Films/DVD Asylum

Last Temptation of Christ Criterion blu-ray

66.167.204.239

Jazz Inmate

R

My problem with this movie is that I read the Kazantzakis book, which is brilliant. I believe Scorsese misfired in many ways. But maybe I should give it another try and not compare it to the book so directly. The price isn't too bad on the preorder. No doubt Criterion will do a great job with the picture and sound.

I still believe the power of the book remains largely untapped, and someone else should take a whack at adapting it for film. But with that comes all the controversy. I don't think a major studio or an established director would want to take that on.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi

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I thought it was much more... - mkuller 10:28:34 01/24/12 (1)
...insightful than Gibson's film.
- RE: I thought it was much more... - Jazz Inmate 11:50:18 01/24/12 (0)
  That's not saying much. Madman Mel is a total nutter, and Last Temptation was one of the most profound books of the 20th century.
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I kept praying Barbara Hershey would keep her clothes on. I was disappointed, twice. nt - tinear 08:45:00 01/24/12 (3)
dfs
- read the book. It's Kazantzakis' masterpiece NT - Jazz Inmate 09:51:35 01/24/12 (2)
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  - Okay, IF you read Jos� Saramago's, "The Gospel According to Jesus Christ." He's a truly great - tinear 17:38:30 01/24/12 (1)
    novelist, as great as any living writer.
    - Agreed that Saramago is a great writer, although he is no longer living as you insinuate - Jazz Inmate 22:03:48 01/24/12 (0)
      I haven't read The Gospel but I'm sure it's worthwhile. I read Blindness shortly after it was first published in English and thought it was quite brilliant in a "Lord of the Flies" vein. Even more enjoyable was Baltasar and Blimunda, which is the kind of tale that fits better with Saramago's prose. I post the link below, if you're interested. As good as Blindness and B&B are, in terms of Saramago's writing style, Tale of the Unknown Island may be the best he has done. It's the writer's equivalent of a tone poem.
      I started to read "All the Names" but it seemed too obviously a vehicle for Saramago's politics. He telegraphed it badly in the early chapters and it bored me too much to read on. I may revisit it someday, but I'm behind on my reading list as it is. By the way, I lent Blindness to a friend and it took every fiber of his being not to chuck the book across the room. That's how pissed off he got over the lack of punctuation and other rules of grammar.
      Regardless of what I read, you should check out Last Temptation of Christ. I wish it was mandatory reading and not considered so controversial. The movie really doesn't do it justice, by a longshot.
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      We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
      Baltasar and Blimunda (Open in New Window)
      Edits: 01/24/12 01/24/12
I liked it when it came out - the music is great! - Eldragon@gmx.com 07:22:42 01/24/12 (0)
Still have VHS and CD somewhere...
This is the only Scorsese misfire IMHO - Doug Flynn 05:18:43 01/24/12 (3)
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Edits: 02/27/18
- Bringing Out the Dead,Gangs of New York and Age of Innocence weren't so hot - Jazz Inmate 09:26:17 01/24/12 (2)
  And Dicaprio ruined most of the recent efforts. Still no doubt about Scorsese's skill.
  I agree about the Criterion titles, by the way. The overwhelming majority of them of I would never watch twice, or sit through once. But for what they are, they're very well produced and packaged. The audio and video is always done right.
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  Edits: 01/24/12
  - "Age of Innocence" is, of course, his greatest film. No need for cheap - tinear 12:36:23 01/25/12 (1)
    thrills, gore, and blood. A brilliant adaptation, superb acting, and a careful dissection of mores of that period.
    Brilliantly good filmmaking that, unfortunately, is a rarity in a country obsessed with violence.
    - blah...even Kundun was better NT - Jazz Inmate 19:02:42 01/25/12 (0)
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      We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi

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