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I agree. Greatly anticipating both. So few and so far between. We used to get a lot more back in the day, a lot of crap these days. I am also looking forward to Guy Ritchies The Gentlemen. Trailer dropped today.
OK thanks. I thought Rhodie looked extra big in that particular shot.
He was killed, they showed it in the movie. "Who!? Who wont wear the ribbon!?"
Yeah Im not very excited about it either. Why couldnt they have done a Silver Surfer origin story instead. Honestly I am pretty disappointed with the whole phase 4 film slate except for Black Widow.
In a time when there were virtually no comic book/superhero movies and when they certainly were not high profile or the cash cow they are now The Crow was exceptional and groundbreaking. Is it a perfect movie? No. Is it a masterpiece? No. Is it overrated? No way, not even close. If anything at a 7.6 it is underrated. It boasts an amazing star-making performance of Brandon Lee, one of the best movie soundtracks of all-time, some very edgy action sequences for its day and it had heart. If you were to remove the fact that Brandon Lee was accidentally killed on set during production this film would still be highly rated if not more so. The Dark Knight would still be an awesome film even if Heath Ledger didnt die wouldnt it?
I was really surprised when it was revealed that it was the boy that had hacked the U.S. missile system and started the nuclear war. Crazy.
Its silly, its ridiculous, its outrageous, its over the top and I love it too.
Only thing I can think is he didnt want to bring the heat from law enforcement but it doesnt seem to fit with the psychotic nature of his character especially since he had already killed the other policeman.
I agree that he definitely kills the accountant. The bigger question is why didnt he kill the sheriff when he was behind the door of the motel room?
This was a big part of his character but based on his opening talk I took it as him being close to retirement and not wanting to get dead. To me he was not a coward but a guy who over the course of his career witnessed an extreme change in the criminal element and criminal behavior and violence. He probably only signed up to be a small town Sheriff not expecting things to get so bad. I think the point of the story is he has aged out of his usefulness in that job which is something that happens to a lot of people as times change and especially at such a rapid pace.
He also did a punch up on the Crimson Tide script.
TJ Mackey...Magnolia.
Michael Mann is another Director who has performed consistently at a very high level although recently seems to have trailed off a bit. Though I do love Miami Vice even though it has some minor flaws and was not well received I find what is good about it far outweighs those flaws.
Idk I find Kingdom of Heaven to be exceptional and most would say that Gladiator is as well even though I am not so impressed by Gladiator. I also thought Prometheus was almost excellent but fell short. It started off as a strong mystery and devolved into a body horror. American Gangster was also a very good film. So in that regard he certainly has directed a lot of very good movies over a long period of time.
There Will be Blood is an amazing film but for me Magnolia is my favorite PTA masterpiece with TWBB being second. Magnolia has the ensemble cast and interweaving storyline's which is very difficult to direct and also achieve such a high level of execution. Even PTA has said he doubts he will ever make a film better than that. I was not so much a fan of The Master and Inherent Vice but PTA could certainly put out another masterpiece in the future. I would love to see him work with Tom Cruise again and get TC an academy award for acting. That would be something.
Yes there certainly are exceptions. Its just a pattern I have noticed and pointed out. Ridley Scott is another example of a director that has directed many excellent films over the entirety of his career.
Yes. It happens to every great director. Take a look at any great director and they usually have about 3 great films in their body of work and they usually occur over a specific contiguous period of time early in their career. Take William Friedkin for example he did The French Connection, The Exorcist and Sorcerer. Quentin Tarantino did Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. PTA did Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will Be Blood. I also love Punch Drunk Love but its slightly a bit less impressive in terms of direction, although I think the use of sound and music is magnificent.
Yes imho the miners were the biggest hero's as they prevented the catastrophic result of the meltdown.
Yes it was a great joke. I thought it was gonna suck but it made me laugh.
The character study of Lawrence is my favorite part, the conflict in the desert is really secondary to that. Prince Feisal sums it up best as Lawrence begins his grand adventure "In whose name do you ride?" Lawrence is as interesting a character as there ever was at least as this film portrays him.