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• It was almost great Todd B. 01:54:38 03/19/01 (2)
  In Reply to: Virgin Suicides posted by Bob W on March 15, 2001 at 20:40:30:

  Kirsten Dunst did such an excellent job portraying the emotional void her character was slipping into that, had she been allowed more screen time to elaborate on it, it could have made this movie great. Just that last layer of revelatory insight into all of the characters in general would have made this movie truly special. Nevertheless, it is, as you say, extremely well done.
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  • More screen time for introspection would have Bob W 07:39:17 03/20/01 (1)
    In Reply to: It was almost great posted by Todd B. on March 19, 2001 at 01:54:38:

    Not helped, IMO.

    I thought leaving so much ambiguity regarding motivation was precisely the point. Had the movie provided answers, I think it would have decayed into a trite morality play.

    Of course, maybe the answer was provided: look what happens when you take away somebody's vinyl.

    
    
    

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    • I disagree Todd B. 22:49:19 03/20/01 (0)
      In Reply to: More screen time for introspection would have posted by Bob W on March 20, 2001 at 07:39:17:

      Not introspection, but explanation. And not explanation by way of answers, but by way of experience. The audience already knows the answers, but that the experience is not presented makes the movie much less than it could have been. That lack of presentation is also inconsistent, as the style of the movie had been a straightforward progression, up to the point where the audience has to make the leap from a depressed group of sisters to a mass suicide. There are dots to connect between those points, particularly regarding the sisters other than Dunst. My mind reels at the chilling possibilities of a scene depicting the sisters proposing a suicide pact, deciding on it, and planning it. Unfortunately, no such scene is provided.

      As I said, this movie could have been great, and it's obvious that Dunst could have carried it there by herself, if only she had been given the chance. Chalk one up to missed opportunities.
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• Re: Virgin Suicides Doug Schneider 08:52:39 03/16/01 (1)
  In Reply to: Virgin Suicides posted by Bob W on March 15, 2001 at 20:40:30:

  Yeah...I liked this movie a great deal. She did a good job of capturing the mood and tone. Not necessarily a movie for everyone, but recommended for those into something a little off-beat and quirky.

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  • Re: Virgin Suicides Bob W 07:39:59 03/20/01 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Virgin Suicides posted by Doug Schneider on March 16, 2001 at 08:52:39:

    Question: did you see the hand of Bergmann looming large?

    
    
    

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