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Some time ago you asked me what I thought about Being John Malkovich. I usually wait at least a year to see any American film after it comes out. I am glad I waited two years to see this one. I am sorry I didn't wait longer.What a worthless piece of trash. So boring I almost fell asleep few times. I missed portions of it and it was still too long and boring.
Few great puppet episodes, few sexy poses by Catherine Keener (loved her in Living in Oblivion), and that was all... not too much for two hours of boredom.
Worst kind of American film: pretentious and stupid. Even worse - thinking the audience is even more stupid that the director.
If I didn't promise you - I would have turned it off after about 30 minutes.
At least I paid nothing for that masterpiece.
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I got the same exact words about the "Weekend", Godard's film I tried to watch yesterday. I don't remember the last time I had to turn a movie off, but it was so meaningless and full of it that I had to pull the plug. It was filmed the same way as those dated color pictures you find in old Time-Life cook books.
Japanese film "After Life" is bizarre in a way that it consists of two films, one - sort of like a cross between Bergman and Tarkovsky, and the second part is Fellini, all filmed by a Japanese director with a double name. Cooky. It's not implied that he lifted the stuff from those guys, but you get a sense of it. Not a bad film, btw. Excellent acting!
Will brace myself to finish watching Khrustaliov tonight.
Godard has never been my cup of tea. I think there are better directors. The Japanese one - well, you have not destroyed my willingness to watch it... yet... A cross between Bergman and Tarkovsky? You mean there was some "between"? Like you could put a knife between the Sacrifice and your typical Ingmar? Using the same scenery, same actors and the most famous camera man... I actually liked it, but as much as I would like a museum-quality sword replica.You didn't mention Khrustalev before.
There were actually few good seconds in Malkovich - I thought the first scenes with low ceiling were fun, but it wore out quickly as they tried to get too much out of it. They should just have left it alone right there, with you guessing what this was all about, but this being a typical American trash they just HAD to explain it. They don't have any clue that the unspoken things and unfinished sentences work stronger... idiots.
Ah, and one more good bit - Malkovich's dance.
BTW - have you seen the Living in Oblivion? A definitely worth seeing low-budget work, I enjoyed it.
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