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In Reply to: a problem with movies today posted by caa on April 19, 2000 at 12:57:42:
Both "Fight Club" and "Being John Malkovich" started out like gangbusters, with really original ideas, then fizzled. Overall, I still hold "Being John Malkovich" in pretty high regard, as it doesn't depend as much on having a big finish. "Fight Club", however, needs the big finish that "The Sixth Sense" had to complete its story. Also, I didn't get the white supremacist angle that cheesed Roger Ebert off so harshly against "Fight Club"; just thought it was a film for frustrated, emasculated men.Another film that died early was "Dogma". The first half was very funny, but the second half was an ugly, disorganized mess. Sorry to post this one on the eve of Good Friday.
Of the films I saw in '99, I think I enjoyed "Run Lola Run" the most, as it was a consistent, well-finished concept from beginning to end. It had a direction and we (the audience) were confident that it was going to get us there. "American Beauty" also had good direction toward a telegraphed ending, as Kevin Spacey told us in the beginning that this was how he died.
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- I concur. - TAFKA Steve 15:21:43 04/20/00 (0)
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