I'm 48 minutes into this and want to bail.
But I won't. Wim Wenders attributes it bombing at the box office to a bad cut, which was not his.
This is his, the official Director's Cut, thanks to criterion.com, so, yeah. I'll stick it out, give him his due. Or will I? Because I'm very close to calling bullshit.
No, it would be unfair to review it if I don't finish it. So... Sigh...
Only four more hours to go.
--To be continued--
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Just review the poster and enjoy your day
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(02-05-2020, 07:40 PM)Dr. Ivor Yeti Wrote: Just review the poster and enjoy your day
In hindsight, that's very good advice.
Another two and a half hours in, and it just isn't gelling for me. I can't get interested in the characters. The actors seem uninspired, or miscast, with little chemistry between them.
But the end is now in reach. Only an hour and a half to go. Maybe one more night.
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Hadn't seen you in quite awhile
I was down the hold just passing time.
Last time we met was a low-lit room
We were as close together as a bride and groom
We ate the food, we drank the wine
Everybody having a good time
Except you
You were talking about the end of the world
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
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I am so glad we have cf here to find these films and watch them so we don't have to.
At 4+ hours, I coulda watched Birds of Prey twice.
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Okay, I knocked another 30 minutes off this turkey, just an hour to go. Criterion.com has been dangling some compelling content the last few days, and convinced me to take a breather from this.
I'll get back to this soon. Really. Guess you could say I'm taking a Zeno's Paradox approach to the film. Will I ever finish it?
To be continued...
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(02-07-2020, 06:38 PM)cranefly Wrote: Will I ever finish it?
To be continued...
We're all still wondering if you'll ever get back from Puerto Maldonado.
Maybe we should change cf to stand for CliiFhanger or Can't Finish.
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FTW!!!
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
I'll get back to Puerto Maldonado soon. Honest.
As for Until the End of the World, I resumed watching it, knocked another 30 minutes off. But then better fare beckoned, and I needed another break from this misfire. Just 30 minutes to go. Getting so close it's starting to look like a cigar.
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srsly? still not done?
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Okay, I finished this. It was a slow fizzle beginning to end, as far as I'm concerned.
Ebert agreed, giving it just two stars, citing a lack of narrative urgency, among other things.
I think the big problem is that the director Wenders and leading lady Solveig Dommartin were involved at the time, and they co-wrote the script, and they scoped out all the places around the world where the film was shot. So the whole movie project got tangled with their own personal journey so they lost perspective on how it would play on screen to an audience. While I'm sure they had a great and intimate time making it (almost as much as Beatty and Hoffman in Ishtar), the audience is largely left in the lurch.
Oh, William Hurt is Solveig's love interest in the movie, but I just wasn't buying any of their scenes together. The chemistry wasn't there, likely because her real love interest was the guy behind the camera.
Solveig Dommartin is beautiful, well-built, athletic, by the way. She previously played the trapeze artist in Wings of Desire, directed by Wenders as well, which I haven't seen (it's on my list). For the role, Solveig learned to do circus acrobatics. So, yeah. Beautiful and athletic.
She died of a heart attack at 45. I'm still puzzling over that. Haven't read of any extenuating condition.
Not recommended, but like I said, I do intend to check out Wings of Desire soon.
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(02-26-2020, 02:35 PM)cranefly Wrote: Solveig Dommartin is beautiful, well-built, athletic, by the way. She previously played the trapeze artist in Wings of Desire, directed by Wenders as well, which I haven't seen (it's on my list). For the role, Solveig learned to do circus acrobatics. So, yeah. Beautiful and athletic. ![[Image: pointing-hand-down.gif]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ic4RXf3Bg5Q/WbbM3rOBP1I/AAAAAAAA-Q0/HC_455fjQlkgpunGndD2qjksipWVu7DMQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/pointing-hand-down.gif)
(02-25-2020, 12:38 PM)cranefly Wrote: (I'll be checking back here later today for an animated gif.)
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