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post #1 of 23
Thread Starter 

Share with me these moments here.

 

BROKEN FLOWERS

 

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

 

And the newest one:

 

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

post #2 of 23

I've only read your entry for Kwai (I'm supposed to be working...), but I'll be coming back for the rest.  Great read for a great film.

post #3 of 23
Thread Starter 

Thanks! Feedback is, as always, welcomed.

post #4 of 23

Hey there, Greg:

 

I'm 'violating' my NO MORE POSTING ON CHUD rule, but I had to chime in and compliment your work on your MTM article for 'the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'.  That was truly exceptional.

post #5 of 23
Thread Starter 

Thanks part two! It's my goal to do two or three of these a week, schedule permitting. I'm kind of surprised at the overall warm welcome it's gotten so far, hope to keep coaxing the wallflowers back.

post #6 of 23

Yeah, this has been really great. I knew you'd have a lot to say about Broken Flowers, but the sheer speed at which you're knocking these out is pretty amazing. 

post #7 of 23

I've always seen Nicholson as the 'villain' role in Kwai over Saito. Perhaps it's scenes like this one that caused this. 

post #8 of 23
Thread Starter 

I actually think there is no clear cut villain in the film--the enemy is when pride overtakes reason, which is what happens to Nicholson. It's hard to fault him for it, because the man believes so intensely in his profession as a British officer that making that bridge the best goddamn bridge anyone's ever seen helps keep his mind off the fact that he and his men have, essentially, been beaten. That old "stiff upper lip" mentality. William Holden's character has no pride, just wants to survive, and the two end up canceling each other out in the finale (That moment when Nicholson recognizes Holden, and vice versa: "You!" "You." was almost the moment I chose for the article, but went for the quieter one instead).

 

Although in lesser hands (especially at the time it was made), Saito would've been the bad guy through and through, and probably more of a walking cartoon character without the layers Lean gives him. Whipping prisoners and guards alike, mocking and laughing at their pain, it would've been easy to just let the audience hate him, and no one would've blinked twice. Probably would've been played by Mickey Rooney, too.

post #9 of 23
Thread Starter 

"Do women find it feminine to be so illogical, or can't they help it?" 

 

CHARADE

post #10 of 23

I haven't seen the film in a while, but the age difference between Grant and Hepburn was NEVER an issue for me.  They just felt so perfect together.  Love the fact that Grant makes at the end.  I remember you using an animated gif of that as your profile image for a while.

post #11 of 23
Thread Starter 

It's back!

 

A Knight's Tale

post #12 of 23
Know how many hours of my life have been spent rewatching A KNIGHT'S TALE? Way too many. Too bad about Heath. I like to think that with his post-TDK clout, he could have pushed the studio to make A PIRATE'S TALE, Brian Helgeland's hoped-for sequel.
post #13 of 23

A bit harsh about Luhrmann, weren't you!?  BAH!

 

Hahahah.  You've fully convinced me to break this out again.  I haven't seen it in a while.  Nice write-up about the film's deft handling of its tone.  When the classic rock first kicks in, it just feels so right.

 

And thank you for that last screencap.  I've always really loved that shot of Sewell's POV.  

 

 Welcome to New World. God save you, if it is right that he should do so. 

 

Goosebumps!

post #14 of 23
Broken Flowers
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Bridge on the River Kwai
A Knights Tale

One of these things is not like the others...
post #15 of 23
I would call A KNIGHT'S TALE a guilty pleasure, except I don't feel the least bit guilty for lovin' it, so ...
post #16 of 23
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Broken Flowers
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Bridge on the River Kwai
A Knights Tale

One of these things is not like the others...


Question the first:  Have you seen A Knight's Tale?

 

Question the second:  Did you read the piece?

post #17 of 23

It's certainly of a different pedigree than the others, but it was a fun entry.

 

I think my biggest problem with this movie was, in fact, the unlikelihood that any man would chase after the rich girl when the hot blacksmith was RIGHT THERE.

 

I remember seeing A Knight's Tale in the theaters back when my friends and I were teenagers and would watch anything that was released.  The anachronisms were startling then, but it became a staple for movie nights for a few years after that.  I haven't seen it in a long while, but I'll always remember it fondly for being my first real exposure to both Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany.

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I think my biggest problem with this movie was, in fact, the unlikelihood that any man would chase after the rich girl when the hot blacksmith was RIGHT THERE.


 

Shannyn Sossamon is actually the third finest chick in that movie. Her handmaiden is the most blazing. (Blazing-est?) Hot blacksmith lady is an easy #2. I think Heath just wants to make sure he gets an appropriately loaded sugar mama in case the whole jousting thing dries up.

post #19 of 23

I was always partial to the blacksmith.  I guess she was just always business and Heath wanted to work his way up in esteem.  BAH!  We should all FONG him!  ...  Oh, too late.

post #20 of 23

Too soon, mcnooj, too soon.


But, I dug Laura Fraser since Neverwhere.  I don't think she's been in that much stuff though, relatively speaking.  She was in Titus though.

post #21 of 23
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Question the first:  Have you seen A Knight's Tale?

 

Question the second:  Did you read the piece?

Unfortunately, yes I have seen the movie. And yes, I did read the piece.
post #22 of 23
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Unfortunately, yes I have seen the movie. And yes, I did read the piece.


Then you should know at the very least that Greg wasn't placing it on a par with those other films, but saying that it is a surprisingly effective bit of populist entertainment.  Which it is.

 

post #23 of 23

What's suitably fitting for this film, along with the rock music, is Chaucer essentially acting like a wrestling announcer. I wouldn't have been surprised if he yelled "let's get ready to ruuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmbbbbbbbbbbbbbbllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!"

 

Fun film. David Bowie dancing. Ridiculous helmetless jousting (you know, because they had to amp the tension up somehow). No shame here.

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