I Didn't Like It
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Radiant_Rose — 20 years ago(November 22, 2005 05:34 AM)
Excuse me, donniedarker, but "Stargate" was great until they started all the boring fighting. "Supernova" I also like very much despite rather than because of a whole load of stuff. I especially like the ending of "Supernova".
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Radiant_Rose — 20 years ago(December 16, 2005 05:21 AM)
Hallo, donniedarker. If you like the first two acts of "Stargate", do you agree with me that the fighting bit spoilt it? I think amazon.co.uk lists it as the best selling item with Spader in it.
There is also too much fighting in "Supernova", but I like it anyway. I like it almost in spite of itself, as it could have been so much better. -
Martina_Helene — 20 years ago(June 05, 2005 07:56 AM)
i have mixed feelings about this film-it's a very strange movie-but I sort of liked it. I really didn't like what was going on, with the affair between john and cynthia, it was just so wrong-and I think Anne was so sweet, I just felt so sorry for her.
I thought the whole videotaping the women thing was very strange, and i thought that graham was strange in general-sweet? yes! strange? defenitly!?!
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thecellomistress — 20 years ago(June 30, 2005 10:00 PM)
I liked the move ALOT! Infact, I think it may be my favorite! Besides the fact that I absolutely ADORE Spader, The movie is alot like real life. It's not glamorized and overdone like alot of movies. Plus, the subleness of the acting gives the film a big meaning.
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triassicdan — 20 years ago(October 06, 2005 02:57 PM)
Don't people use boring to describe a film they don't understand because they're not intelligent enough to criticise it in any kind of constructive way?
I would say so, but in this case i can see why some people would describe it as boring, it seemed like a film that should have been 'boring', the seemingly exploitative premise, the grim sets, steven soderburgh who has made a host of bad movies and lack of music and James Spader who was in the abysmal Crash all convinced me that this wouldn't be the greatest of movies. But despite the grim canvas that the movie is set against, there is something about it that sparks it into life - the performances are superb, i found myself really sympathising with ann's husband for some reaon cheating aside and i like the ambiguities that exist in all the characters. i like the fact that its a movie about sex with no gratuitous sex scenes that ruin so many a movie. I liked the fact that it was trying to say something different, but what bugged me was that the point it ended up making about relationships wasn't a very good one. Although there are a lot of ambiguities in meaning, it seemed like it was trying really hard to say something profound but ultimately failed. There are a lot of interesting ideas in the movie, but some which could have been explored more, some which could have been toned down (the sexual awakening of ann which seemed to be the central theme was well handled, but an unoriganl and cliched idea i felt) It could have been a great movie, instead it was just a good one. -
fog-9 — 20 years ago(December 20, 2005 05:56 AM)
the purpose of the movie was to highlight that it is not always advisable to live in the boundaries of what constitutes a "successful" life by the standards of society that you need to explore what makes you happy, even if it is difficult and it takes time
and this movie does it with restraint, that builds to a devastatingly powerful conclusion
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Radiant_Rose — 20 years ago(December 21, 2005 06:39 AM)
donniedarker, I think that you get that the pornography comment was NOT about "Stargate"!!!!! Happy Solstice/Merry Xmas/Happy Chrismukkah (if you watch "The OC" you'll know that Chrismukkah is a mixture of Christmas and Hannukah). Funny how Peter Gallagher is quite fanciable in "The OC" when he does absolutely zilch for me in SLaV.