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Offline Joker
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« on: May 18, 2007, 09:53:58 AM »


Came out on DvD this past Tuesday. Going by what i\'ve read on the net it has very mixed reviews.

And I can see why, it can be very hard for some to follow. Espeacially a big time critic who was expecting a standard three act movie.

I personally really enjoyed it, a lot. Mainly in part because of the score that accompanied it. Gave it a very haunting feel, espeacially the parts in deep space.

People don\'t appear to have any middle ground on this movie, they either really like it or really despise it. Some people see it as art, others see it as a jumbled mess. I guess the same can be said about a Jackson Pollack painting, to some it looks like someone just splashed paint on a canvas recklessly while to others its a beautiful piece of art.

Anyways, pick this up for a rent if your looking for something different.

Watch it. Then watch it stoned.
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« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2007, 10:20:49 AM »
It would have been a lot better without Hugh Jackman.
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« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2007, 10:20:53 AM »
I grew a vagina and rented "Music and Lyrics". I liked it.
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2007, 11:04:01 AM »
As I\'ve said before (while fighting with Coredweller ;)) I loved it. And yes, the score is absolutely amazing. Same guy who wrote the music to Requiem for a Dream, which was great as well (music and movie).
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« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2007, 12:09:03 PM »
This one looked interesting to me, though I never got around to seeing it in the theater. I\'ll check it out.
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« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2007, 04:27:15 PM »
I normally dislike Hugh Jackman but I was really happy with him in this movie.

This movie really doesn\'t give any answers to its audience. I have read 6 interpretations so far of the ending, and they all seem logical. This is also what almost all the bad reviews hate about the movie. I personally love that about the movie.

As I said in my first post I really loved the score. It really sticks with you, or me at least, after the movie has ended.

and Gman you rented a Drew Barrymoore / Hugh Grant movie? eww

*SPOILER*

some people say that all the parts in deep space are only in Tom\'s mind and its a way of coping with the loss of his wife. That interpretation kind of takes out some of the magic for me. I like to think that it is actually Tom in the future, after he discovered how to prevent aging and that he actually took a journey for hundreds of years, surviving off the Izzy tree while they make their way to Xiabalba. The idea of him being inside this bubble, trying to make it to that star for hundreds of years with his Izzy tree is my favourite part of the movie. Basically in the timeline of the movie, I view the future as the present day and all the scenes with Tommy the scientist are flashbacks. Things that are going through his mind as his journey comes to an end.

Also all the shots of the nebula were really beautiful.
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« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2007, 07:35:39 PM »
i\'ll admit, i kinda stayed away from this one because of the reviews,... i\'m currently in the middle of renting those horrorfest movies that just came out not too long ago...pretty decent flicks, next time i rent a flick maybe i\'ll pick this up...
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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2007, 09:50:24 PM »
Saw it yesterday at the theatres and I must say I LLLLOOOOOVED it

10/10!!

Deep and original!
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2007, 05:31:57 AM »
This movie SUCKED!!!!!!  I want my $4 back... really.  The bald Hugh Jackman doing yoga while floating around in space was idiotic.  

I have seen some shitty films lately, but this one took top prize.  I guess you have to be high or something to enjoy it, because honestly there is nothing to this film.  Deep?  No it is fucking :gay:.  It is a trainwreck of a movie.  No entertainment value what so fucking ever.

I suppose the same people that like music by Enya and Yani appreciate this crap.  Not me.
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« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2007, 05:41:23 AM »
I like Enya! But only when I make photo montage movies.

I\'m not gay. I just rape gay people. But that doesn\'t make me gay.
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« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2007, 05:57:40 AM »
Now I hear Pan\'s Labyrinth is really good - though it is subtitled.
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« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2007, 06:03:58 AM »
I saw Pan\'s Labyrinth. It was good.
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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2007, 06:20:08 AM »
Pan\'s Lab was good not great imo.  Maybe my co-workers built it up too much for me.. although I like fantasy/foreign films this one is not a must-download errrr buy for me.
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2007, 06:57:35 AM »
Quote from: GigaShadow
Now I hear Pan\'s Labyrinth is really good - though it is subtitled.



yea...i wanted to see this as well...i heard it\'s like a dark themed children\'s story...
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2007, 07:23:59 AM »
If you didn\'t like The Fountain I doubt you\'ll like Pan\'s Labyrinth.

I hear Shrek III just opened though...
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