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Post by Mike Sullivan on Feb 19, 2006 4:45:02 GMT
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Post by Capo on Mar 26, 2006 18:57:37 GMT
I need The New World. Desperately. And of course it isn't here.
I need to see Pocahontas bouncing through the tall grass.
I need to see the rain falling on the river.
I need to see those high horizons.
I need to hear Das Rheingold by Wagner.
I need to hear Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23.
I need to hear Farrell's voice-over.
I need to watch that final reunion.
I need.
Desperately.
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Post by jrod on Mar 26, 2006 19:15:56 GMT
The story isnt anything exceptional, but to me Days of Heaven is one of the most beautiful films Ive ever seen. Days of Heaven  |
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Post by Omar on Apr 9, 2006 19:49:43 GMT
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Post by Vercetti on May 12, 2006 23:12:52 GMT
Updated.
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Post by Capo on Jun 4, 2006 17:38:25 GMT
After seeing this it confirmed something I already knew - The big screen is the only place to see Malick's films. I'm silently fearing this, awaiting the arrival of my recently-ordered DVD of The New World. I felt somewhat underwhelmed by Days of Heaven on DVD, and haven't been watching as many films as I would like lately, since most disappoint me unless I'm watching them on the big screen. But if The Thin Red Line was brilliant a few months ago when I revisited it, then who knows... |
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Post by Michael on Sept 1, 2006 5:59:29 GMT
Updated.
I cannot distinguish which is better between The New World and The Thin Red Line. Both are absolutely phenomenal.
I can't wait to see Malick's other two films. His style is very original.
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Post by Capo on Nov 14, 2007 0:39:28 GMT
(In response to a deleted post):
I saw it last of all Malick films, Kino. It didn't have the gut-wrenching, exciting, elusive and elaborative ellipsis that his two later films have, it's not as suggestive or as emotionally grounded in ambiguity. Keep in mind though that I've only seen it once, and a long time ago at that. I'd happily see it again; I know, more or less, that I'll love it on a rewatch.
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Post by Capo on Nov 14, 2007 2:26:18 GMT
It must be said, too, that the R2 DVD is inadequate. It's not the best of prints. It could desperately do with a re-release. (Also, as I said in that post, for whatever reason I was seeing a lot of films on the big screen back then, and DVDs were suffering because of it. It was like a comedown.)
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Post by Capo on Jul 15, 2008 14:20:15 GMT
I've just re-watched Badlands.
For now, Malick is my favourite filmmaker.
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Post by Capo on Aug 3, 2008 21:52:04 GMT
svsg, watch Malick's films now.
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Post by svsg on Aug 3, 2008 21:57:15 GMT
suggestions and best order please. I watched a bit of thin red line looooooong ago, can't even remember anything. I'll probably put them for download right now  |
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Post by Capo on Aug 3, 2008 22:32:22 GMT
Watch them in the order he made them. That'd be Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line, The New World.
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Post by RNL on Aug 3, 2008 23:51:03 GMT
Or at least pre-hiatus before post-hiatus.
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Post by Kino on Aug 4, 2008 0:15:36 GMT
suggestions and best order please. I watched a bit of thin red line looooooong ago, can't even remember anything. I'll probably put them for download right now Rent the Criterion Days of Heaven at least. |
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Post by Capo on Aug 4, 2008 0:57:23 GMT
svsg, Malick uses voice-over in all of his films. He seems constantly caught up in the conflict between the unfolding present and the tragic past, not to mention the fantasy of the future.
The power lies in the relationship between the aesthetic components: in Badlands, for instance, the voice-over tells us one thing, the dialogue another, the images something different altogether. (I paraphrase from Time Out's entry.)
His first two films are at first glance much more simple than his latest two; but don't let surface instinct fool you. Their narrative watchability and thematic complexity are amazing.
The New World is my current favourite film.
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Post by svsg on Aug 4, 2008 1:54:35 GMT
Rent the Criterion Days of Heaven at least. During your long absence, I watched ABSD (bootleg ofcourse) |
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Post by Kino on Aug 4, 2008 3:45:07 GMT
Well, that's understandable given that's the only way one is going to see ABSD outside of a festival or retrospective screening. However, with Days of Heaven you have a fantastic DVD transfer that was supervised and approved by Malick.
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Post by svsg on Aug 4, 2008 6:25:40 GMT
Sure, sure, will try and watch Days of heaven on DVD.
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Post by svsg on Aug 17, 2008 4:53:32 GMT
Watched Badlands today. Capo, I agree with you on the aesthetics of the film. Amazing music too. I can't emphasize enough how important the music is to the film. But I did not like the plot at all or even the voice over.
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