28 Film Discussion Threads Later

[MadMan]

Thanks.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Werner Herzog, 2010) 4

I saw this was on Netflix Instant Viewing, and I've heard rather mixed things about it. Thoughts?

[elixir]

I saw this was on Netflix Instant Viewing, and I've heard rather mixed things about it. Thoughts?

I don't have much to say. It feels like 25 minutes of material stretched to feature-length, and while the first few shots of the cave are stunning, it grows tiresome after the fiftieth time (perhaps the 3D would have helped here?). Talking heads are uniformly uninteresting. I found the whole thing rather dull really.

[Derek]

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (Jonas Mekas, 2000) 10

God bless you, sir. Still the best film I've seen all year.

[elixir]

God bless you, sir. Still the best film I've seen all year.

Yeah, well, I must thank you (I've been meaning to, really!) because I probably wouldn't have watched it without your great post on it, which made it sound, y'know, very appealing to me...but it far exceed my (high) expectations. Just one of the most beautiful films I've seen, in every single way. It's really an astounding achievement.

[Spinal]

Actually when I'm on my deathbed, I'll only regret that I wasted time at this website responding to snarky insulting posts that could be a lot funnier but are actually lazier jokes than my own.

Or you could just recognize it for the good-natured ribbing that it is, realize that it happens to everyone who posts here and then not worry about it.

[Ivan Drago]

A part of me regrets missing Cave of Forgotten Dreams in 3D theaters. But while I might still see it, I'm more interested in Into The Abyss.

[MadMan]

Or you could just recognize it for the good-natured ribbing that it is, realize that it happens to everyone who posts here and then not worry about it.

I'd say I get it more than most. But whatevers.

I don't have much to say. It feels like 25 minutes of material stretched to feature-length, and while the first few shots of the cave are stunning, it grows tiresome after the fiftieth time (perhaps the 3D would have helped here?). Talking heads are uniformly uninteresting. I found the whole thing rather dull really.

Bummer. I'll still check it out, but I think that sounds along similar lines of what others have been saying, too.

[Beau]

Also, I forgot to mention it, but this Grouchy bastard saw The Godfather on the big screen last week.

So did I, and for the same reason you did!

[Fezzik]

Very, very cool photo shoot.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...villains.html#

[dreamdead]

Very, very cool photo shoot.

The Rooney Mara and Dunst ones are quite cool, as is Oldman's. Thanks for sharing!

[Kurosawa Fan]

I'm having trouble placing a few of the villains. Are they all supposed to be based on movie characters? Here's what I've deduced thus far:

Pitt - Jack Nance/Eraserhead
Mara - Alex de Large/Clockwork Orange
Oldman - Dummy/Magic
Mia - ?
Gosling - Invisible Man/Invisible Man
Clooney - Laughton/Mutiny on the Bounty
Davis - ? (too many evil nurses; Nurse Ratchett?)
Dunst - ? (Lolita maybe? Doesn't make sense with villainy)
Shannon - Lancaster/Sweet Smell of Success (or Gordon Gekko)
Chastain - ?
Dujardin - ?
Oduye - Bonnie/Bonnie and Clyde
Close - Gloria Swanson/Sunset Blvd.

Any help with the others?

[Spun Lepton]

Very, very cool photo shoot.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...villains.html#

Before I click, would you consider this work-safe?

EDIT: Never mind.

[Sven]

Clooney is Laughton from Mutiny.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Clooney is Laughton from Mutiny.

Ah. Good call.

I suspected Viola Davis was Nurse Ratchett, but I'm not entirely sure. Doesn't explain the bugs, but they could just be a symbolic device.

[Raiders]

It's not necessarily one-to-one with which villain they are. They are all representing villain types. Most are obviously directly influenced by a specific villain, but the piece isn't about individual villains but the specific types of villians. Wasikowska for instance is "Home Wrecker."

[Sven]

Is Henry from Eraserhead a villain?

[Raiders]

Is Henry from Eraserhead a villain?

Pitt is "The Madman." According to him, he was channeling Peter Lorre and Kramer (from Seinfeld). I think they just used that and adopted the deranged face and attire of Henry from Lynch's film.

There are also videos that accompany each of these "characters."

[Mara]

The answers, if you don't want to struggle.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...eferences.html

[Grouchy]

So did I, and for the same reason you did!

Hahah true that.

Do you have Facebook?

[MadMan]

Brad Pitt and Rooney Mara were my favorite ones. Gary Oldman I didn't even recognize, and his was by far the creepiest.

I blame finding dummies frightening on having read the Slappy series from Ghostbumps as a kid.

[Ezee E]

I almost figured Dujardin was Bronson.
And Chastain being Michelle Williams in SHutter Island.

Both seem weird choices, but still.

Also, Rooney's video was the highlight.

[Beau]

Hahah true that.

Do you have Facebook?

Yep. I assume you do too.

[EyesWideOpen]

I have such a crush on Mia Wasikowska.

[Ezee E]

eternity won the National Board of Review contest on awardsdaily, haha.

I don't think he gets anything though.

[Spinal]

Let's re-title the thread. PM me your ideas and I'll choose the best one I receive in the next 3 hours or so.

I'd suggest that you don't post them in the thread itself, just so it doesn't clog up with non-film-discussion posts.