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Warning, a couple spoilers in my commentary
I know with all the crap out there I shouldn't use up the few good movies in one weekend, but I rented Croupier, Amores Perros, and Wicker Man. Wife was out of town. All great.I think Amores Perros is the finest of the three. Interesting juxtaposition of treatment of humans vs treatment of animals. I think my reactions were similar to many viewers in that the evil humans do to each other is part of life, everyday movie violence. The treatment of the dogs is unsettling, sad, and upsetting. I dson't think my wife will be watching this one.
Croupier was the most fun to watch out of the three. Great writing, pace, characters, commentary. I've been very impressed with the several British films I've seen this year, including Croupier, Snatch, and Sexy Beast. All great fun.
Wicker Man I rented because of interest generated by earlier posts on this board, esp. Clark's ravings about this film. I liked it okay, it had restored minutes (not sure if all of them -- it clocked in at 101 minutes), but it did feel dated. If you really think long and hard about it, it is disturbing. I must be in a "sensitive to animal cruelty" state right now, because I was more bothered by the ducks and animals yelping in terror than the thought of the policeman being burned up.
I'd recommend all three films.
Follow Ups:
"Dated"! Well, aren't *we* the latest hip-hop ravers! (Speaking of ravings...)Myself I just happen to enjoy the film inordinately, like Black Orpheus, and I've made that clear. I also think Song of the South is Disney's best, but who would agree?
As for "The treatment of the dogs is unsettling, sad, and upsetting. I dson't think my wife will be watching this one," see my comments when it came out, about the lady sitting next to me who couldn't stop herself from talking out loud about the cruelty. There was, of course, no cruelty practiced -- can't women tell the difference between acting and reality?
Croupier is out-and-out great.
clark
We're just sensitive, you know. It's called e-m-p-a-t-h-y. We're hard wired for it. Only things like sweeping generalisations really make us nuts.Alas, some women, like some men, are not especially bright or savvy when it comes to cinematic reality, visual language or subtext. And yes, some women are rude and have no movie manners. But this film was intended to evoke a strong emotional response and it apparently succeeded in this case. Too bad it also didn't make the woman think. Or shock her into silence. At least her ticket price counted towards the gross.
I saw Croupier last year in the theater when it was part of a traveling series, very entertaining, excellent film.
Amores Perros is one of the best films I've seen this year. Brilliant.
I have to agree with you on the Wicker Man. It scared me years ago, and I still like this movie a lot. Of course, I still like The Hidden too, so there you go.
Seems a bit disingenuous to me to dismiss an emotional reaction to a movie scene, as though we are all supposed to enjoy movies on a 100% rational level. We all know a movie is a fictional concoction, but I would venture to say most of us have been disturbed at one time or another by a movie scene, that knowledge notwithstanding. I find the whole idea of dog fights quite disturbing, and the graphic depiction of them in Amores Perros was not my idea of a good time.
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