02-25-2013, 11:56 AM
I'm surprised to read that the 3D didn't do much for this for you, tg. I streamed it and really regretted not seeing it in 3D as it looked like something that could really work well in 3D. But I love 3D, as you know. I was amused to see the tightening of the letterbox frame and then having the fish jump out of frame in the flying fish scene. That's a classic 3D trick.
All in all, I enjoyed this. It was a beautiful film and Ang Lee is still a master of the craft. I feel ya on the philosophical heavy handedness - came off very Who shot Liberty Valence? to me at the end. It didn't blow me away, but I wasn't bored and I love a good hallucination sequence SPOILER actually it's all hallucination END SPOILER. I kind of lost track of it all with the meerkat orgy, but beyond that, I was amused. The special effects were really solid. A decent Bollywood dance number but no sword fights.
All in all, I enjoyed this. It was a beautiful film and Ang Lee is still a master of the craft. I feel ya on the philosophical heavy handedness - came off very Who shot Liberty Valence? to me at the end. It didn't blow me away, but I wasn't bored and I love a good hallucination sequence SPOILER actually it's all hallucination END SPOILER. I kind of lost track of it all with the meerkat orgy, but beyond that, I was amused. The special effects were really solid. A decent Bollywood dance number but no sword fights.
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