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Re: Brokeback / Goodfellas
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04/09/06 02:41 AM
04/09/06 02:41 AM
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New Jersey, USA
J Geoff
The Don
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The Don
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Old. :p But still brilliant. 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey!  lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Brokeback / Goodfellas
#153818
04/09/06 10:24 AM
04/09/06 10:24 AM
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California
The Italian Stallionette
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Capo, I missed your review of BBM. You didn't like it? I haven't seen it and don't know anyone who has seen it yet. You didn't like it?  TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
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Re: Brokeback / Goodfellas
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04/09/06 10:36 AM
04/09/06 10:36 AM
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Gateshead, UK
Capo de La Cosa Nostra
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TIS,
My résumé at the time of seeing it read thus: At times this looks like a ravishing epic. The same cannot be said, however, for the content; an exhaustively long film which, ultimately, makes a mountain out of a molehill. The problem is not in the subject matter or central relationship, but in the schematic way the narrative treats it.
In short, the opening third was deeply touching, and thereafter it was a repetitive spiral into a mumbling, sexually frustrated narrative which, the longer it went on, produced a kind of resentment of the two main characters, who I had liked early on.
Massive room for a brilliant film; but my faith in Ang Lee wanes evermore.
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Re: Brokeback / Goodfellas
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04/10/06 04:24 AM
04/10/06 04:24 AM
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Lavinia from Italy
Underboss
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Underboss
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Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra:
thereafter it was a repetitive spiral into a mumbling, sexually frustrated narrative which, the longer it went on, produced a kind of resentment of the two main characters, who I had liked early on. that's when real life and its frustrations entered Brokeback Mountain. The place where once happiness was perfect because it was secluded from real life.
I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell the truth. I tell what ought to be truth (Blanche/A streetcar named desire)
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Re: Brokeback / Goodfellas
#153824
04/10/06 07:00 AM
04/10/06 07:00 AM
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Yunkai
afsaneh77
Mother of Dragons
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Mother of Dragons
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Yunkai
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Originally posted by Lavinia from Italy:
[quote]Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra:
[b] Re-evaluate. this just proves once again how beautiful your mind is, Mick. Only idiots never change their ideas!  [/b][/quote]Does this mean you might change your mind and see how BBM is not such a great movie after reviewing?  Cause changing ideas can go both ways. :p  I always enjoy messing with you, I'm not sure why.
"Fire cannot kill a dragon." -Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones
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