In Reply to: No offense Troy, but I beg to differ; at it's best this is an "okay" film. posted by Audiophilander on March 23, 2004 at 07:12:24:
Gee, I wish I saw that other thread about this movie before I started this one. This board seems to clutter up with a lot of noise and the worthwhile things get lost off screen.Here's why you're wrong:
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/eternalsunshineofthespotlessmind/
It's one of the best reviewed movies in a long time. 15 reviews giving it a perfect "100", garnering an average score of 87 with 40 reviews? That's an average that you just can't ignore. But hey, it got a 50 in Balmer.Not the biggest fan of random camera movement myself because most of the time it has no point, but the effect was just right for this disorienting story.
I really connected with these people. I know people just like this, don't you? I, like the posters in that other thread, empathized with these characters quite a bit even though I'm closer in age to the doctor than I am to the stars.
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Follow Ups
- No offense taken, but you're wrong - Troy 11:23:14 03/23/04 (8)
- 93% on Rotten Tomatoes...highest I have seen FWIW. (nt - dennzio 11:38:36 03/24/04 (1)
- There are 6 films with higher ratings just on the current list. - sjb 08:34:28 03/25/04 (0)
- Well, it isn't necessarily a matter of right or wrong here, it's differing tastes. - Audiophilander 13:51:43 03/23/04 (5)
- Re: Disagree - rico 15:32:14 03/23/04 (2)
- I came closer on Being John Malkovich than Adaptation or Sunshine. - Audiophilander 17:09:04 03/23/04 (1)
- Eternal Sunshine ..... I walked out after an hour. - Elmo 05:56:34 03/25/04 (0)
- Well, cheers to differeing tastes - Troy 15:07:41 03/23/04 (1)
- LOL! Wasabi peas I can handle; anchovies are another kettle of fish! (nt) - Audiophilander 16:32:45 03/23/04 (0)