Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Daldry)

[dreamdead]

So beyond the Oscar-bait of the pedigree, I'm still hopeful:

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Cheesy as hell teaser, though.

[Dukefrukem]

so much cheese it annoys me.

[Rowland]

:X

[number8]

Has anyone read the novel? It's supposed to be pretty bad.

[elixir]

Has anyone read the novel? It's supposed to be pretty bad.

Hm. Well, I liked the book. It did certainly get cloying at times and the main kid is annoyingly precocious or too sentimental at times, but I found it was clever and struck a chord often enough for me to enjoy it...but it looks like the film is taking the book's worst elements and amplifying them.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Hm. Well, I liked the book. It did certainly get cloying at times and the main kid is annoyingly precocious or too sentimental at times, but I found it was clever and struck a chord often enough for me to enjoy it...but it looks like the film is taking the book's worst elements and amplifying them.

Completely agree with this assessment, both of the book and the potential of the film. I had a feeling the film would go this route as soon as I heard that Tom Hanks was cast as the father, not because there's anything wrong with Hanks per se, but because the father's role in the book is fairly indirect. There wouldn't be enough scenes for someone like Hanks to take the part unless they amped up the number of times he physically intercedes on the narrative, and doing that would certainly make for a more sentimental experience, in a story that didn't need help in that department.

[Watashi]

Hey, it's the Jeopardy kid.

[ledfloyd]

yeah, i liked the book but i can't imagine this film being anything less than terrible.

[Skitch]

Has anyone read the novel? It's supposed to be pretty bad.

I got halfway through and lost interest. The kid needed a smack.

[Ezee E]

This looks awful. And I liked the book a lot. Best thing about the book was the story with the grandparents which seems ignored here.

[B-side]

Oh man. He tells the kid he rocks after he brings him a rock. Oh my. THE WIT.

[Gizmo]

So this was meh. Could have been good, could have been worse I suppose. Best picture nod? really?:sad:

[MadMan]

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"ARE WE AT FUCKING HOGWARTS!?!"

I refuse to call this movie anything other than Incredibly Loud Oscar Bait, btw. Screw this movie.

[Dukefrukem]

Would this be considered a movie for the 2012 database since it was released on Jan 20th?

[TGM]

Would this be considered a movie for the 2012 database since it was released on Jan 20th?

It was actually released December 25th, so no.

[Lasse]

The kid needed a smack.

Indeed.

It was just an extremely irritating film, the amount of loose ends was incredible, and the 6th borough thing felt so nonsensical.

Also, and it was dull. Like, really dull.

:rotten:

[MadMan]

I want someone to make a parody of this movie where the kid finally discovers his dad's secret, only to realize that his father was a KKK neo-Nazi.

[dreamdead]

I want someone to make a parody of this movie where the kid finally discovers his dad's secret, only to realize that his father was a KKK neo-Nazi.

Isn't it more interesting that a Jewish writer like Foer refuses to overly demonize a German family by not insinuating that this family, and thus all families, are descended from Nazis? I'm not excusing the easy categorization of the film as Oscar bait, but the novel's narrative at least goes beyond the trite ironies that you want to see.

[EyesWideOpen]

As one of the few who actually saw this film I'm pretty surprised by the nomination for Von Sydow. I thought his performance was easily the weakest of the supporting cast. Viola Davis and Jeffery Wright were the films only bright spots.

[NickGlass]

As one of the few who actually saw this film I'm pretty surprised by the nomination for Von Sydow. I thought his performance was easily the weakest of the supporting cast.

He's fine, but I agree it's not a particularly deep performance. The Academy loves mute performances, though; it's like they realize, for once, that they should observe the subtleties in facial expressions.


Viola Davis and Jeffery Wright were the films only bright spots.

They're always the brightest spots in the cast of whatever film they inhabit.