This thing is more perfect than I caught the first time. The soundtrack, especially the single trap set, is superb and fitting. The flow of the camera basically imitates a single shot a'la 'Russian Ark'. Very, very clever editing and CGI to meld all of it together. Noticed there is a bit more Michael Keaton in it than the first. Some many actors cannot rid themselves of their ticks (worst-Natalie Portman).
For the staging, editing, soundtrack, and acting, I say Oskies all around a second time. PS. Norton stole the movie just like the story.
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Topic - 'Bird Man' Redux this afternoon . . . - Billy Wonka 15:40:02 11/22/14 (18)
- Rex Reed offers a dissenting view - geoffkait 15:16:14 11/30/14 (1)
- RE: Rex Reed offers a dissenting view - mkuller 13:29:11 12/01/14 (0)
- Just saw it... - mkuller 20:33:16 11/23/14 (8)
- RE: Just saw it... - Mark Man 20:50:11 11/23/14 (7)
- Spoiler alert... - mkuller 08:12:46 11/24/14 (6)
- RE: Spoiler alert... - Billy Wonka 15:25:37 11/24/14 (5)
- RE: Spoiler alert... - mkuller 15:48:20 11/24/14 (4)
- Yup - geoffkait 05:44:50 11/28/14 (1)
- RE: Yup - Mark Man 08:07:52 11/28/14 (0)
- Never thought the last scene was a fantasy...but I now I have to think about that... - Mark Man 16:08:06 11/24/14 (1)
- RE: Never thought the last scene was a fantasy...but I now I have to think about that... - Billy Wonka 06:18:28 11/25/14 (0)
- Saw this yesterday...still haunting me... - Mark Man 19:34:56 11/22/14 (6)
- Interesting "Rolling Stones" interview . . . - Billy Wonka 21:51:26 11/22/14 (4)
- RE: Interesting "Rolling Stones" interview . . . - Mark Man 23:35:03 11/22/14 (0)
- RE: Interesting "Rolling Stones" interview . . . - Billy Wonka 22:09:07 11/22/14 (2)
- Get some surgery...I love that line... - Mark Man 23:03:54 11/22/14 (0)
- RE: Interesting "Rolling Stones" interview . . . - Billy Wonka 22:10:07 11/22/14 (0)
- "are we trained to wait for bad things to happen???" - violinist3 21:15:41 11/22/14 (0)