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By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:37:45 +0000

I just saw The Village today. The mood, settings and music were all top-notch, but the ending felt like a little bit of a let-down. I actually glanced at my watch a couple of times towards the end (but not until then). Overall, it was nowhere near as powerful as The Sixth Sense, but it was well done — much better than a lot of the garbage coming out of Hollywood these days.

I agree that Bryce Dallas Howard carried the movie almost by herself, and that Joaquin Phoenix’s character was weak and flatly played. And Adrien Brody… who knew there was such a thing as a complex, multi-layered village idiot? Is it possible he might have actually deserved his recent Oscar for Best Actor?

Brian

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 00:54:58 +0000

No worries, Y. That’s the whole point to this site.

Vic

By: yetzirah

yetzirah — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 21:09:56 +0000

I’m not sure we will spring for the 9.50 tickets here in our area. (gak!)

But I want to see this one.

I have watched “Signs” several times now, and grow more and more in awe of it’s understated beauty. Once I knew the story, and could start looking for other things in it, (how things were framed in shots, the little hints, the wonderful oddball characters,shoot, I even love the opening credits and the music to them!) I just fell in love with it.
It’s a piece of art in IMHO and not souless art either. I don’t care about the director’s personal life or where he chooses to live, I enjoy looking at his pictures. Some more than others of course. But he stands out, there’s no question about it. It should always be remembered that not every painting by a great artist was a masterpiece. I’m tired of people setting the bar way too high for others and then rejoicing when they fall short of the unrealistic expectations.

Let’s see YOU do it! That’s my retort to those fools.

Thanks for letting me rant.

By: Vic

Vic — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 18:40:49 +0000

I was overdue. Hadn’t seen anything since Spiderman 2. Besides I was getting cranky and my wife made me go.

Also, movies here are only about $6.50 for the regular evening show.

Vic

By: TerriO

TerriO — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 18:35:01 +0000

Vic;

I just want to know where you get the time (and cash!) to see two movies in one day??!! I’m happy if I get to see 2 in one month!

By: Vic

Vic — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 17:24:01 +0000

Yikes! You sure you don’t want to retract that Waterworld comment? Remember, if it’s on the internet, it’s forever.

Vic

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 02 Aug 2004 16:58:31 +0000

This one is officially on my “must see” list… as soon as the crowds die down…

I saw an article last week about how Shyamalan is an egotistical jerk because he refuses to move to Hollywood to really play the game. (All his films have been shot mostly in the Philadelphia area.) Given his most recent success, I doubt he’ll be losing any sleep over it.

So far, Signs has been my least favorite Shyamalan film. It had its fair share of scares (hey that rhymed!), but I liked the endings to The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable better. I must be one of the few who liked Unbreakable, but then again, I liked Waterworld, so that shows you how much credibility I have.

Brian