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Quite a pleasant surprise

posted 8 years ago by Farshnoshket
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After seeing all the negativity on the board I doubted the film, but after seeing it I thought the film just really great.

Very nostalgic, colorful take off pretty much where The Aviator leaves off. I'm seen some comments that some people thought this was a similar story, but most of this story happens after the flight of the Spruce Goose. Howard Hughes did live a very long life, so having another film about really shouldn't seem so odd.

Looks like Beatty was able to get a lot of his Hollywood friends to fill the bill which was also a lot of fun as well known actors just kept popping up.

Lily Collins did an amazing job as the lead and shows many sides of her acting ability throughout the film. She certainly was the highlight of the film. I think Beatty did a fine job as Hughes, a very complicated character for sure. The scene between Collins and Beatty in the middle of the film was just amazing.

The film also did a great job with the many landscapes from Hollywood to Vegas to Nicaragua.

If you're thinking about seeing I would recommend it, if that wasn't obvious by now and let the complainers complain. It's a beautiful story.

[–] benGsboat 8 years ago

With a 59 on Metacritic and 57% on RT, I'll wait two months for the blu-ray. I guess the critics who didn't like it are "complainers" too.

[–] eddiecantor 8 years ago

Yes, critics are complainers too when a number of them listed on RT are just bitchy bloggers. Also, many of the negative reviews are 2 1/2 star reviews. There is a few actual pans. 2 1/2 was often enough for Ebert to give a film a thumbs up back in the day.

[–] benGsboat 8 years ago

Still, mostly mixed or average reviews -- which is why I'll wait and watch it at home. A B- Cinemascore from opening weekend audiences also points to an average movie (and that's from people who were keen on seeing it).

Besides, it's already gone from the theater close to me.

[–] eddiecantor 8 years ago

Understood. Post what you think when you do see it.
If you are a Beatty fan, I suspect you will love it.

[–] Farshnoshket 8 years ago

I went to see this film because my friend wanted to see it. I would've rather have seen Moonlight. When we got to the theater we asked the usher and he said Moonlight was very good. He put it right below Manchester on the Sea. He also put this film well below those two, giving me a very low expectation.

Like I said, I was pleasantly surprised. I believe the most interesting part of this film was watching Lily Collins character Marla grow up. It was both fun and sad to see.

It's definitely worth the watch without saying too much.

[–] filompra 8 years ago

Critics hated "Rocky" when it first came out.
Look how that turned out.
Don't pay too much attention to Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes and all the other bs.
Think with your own head, if you can manage.

[–] benGsboat 8 years ago

Critics hated Rocky when it first came out? Like, all of them? Most? Some? A few? Quite a blanket statement you made there. Based on a quick search, Rocky appears to have received mostly positive reviews in 1976.

As for RDA, I've already stated that I'll watch it on blu-ray -- I haven't written it off because of the mixed reviews.

Incidentally, you're the person who posted a link to some article that Beatty is a contender for a Best Actor nomination. And that was in a thread about how the movie was bombing at the box office.

Strange that you didn't predict "I think he might get nominated", but you let someone else's opinion at Indiewire do the talking for you. Next time think with your own head, "if you can manage."

[–] easystopsweepstakes-10958 8 years ago

You're a very irritable, dour woman. I thought this movie was a snooze fest (although Lily Collins was charismatic).

[–] best_of 8 years ago

A good post. The horrid things that have been said about Warren Beatty are ridiculous and say more about he posters than they do about Beatty. In most cases they are people who dump on everything because they can hide behind a phony user name.

[–] filompra 8 years ago

LOL
Couldn't agree more.

[–] joekiddlouischama 8 years ago

Looks like Beatty was able to get a lot of his Hollywood friends to fill the bill which was also a lot of fun as well known actors just kept popping up.

I thought that Beatty did a great job in casting the main characters and that those actors portrayed their characters very effectively, leading to a couple of truly memorable scenes (one of which you noted) and a few compelling sequences.

I was less sold on Beatty lining up an All-Star cast for virtually every little character actor or bit player. Annette Bening was effective (her role, while complementary, was larger), but to have Alec Baldwin or some other notable name pop up almost randomly and then quickly disappear arguably proved distracting and almost suggested a gimmick.

But I appreciate that the strategy worked for some viewers, such as yourself.

[–] eddiecantor 8 years ago

It's possible that some of the actors simply wanted to work on a Beatty project , in any capacity

[–] filompra 8 years ago

Sure.
The man's a legend.

[–] Farshnoshket 8 years ago

Funny you bring up Baldwin, considering he was also in the Aviator. I'm not sure why anyone with have a problem with prominent actors taking small roles? They have to work too.

I'm pretty sure if someone could they would hire all "A" list stars for every single role in a film, but of course that's not feasible for many reasons.