Wow, what a letdown
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chas437 — 14 years ago(September 21, 2011 11:30 AM)
Agree. This was an incredible film. I think of it as a pioneer Independent Film. This was really the first Indie film to when critical acclaim in mainstream USA, and really stood out among other films of the day. I was blown away with when I first saw it 27 years ago as a kid. I just watched it again, and 27 years later it is still powerful for me but in a different way. Harry Dean Stanton was amazing in the role of Travis. The role of the 8 year old kid was very well played.
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bluesky84 — 11 years ago(May 12, 2014 07:14 PM)
I wish I viewed Paris, Texas as an incredible film immediately after viewing it for the first time. To be honest, after seeing it for the first time, I thought it was
great
, as in 8-8.5/10. You really have to see it multiple times in order to truly appreciate it, especially the first half (I really, really liked the shots of the American west).
I also liked the production process of the film, and Wenders' passion of photography (as seen in
Written in the West
). It's too bad he didn't use some of the locations that were in the book, but at least he gave them some attention. The rural shots are much more interesting to look at.
The dust has come to stay. You may stay or pass on through or whatever. -
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tadeu-br — 16 years ago(September 07, 2009 08:29 AM)
I hate narrow minded people who keep focusing on 'a story' or 'a message'. A movie is such more than telling a story.
You sound just like the kind of people who shoud stick to GI Joe, Transformers and such. Lave complex movies for people who care to use their minds. -
creaturefeeture — 16 years ago(December 12, 2009 01:38 PM)
I couldn't even finish Paris, Texas I was so bored to tears. That being said, the cinematography was incredible! I'm sure that's largely what landed it high critical praise. I kept popping the film back into my dvd player, hoping something would snag me in and keep me interested, but sadly that never happened and I just gave up on it. As a result, I wont rate it, I never saw the whole film, but I just wanted to point out how incredibly beautiful the cinematography was because I don't think that's receiving enough mention. Nearly every shot was a masterpiece. Unfortunately, if I wanted to see a bunch of beautiful shots with no substance in my eyes I'd simply go to a photography gallery. As many have stated, I too felt no sympathy for the characters nor did I really relate to them, and found nothing interesting or redeeming about them. But again I didn't see the whole thing. Just my two cents.
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creaturefeeture — 16 years ago(December 19, 2009 01:36 AM)
No, sadly I don't. The film was just that boring. And I hardly ever call a film boring.
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creaturefeeture — 16 years ago(December 24, 2009 05:03 PM)
My God, you're right!
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mjlangenbru — 15 years ago(December 06, 2010 10:55 AM)
Your voting history reveals a lot. The Pianist, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction all receive 1/10? Its one thing not to like a film but to find nothing redeeming in a film of that ilk is incredulous. Babel and Frost/Nixon 2/10 followed by Little Miss Sunshine 3/10 or Lord of the Rings 5/10. It seems like you arent being realistic when analyzing these films. You are one of the individuals that give imdb ratings a bad name by blindly going radical on all your votes. I mean you gave 85 of your 500 voted items 10/10 but then gave highly regarded films as the ones listed above obscenely lowered ratings? Come on is Cube, Eyes Wide Shut, and Marie Antoinette truly 10/10 masterpieces? Or are you being a little ridiculous in your total skewing of your ratings? I mean a prime example is your voting of The Soup which you gave a 10/10 but a very similar show with jokes and ideas of the same nature in Tosh.0 is a 1/10. You are an idiot.
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shortyrags — 13 years ago(January 09, 2013 10:53 PM)
Try and make it to the last scenes. Those are the best in the film imo. I liked the film but I don't think it was fantastic or incredible in the way that others see it. I respect how others feel though and I definitely even understand why someone would absolutely love this film or on the other end of the spectrum absolutely detest it.
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modianos — 16 years ago(November 09, 2009 01:45 PM)
i agree! blah blah blah. i only watched it because some of it was supposedly shot near my hometown. i watched the second half on FF hoping to get a glimpse of something familiar. depressing, dull and boringnot traits i like too much in a movie.
call me snake
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mariavega23 — 16 years ago(November 23, 2009 03:18 PM)
Well, this is one of my favourite movies. I think the story is amazing. I worry about Travis since the first time we saw him there in the middle of the desert, alone and lost. How can a man be in such a hopeless situation??
The evolution of the relation between Travis and Hunter is wonderfully done, and in the part of the Super 8 film you just can feel what Travis is feeling, remembering all that good times. Harry Dean makes a wonderful performance there, and in the whole movie. And I'm interested all the time about what's gonna happen next, if they will find Jane or not, what's gonna happen with Anne, Walt and Hunter
And the scene between Jane and Travis with the telephone is a master-piece for me. It makes me feel so sad, and cry a lot everytime I see it, like in the end. How can someone say the story/script is no good?? They had put the climax of the story in the end, which is just an amazing and great idea. And I think that this part is just breathtakingly beautiful and moving:
"I used to make long speeches to you after you left. I used to talk to you all the time, even though I was alone. I walked around for months talking to you. Now I don't know what to say. It was easier when I just imagined you. I even imagined you talking back to me. We'd have long conversations, the two of us. It was almost like you were there. I could hear you, I could see you, smell you. I could hear your voice. Sometimes your voice would wake me up. It would wake me up in the middle of the night, just like you were in the room with me. Then it slowly faded. I couldn't picture you anymore. I tried to talk out loud to you like I used to, but there was nothing there. I couldn't hear you. Then I just gave it up. Everything stopped. You just disappeared. And now I'm working here. I hear your voice all the time. Every man has your voice."
Apart from that example of the genius of the script, the photography, styling, and music are really great
Anyway, some people can dislike this movie, I guess it's just a matter of taste, but I think that the people who don't like it is because they haven't connect to the characters and the story. Maybe you've never felt like Travis, but I can understand his feelings, and the way that Jane reacted, leaving Hunter behind.
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zwot — 16 years ago(February 06, 2010 08:29 AM)
"I used to make long speeches to you after you left. I used to talk to you all the time, even though I was alone. I walked around for months talking to you. Now I don't know what to say. It was easier when I just imagined you. I even imagined you talking back to me. We'd have long conversations, the two of us. It was almost like you were there. I could hear you, I could see you, smell you. I could hear your voice. Sometimes your voice would wake me up. It would wake me up in the middle of the night, just like you were in the room with me. Then it slowly faded. I couldn't picture you anymore. I tried to talk out loud to you like I used to, but there was nothing there. I couldn't hear you. Then I just gave it up. Everything stopped. You just disappeared. And now I'm working here. I hear your voice all the time. Every man has your voice."
I really connected with that scene because I remember doing exactly the same thing years ago after a failed relationship. The dialogue in my head was so intense for awhile. Then it became rote. Then it slowly faded. What a wonderful film to get lost in.
BTW, your english needs no apologies, it's excellent.