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post #1 of 54
4/6/01 at 4:56am
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The library here at Full Sail is small, but it's got a helluva punch. Highlights: Edward Scissorhands, Godfather 1 & 2, etc., etc....

...And a 2-disk Criterion Collection edition of Brazil. One of my classes had been cancelled for the day, so I decided to pick Brazil up and take a look (Blofeld had raved about it before, I believe).

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, MAKE IT THE NEXT MOVIE YOU SEE. It's one of those movies you refer to as: The Good Stuff, or ya know, maybe The Best Movie I've Ever Seen.

If I ever make it to the big leagues, I can only hope to be half as good as Terry Gilliam.

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I think what did it for me was the ending. During his "escape," I was desperate for this to be reality. I needed this to be reality as badly as he did. So, in a way, I was satisfied with the very end of it. It is now his reality, and I hope he never wakes up from it. In the same respect, it is an absolutely horrible (not bad, as in, this is horror, terror) ending.
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post #2 of 54
4/6/01 at 4:56am
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A Movie I Will Love for the Rest of My Life: BRAZIL

The library here at Full Sail is small, but it's got a helluva punch. Highlights: Edward Scissorhands, Godfather 1 & 2, etc., etc....

...And a 2-disk Criterion Collection edition of Brazil. One of my classes had been cancelled for the day, so I decided to pick Brazil up and take a look (Blofeld had raved about it before, I believe).

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, MAKE IT THE NEXT MOVIE YOU SEE. It's one of those movies you refer to as: The Good Stuff, or ya know, maybe The Best Movie I've Ever Seen.

If I ever make it to the big leagues, I can only hope to be half as good as Terry Gilliam.

*SPOILER*
I think what did it for me was the ending. During his "escape," I was desperate for this to be reality. I needed this to be reality as badly as he did. So, in a way, I was satisfied with the very end of it. It is now his reality, and I hope he never wakes up from it. In the same respect, it is an absolutely horrible (not bad, as in, this is horror, terror) ending.
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post #3 of 54
4/6/01 at 5:18am
You'll make it, kid. I've been to the future and trust me, you make it.

And you're right. It's the ending that seals the deal. That look on his face says it all...
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post #4 of 54
4/6/01 at 5:18am
You'll make it, kid. I've been to the future and trust me, you make it.

And you're right. It's the ending that seals the deal. That look on his face says it all...
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post #5 of 54
4/6/01 at 5:25am
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*SPOILER*

Man oh man, the movie just shot into 6th gear at his kidnapping. Cut to black, gunshots, the slots in the bag open up, you see the interviews, then he's in the interrogation/torture room bit.

From the moment you see Michael Palin walk out in the far far distance, you know who it is already. You just know it. You know who that is behind the mask and you don't know how to feel about that.
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post #6 of 54
4/6/01 at 5:25am
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*SPOILER*

Man oh man, the movie just shot into 6th gear at his kidnapping. Cut to black, gunshots, the slots in the bag open up, you see the interviews, then he's in the interrogation/torture room bit.

From the moment you see Michael Palin walk out in the far far distance, you know who it is already. You just know it. You know who that is behind the mask and you don't know how to feel about that.
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post #7 of 54
4/6/01 at 9:18am
Ahhhhh, to be able to see BRAZIL for the first time...

DJ, it is among the very best.
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post #8 of 54
4/6/01 at 9:18am
Ahhhhh, to be able to see BRAZIL for the first time...

DJ, it is among the very best.
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post #9 of 54
4/6/01 at 10:18am
I've never seen it and now I'm interested. Can anyone tell me more about the story to pique my interest just a little bit more?
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post #10 of 54
4/6/01 at 10:18am
I've never seen it and now I'm interested. Can anyone tell me more about the story to pique my interest just a little bit more?
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post #11 of 54
4/6/01 at 10:25am
It's 1984 on acid.
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post #12 of 54
4/6/01 at 10:25am
It's 1984 on acid.
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post #13 of 54
4/6/01 at 12:26pm
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Well, Imperator...

The obvious: It's a Terry Gilliam film. From that, you can expect: HUGE sets, brilliant camera work, and dark, angry (quirky) Python humor. Michael Palin is PERFECT in his role, which isn't goofy, isn't over-blown, just...perfect. Robert DeNiro plays a bit part, which you hardly ever see ('cept Jackie Brown, I think).

So far as the story goes:

It's about flights of fantasy. And the nightmare of reality. Terrorist bombings. And late night shopping. True Love. And creative plumbing.

Anything else?
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post #14 of 54
4/6/01 at 12:26pm
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Well, Imperator...

The obvious: It's a Terry Gilliam film. From that, you can expect: HUGE sets, brilliant camera work, and dark, angry (quirky) Python humor. Michael Palin is PERFECT in his role, which isn't goofy, isn't over-blown, just...perfect. Robert DeNiro plays a bit part, which you hardly ever see ('cept Jackie Brown, I think).

So far as the story goes:

It's about flights of fantasy. And the nightmare of reality. Terrorist bombings. And late night shopping. True Love. And creative plumbing.

Anything else?
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post #15 of 54
4/6/01 at 12:34pm
I want a winged armor hero suit of my very own. That way I can swoop down upon unsuspecting politicians an whack 'em on the dome.

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-KRONOS AN ARMY OF ONE
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post #16 of 54
4/6/01 at 12:34pm
I want a winged armor hero suit of my very own. That way I can swoop down upon unsuspecting politicians an whack 'em on the dome.

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-KRONOS AN ARMY OF ONE
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post #17 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:02pm
Depending what day you ask me, and what mood I'm in, either this film or LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is my favorite movie of all time.

You're right about the ending being the thing that really pushes it over the top. When I realized that in some truly sick Terry Gilliam way, that was a "happy ending," I fell in love. I sat there in the theater, gobsmacked, as the credits rolled. Then I walked outside, bought another ticket, and went right back in for the next show.

Nice to see it get mentioned and discussed.
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post #18 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:02pm
Depending what day you ask me, and what mood I'm in, either this film or LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is my favorite movie of all time.

You're right about the ending being the thing that really pushes it over the top. When I realized that in some truly sick Terry Gilliam way, that was a "happy ending," I fell in love. I sat there in the theater, gobsmacked, as the credits rolled. Then I walked outside, bought another ticket, and went right back in for the next show.

Nice to see it get mentioned and discussed.
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post #19 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:14pm
Poxy, the set has EVERYTHING. Three discs of something that would kick Hitler's ass.
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post #20 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:14pm
Poxy, the set has EVERYTHING. Three discs of something that would kick Hitler's ass.
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post #21 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:17pm
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Looking at the boxes now...

Letterboxed...
Remastered soundtrack...
What Is Brazil? documentary...
The Battle of Brazil: A Video History...
Production notebook:
Stoppard and McKeown walk-through of three drafts and three treatments...
Production designs...
Costume Designer stuff...
Storyboards for dream sequences (many of which didn't make it into the film)...
Michael Kamen explains the score...
Special effects with raw footage of unfinished effects...
Trailer...
Production and publicity stills...

Guess not. It's been said that Gillian was so dissappointed by Kim Griest's performance that he cut a lot of her stuff out of the film...Is that something like what you refer to? Or something?
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post #22 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:17pm
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Looking at the boxes now...

Letterboxed...
Remastered soundtrack...
What Is Brazil? documentary...
The Battle of Brazil: A Video History...
Production notebook:
Stoppard and McKeown walk-through of three drafts and three treatments...
Production designs...
Costume Designer stuff...
Storyboards for dream sequences (many of which didn't make it into the film)...
Michael Kamen explains the score...
Special effects with raw footage of unfinished effects...
Trailer...
Production and publicity stills...

Guess not. It's been said that Gillian was so dissappointed by Kim Griest's performance that he cut a lot of her stuff out of the film...Is that something like what you refer to? Or something?
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post #23 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:18pm
And Eva's as well.
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post #24 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:18pm
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You mean there's a THIRD disk I missed?

Dammit.

Remember: Don't suspect a friend - Report him.
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post #25 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:18pm
And Eva's as well.
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post #26 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:18pm
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You mean there's a THIRD disk I missed?

Dammit.

Remember: Don't suspect a friend - Report him.
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post #27 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:27pm
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Watching The Battle of Brazil now. Am being brought up to speed.

Remember: Regret nothing - Report everything.
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post #28 of 54
4/6/01 at 1:27pm
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Watching The Battle of Brazil now. Am being brought up to speed.

Remember: Regret nothing - Report everything.
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post #29 of 54
4/6/01 at 5:56pm
I've got the 3-disc Brazil set on order and it should be arriving sometime next week, I'm so happy I can hardly contain myself!

I think this is truly a marvelous movie. Great sets, acting, scripts, camerawork. Fear and Loathing beats it out of my top Gilliam spot, yet this is certainly a close second.

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Oh God. Did you eat all this acid?
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post #30 of 54
4/6/01 at 5:56pm
I've got the 3-disc Brazil set on order and it should be arriving sometime next week, I'm so happy I can hardly contain myself!

I think this is truly a marvelous movie. Great sets, acting, scripts, camerawork. Fear and Loathing beats it out of my top Gilliam spot, yet this is certainly a close second.

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Oh God. Did you eat all this acid?
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post #31 of 54
4/7/01 at 2:29am
A great flick. No question.
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post #32 of 54
4/7/01 at 2:29am
A great flick. No question.
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post #33 of 54
4/7/01 at 3:03pm
Didn't like Time Bandits OR Fear and Loathing?
HEATHEN!


Raoul, get the duct tape!

[This message has been edited by BlackCrowe (edited 04-07-2001).]
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post #34 of 54
4/7/01 at 3:03pm
Didn't like Time Bandits OR Fear and Loathing?
HEATHEN!


Raoul, get the duct tape!

[This message has been edited by BlackCrowe (edited 04-07-2001).]
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post #35 of 54
4/7/01 at 3:35pm
Jack, no more of that talk or I'll put the leeches on you.

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Oh God. Did you eat all this acid?

[This message has been edited by raoul duke (edited 04-07-2001).]
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post #36 of 54
4/7/01 at 3:35pm
Jack, no more of that talk or I'll put the leeches on you.

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Oh God. Did you eat all this acid?

[This message has been edited by raoul duke (edited 04-07-2001).]
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post #37 of 54
4/7/01 at 4:10pm
This film was amazing. Sorry to chime in so late. If it wasn't for BlackCrowe, I might never have seen it. Not just that, but the full behind the scenes stuff as well.

Deej, where the hell are you? Oh, and also, yes it is a painful, bittersweet ending. Sometimes the best films turn the formula on its ear. It's not always going to leave you with a lighthearted feeling of joy, but a deep sense of... emotion.

Wonderful film.

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post #38 of 54
4/7/01 at 4:10pm
This film was amazing. Sorry to chime in so late. If it wasn't for BlackCrowe, I might never have seen it. Not just that, but the full behind the scenes stuff as well.

Deej, where the hell are you? Oh, and also, yes it is a painful, bittersweet ending. Sometimes the best films turn the formula on its ear. It's not always going to leave you with a lighthearted feeling of joy, but a deep sense of... emotion.

Wonderful film.

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Saving the Universe from the Scum of the Earth
www.sci-fighter.com
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post #39 of 54
4/7/01 at 11:45pm
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Damn straight.
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post #40 of 54
4/7/01 at 11:45pm
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Damn straight.
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post #41 of 54
4/8/01 at 3:54pm
Brazil is a bottle of perfection from which to sip the rest of your days.

The 3-disc Criterion is a must have addition to your DVD collection.

Welcome to the larger world, DJ.
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post #42 of 54
4/8/01 at 3:54pm
Brazil is a bottle of perfection from which to sip the rest of your days.

The 3-disc Criterion is a must have addition to your DVD collection.

Welcome to the larger world, DJ.
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post #43 of 54
4/8/01 at 3:56pm
The "Love Conquers All" version is 94-minutes long. Gilliam's cut is 142-minutes. Much more than just the last two minutes missing ...
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post #44 of 54
4/8/01 at 3:56pm
The "Love Conquers All" version is 94-minutes long. Gilliam's cut is 142-minutes. Much more than just the last two minutes missing ...
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post #45 of 54
4/11/01 at 1:56pm
Just how are Twelve Monkeys, The Fisher King, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Brazil, even The Adventures of Baron Munchausen "remakes" of Time Bandits?

And, didn't you know that Time Bandits, Baron Munchausen and Brazil are thematically linked into what some consider Gilliam's trilogy? These films explore the nature of fantasy and reality, and all that...

I don't like Time Bandits much, but I think Baron is a damn fine film.

I have Brazil and Twelve Monkeys on DVD. Baron is the next to go in my sack.
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post #46 of 54
4/11/01 at 1:56pm
Just how are Twelve Monkeys, The Fisher King, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Brazil, even The Adventures of Baron Munchausen "remakes" of Time Bandits?

And, didn't you know that Time Bandits, Baron Munchausen and Brazil are thematically linked into what some consider Gilliam's trilogy? These films explore the nature of fantasy and reality, and all that...

I don't like Time Bandits much, but I think Baron is a damn fine film.

I have Brazil and Twelve Monkeys on DVD. Baron is the next to go in my sack.
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post #47 of 54
4/11/01 at 2:35pm
Ok. Thanks for clarifying.
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post #48 of 54
4/11/01 at 2:35pm
Ok. Thanks for clarifying.
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post #49 of 54
4/11/01 at 2:41pm
Others "posit the existance" of the trilogy. There's even a name for it (that escapes me at the moment).
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post #50 of 54
4/11/01 at 2:41pm
Others "posit the existance" of the trilogy. There's even a name for it (that escapes me at the moment).
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