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Post by Twitchmonkey on Oct 16, 2005 1:02:14 GMT -5
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Post by Bigboy on Oct 16, 2005 6:23:06 GMT -5
Most of the complaints seem to be about visual style, editing, pacing - all the directorial bits basically.
We've all seen movies with perfectly good concepts/scripts totally ruined ny the direction - let's just hope that this is the case (if indeed it is crap).
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Post by Omnipotent on Oct 16, 2005 12:08:20 GMT -5
Richard Kelly only had writing credits though right, so it's not going to damper my anticipation for Southland Tales.
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Post by Bigboy on Oct 16, 2005 13:13:16 GMT -5
That's what I meant - he may have written a great script, only for Tony Scott to mangle it.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Oct 16, 2005 16:30:26 GMT -5
Indeed, I don't think Kelly is neccesarily at fault for this, and Domino may just be a beast that appeals to a very limited audience, I was just stating what the general opinion seems to be. He is certainly a different kind of director and cinematographer then Tony Scott is, so this is not a good indication of his talent.
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Post by MoonageDaydream on Oct 19, 2005 18:50:37 GMT -5
I'm still gonna see it. I personally thought that the first trailer was abysmal, but the second one actually rocked. I think it looks great.
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Post by Omnipotent on Oct 20, 2005 4:32:16 GMT -5
I still wanted to see this for some reason but none of my friends want to make the trip, guess it'll be a Blockbuster night sometime next year.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Oct 21, 2005 5:15:03 GMT -5
Update?: I was reading over at richard-kelly.net and there are mixed reviews. Some loved it and some hated it. Most that hated it blamed Tony Scott's style of directing, but a few attacked the script. Has anyone here got around to seeing it yet?
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Post by Bigboy on Oct 21, 2005 8:14:29 GMT -5
i've not, but my friend said that it was uninteresting, and thet the visual style was annoying - lots of grain and colour washes, double or triple takes of dialogue. I still may see it just to have an opinion.
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Post by MoonageDaydream on Oct 21, 2005 10:49:47 GMT -5
Well, it seems to me that this is the same kind of style that was used in Man on Fire, which I liked. Really hectic cinematography. I dunno if I liked the movie, but I thought it looked cool. I like it when Hollywood movies experiment like that.
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Oct 23, 2005 1:41:03 GMT -5
The problem is when they use these experimentations superfluously and to try to conceal a basically flawed movie. Not saying this is the case this time, but it may be.
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Post by terabyte on Mar 20, 2006 20:01:17 GMT -5
Well, Keira Knightley is in it..it couldn't be that bad ;D
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Post by Omnipotent on Mar 21, 2006 10:56:23 GMT -5
I actually thought the film was cool, but I get the feeling Richard Kelly didn't have that much creative control over the script writing
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Post by ProvidencePortal on Mar 21, 2006 14:10:53 GMT -5
Our household loved it -- the strength of the writing is most apparent when you recognize that it was derived from and built on a true life experience.
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Post by MoonageDaydream on Mar 22, 2006 18:46:26 GMT -5
I'll probably check it out within the week.
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