Jeff Goldblum absolutely makes the remake worth watching, even if it's gory and depressing. I think it's perhaps the most undersung/underappreciated horror roles ever.
One of my favorite moments is when he barfs on the plate (directly into the box?) of donuts, and then, seeing Geena Davis' reaction, says, "Oh, I'm sorry; that's disgusting," in a completely clinical, stating-the-facts manner.
ION, I saw The Golden Compass this weekend, and I liked it quite a bit. I recently read the book, and I was impressed, actually, at how faithful it was to the book (except for stopping 3 chapters short of the end).
I can't remember any more; did people dislike this movie? If so, why? I'm curious.
I disliked the movie; absolutely none of the CGI animals worked for me. Also I found the exposition clunkalicious, herky-jerky, and rushed; I presume because the whole thing was conceived as a children's film, the director had to cram everything into ~1:45 rather than give it the ~2:15 it needed.
So, I disliked the movie not because it was a maladroit adaptation of the book, but because it was maladroit as a movie. I think the trilogy being what it is -- and with some reworking in the middle, as they were written serially -- I think I would have reserved my judgement overall until the third movie.
Teppy, here's my review from a month ago.
I watched
MirrorMask
last night. It was neat. I liked the lead girl.
I actually had GC running time as a plus, to be honest. I hate hate hate long films, with few exceptions.
The Thin Red Line
took three hours of my life away that I will never get back, in addition to the amount of time I spend bitching about
The Thin Red Line.
The Thin Red Line took three hours of my life away that I will never get back, in addition to the amount of time I spend bitching about The Thin Red Line.
P-C, I love you. (Don't tell your mom!) What you said about The Thin Red Line is just about verbatim what *I* say about it.
(It works for Magnolia, too. Try it!)
I love Magnolia also. I've just broken my own rule, haven't I? SHIT.
I love The Thin Red Line (as I love all Malick movies). Just bought it on DVD.
If you watch TTRL as a nature documentary rather than a war movie, it's better.
