone was great in the film, although the captain character boarders on caricature sometime, but in the end heās really a frustrated artist. Fincherās visual style is on full-effect, but its not disturbing like Se7en or nihilistic like Fight Club. Its the perfect balance really, always staying on the right side of uneasy and dark. One thing I didnāt care too much about was the whole ādaughter reading the bookā thing, but it works really well now that I think about it.
The Dark Knight and Wall-E might still be my favorite films of the year, but this is definitely a close third, maybe even BETTER than those two. My pick for Best Picture, although I really need to see The Wrestler as well.
the wrestler is opening in san diego next week! i know what iām doing next satā¦
Has anyone seen that Jesse James movie with Brad Pitt? I was thinking about Netflixing that one next but im a little scared.
I just watched Black Book. Verhoeven is the master of transcendental pulp trash.
Itās really long but Ben Affleckās brother is good in it.