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Seen in February Pt.2
A fantastic spectacle. I can never resist a play. The costumes and sets were total eye-candy. I love Edmondson in The Young Ones and Bottom, so seeing him in this was brilliant. It was interesting to see Luscombe’s interpretation of the gay relationships, he’s great at making the actors show sexual tension. The ending took a very dark tone, which I was not expecting. I absolutely adored all the song and dance numbers, there’s just something about posh men acting like children that’s so entertaining. The lines are delivered brilliantly. The physical comedy (And dirty jokes!) were the highlight of the whole thing, it never failed to make me laugh. The short film that accompanied the cinema broadcast was super interesting aswell.
Very bizarre. I liked the soundtrack and imagery, but the lack of an obvious plot structure made the film very hard to enjoy. Not as good as Primer. I’m excited to see what Shane makes next.
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Very enjoyable. The really fake effects made the film very charming. Everyone gave a believable performance. My only problem is that despite being labelled a comedy, there weren’t too many jokes.
A fascinating study of gender. It was a good idea to adapt the book during the 90's, due to all the women's rights stuff that happened in the 60's. There's some wonderful set design and costumes and the soundtrack is absolutely beautiful (Though one track at the start sounded like something from a dungeon-crawler). The use of people playing roles of the opposite sex was a very cool stylistic choice, possibly inspired by the use of boy's in the roles of girls during plays during that time. The film splits itself up with different era's with different titles, it's a brilliant way of showing how views on women changed throughout time. The stark contrast between 1850 and modern times just shows how much we've changed within the last 100 years. Swinton gives a brilliant performance, she makes it very hard not to care for her character. Some people may not like the fantasy stuff,but I feel like it's the only possible way for the film's plot to work.
My review: https://www.movieforums.com/reviews/...-shanghai.html
A very interesting story, with some great performances and a brilliant ending. The soundtrack was no subtlety whatsoever though. I love how the film smoothly flows from the point of view from one character to another.
This film seems more like a series oaf jokes lined together with a microscopic plot, not that that’s a bad thing or anything, but it leaves me very confused about the film’s message. Throughout the film I thought I was supposed to see Dangerfield as the bad buy and the granddad as the good guy, but at the end of the film it completely swaps that around and I am super confused.
Predictable, but very funny and entertaining. Those lads don’t look 15 at all though.
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An absolute marvel. I can’t respect the director enough for wanting to do the film entirely practical in the actual cold with little to no CGI, all filmmakers should aspire to be like him. I also respect all of the actors for going through these conditions and giving a brilliant performance.
The cinematography is just gorgeous. The direction in this film is absolutely jaw-dropping; There’s a lot of long shots, and the way Iñárritu shoots his scenes is almost exactly like how Cuarón shoots his trademark long shots. I don’t know what type of camera they used, but the one they used allowed to to see everything in the frame. This and the way the scenes are shot make the entire experience feel real, like you are actually there. Speaking of real, the little CGI used is flawless, that bear basically looks like a real bear. The fight scenes also feel real as well, you can almost feel the stabs and punches.
Quite the wacky comedy. Lots of fun action with great comedy and very memorable characters. Maybe a bit too long.
A fantastic spectacle. I can never resist a play. The costumes and sets were total eye-candy. I love Edmondson in The Young Ones and Bottom, so seeing him in this was brilliant. It was interesting to see Luscombe’s interpretation of the gay relationships, he’s great at making the actors show sexual tension. The ending took a very dark tone, which I was not expecting. I absolutely adored all the song and dance numbers, there’s just something about posh men acting like children that’s so entertaining. The lines are delivered brilliantly. The physical comedy (And dirty jokes!) were the highlight of the whole thing, it never failed to make me laugh. The short film that accompanied the cinema broadcast was super interesting aswell.
Very bizarre. I liked the soundtrack and imagery, but the lack of an obvious plot structure made the film very hard to enjoy. Not as good as Primer. I’m excited to see what Shane makes next.
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Very enjoyable. The really fake effects made the film very charming. Everyone gave a believable performance. My only problem is that despite being labelled a comedy, there weren’t too many jokes.
A fascinating study of gender. It was a good idea to adapt the book during the 90's, due to all the women's rights stuff that happened in the 60's. There's some wonderful set design and costumes and the soundtrack is absolutely beautiful (Though one track at the start sounded like something from a dungeon-crawler). The use of people playing roles of the opposite sex was a very cool stylistic choice, possibly inspired by the use of boy's in the roles of girls during plays during that time. The film splits itself up with different era's with different titles, it's a brilliant way of showing how views on women changed throughout time. The stark contrast between 1850 and modern times just shows how much we've changed within the last 100 years. Swinton gives a brilliant performance, she makes it very hard not to care for her character. Some people may not like the fantasy stuff,but I feel like it's the only possible way for the film's plot to work.
My review: https://www.movieforums.com/reviews/...-shanghai.html
A very interesting story, with some great performances and a brilliant ending. The soundtrack was no subtlety whatsoever though. I love how the film smoothly flows from the point of view from one character to another.
This film seems more like a series oaf jokes lined together with a microscopic plot, not that that’s a bad thing or anything, but it leaves me very confused about the film’s message. Throughout the film I thought I was supposed to see Dangerfield as the bad buy and the granddad as the good guy, but at the end of the film it completely swaps that around and I am super confused.
Predictable, but very funny and entertaining. Those lads don’t look 15 at all though.
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An absolute marvel. I can’t respect the director enough for wanting to do the film entirely practical in the actual cold with little to no CGI, all filmmakers should aspire to be like him. I also respect all of the actors for going through these conditions and giving a brilliant performance.
The cinematography is just gorgeous. The direction in this film is absolutely jaw-dropping; There’s a lot of long shots, and the way Iñárritu shoots his scenes is almost exactly like how Cuarón shoots his trademark long shots. I don’t know what type of camera they used, but the one they used allowed to to see everything in the frame. This and the way the scenes are shot make the entire experience feel real, like you are actually there. Speaking of real, the little CGI used is flawless, that bear basically looks like a real bear. The fight scenes also feel real as well, you can almost feel the stabs and punches.
Quite the wacky comedy. Lots of fun action with great comedy and very memorable characters. Maybe a bit too long.
