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Massawyrm is armed and raving about Tony Scott and DOMINO!!! Watch Out! He shows His Colors!

Published at:  Oct 04, 2005 2:21:00 AM CDT

Hey folks, Harry here - this event kicked ass and DOMINO followed suit. As soon as I get pics from the event of me and Richard Kelly killing those fucking clay pigeons and feasting on their carcasses like the hunters we are... I'll write it all up. Here's Massawyrm finally talking sense. Here ya go...




Hola all. Massawyrm here. I love Tony Scott. Always have. He’s one of those directors who just doesn’t get enough respect and yet manages to entertain me every god damned time he steps up to the plate. He’s one hip motherfucker cinematically, always on the very edge of cinema cool. Yes, I know, many of you hate him. Many of you love to charge him with the crime of style over substance. And I can understand that…to a point.




You see, Tony Scott’s greatest asset is also his greatest curse. Tony Scott films are always very stylish, utilizing the newest and latest camera, lighting and editing tricks to make a film that just plum looks cool as all hell. However, Tony Scott’s films also date themselves rather quickly, each of his films becoming wonderfully entertaining relics that ultimately define the look of the age in which they were made. Examine his resume. The Hunger is the perfect example of an edgy early 80’s horror film. Top Gun is the prime example of a mid 80’s blockbuster. Beverly Hills Cop 2 and The Last Boy Scout stand testament to the post Lethal Weapon buddy/cop action film. True Romance is the perfect example of the indie-pop crime film, utilizing almost every single actor and trick that would be played out in the genre by the late 90’s. Crimson Tide and Enemy of the State are two of the stand out examples of the 90’s Techno thriller explosion, while the rarely seen, but really good, Spy Game is the model that many of the current crop of techno thrillers seem to be crafted from. And when the dust settles and a little more time has passed, Man on Fire, The Hire: Beat the Devil and Scott’s new film, Domino, will be prime examples of turn of the millennium filmmaking. Yes, his brother, Ridley Scott, makes Timeless films – films that can be watched decades later and still feel fresh and original. Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Kindom of Heaven, G.I. Jane (Fuck the naysayers, Viggo “Well, that was a goat fuck” Mortensen’s Master-Chief owns that fucking movie.) But Ridley and Tony are very different filmmakers. Say what you will about the enduring genius of Ridley, for my dollar, Tony has had a much better batting average entertainment wise. After all, I’ve never walked out of a Tony Scott film angry or disappointed. I wish I could say that for Ridley (Matchstick Men, Hannibal, White Squall.)




What I love about the current incarnation of Tony Scott is that he takes all of the tricks we see in music videos, trailers and commercials – tricks trailers often promise us and never deliver – and churns out cool, edgy looking films akin to something we’d expect from avante garde cinema – yet manages to tell involving, textured tales within the framework of mainstream storytelling. Chock full of gore, gritty ass kicking and altered states of mind, Scott immerses us into the world of his films – a haughty mix of 70’s era, French Connection/Rolling Thunder violent realism and 21st century slick hyper-reality. Of course, this is exactly why others absolutely hate him. And anyone who takes issue with Scott’s work can stop reading now -you will hate Domino with the rest of them – I can assure you of that. So take this review for what it is – one written by someone who loves the living hell out of Tony Scott’s work and nothing more.




Domino is one hell of an ass kicking thrill ride that blends the stylish look and feel of Man on Fire with the frenetic, interwoven chaos of True Romance. And much like True Romance, Scott tapped a young talented writer with an indie cult hit under his belt (Richard Kelly) to weave his most subtle, layered film to date. Rather than merely telling the typical “based on a true story” glorification of an interesting character, Kelly decided to write a script that was part truth, part hyperbole and part complete fucking bullshit, crafting a mythic modern legend that never for one minute pretends to be anything resembling the way it really was. Right from the beginning Domino tells you she’s going to lie and she’s even kind enough to remind you of that fact at the end. Domino isn’t about the truth and you get the sense that the real life Domino Harvey wasn’t exactly about it either – she was about being a punk rock legend of the bounty hunter community and this script captures that perfectly. All the while Kelly manages to both honor Domino while managing to deliver a satirical look at reality TV, America’s fascination with sex and violence, and yes, even Tony Scott himself, proving to be a film much more like Natural Born Killers than anything else (without the inherent over the top goofiness that is rife in NBK – a film I love by the by.)




If there’s one inarguable fact about Tony Scott’s career, it’s that the man can assemble top of the line casts of actors in the prime of their careers – and Domino is no different. Teaming the current love of my cinematic life, Keira “yes, yes, sexy tomboy beanpole” Knightley, with legendary Hollywood badboy Mickey “Thank god for comebacks” Rourke and talented newcomer Edgar Ramirez, we’re treated to performances that prove to be a trifecta of psychotic punk rock cool. But make no mistake – Knightley owns this fucking movie. Every god damned moment of it. With Bend it Like Beckham and Love, Actually Knightley gave us cute and adorable; with The Jacket she gave fragile and cracked; and with King Arthur she gave us something to look at to keep us from pulling our own hair out. Here Knightley defines herself as an actress and delivers her best performance yet, cementing herself firmly in the minds of movie goers as more than just another pretty face. The girl can fucking act. This is for Keira what Alien was for Sigourney Weaver, what The Terminator was for Linda Hamilton. Without for a second shedding her natural adorability and sexiness, Knightley dons the mantle of the tough as nails bad girl and kicks the living shit out of anything that gets in her way. But Domino Harvey is more than just Punk Rock – she’s got serious issues, shit she doesn’t want to deal with, and descends instead into a life of danger to hide from the life she doesn’t feel she belongs in.




Backing up Keira is a supporting cast of characters that never disappoints – as strange as the casting seems. With Stand Up comedienne Mo’ Nique, One-hit-wonder (at least in the states) Macy Gray, “Where the hell has he been?” Actor Dabney Coleman, Trash TV King Jerry Springer, and 90210 has-beens Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering (in the best good sport self parodies since James Van Der Beek and Jason Biggs in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back), Scott succeeds in a delicate balance with sure thing character actors Delroy Lindo, Christopher Walken and Lucy Liu. And it works, it really works, the cast turning in performances as perfectly weird as the film itself.




But what makes this film work overall is the truly chaotic nature of it. It’s a trippy, surreal first person narrative winding from fucked up event to fucked up event, introducing almost two dozen characters that are all tied together into one massive snafu. What’s true, what isn’t? It never matters. Much like The Usual Suspects, it is the story our narrator Domino Harvey wishes to tell. And it proves to be one hell of a yarn so fantastic that you don’t want to know the truth. As John Ford said “If you have the choice between telling the truth and the legend, always tell the legend.” This is the legend. This is the Domino Harvey that scares the living shit out of me. She’s the girl you’d love to fuck if you weren’t so afraid she’d break your balls and bust your nose just for asking.




And just to put icing on the cake, Domino proves to be one of the most politically incorrect films released by a major studio in years. Bound (and determined) to offend scads of people, this film will no doubt piss off a number of Arabs, Lesbians, African Americans, 90210 fans as well as those of mixed heritage. Some just won’t get the joke, and those that don’t hate this film for simply being directed by Tony Scott might well hate it for breaking the Politically Correct Fourth Wall that’s been erected in the last few years. Sure, comedies can get away with it, but this is at heart an action film - a satirical action film yes, but a subtly satirical action film. Easily Scott’s most intelligently layered film ever (a testament to him bringing in Kelly to write every single draft) Domino is a film that requires dissection. It wants you to consider what it’s doing very carefully and will no doubt require multiple viewings to catch every joke, to understand every bit of subtext. By the time you understand the state of mind that Domino is in when she tells you her tale, you realize you have to go back and watch it again to fully appreciate why Scott edits and effects everything the way he does.




While many will accuse this film of being one of the most overly stylized of all time, when all is said and done, the overly stylized nature of it is inherent to the story itself. It is overly stylized by design. It’s a fever dream told by someone who’s just beginning to get all the facts straight herself. But at the same time it is Scott acknowledging his own career and having as much fun with himself as he has with the life of Domino Harvey and the actors satirizing themselves. For those that look closely, drink in every moment and dissect every line and happenstance, Domino proves to be a treat to enjoy long after you walk out of the theatre.




Is it Tony Scott’s best film? I don’t know. Domino demands to be watched again and I’ll gleefully do that now that the initial shock of its cinematic blitzkrieg has faded. I’ll say that it’s certainly smarter and sharper than any of his previous films and might possibly become one of his most reviled. But it is fast becoming one of my favorite Tony Scott films.




But will you like it? Well, the best litmus test seems to be Scott’s BMW short Beat the Devil. If a two and a half hour version of that seems like your cup of tea, this movie is most definitely for you. However, if that short is like nails on a chalkboard to you, this isn’t your film. You’ll simply continue to hate Tony Scott. And so be it. Tony Scott isn’t for everybody. As mainstream as he seems, he is a point of contention between film “lovers” and film “critics”, and will no doubt continue to be. Me? I love the fucking guy and I love the hell out of Domino. This is Tony Scott at his most Tony Scott. And god bless him for it.




Now talkbackers – endlessly ream Mr. Scott at your leisure and me for loving him so.




Until next time friends, smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em. I know I will.



Massawyrm



This Is My Gun! This Is My Cigarette! You Can Pry Both From My Cold Dead Body You New Age Daffodil!








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  • Oct 04, 2005 2:25:10 AM CDT

    forst bootches

    by onefalsemove

  • Oct 04, 2005 2:32:23 AM CDT

    Fuckin' Plant!

    by thedarkknight

    Nuff said

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  • Oct 04, 2005 2:32:27 AM CDT

    Walked out on Matchstick Men?

    by gheorghe zamfir

    Too bad, missed a damn good flick. Anyways, still hard to be enthused about this film. Was excited, cause I do like Tony Scott (and agree with reviewer that Spy Game is a bit underrated - though I consider the Fincher produced BMW shorts as the only good ones), Richard Kelly writing, and Keira Knightley is the sexiest beanpole tomboy on the planet. But I just cannot get past the horrible trailers, maybe I'll change my mind as the release approaches.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 2:34:03 AM CDT

    Trailer looks cool...

    by onefalsemove

    .. but Massawyrm's review makes it sound WAY too much like NBK for my liking.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 2:34:31 AM CDT

    Keira Knightley is sex..just pure sex... just lusty, carnal, dri

    by monkeybrains

    She can act? Who cares. Built like a boy? Wouldn't know. Not interested in boys.....But, I gotta say something:If you look at her and see a boy, I think you better check yourself into the looney bin, Michael Jackson

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  • Oct 04, 2005 2:37:50 AM CDT

    Matchstick Men did suck. Nicholas Cage...sucks.

    by all

    And why do I have to watch Keira do this shit while waiting for Bend it Like Beckham Returns?

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  • Oct 04, 2005 2:55:46 AM CDT

    matchstick men is coming after your ass

    by chief redcock

    great flick, nuff said. domino looks quite good too, kind of like a continuation of the man on fire, true romance side of scott... i was kind of luke warm on man on fire the first time i saw it, but after i rented and saw it a few times, it really grew on me... scott has got talent, no question.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:00:09 AM CDT

    If Tony Scott is cool, then I must be Miles Davis.

    by appleballs

    Matchstick men was fine albeit Nick "I named my son Kal-el" Cage recycled the character mostly from the previous and vastly superior Adaptation.

    Man on Fire on the other hand was a circle jerk of nausea and stupidity. Plus I'm afraid of freaky man-girl, Dakota Fanning. Anyone who thinks this movie was hardcore must also get off on listening to Pantera while driving an F150 with a larger than life Confederate Flag sticker that says "I don't care about history, we still won" pasted on the back. I mean for sideways fuck's sake the character's names were PITA and CREASY!!! They might as well have been Bobo and Titty Winkler. Not to mention the camera moved so fast I felt like I was being subliminally message to turn the shit off and spank myself with a rod. So I did. And it was better.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:03:32 AM CDT

    Man On Fire was fucking ownage

    by giftedinthepants

    If you deny this, you're on par with the suckiness of Whedonites. LMAO ORFFLES OWNED!!!!!!OWNAGE.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:06:45 AM CDT

    This is what happens...

    by wee willie

    when someone who has a relatively decent vocabulary, but knows NOTHINTG about film, writes a review.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:07:25 AM CDT

    I mis=spelled 'nothing'.

    by wee willie

  • Oct 04, 2005 3:21:26 AM CDT

    This is what happens...

    by massawyrm 1

    when talkbackers write extremely vague talkbacks without bothering to back their shit up, but still wanting to sound snotty.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:31:38 AM CDT

    Keira is not unique.

    by groggy

    I was in Barcelona the other week and went to the Nou Camp to see the Valencia game. I was at the top of the third tier behind the north goal. Behind me sat keira Knightly's Spanish identical, yet less famous, twin! Unless it was Keira speaking perfect spanish. She was stunning. Either way I have never regretted the day I dropped Spanish at school. Damn the lure of medieval european history . . . Anyways I tend to really enjoy Tony Scott movies despite his recent aims to try and get his audiences to have seizure with the shaky cams, hyper editing and flickering colours. Till i fit, I won't quit!

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:50:55 AM CDT

    yep- man of fire was awesome.

    by quamb

    loved it. cant wait for domino

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:53:45 AM CDT

    Tony Scott rocks

    by wonder man

    Straight up: The man has had more influence on the general visual style of the modern (post 1970s) action film than any other filmmaker. John McTiernan, Renny Harlin, Michael Bay, Simon West, Dominic Sena -- hell, the director of every film Bruckheimer's produced since TS' Top Gun went gangbusters -- are all Tony Scott's bitches. Unfortunately, while the aforementioned clutch of directorial hacks have aped his hot and frenetic visual style, they've not come close to achieving the coarse humour, sharp irony (that's right: irony. Unlike Michael "Pearl Harbor" Bay, Scott knows he's peddling in glorification, which is why he's so damn devilish about it) or the aggressively politically incorrect, fuck-you bravado of Scott's pictures. Having pioneered the Bruckheimer style, he's better at it than anybody: name a better Bruckheimer picture than Top Gun, Crimson Tide and Enemy of the State (only The Rock and Con Air would even get a look in). Secondly, the above reviewer was absolutely correct, the man's films are cast with pure gold. With the possible exception of Damon Wayans, Scott's films have never been headlined by hopeless action hacks. Thirdly, and what I find most interesting about the man, is the dual career he's had going for nigh on two decades now. Between making better Bruckheimers, he makes intensely dark and coarse action parables which constantly ask damning questions of their heroes' morality. Revenge, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Spy Game, Man on Fire and now Domino all put their protagonists in situations where the conventional standards of right and wrong don't apply, where everyone is so incredibly corrupt that an innocent is he or she who looks that corruption in the eye and blows it away with the biggest damn gun possible. (While covered in a smoky orange hue.) These films seem to comprise a little series of their own, exploring seedy little pockets of our violent, weapon-obsessed world gone mad, where you have to be a little mad to stop the madmen who rule it. Scott dresses it up all sexy-like, but to illustrate how seductive this violent, morally-challenged life is to those who live it... and yet, despite this, we root for the Joe Hallenbecks, the Clarence Worleys, the John Creasys, and the Domino Harveys, to put those corrupt bastards back in their place. With Tony Scott's own, hyper-slick, edited-on-Mescaline, two-gun firing brand of nutbaggery, of course. I'd rather see an action film from TS than any of those knuckleheaded hacks I mentioned earlier, anyday. POSTSCRIPT: For those who believe that he hasn't any layers, check out REM's old music video for 'Everybody Hurts', one of the most affecting and absolutely heartbreaking video couplets to a song ever made... and it was directed by one T. Scott.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 4:20:08 AM CDT

    Well now that Richard Kelly wrote the script..

    by alucinor11

    Apparently the talkbackers will claim Tony Scott is amazing NOW but when Man on Fire came out it was what a fucking crappy director well fuck all of you. Nerds and Geeks will become fanboys but dammit don't jump on the fucking bandwagon like those MTV bastards. VIVA LA TONY SCOTT!

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  • Oct 04, 2005 4:37:11 AM CDT

    good or bad, I'm seeing Domino right when it comes out

    by iamnumber1

    I kinda have to since Keira Knightly is slowly shaping out to be my next ex-wife. I saw 'The hire: beat the devil' when it came out, and despite being a little jumpy at times, I dug it. BTW, I must say that man on fire is meant to be seen on the small screen. I hated that movie when I saw it theaters...in the front row. I mean for fucking out loud that fast editing was giving me such a skull fuck I couldn't even taste the soda I snuck in! It was either that or the sour patches. Either way, it takes guts to front row a Tony Scott film. That is all.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 4:50:53 AM CDT

    Wonder Man and ALUCINOR11

    by giftedinthepants

    Post more. Those posts own. Damn Tony Scott movies FUCKING OWN!!!!

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  • Oct 04, 2005 5:22:17 AM CDT

    APPLEBALLS

    by alucinor11

    Your entire post not only makes me mad but is also a complete waste of any sort of argument that you tried to make. The characters names were stupid? You have a hate for Dakota Fanning for the way she looks? The camera movements were too fast? The matrix sucks because bullet time made me nauseous you know, all that spinning. You are like the high school bully who got his ball caught by jack stall in A History of Violence. Retarded for no reason.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 6:34:53 AM CDT

    ALUCINOR11

    by appleballs

    My arguments are fine. Your just angry because I loathe a film you cherish. Yes, the character names suck. No, I don't hate Dakota Fanning because of the way she looks. I get creeped out by her because of the maturity levels she has for her age. It's like watching a 40 year old woman play a 12 year old with really good makeup. Yes, the camera movements did make me nauseus, because I can't take what felt like 2 hours of fucking handicam. Not to mention the editing didn't help by switching the POV every 2 seconds. I'm sorry I made you so angry you felt like you had to post to say so. We're all entitled to our own opinion and I was just expressing mine. But to keep this at a level that you would understand I'm just gonna say that you smell like a whore's nutsack.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 6:36:24 AM CDT

    And you look like one too!

    by appleballs

  • Oct 04, 2005 6:54:23 AM CDT

    Huh?

    by halloween68

    What the hell's wrong with WHITE SQUALL? That movie's awesome. HANNIBAL was alright. I really think Scott was at the mercy of the script there. From the material he was handed, Ridley delivered as he always does. There are no flaws in that film. MATCHSTICK MEN is the only film that I find myself not geniunely enjoying on some level. But I think that might have more to do with Nicolas Cage's overacting than Ridley Scott's direction. In the end, that movie was alright. Not bad, just alright. And hey, if MATCHSTICK MEN is the worst the man can do, then I say hey, have at it. Hey, every director has a stumble at least once in his career. MATCHSTICK MEN isn't much of a stumble. I think Scott comes out on top there. Actually, come to think of it, I think GI JANE is more of a stumble than MATCHSTICK MEN... There's another movie where the Hollywood personality really kills any momentum a film picks up in the opening days. In that case it was Demi Moore. Though, I do agree Viggo was awesome in that movie. I'm not, however, seeing any of this Tony Scott bs. I liked THE HUNGER. I hated TOP GUN. Still do to this day. BEVERLY HILLS COP 2 was good popcorn entertainment. I mean the guy's filmography is somewhat respectable, but he's not in the same class as Ridley. I'm sorry but there's no comparison. Ramble, ramble, ramble. Sorry guys, but it's 7 in the mornin'.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 7:18:09 AM CDT

    I share your love for Tony Scott, Massawyrm, but...

    by iamthomas

    ...I have to disagree on your notion that Tony is all about style. As his career progressed, starting maybe with "Revenge" all his films are deeply rooted in their characters. That

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  • Oct 04, 2005 7:43:24 AM CDT

    HA.

    by alucinor11

    I'm entitled to my opinion as long as I don't make fun of APPLEBALLS the human wasteland. Freaky man-girl Dakota Fanning that sounds as if you're saying she is ugly rather than she is mature for her age. Perhaps next time we have child actors in movies they should be sexy so that APPLEBALLS can enjoy himself. Sexy 10 year olds star in a movie with absolutely no fast cutting or camera movements. The point of view cannot switch ever for fear of APPLEBALLS becoming confused and getting a headache. I also notice that everything you say has to do with male genitals... before you tell me how much I resemble a nutsack or your chaffing wiener, could you take into concideration the fact that not only are you giving me unreasonable facts about why a movie sucks but you are also calling me a nutsack on a movie website. You are the epitomy of cool. Last time I checked we go on these sites because we love film, not because we get off on telling others how stupid something is.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 7:45:58 AM CDT

    I cannot stand it when a reviewer claims that someone owns a mov

    by samuel steamer

    Makes me discount the review totally. Besides, he looks like Kid Rock.

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  • Nothing. It just won't happen. Weaver? She is double knightlys size. Hamilton? She is twice as strong...and ugly, which helps. But Knightly? A wet paper bag would have no problem kicking her 85 pound ass from here to the moon and back. Hell, I'd pay good money to see what would happen to a 85 pound chick shooting a 12 gage. How far would she fly backwards? Would it just bruise the shoulder, or completely dislocate it? Come on...do we really need to prop up Hollywoods estimation of intelligence (or lack there of)?

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  • Oct 04, 2005 8:51:43 AM CDT

    No middle ground allowed? We either have to hate his work or su

    by lance rock

  • Oct 04, 2005 9:44:16 AM CDT

    Michael Bay makes Tony Scott look like Kubrick...

    by batutta

    ...but he's still a hack.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 9:52:15 AM CDT

    This many posts - and no fanboy love for Mickey FUCKING Rourke?!

    by weedymcsmokey

    He's the man in a way that Bruce Willis, Sly, and any other so-called action star would give their right nut to be. And he can act the bejesus around any of these 'bankable' movie stars. Without him - Sin City is an exercise in pretty looking limp cliches... Serenity wasn't awful, it was decent. Had some charisma. Really needed to see the show a few times first.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 9:53:12 AM CDT

    Tony! Toni! Ton

    by jrbarker

    it feels good

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  • Oct 04, 2005 10:12:07 AM CDT

    So where in Austin is this shotgun range?

    by toxic frog

    Going out to shoot some skeet sounds like a lot of fun - what is the range called, and where is it?
    Anyone?

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  • Oct 04, 2005 10:19:13 AM CDT

    WTF?Kingdom of Heaven won`t be watched decades later

    by dinosauron

    except by insomniacs looking for a cure.

    What a piece of sedating dross that movie was. Bloom for Lifetime Achievement Razzie all the way!

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  • Oct 04, 2005 10:20:47 AM CDT

    Matchstick Men was an EXCELLENT movie.

    by osmosis jones

    It possessed something that no Scott movie has ever possessed: a soul. Sorry if there wasn't enough "badass" posturing and frenetic editing to appease T. Scott fans. Hey, I *used* to like Tony's flicks...until he started leaning way too hard on these inane camera tricks (zoom in! zoom out! cross cut!) and bizarre stylistic tics (like the subtitles in Man On Fire that ran under scenes where characters were speaking IN ENGLISH!!!). Tony hasn't made a great film since Crimson Tide. And Domino looks every bit as unbearable as Man On Fire.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 11:32:01 AM CDT

    pull-ant...

    by donkingkong

    Keira Knightley? Seems like Hollywood is bustn

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  • Oct 04, 2005 12:39:48 PM CDT

    Anyone else think Mickey Rourke and Bruce WIllis could be brothe

    by doc_strange

    They have similar facial features and that same smirk about them. I was hoping we'd get them both in a scene in Sin City but.....

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  • Oct 04, 2005 1:03:23 PM CDT

    Not sure it's a good thing to have the dude with the Confede

    by inspectordoppler

  • Oct 04, 2005 2:03:54 PM CDT

    I caught a sneak preview of this...

    by samuraisix

    "It was as if True Romance had an epileptic baby that grew up to be a naughty teenager that shot bullets at you that looked like Man On Fire." I consider that my Highest praise. The opening credits and theme song reminded me of some super-exploitation epic. I really dug this one.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 2:57:00 PM CDT

    wow

    by burlivesleftnut

    I actually like Tony Scott, but found this review disturbingly sycophantic.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 3:26:16 PM CDT

    Kiera Knightly talks like she has a

    by graycove

    mouth full of cock. The real Domino died of a heroin overdose recently.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 4:03:11 PM CDT

    Not a heroin OD

    by graycove

    Something else, fentanyl, and she was about to face trial for dealing meth. Maybe everyone already knows this. I wonder if she uses in the movie.

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  • Oct 04, 2005 4:57:00 PM CDT

    ManOnFire...

    by studioplant69

    Loved it, loved the ending, I'm so glad they didn't give it the Hollywood ending. Sure the girl is ok, but Denzel is fucked.
    Quit complaining about the camera angles and cuts. Watch most of Tony Scott's films and you see shit like that. Plus he pulls it off way better that Michael Bay. God how bad was the Island, I still want my money back!
    GFY

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  • Oct 04, 2005 5:54:59 PM CDT

    Man on Fire was BRILLIANT

    by noeland

    The thing most people never understand about this film is that Tony Scott tried to VISUALLY express what the character is feeling, instead of using music, which is what most film makers rely on to convey what's happening inside a characters head. Tony Scott said fuck that, I am going to show you. This is why we have a butt load of what some folks call "artsy fartsy" but Mass, Tony Scott is not using state of the art man, he's shooting on VINTAGE hand cranked cameras my friend. He's going backwards with his techniques and equipment, but applying moden film making knowledge to thise vintage styles and equipment. Listen to the commentary track!!!!!

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  • Oct 05, 2005 2:23:57 AM CDT

    I still think Tony Scott's best film was True Romance.

    by hung-wei lo

    And a great movie it was. His other movies? Sure I can probably name a couple more that I liked, but most of them did indeed suck. What was that one with Will Smith? -- that one sucked. So did Last Boy Scout, Spy Game, I'm sure there's more. He's hit and miss with me, and his "style" sometimes gets on my nerves because it takes me out of the movie and makes me ask "What the eff, yo? Why was that necessary?" I have not been impressed with the Domino trailer and will pass until it comes to dvd. Whoever made that trailer should be shot -- "My name is Domino Harvey. I'm a bounty hunter. (repeat 10 times)" Alright! I get it already! Your name is Domino's Pizza or something and you think you're Boba Fett.

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  • Oct 05, 2005 8:07:04 AM CDT

    Honestly?

    by potvsktl

    Nobody's going to mention the confederate flag tattoo?

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  • Oct 06, 2005 12:46:47 AM CDT

    fuck the confederacy

    by chief redcock

    and those with tattoos of

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  • Oct 06, 2005 11:32:54 AM CDT

    Man, How easily...

    by massawyrm 1

    ...fooled some of you are by a little bit of photoshopping. What? That tatoo doesn't strike you as a little out of place on the arm, a little too crisp for type of light and time of night? Methinks Harry was having a little too much fun with photoshop and you guys.

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  • Oct 06, 2005 2:30:15 PM CDT

    Haven't seen Domino, but Tony Scott's best movies have b

    by orbots commander

    His worst: The Fan. Great looking movie, but it had a lazy script and much overacting. Most mediocre middle of the road movie? The Last Boyscout.

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  • Oct 06, 2005 3:44:52 PM CDT

    Thanks

    by arthas

    i cant so fucking wait for this movie anymore...
    definitly the most anticipated movie this year or even the last 3 years or something.
    tony scott is the ONLY one out there (perhaps besides bay) who knows what MOVIES are about. ABOUT FREAKING GREAT CAMERA, PICTURES, VISUAL STYLE. thanks there's at least him who knows what a great movie experience have to be like.

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  • Oct 06, 2005 4:07:36 PM CDT

    Arthas, I will respectfully disagree.

    by orbots commander

    Great movies are not ALL about just great cinematography or fantastic visuals, although the greats do employ those.
    Great movies like great novels, which people still remember fondly after decades, are all about STORY, STORY, STORY.

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  • Oct 06, 2005 8:46:33 PM CDT

    tony's films (that i've seen), ranked

    by chief redcock

    1. True Romance
    2. Days of Thunder (a much better film than most people realize)
    3. Crimson Tide
    4. Revenge
    5. Man on Fire
    6. The Last Boy Scout

    (from this point down, they start to get weak)

    7. Top Gun
    8. Enemy of the State
    9. Spy Game
    10. The Fan

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  • Oct 07, 2005 11:16:13 AM CDT

    The Last Boy Scout was awesome!!

    by neo zeed

    That movie has more re-watchablity than Lord of the Rings or any of those X-men flicks.. Yeah I said it! Shane Black rules. Also just because Tony has style doesn't mean he doesn't care about story. Just because something is filmed flatly without art direction does not make a movie deep. That's just stupid. No wonder why comic movies suck these days.

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