Just got around to watching this one. What a tedious, predictable, plodding bore this film was. I think it tried way too hard to be a "great film", and failed by taking itself so seriously. Hard to believe it got so many accolades, I was expecting much more.
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Topic - Babel - mishmashmusic 08:05:59 02/19/08 (24)
- A brave try... - Harmonia 16:38:19 02/19/08 (3)
- RE: A brave try... - Jazz Inmate 17:47:49 02/19/08 (2)
- We'll just have to disagree about this one... - Harmonia 21:04:00 02/19/08 (1)
- There's no doubt Cuarón is hugely gifted - Jazz Inmate 00:47:41 02/20/08 (0)
- A GREAT film!!!! Top 100 of all time. - tinear 15:13:15 02/19/08 (10)
- What was your problem with No Country - Jazz Inmate 15:34:09 02/19/08 (9)
- Oh come on! A "masterpiece?" If it were, how would you - tinear 16:13:01 02/19/08 (8)
- Fargo was practically a comedy like Raising Arizona - Jazz Inmate 17:10:44 02/19/08 (7)
- The Coen Bros. just cannot not be funny. nt - geoffkait 12:03:53 02/20/08 (0)
- But is it truly comic relief? - Harmonia 22:17:11 02/19/08 (0)
- "Barton Fink," "Miller's Crossing," "The Man Who Wasn't There," - tinear 18:10:27 02/19/08 (4)
- Go to your local video store and you'll find Barton Fink in the comedy section - Jazz Inmate 01:07:43 02/20/08 (1)
- And if you go to the WH, you´ll find George W. Bush sitting at the Oval Office (that is, when he is not... - orejones 11:28:20 02/20/08 (0)
- Add Blood Simple to the serious Coens' list. - Road Warrior 19:40:36 02/19/08 (0)
- "...art shouldn't debase humanity." - Sage. ~t - mpathus 19:09:08 02/19/08 (0)
- The movie kept screaming out about how important, deep and meaningful it was - sjb 12:52:13 02/19/08 (0)
- If you predicted each of the plotlines' outcomes, kudos on your mindreading abilities - Jazz Inmate 11:50:03 02/19/08 (4)
- But...Inarritu did this sort of thing better... - Harmonia 16:23:43 02/19/08 (2)
- I agree with all of that - Jazz Inmate 16:30:08 02/19/08 (1)
- Perhaps I went in a bit annoyed... - Harmonia 16:44:52 02/19/08 (0)
- RE: If you predicted each of the plotlines' outcomes, kudos on your mindreading abilities - mishmashmusic 12:22:28 02/19/08 (0)
- RE: Babel - musetap 11:00:10 02/19/08 (0)
- Mucho agreeo. I liked the Japanese story cause of the skin. * - mr grits 10:54:04 02/19/08 (0)
- RE: Babel - DWPC 10:27:05 02/19/08 (0)