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Jon Fine wrote:What had started out as free and welcoming ended up becoming as rigid and rule-bound as everything I'd hoped it would replace.
OrthodoxEaster wrote:Not crap, waffles w/piskefløde on top.
The Pusher trilogy is fantastic, particularly the first and third ones. Both Kim Bodnia and the dirtbag who plays Milo are about the most perfectly cast actors around. There's a lot of stylization in these films and they definitely possess a post-Tarantino vibe, but I also think these movies are drier and less self-obsessed w/way more emotional depth. And, ultimately, far superior.
I liked Valhalla Rising. It was a little stupid, but very interesting.
Have not seen Bronson.
GirlfriendEaster was viewing Drive the other day. I was in the next room and didn't feel compelled to watch. She remarked that she was unsure if I would enjoy it.
enframed wrote:Not crap.
Valhalla Rising and Drive were both excellent.
Bronson was OK. Hardy was fantastic, but I became bored after a while.
Zorg wrote:Talented guy, but I feel like he's not self assured to have his own style, and the high-concept films mostly devolve into homages to Kubrick (Valhalla, Bronson) or Lynch (Fear X) with snatches of other influences.
Into the Void wrote:Zorg wrote:Talented guy, but I feel like he's not self assured to have his own style, and the high-concept films mostly devolve into homages to Kubrick (Valhalla, Bronson) or Lynch (Fear X) with snatches of other influences.
I feel like he's still developing his own style (he's still only 42) but don't see any of these as homages to Kubrick or Lynch. Influenced by Kubrick aesthetically for sure (which is a good thing, in my book), but neither of those guys made films as grimey as the Pusher series or Bronson. Fear X definitely tread on Lynch territory and was my least favorite of the bunch.
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