Zig...I am Captain Planet!Join Date: 2002-10-23Member: 1576Members
<!--QuoteBegin--Fieari+Oct 21 2003, 05:20 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Fieari @ Oct 21 2003, 05:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Reposted from the other thread, I didn't see this one.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This was a prefect movie, and while I may dissaprove in theory about it being split into two movies, the ending of this "episode" couldn't have been more perfect. That one line... brilliant! Having that as a cliff hanger actually justified the entire "splitting" thing for me.
It was making fun of itself, and yet, at the same time, took itself seriously. Er... maybe that isn't clear. It's giving homage to all these old 70s kung-fu movies, and it's done in such a way as to make you at least chuckle from time to time, but at no moment does the movie ever figuratively "Wink to the audience"... it never descends into actual comedy. All the jokes are injokes and references... and then there's the action, which was cool regardless. My only complaint with the action was that the hordes of yakuza looked pathetic and worthless, and it can be argued that such was intentional.
And the soundtrack was amazing. The friend I went to see this movie with went to borders bookstore RIGHT AFTER WE GOT OUT in order to purchase... PURCHASE not download the mp3s... the soundtrack. I almost followed suit, and I may do so despite my possession of the internet and kazaa. Just as soon as I get some more money... college=being broke.
I love this music. It's 70s, and it's great. The opening theme was perfect, the whistling nurse was wonderful, the trumpet runs were actually funny... it was all great.
I walked out of the theater completely satisfied with what I just saw, thinking it was money well spent. There are people here at college who are seeing it multiple times... someone I know is up to 4 now. And if I could afford it, I'd be right there with them. I do know I'm buying the DVDs when they come out.
I loved this movie. So many little touches.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> i don't think ALL of it is 70s.... but yeah. the music <i>is</i> f***ing tremendous.
Having seen the movie for the 2nd time, I have two questions.
1. It was mentioned earlier that the man in white who appears in the anime sequence is actually Bill. From the rings on his hands this would seem to be possibly true. However, that leaves the rather bizzare premise that O-Ren ends up working for the man who killed her father. How the heck does that make sense?!
2. The black & white section. People have said this was a directing technique. Considering that a) that part of the film appears in full colour in countries such as Japan and b) The international preview contained a snippet from that part of the film in full colour, I must come to the conclusion that it was in black and white because it simply was too gory. I mean, she does pull a guy's eye out it's socket. Plus cutting another guy in half. It's a very intense peice of cinema that I think was simply too extreme to be shown in colour to certain audiences. If someone can explain how it was actually a directing technique when it's not present in other countries I would be thrilled <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Zig...I am Captain Planet!Join Date: 2002-10-23Member: 1576Members
edited October 2003
<!--QuoteBegin--ryo thingy+ maybe yesterday?--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ryo thingy @ maybe yesterday?)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Having seen the movie for the 2nd time, I have two questions.
1. It was mentioned earlier that the man in white who appears in the anime sequence is actually Bill. From the rings on his hands this would seem to be possibly true. However, that leaves the rather bizzare premise that O-Ren ends up working for the man who killed her father. How the heck does that make sense?! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i'm not sure about this... i <i>did</i> see it twice, but i wasn't looking out for this particular detail.... but either there's a reason she still did work for bill, or she <i>did not see bill's face</i>... i don't remember.
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This was a prefect movie, and while I may dissaprove in theory about it being split into two movies, the ending of this "episode" couldn't have been more perfect. That one line... brilliant! Having that as a cliff hanger actually justified the entire "splitting" thing for me.
It was making fun of itself, and yet, at the same time, took itself seriously. Er... maybe that isn't clear. It's giving homage to all these old 70s kung-fu movies, and it's done in such a way as to make you at least chuckle from time to time, but at no moment does the movie ever figuratively "Wink to the audience"... it never descends into actual comedy. All the jokes are injokes and references... and then there's the action, which was cool regardless. My only complaint with the action was that the hordes of yakuza looked pathetic and worthless, and it can be argued that such was intentional.
And the soundtrack was amazing. The friend I went to see this movie with went to borders bookstore RIGHT AFTER WE GOT OUT in order to purchase... PURCHASE not download the mp3s... the soundtrack. I almost followed suit, and I may do so despite my possession of the internet and kazaa. Just as soon as I get some more money... college=being broke.
I love this music. It's 70s, and it's great. The opening theme was perfect, the whistling nurse was wonderful, the trumpet runs were actually funny... it was all great.
I walked out of the theater completely satisfied with what I just saw, thinking it was money well spent. There are people here at college who are seeing it multiple times... someone I know is up to 4 now. And if I could afford it, I'd be right there with them. I do know I'm buying the DVDs when they come out.
I loved this movie. So many little touches.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
i don't think ALL of it is 70s.... but yeah. the music <i>is</i> f***ing tremendous.
1. It was mentioned earlier that the man in white who appears in the anime sequence is actually Bill. From the rings on his hands this would seem to be possibly true. However, that leaves the rather bizzare premise that O-Ren ends up working for the man who killed her father. How the heck does that make sense?!
2. The black & white section. People have said this was a directing technique. Considering that a) that part of the film appears in full colour in countries such as Japan and b) The international preview contained a snippet from that part of the film in full colour, I must come to the conclusion that it was in black and white because it simply was too gory. I mean, she does pull a guy's eye out it's socket. Plus cutting another guy in half. It's a very intense peice of cinema that I think was simply too extreme to be shown in colour to certain audiences. If someone can explain how it was actually a directing technique when it's not present in other countries I would be thrilled <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
1. It was mentioned earlier that the man in white who appears in the anime sequence is actually Bill. From the rings on his hands this would seem to be possibly true. However, that leaves the rather bizzare premise that O-Ren ends up working for the man who killed her father. How the heck does that make sense?! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i'm not sure about this... i <i>did</i> see it twice, but i wasn't looking out for this particular detail.... but either there's a reason she still did work for bill, or she <i>did not see bill's face</i>... i don't remember.