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DRIVE and CONTAGION (Read 22828 times)
Reply #15 - Oct 10th, 2011 at 4:01pm

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in wild at heart wilhem defoe blew his head off with a shotgun. it was quite gruesome and in slow motion. some gruesome women were onlooking.
 

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Reply #16 - Oct 10th, 2011 at 4:07pm

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     And none of this has anything to do with Kirok's challenge (which I wasnt attempting to meet), of coming up with a movie in those three genres that had scenes of violence in them similar to the ones found in Drive.
     Not that it matters.
     And the movie still blows. Wink
 

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Reply #17 - Oct 10th, 2011 at 5:54pm

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Don't know shite about Drive haven't seen  it and as for Kirok's challenge I don't take the challenge quite so literally.  I figured to match the gruesomeness of the described scene with similar scenes of violent behavior.   After all crushig a skull with your girlfriend looking on is pretty sick regardles of how it is accomplished. 

However, Contagion was meh.  It did not blow but it felt familiar and Soderbergh never developed a sense of urgency throughout the movie.  You knew right from the get go that they were going to discover the cure.  It felt more like a throwback to the 70's disaster films right down to the big names and the ridiculous (at times) dialogue.  A lot of talent put to waste.  If Soderbergh is the best, hoo boy....  a lot misses to his hts....
 

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Reply #18 - Oct 10th, 2011 at 8:10pm

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As I noted, I think sometimes Soderbergh is too smart for his own (dramatic) good. But, there are few American filmmakers over the past couple of decades who can match his best work such as TRAFFIC, SEX LIES & VIDEOTAPE, OUT OF SIGHT, ERIN BROCKAVICH and KING OF THE HILL.
(and don't dare bring up the Coens or Tarantino in the same breath).
Sure, some of his experiments don't work out (GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, CHE), but, even his oddball stuff can have it's charms like THE INFORMANT!, KAFKA or THE LIMEY. CONTAGION is somewhere in the middle, but it's still a fairly strong piece if not wholly gripping.

And, Frank, you should definately check out DRIVE. I think you'll "get it" along with Joe and I.

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Reply #19 - Oct 10th, 2011 at 10:40pm

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Reply #20 - Oct 10th, 2011 at 11:32pm

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Frank wrote on Oct 10th, 2011 at 5:54pm:
After all crushig a skull with your girlfriend looking on is pretty sick regardles of how it is accomplished.

You're right, that's pretty awful.

A gentleman would have given her the first crack.
 

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Reply #21 - Oct 11th, 2011 at 7:25am

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Reply #22 - Oct 11th, 2011 at 12:05pm

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Frank wrote on Oct 10th, 2011 at 5:54pm:
However, Contagion was meh.  It did not blow but it felt familiar and Soderbergh never developed a sense of urgency throughout the movie.  You knew right from the get go that they were going to discover the cure.  It felt more like a throwback to the 70's disaster films right down to the big names and the ridiculous (at times) dialogue.  A lot of talent put to waste.  If Soderbergh is the best, hoo boy....  a lot misses to his hts....


     See, Frank?  We agree!
     "Meh" covers it pretty well.

 

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Reply #23 - Oct 11th, 2011 at 12:09pm

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L.A. Connection wrote on Oct 10th, 2011 at 8:10pm:
(and don't dare bring up the Coens or Tarantino in the same breath).


     Hold on here.  Do you not like these people?  I breathlessly await your answer.


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And, Frank, you should definately check out DRIVE. I think you'll "get it" along with Joe and I.


     And you, Tony, should definitely learn how to spell "definitely." Wink
     Blow me a kiss!

 

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