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Post by RNL on Dec 17, 2005 18:11:55 GMT
 1. Apocalypto (2006) 2/102. Braveheart (1995) 1/103. The Passion of the Christ (2004) 0/10 |
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Post by Vercetti on Dec 17, 2005 19:12:56 GMT
I'm probably one of the few people who has never seen Braveheart aside the final scene. The Passion of the Christ  The Man Without a Face  His next film is supposedly Apocalypto, about the Spanish taking over Mexico/Central America. It's in Mayan, following in the footsteps of Passion. |
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Post by RNL on Dec 17, 2005 19:22:10 GMT
Yeah, there's some footage viewable here. Could be pretty good. I certainly respect his choice to shoot these films in archaic languages. |
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Post by Capo on Dec 17, 2005 21:10:07 GMT
1. Braveheart 1995 2. Apocalypto 2006 3. The Passion of the Christ 2003 |
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Post by Michael on Dec 30, 2005 18:08:48 GMT
1. Passion of Christ (2003)
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Post by jrod on Jan 20, 2006 3:32:36 GMT
Braveheart (Best Picture?) The Passion of the Christ  |
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Post by svsg on Jan 20, 2006 4:16:46 GMT
Man without a face Braveheart |
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Post by Capo on Jan 26, 2006 21:48:45 GMT
Saw the trailer for Apocalypto last night when seeing Memoirs of a Geisha. In terms of plot, nothing given away; more of a visual teaser than anything else. Like an extended scene from King Kong, really, with the Skull Island natives doing their tribal thing.
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Post by RNL on Jan 26, 2006 21:51:46 GMT
So there's no dialogue in the trailer, then? They don't want to scare people off, they don't have a built-in surefire market for this one.
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Post by Capo on Jan 26, 2006 21:54:06 GMT
Yeah, not one sign of subtitles.
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Post by RNL on Jan 26, 2006 21:55:57 GMT
Amelie's promotional campaign was the same. I wonder how many people find out the hard way...
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Post by Capo on Jan 26, 2006 22:02:35 GMT
Well, of course, the multiplexes now have to have clear indication of subtitles in films.
A lecturer of a film class I attend (though am not right now) told us how, when he went to see Hero, the guy behind the desk warned him, a little embrassed, about it being subtitled. Needless to say, the lecturer replied, "Well, I would hope so, too."
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Post by jrod on Jan 26, 2006 22:08:51 GMT
"oh good, I dont speak Manadarian" ;D
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Post by RNL on Jan 26, 2006 22:15:26 GMT
Well, of course, the multiplexes now have to have clear indication of subtitles in films. Really? I wasn't aware of that. |
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Post by Capo on Jan 26, 2006 22:18:10 GMT
Yeah. I'm not actually sure if it's a legal requirement, but most do, since they're asking to be sewed if they don't. It's sad, really.
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Post by RNL on Jan 26, 2006 22:26:49 GMT
...together?  It is sad, but some people really have a huge hangup about subtitled films. It's 'work', and absolutely no effort will be made on the audience-member's part, they switch off to be swept away and there's not even an understanding that there might be other ways to approach cinema. It's like Homer's brain said, " You can stay, but I'm getting out of here." Cinema started out 110 years ago as a novelty sideshow, now it's no longer a novelty, and no less a sideshow. |
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Post by Capo on Jan 26, 2006 22:30:21 GMT
For the life of me, I could not spell that.
Sue, not that.
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Post by johndav on Feb 1, 2006 0:23:30 GMT
Oscar really scraped the barrel with this one. And it's been close to rock bottom often enough.
He has an ego problem, couldn't handle being smaller than British film critic Barry Norman, possibly some psychological problems, strange near-Fascist religious leanings, wallows in gore + violence, (when Jesus' message was one of love, peace, forgiveness), seems to enjoy a sado-masochistic edge, takes a broad distorting swipe at history- turned into crude propaganda with pretensions of grandeur-, has very limited talents as both actor and director and yet is a major player, having managed to trade on his once wholesome looks.
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Post by Pherdy on Feb 2, 2006 19:26:42 GMT
Braveheart  The Passion - |
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Post by Capo on Nov 23, 2007 23:47:21 GMT
Is Passion your only 0/10 prize, wetdog?
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