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.
Is TTRL one with Mel Gibson in it? If so, that's why I won't watch. He and Tom Cruise are on my "avoid at all costs" list.
I saw Kinky Boots this weekend. Absolutely loved Chiwetal Ejiofor as Lola. Dude can sing!
