Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by afilado (A) on August 06, 2009 at 10:04:51

In Reply to: RE: Both you and Daryl missed a major part of the film. SPOILER posted by tinear on August 06, 2009 at 08:28:56

....you're unconvincing. And it's not worth seeing again just to point out the specifics why.

It's been a long time since I've seen it and a detail may be fuzzy in my example but there's no question about my memory of the jarring gaps I felt in some essential continuity. I remember actually being angry, feeling frustrated, cheated by the director.

What's "missing" are some final, refining ingredients from an ambitious story teller. Close(ish), but no cigar from me.

It's a schizophrenic movie in that it couldn't make up it's mind between being pop or being art. Ultimately it was neither.

Relatively speaking, it bombed at the box office. Not only in the U.S. but at large. I know that's not the sole indicator of "quality" but it is a key one. And I remember it got considerable pre-release publicity. It just didn't have substantial legs.

I complimented Asano and the pretty colors and nicely costumed natives, what more do you want? ;-)

I didn't say it's a failure, just a disappointment.

Edits: 08/06/09