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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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05/05/06 05:16 PM
05/05/06 05:16 PM
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Stroszek  Werner Herzog 1977 West Germany (1st time; DVD) Upon his release from jail, a Berlin crook moves to America with a woman and an old friend; once there, he fails to adapt to the new culture. At once funny, surreal and poignant, and very unpredictable; the characters here all seem to be running away from things, with no real aim to run towards, and the film is less a critique of American society than of the human condition in general--they all go where the money is.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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05/06/06 12:38 PM
05/06/06 12:38 PM
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MistaMista Tom Hagen
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I get the same thing. I'm into this horrible trend now where I'll watch half a movie and tell myself I'll finish it the next day or something. I watched the first half of Blade Runner maybe a week ago, and I'm hoping to get to the rest of it tonight. :rolleyes: God I need to break up with my girlfriend and quit my job. 
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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05/07/06 12:36 PM
05/07/06 12:36 PM
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Last night. Collateral - (Michael Mann;2004;USA) A nihilistic contract killer and dawdling taxi driver change forever over the course of one night.Seeing this for the nth time, I realize that while the ending could've been somewhat improved upon, that this has to be Mann's best film. I've been discussing with DVC how it was gettign better and better to me while he was going behind to me. In fact, weeks ago I lowered it to three recalling it's length, and soon I'll be revisiting it to solidify my decision, though I hope it'll be just as profound as my last viewing. This film however is Mann's most polished. It doesn't go on for too long at all and it manages to be perfectly developed from the characters to the story. Mann's entrancing direction revitalizes the Neo-Noir brings out Tom Cruise's best performance, oddly against type like Fonda's best role in Once Upon a Time in the West. Later today I'll revise my review on it so I can basically rant further on why I love this film so much. Everything is top notch, aside the slightly average cat/mouse decision, though Mann directs that very well as always.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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05/07/06 12:47 PM
05/07/06 12:47 PM
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Joined: Apr 2002
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Hey DV, I am not a huge Tom Cruise fan and never go see a movie just because he's in it. It happened to be on tv a few months ago and I watched it. I too, really enjoyed it. Kept me glued to the tv the whole time. There was another one with Matt Damon that I liked similar. Just happened to watch it. I can't think of the name of it though. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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05/07/06 12:53 PM
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DonVitoCorleone
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Originally posted by MistaMista Tom Hagen: I still rank Heat and Thief higher, but Collateral is a great film. Collateral is Mann's best film, and I didn't realize it until the 4th time I watched it. It's a lot deeper than people give it credit for. There is an amazing piece of symbolism towards the end that I didn't even notice until the last time I watched it. It's what separates the film from other crime dramas.
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Re: Movies You Just Watched Discussion
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05/07/06 01:09 PM
05/07/06 01:09 PM
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DV, That Matt Damon film I was trying to remember was "The Bourne Identity". Did you see it??? That's another one that I happened to catch (although I missed the beginning). I thought it was good as well. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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