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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 02:06:58
So is this a good for film or not?
Arguments For:
- It's beautifully shot
- The soundtrack is great
- The fact that nothing much happens goes so much against the grain that its difficult for people to get their heads around
- Its subtly, and really well-acted
- It has Scarlett Johannsson
Arguments Against:
- Nothing happens
- Therefore, the film is a triumph of style and substance
- It's predictable and contrived
- Pretty? It's just shots of the city at night and Scarlett Johannsson looking pensive
- It has Scarlett Johannsson
(Thanks to a certain forum member for certain arguments)
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| Team Zissou |
Posted - 03/27/2006 : 06:14:58
Good film and the fact some people don't like it makes it better than good! |
| Brackish Girl |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 12:43:30
i thought, before i saw it, that i would hate it. i didn't like johannson or coppola's previous stuff, i just went to it to see bill murray. i kinda liked it. it was nice. it kind of gave a sense of security. i have no idea how. plus it has the best soundtrack ever. when they were in the taxi during 'sometimes'! magic.
soooooooo... good movie. |
| billgoodman |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 12:21:15
I liked the movie, but it doesn't live up to it's hype
still, good movie! Maybe a great one, have to watch it again
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God save the Noisies |
| kathryn |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 09:51:13
quote:
Originally posted by darwin
I think it is thought provoking. Many women (not all) seem to really like the movie. Why is that? Do women respond positively to the older man, younger woman theme? Is there something about Murray's character that makes him appealing (or is just Bill Murray that is appealing)? Would it have been less appealing to women if two main characters had slept with each other?
I really liked the movie. And not because it had the older man, younger woman theme. What appealed to me most is the obvious touch of a female director (though I could see floop taking exception with such a statement). I like how lushly it was filmed. I didn't find Bill Murray's character particularly appealing. What I liked the most was Scarlett whose last name I can't spell correctly. I found her so adorable in a, for me, non-sexual way. She totally made the movie for me.
And, yeah, older men are hot hot hot. But the relationship portrayed in the movie didn't strike me as particularly sexual. For one thing, he seemed more interested in moping and having his little midlife crisis than in nailing the woman.
I got some heaven in my head
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| darwin |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 09:18:59
I think it is thought provoking. Many women (not all) seem to really like the movie. Why is that? Do women respond positively to the older man, younger woman theme? Is there something about Murray's character that makes him appealing (or is just Bill Murray that is appealing)? Would it have been less appealing to women if two main characters had slept with each other? |
| zub_the_goat |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 07:43:54
I really liked it-I dont see why its seen as arty though-no real underlying messages from what i can see, the storyline felt apathetic like the lead characters-nothing was happening in their lives thats why they latched on to each other, and i enjoyed watching that, it was simple and quite beautiful. |
| Stevio10 |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 12:14:10
I think that directors/writers etc have the right to make whatever films they like, whether they be arty indulgent tosh or steven seagal trash. I think with Lost in Translation, for me anyway, there was nothing to take away from it. I watched it and it served its purpose, I didnt think about it for hours afterwards, there was nothing to think about. It was the same watching sin city, the movie served its purpose. Thought provoking not really. Entertaining...certainly. I have no opinion whether I like them or not, they are what they are, they serve their purpose then theyre just throwaway trash for the mind. |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 09:55:32
Yes, yes, to la premiere frog you listen!
 "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| offerw |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 03:24:18
Yes, Bill Murray was good in this one.
I really liked the film.
Just too much hype.
wilhelm |
| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 03:01:43
A movie starring Bill Murray can't be a bad movie.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 02:19:43
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
quote:
Originally posted by Newo
I liked it, it was a gentle film.
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Gravy boat! Stay in the now!
That's pretty much how I feel.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
You there! Use your vote!
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid
Sorry, good film.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| Ziggy |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 00:48:34
Yeah, I enjoyed it too. |
| VoVat |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 20:34:48
I don't know that I LOVED it or anything, but I'd say it's definitely a good film.
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 10:01:10
First half of the film I felt the way kitty did: nothing happening. By the end I thought it was a good film. |
| floop |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 09:11:57
how can you consciously contemplate, when there's no debate |
| The Holiday Son |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:49:08
not a good film (not really bad but definitely not good) |
| Monsieur |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:31:12
good is the new bad
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
| cassandra is |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:29:52
good bad film
pas de bras pas de chocolat |
| Llamadance |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:17:34
good film.
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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| Monsieur |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:04:39
quote:
Originally posted by floop
it's good to see that she's expanding her repertoire with her next film, about being a troubled teenage girl.
lost in translation is highly overrated
It has something to do with the troubled teenage girls' monthly budget for movies, I think.
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
| floop |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 07:01:27
it's good to see that she's expanding her repertoire with her next film, about being a troubled teenage girl.
lost in translation is highly overrated. i'd rather watch a Jim Jarmusch film, or a Wong Kar Wai film, or any of the other people she tried to rip off.. |
| vilainde |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 06:48:01
Are you turning japanese Monsieur? I really think so.
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath! |
| Monsieur |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 06:44:54
quote:
Originally posted by cassandra is
And the jokes upon japanese culture are just a bunch of bad stereotypes, which isn't enough to make me laugh.
It is not about Japan at all. It's the inner Japan we all have in us.
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 06:30:31
That feeling of isolation/boredom/whatever you get when watching it, to me, is the greatest thing about the movie. You feel like you're there.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 06:06:21
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
quote:
Originally posted by Newo
I liked it, it was a gentle film.
--
Gravy boat! Stay in the now!
That's pretty much how I feel.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
You there! Use your vote!
I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid |
| Monsieur |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 05:53:52
good film
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
| remig |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 05:29:06
good film |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 04:53:50
quote:
Originally posted by Newo
I liked it, it was a gentle film.
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Gravy boat! Stay in the now!
That's pretty much how I feel.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| vilainde |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:36:19
lol
vilainde (that's me): good film
Denis
I love Guitar Wolf from the Erath! |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:29:50
if you didn't notice, your names are next to your posts already..
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:28:35
starmekitten votes: bad film |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:26:40
good film
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:25:42
I'm going back to just chairing, my mind is too filled with 8-digit numbers to properly make my point, given that I'm ineloquent at the best of times.
So. A poll.
You have one vote from two options, use it wisely. Lost In Translation: good film or bad film?
Cheeseman1000 votes: good film
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:20:10
The main difference between Romeo and Juliet and Lost in Translation is, to my mind, that Romeo and Juliet is what it is and it makes no bones about it. The story is flawed but it doesn't pretend to be otherwise, Romeo is emo and fickle and flighty and the two young lovers are young and idealistic and a bit daft. As a stylistic excercise in this version it is pulled off very well because it is totall overblown and out there.
Lost in Translation almost pretends to be something it isn't. It's a story of two lonely people trying to make a connection, fine. But instead of doing this sublty as suggested I think it is as emotionally manipulative as any blockbuster that sells. The undefined feeling between the two leads feels false to me. The arty wandering around face-with-awe scenes don't resonate. It's trying to be something instead of just being which is why I think it's stupid. |
| Newo |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 03:16:17
Why donīt we all just lighten the tone and talk about abortion?
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Gravy boat! Stay in the now! |
