Spoilers: I believe that the protagonist, the woman & child plus another character drive off into the mist and the narrator says something about hope, which is the exact opposite of what Darabont was going for.
Of course, I was being sarcastic there. The ending Darabont chose for the film just seemed highly inappropriate to me; there is a reason Stephen King chose to end his novella the way he did and I don't think the director should have changed it.
That said, I imagine that watching it in black-and-white might make the movie a different sort of viewing experience. Perhaps even a better one.
I was introduced to Joy Division kinda late (my early twenties), but I've always loved them and been interested in the band's all-too-brief history. And Anton Corbijn has a hell of an eye. I'll have to find out when it's coming to the Alamo Drafthouse.
I did watch it with the subtitles on (which I do for 90% of the movies nowadays)...
I thought Julia & I were the only ones who did that. I especially like doing it for dialogue-heavy films, although I guess that would be considered blasphemy amongst the Movie Hitler® crowd.
They popped up here in Austin this week, but unfortunately even $36-50 is too much for me & the wife right now.
And extremely inauthentic.
SPOILERS ABOUND! For those who have seen the movie (or don't care about being spoiled) only.
I'm sorry, but NO father in his right mind could murder his own child in cold blood unless an immediate and unbearably torturous death was at hand.
Also, what father would rather murder his own son (and a number of close acquaintances) in cold blood than stand up and fight to the death?
Spoilers: I believe that the protagonist, the woman & child plus another character drive off into the mist and the narrator says something about hope, which is the exact opposite of what Darabont was going for.
Um, well, I could tell you if the difference is absurd, but that might be considered a spoiler by some, so...
Yes, the difference between the endings is DEFINITELY absurd.
Of course, I was being sarcastic there. The ending Darabont chose for the film just seemed highly inappropriate to me; there is a reason Stephen King chose to end his novella the way he did and I don't think the director should have changed it.
That said, I imagine that watching it in black-and-white might make the movie a different sort of viewing experience. Perhaps even a better one.
Hopefully this black-and-white version has a different ending, too.
Hope you enjoy Paranoid Park more than I did. :-)
I'll have to take a look at it this week, then. Thanks! :-)
B- for Murder Party, eh? I've had it on my hard drive for a couple of weeks now, but haven't bothered watching it. Any brief thoughts on it?
I was introduced to Joy Division kinda late (my early twenties), but I've always loved them and been interested in the band's all-too-brief history. And Anton Corbijn has a hell of an eye. I'll have to find out when it's coming to the Alamo Drafthouse.
Definitely agree with Chris about Pink Horse and Laura. Horse is interesting enough, but nothing overly special.
Regarding Control, though: I am very interested in seeing this, hopefully before it ends up here in Austin. What did you like about it?
Oops, just realized that your blurb is protected...I still agree with it, though.
Knocked Up (2007, Judd Apatow) (v) [31]
Thank you! Definitely agree with your Twitter blurb.
I did watch it with the subtitles on (which I do for 90% of the movies nowadays)...
I thought Julia & I were the only ones who did that. I especially like doing it for dialogue-heavy films, although I guess that would be considered blasphemy amongst the Movie Hitler® crowd.
So, little Laura is letting you watch movies again, eh?
Too bad she didn't keep you from watching Smokin' Aces and rating it an 80!? ;-)