One of the worst movies ever made
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theoxan — 16 years ago(August 17, 2009 08:26 AM)
1.Too linear too predictable plot
2.The characters are shallow.He's just eternally in love we know nothing else about him. She is just naughty and scared and we dont know anything else about her.The grandmother is semi-crazy but we dont know anything else about her.
Is that reasonable character development?
3.The plot is romantic but in a silly pseudo-poetical way like Moulin Rouge
not like Atonement or The notebook.
4.What really is the worst s the palaiolithic obsolete direction with super slow-motions sucky use of lighting and romantic-songs. Reminds me of my grandfather.
5. There are major plot flaws just to keep the movie going. You know he just revisited the old lady for no reason. Or DeNiro showed up randomly. So did his friend from old times. Just unjustified random scenes. -
greenleaf_glade — 16 years ago(August 26, 2009 12:31 PM)
WHAT? Did you pay attention to the movie at all? Nobody shows up "randomly." What do you mean we know nothing about the crazy old lady? The love of her life left her at the altar! "He's just eternally in love" well clearly you've never been in love, or that would've made sense to you.
And don't compare something based on DICKENS to something based on the notebook. Really. -
shark-43 — 16 years ago(February 18, 2010 08:12 PM)
I feel bad for ignorant people who have no idea how great the original novel is and how brilliant and faithful the 1946 David Lean movie is - everyone is entitled to their opinion but this 1998 version is a travesty - they butcher the great story of the original and in trying to modernize it and "hip" it up - they destroy it. (And in my humble opinion, this is the only bad movie Cauron the director has ever made - in fact, he did a nice job with a lousy script)
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peatey — 15 years ago(November 16, 2010 09:17 PM)
You know man, in some sense it is pretty realistic.
Some people are just stupidly in love; they're blinded by it and seem like almost one-note versions of themselves. And some girls (and guys) are simply too scared (or "naughty", haha) to think hard about things, so they just plug away through life indifferent or uncaring.
I don't think it's pseudo-poetical; I do think it is poetic, and there was a strong emphasis on the thematic elements of the book from which the movie was drawn. Atonement was a great film in its own right; the Notebook was a sappy love story.
I thought it was shot well, and the plot was sufficiently explained.
And the score is fantastic.
I loved it. -
thepartydjz — 12 years ago(October 09, 2013 09:58 AM)
The character development is lacking in a HUGE way. I never got the feeling that I cared one bit about any of the characters.
"And the score is fantastic." Uhh, yes if you like mostly 90's music, how does returning to 90's music represent the changes in time periods as the main character grows older, IT DOESN'T.
There are several problems with this film, if you like it enough to ignore them then good for you.
