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But it's really satisfying when he gets it right in the end...
Well written reply, Darren!
Definitely one of my favorites. Great acting, great story.
I think it's a classic, or at least destined to be.
You make a good point. There was definitely an intimidation factor at play here.
I always thought that blood helped wounds to heal--like a cut on your arm or something like that. I thought that the blood helped to create the scab that eventually appears.
Come on.
I'm allowed to say it's great, just like you are allowed to say that it's shit.
These are just opinions.
It's okay either way.
Also, you haven't given one reason for why you don't like it...so...?
It isn't that bad.
It's dumb, and it's fun. That's it.
There are some really cool scenes, and the whole thing is beyond 'over the top', but hey.
Who cares?
It's fun!
(and extremely violent and you shouldn't show it to your kids and it's unrealistic but)
IT'S FUN
I am not a scholar. I just watch what I can, and I enjoy what I enjoy.
You ask why other people think the film is 'great'. Well, why do you dislike the film?
I sort of agree with what you're saying.
Unfortunately, I am an addict, am friends with addicts, and I can tell you that this movie really hits home with me, at least. So much so that I am afraid to show it to my friends because I do not want to send them into some depressive introspective spiral that results in more drug abuse.
I have revisited this film recently, and have actually gone to sleep with it playing in the background, and the sound of it alone is pleasing.
To call it an extended music video is a valid assessment, because the music and pacing are truly integral to the final product. But I think that the point still gets across--drugs are bad, yada yada...
But what gets me with this film is how it depicts the mind-state of an addict--which I can relate to all too well. And how some addicts can fall victim without any intention of doing so (Ellen Burstyn's character--I mean, all she did was trust a doctor to help her lose weight...because of a dream of being on television... And I used to think that my dealers were also my friends).
To chase a dream...but to think that drugs--that getting high--will help you achieve that dream, or make reality easier... That's the sad part, because it really does happen to people. And the consequences of following such a path are so dire...is it really worth it?
Another great film (and novel) that tackles similar themes is A Scanner Darkly. Very informative regarding the composition of a drug-addled mind.
That is possible.
What exactly is it that you believe I don't know?
Dreams are fun, aren't they?
Honestly, the oldest film that I have a great recollection of is probably 2001: A space oddity (haha).
Then Taxi Driver. But then again, I also love the first two Godfather films.
Dr. Strangelove, but I haven't watched that in a while.
Hitchcock's Psycho (also haven't watched in a while)
The original Planet of the Apes.
Goldfinger (rewatched that the other day with my father)
Anyway, why do you ask?
It's a great film, and I enjoy it.
Well, it's very subjective.
I personally just enjoy the vibe--the atmosphere--of PT Anderson films. I've dug his stuff since I saw There Will Be Blood. I was seventeen then. And I don't really recommend his films to my friends and fam, I just hope they discover him on their own. Most of them know about Boogie Nights (which I also love) but that's it.
For me, his films are like visual novels. They give you a lot to think about as well as well-calculated imagery.
It has some funny moments, but it feels more like a drama, albeit very lighthearted. It’s a feel-good think-piece.
Thanks for the answers everyone. I'm using an older iPad, so I figure that's the problem.
The fight scene in the original Oldboy is pretty impressive
That sounds like a cool tradition to me, go with it
I agree.
Hownos--yes, very underrated. A tour de force of filmmaking and a great--immensely valuable-- story as well.
MinaVladimir--This movie definitely shows the low parts of human nature in concert with the highs; exposing the gray areas by contrasting the extremes. There are so many lessons to be learned from this film, and I am still discovering new things--new feelings and ideas and perspectives--each time I watch it.