|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
76.1.163.157
"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
Brad deserved an Oscar, as did Affleck.
Pitt is just flat out scary as hell. I cannot recall seeing a more terrifying character on screen except for Samuel L. Jackson in those 2 Tarantino films and Mitchum in his stellar, "The Night of the Hunter."
This is more of an existential film, meaning that it seemingly has no beginning, middle, or end nor is it plot driven. The apparent theme of vengeance hangs heavily but then disappears like heavy fog in a sudden windstorm.
It is a long rumination on the nature of true criminality and evil, myth-making, and justice.
Mainly, however, it is a terrific depiction of two characters in conflict, separating and colliding many times before a cosmic event is inevitable.
I am still a bit startled by its unexpected brilliance.
It is... a modern masterpiece.
Follow Ups:
he was in Kalifornia. Maybe AS scary?
There's a muscle on her arm
With a red and blue tatoo
That says
Fort Worth I love you
Fascinating character... with a lot of depth and complexity... including the possibility of great violence at any moment; but really, for cause (or for effect based on the need to control, say, the scene of a robbery)... not a random murderous psycho like in Kalifornia.
Grits was right... Tin scares too easy (but then I didn't find Bardem particularly scary in No Country).
"You can safely assume you have created God in your own image when he hates all the same people you do."
Great dialogue... fantastic acting... an atmosphere that to me is superior to either No Country or There WIll Be Blood, a gripping story and some of the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen.
I was very impressed with Pitt in this film... he did fine with his lines/delivery but he his best work was unspoken... body language, expressions, eyes, etc.
"You can safely assume you have created God in your own image when he hates all the same people you do."
Penn masterpiece, over dramatic but sooooo good....
Who is Brad Pitt?
Ah that nice round arse good looking man....
Well an antic masterpiece,,,,
it!
One trembles to wonder what encomiums they'd lavish over it.
Have to see it first. So many movies, so little time, so little money...
that has to be the entertainment bargain of the century!
Quite frankly, Netflix is one of the very few "modern" improvements I've noticed over the past several decades.
that film was my first introduction to Anne Bancroft AND Patty Duke whose careers I have followed ever since. Both really fine actresses that never quite achieved IMO the success that they really deserved. I love the final scene in their film together...Penn filmed a a poignant and moving human drama. It was fitting that in real life Keller and Sullivan were together until the day Annie died...Such was the bond between the two....
The only pity is that we stay for more in front of a black screen.
I don't know about either claim, but, it is a pretty good movie. The cinematography was fantastic -- almost every frame was beautiful, and the story and performances were surprisingly good. I particularly like the depiction of Jesse James shooting a member of this own gang in the back out of paranoia, which is no different from the shooting by Robert Ford.
I thought Pitt was more than competent in the part, and I am surprised how many thought he stunk. He has been very good in a number of roles, particularly "Fight Club," "Twelve Monkeys" and "Snatch."
Casey was the movie.
.
Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
moody and original music, brilliant dialogue, symphonic variations in tempi, timbre, and pitch, and perfectly realized cinematography all made this the runaway best film and a true American Western classic, along with "Unforgiven."
.
Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
Se7en; Babel; that sequel to Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Guns; Jesse J.
He gets a lot of hassles from being a good-looking guy but he has chops.
Also agree that Pitt is a remarkable acting talent, able to convincingly portray a wide range of characters in an almost transformative way.
I like him very much in Jordan's Conversations with a Vampire (title?), as well as those films mentioned already, and would add a rather deft cameo he has in Tony Scott's "True Romance," which, though it featured a half-dozen outstanding acting performances (Walken, Hopper, Arquette, et al), was absolutely STOLEN by Gary Oldman's portrayal of Drexel.
Damn, so many good ones, in addition to the ones you listed, Bronson Pinchot (You want me to suck his d!ck?), James Gandolfini (the first one, now that's the bitch of the bunch, the second one's no walk in the park either, now, I just shoot em and watch their expressions change), Val Kilmer's Elvis, Saul Rubinek...
Agree, Oldman was awesome. What a character
There's a muscle on her arm
With a red and blue tatoo
That says
Fort Worth I love you
.
Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
My favorite Brad Pitt movie would have to be 'Kalifornia' followed by
'12 Monkees'
Later
Rich
a
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: