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Post by The Dependable Deliverer on Apr 5, 2008 3:23:20 GMT -5
I'll watch it tonight! but in English, not French
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Post by The Symbolic Sacrifice on Apr 7, 2008 15:20:43 GMT -5
I'm so sorry its taken a while for me to get back, life has been manic.... Everyone watched it? Did you laugh? Did you cry? #rotfl# #rotfl# Come on, you can admit it in this thread Funniest scene for me was when Sam was doing the murder act out in the cafe. Funniest line was when Sam was trying to tell Benny that he and Joon had slept together. The end was okay but I really would have loved the camera to face them rather than at their backs. I'll back with more later #jackinthebox# ~SS~
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Post by The Undercover Wonder on Apr 7, 2008 15:57:32 GMT -5
I watched it! I watched it!
Yes I laughed, and yeah I got teary eyed.
Anyways
What scene do you think is the funniest? The roll dance scene. Seriously, I could watch that scene over and over =)
I'm gonna have to agree with SS on the funniest line =)
Have you seen any Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin Movies? Can't say as I have, because then I'd be lying. I would like to see some sometime though.
Could you see any similarities between Buster, Charlie, and Sam? The whole hat cane ensemble he has going on.
How would you have like the movie to end if not the way it did? I wuold have liked to have seen how Joon handled living without the help of her brother. Like it could have gone into that a little bit.
Something I'm curious about..Has Joon always had an anxiety type disorder, or did it start after their parents died? My guess is that she may have had it all her life but after their parents died it got realy bad. Tragic events can trigger these sort of disorders. I'm curious as to what everyone else thinks.
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Post by CIA Agente Arenas on Apr 7, 2008 22:02:15 GMT -5
Watching it again now after my film history class, I see quite a lot of Buster Keaton in Johnny's performance. Granted, there were parts that struck me as quite Chaplin--mainly the scene with the hubcap and the roll dance--but the rest of it was just something that struck me as inherently Keaton. Keaton's comedy isn't as blatantly slapstick and full boundless energy; it's more dry and his facial expressions are very low key. I think I prefer the Keaton, myownself. Not that I can call myself an expert, I've only seen Modern Times and The General. The movie itself, I was quite pleased with the ending, even if it did seem a bit inevitable. Joon and Sam were bound to wind up together, Benny had to let Joon go before he smothered her too, that sort of thing. I think it was good that we didn't get to see their faces though, because it's sort of symbolic of the fact that they're ready to face the future together. Cheese set to high, but it's effective. Best scene though? The raisin one. The dead pan delivery sells this completely bizarre speech that probably shouldn't have made any sense at all. They're so serious about how wrong it is for grapes to be twisted.
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Post by clion on Apr 9, 2008 1:05:47 GMT -5
I have to agree with Arenas on the Keaton resemblance; the way he delivers the scenes with the plates and in the park is pure Keaton, with the straight face and that puzzled look and the amazing stunts. Of course a lot is copied from Chaplin, like the roll dance, the walk with the stick but I see more Keaton in Johnny's performance.
Also the way Johnny's face talks amazes me, so early in his career; I mean the scenes when they arrive from the store with Ruthie and Sam shows the movie to Ben and then goes past him with that face, or when Ben slaps the hat off his head at the park and Sam goes to get it or when Ben asks what is there to do in the hospital, just before the mommy slide. Sam says a lot without words during the whole film.
Funnier scene: the mommy scene. He cracks me up every time.
Funnier lines: 'Kirk Douglas, van Gogh, ear' and 'wow, I didn't know I can talk like that'
Clutching chest scenes: the first swing in front of the window at the hospital and the scene in the bus when Joon has the panic attack.
May I talk about the kissing scenes? Well, one kissing scene and one almost kissing. So sweet and pure and my breath gets caught in my chest every single time.
OK, please indulge me: Have you noticed stuff from Johnny's other movies? I love doing that, connecting his movies with each other, so ... Ben and Joon's last name is Pearl and the 'humiliated grapes' comment is back in the outtakes of the Curse of the Black Pearl. Of course, the 'what' moments are here too.
Thank you all for letting me post my diatribe. ;D
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Post by The Dependable Deliverer on Apr 9, 2008 3:09:51 GMT -5
I laughed.. and cried The scene which really gets me is when Sam tells Joon he loves her then she says "Me too... don't tell Benny" and Sam simply says "ok". God i cry so hard. The best scene you say? The roll dance, brilliant. ^ And the mommy scene, wonderful. I haven't seen any Keaton/Chaplin movies.. but i think it's time to! ^ Good question C. I can't think of anything at the moment because my brain's stuck..
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Post by CIA Agente Arenas on Apr 14, 2008 2:22:59 GMT -5
This week, on Masterpiece Theatre the Fortnightly Johnny Movie Discussion... Movies were his passion. Women were his inspiration. Angora sweaters were his weakness.Welcome to the Fortnightly Johnny Movie Discussion (FJMD), week two, my companions. This week's edition takes on the valiant story of Edward D. Wood Jr., a man so far down and out that your average person would be daunted by such an existence and be forced to take up something practical like...I dunno, computer programming, perhaps. Not Ed Wood, though. His courage and fortitude is an inspiration to us all and will make wonderful discussion fodder. Things to watch for:--The black and white film. Was it distracting or did it enhance the movie? --The theme of idolization. Ed idolizes Bela Lugosi, and Tim Burton professes a similar idolization of Vincent Price (They worked together on Edward Scissorhands.) What have your idols inspired you to do? Do you think that Ed's blind adoration hurt or helped Bela in the long run, and, vice versa, did Bela's awkward habits later in life help or hurt Ed? --Have you seen any of the actual Ed Wood's films? What parallels can you draw between them and the movie? Is his passion ironic when he'll settle for gravestones getting kicked over and unexpected time changes? --Never give up, never surrender. Ed didn't give up, and sometimes got lucky. Chances are, if he had given up, he would never have become quite so infamous. Ordinary people would have given up. Why do you suppose Ed didn't? Was his attitude so infectious that he couldn't help but take other people with him along for the ride? --Trust. Coming out amongst close friends and familial type people that he felt more comfortable in women's clothes is a difficult thing. Being yourself is just plainly not an easy task, and chances are good that most of us have been where Ed was at some point in our lives. Is Johnny's acting believable? Do you get that sense of vulnerability from him? --The ending. Well? Love it, hate it, what? --Is this a typical Burton film? Can you compare it to Scissorhand/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, or is it an oddball like Sleepy Hollow? Have at it folks, you have until next Saturday to get your hands on a copy and enjoy some angora-lovin'.
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Post by The Undaunted Doña on Apr 14, 2008 12:26:49 GMT -5
Ohh! I just bought this movie! I'll give it a watch tomarrow or Wednesday when I have off work..
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Post by clion on Apr 16, 2008 1:01:03 GMT -5
Well, there's a movie I don't watch often, not often at all. Johnny freaks me out a little in this one. (sorry, Optie! #shrug# ) But I'll watch it now and come back with a report. (loud cheer from the crowds ;D)
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Post by The Time Mistress on Apr 16, 2008 5:04:02 GMT -5
Oh Ed Wood, I love Ed Wood! ;D I'll watch it this week.
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Post by The Symbolic Sacrifice on Apr 16, 2008 17:12:49 GMT -5
I'll watch it tonight, fingers crossed. ~SS~
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Post by CIA Agente Arenas on Apr 19, 2008 15:40:22 GMT -5
All right folks! Time's up. Let the great work of government begin. Discuss!
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Post by The Poetic Protégée on May 24, 2008 17:21:02 GMT -5
I believe it's my turn to pick a film so this fortnight's Johnny Depp feature is: Finding NeverlandDiscussion points:In a society dominated by etiquette and the fear of gossip, do you think it was right for J.M. Barrie to persist in being part of Sylvia and the boys' lives? What do you think of the concept of solving problems by pretending? Do you think there should be a limit to the use of imagination? Why do you think Mary and James' marriage fell apart? Could it have been saved? Does the film still make you cry? Which scene do you find the saddest/most moving? Pop the DVD in when you get a chance over the next week and we'll meet back here for some discussion.
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Post by The Undercover Wonder on May 24, 2008 22:26:49 GMT -5
aww yay I love this movie and was seriously thinking about watching it soon cause I havent seen it in over a year. So thanks for the motivational push there Jay
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Post by Emily on May 28, 2008 23:15:58 GMT -5
I love this film!! It is so beautiful. Haven't watched it in exactly 10 months though. I will hopefully watch it soon!!
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