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The First Seven Minutes Of THE BROTHERS BLOOM Wants Your Two Bucks!
Beaks here...
Normally, I abhor the practice of previewing the opening ten minutes or whatever of any movie online. Your first viewing should be in full, without interruptions.
That said, a film like Rian Johnson's THE BROTHERS BLOOM can withstand such a tease. Imagine if, in September of 1990, you'd watched the opening "ethics" scene in MILLER'S CROSSING and stopped at the director's credit, right after the hat had blown down that leafy lane (behind Carter Burwell's indelible main theme). Though you would've been furious at having to wait another month or so to see the entire movie, there's nothing in that sequence that would've "spoiled" the movie for you. It would've just been an enticing preamble to a (hopefully) wonderful film.
That's what the below video accomplishes for THE BROTHERS BLOOM. Granted, there's more of a direct, emotional hook here than there's ever been in a Coen Brothers movie; still, it's not a bad thing to have an idea of what to expect from Johnson's con man yarn going in - especially since very few writer-directors are this sophisticated with their storytelling nowadays. Having only seen the film once, watching this sequence again made me desperate for a second go-round. It shook out pretty cleanly the first time through, but there are certain nuances I know I missed.
So I implore you to watch the first seven minutes of the movie, which finally hits theaters on May 29th, 2009.
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You beat me to it. Question mark and everything.
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Really dug “Brick” and the trailer for this one looks really good. This clip is making me need this. Like. Now.
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how? Give me a motherfucking break, Beaks.
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I envy you for seeing this already. But, you know you're setting up some REALLY BIG expectations by making analogies with "Miller's Crossing." Can you be more specific without giving away the cat?
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Apr 23, 2009 2:23:13 AM CDT
Are you all idiots? He's not comparing this to Miller's.
by gnarwhal_evan
He's only saying that the beginning is that taste of something great. Maybe not Miller's great, but the beginning is enticing.
I enjoyed those seven minutes, personally. I'm looking forward to it. -
the two kids in the still frame who look like they are asking for money are hopefully aimed towards one of the best 80's movies "Better Off Dead"
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Relax mate, I'm just asking if Beaks can give more specifics. For some reason 'Magnolia' comes to mind, maybe 'cause I just watched it again.
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are a-quakin' in their boots, thinking this is going to lose money? You'd think they must be kind of nervous, what with them holding this back for over a year and all. Not that that reflects on whether or not this will be a good movie. I'd figure if they advertise it right, it could do pretty well- we haven't had any quirky capers for quite a while now.
And Weisz can go from looking like a gargoyle to a Goddess depending on which angle you catch her in. Here's hoping this Brick dude grokes me on this one and shoots her right. -
You don't hear of Europe-only video links. Although I guess the BBC have been known to do that on occasion.
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and one viewing only. The second viewing? Borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring. And if Beaks wasn't comparing this film to Miller's Crossing, why even mention it? He could've easily just wrote "imagine seeing the precredit sequence of a really good movie that made you want to see the entire thing," but he didn't. Is Beaks dumb? No.
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and now this,, I might rent it when the time comes.
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That's a well crafted sequence, but maybe I'm all sociopathed out or something... I just can't bother to care for those characters. I feel like were I to watch the movie I would spend the whole time wishing for them to suffer and fail. I liked the narration though--Ricky Jay by way of Dr. Seuss. The trailer looked pretty good too.
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A documentary where someone finds the New Mexico landfill where they allegedly dumped all those copies of ET The Extraterrestrial for Atari. Or someone scams someone rich by saying they're going to make the same documentary.
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great voice, and perfect for a narrator about con men!!
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I should get around to writing that review, this film could obviously use the press. It's mystifying to me how every summer big budget contenders for,and I mean this without hyperbole, worst film of all time come out and everyone bends over backwards thinking of reasons why it won't be unwatchable (it ALWAYS is), yet indie films always have such a fucking hard time on this site. There is just no logic to that. Johnson is a great director. In fact I would go as far to say as he's one of the big faces of the future of cinema. Get used to him, you can tell by Brothers Bloom that he is just warming up.
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if you want to deride this as some hipster Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson....um....uber-Anderson stuff, well fine, go ahead. but that stuff WORKS when it's done well. and here it's flawless. we get an intro to the brothers and their relationship, we get a glimpse into their conning mentality, we get a sort of subconscious preview of the plot, I'm imagining...and then that line, "the best con is where everyone gets what they want"...fuck anyone that wants to hate on this. this looks great, and well made, and well acted. shut your traps and remember why cinema is great...
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"imagine seeing the precredit sequence of a really good movie that made you want to see the entire thing," is JUST as evocative as a reference to Miller's Crossing. Ya really nailed that. And God forbid if he reaches a little in support of a great little film that's coming out among a juggernaut of wretched crap big budget films. Bloom is nothing like Millers Crossing as a film, but as a small gem from a director who is hopefully going to do great things the comparison stands.
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you either didn't read what he wrote, or you completely misinterpreted it...just own up to it, it's not a big deal.
and to those of you that are feeling echoes of Magnolia, that's because of 3 things:
-they both start out with narration over very quickly cut scenes
-they both are great
-they both have Ricky Jay as a narrator
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I see what you guys are doin'. Looking good.
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Hulu doesnt work in vietnam! I think they're still pretty sore on the war thing. The vietnamese are over it, they just want our money in exchange for their woman. Cant wait to see it though.
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The opening was reminiscent of Raising Arizona's, which I love. I'm a sucker for a good con movie and this looks really promising.
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It needs to open up to a global audience. The internet is not just in the US you know....
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The U.S. Isn't the center of the goddamn universe...
can someone work the numbers and figure out how many people *Can* watch this VS. the amount that *Can't*?
I bet the numbers would be pretty interesting.
p.s. i live under the 49th parallel and I'm a FOREIGNER!!!
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Whenever I try to post on message boards not in the U.S., they always reject my comments. It's a two way street. UK boards are particularly isolationist.
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honestly, it's jut another reason to move to the U.S... Still i hear visa's are pretty easy to get these days...
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There are actually plenty of easy software solutions to circumvent those restrictions and watch videos from outside the US. But apparently people would rather bitch than use google...
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anyone got an alternative link?
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...but it sure smells good!
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this is the first any of you will get to see max records moving in film before december. feel free to tear the seven year old an asshole, you vultures.
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FUCK!
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see above.
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Because the guy doing the voiceover is the guy who does the coincedence voiceover in Magnolia. I'm kind of surprised they would use such a distinct, recognizable voice. That's the Magnolia voice for me, it threw me a bit. Not that that wasn't a great seven minutes. I can see the analogy to how it opens with an excellent scene that doesn't give away any important spoilers, just lets you in on the universe and characters, the way Millers Crossing did. I understand what youre saying Beaks, even if most of these dolts are too dense to take a sentence as anything but completely literal. Fucking loved Brick, definitely gonna be in a seat for this one.
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Say something worth a damn or keep schtum.
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This is yet another thing we can't view outside the US. I'm a long time visiter of this site so I won't say I won't visit AICN, but I will visit it less often. This is mainly because people who work here keep doing stuff like this and it really annoys me. They don't seem to care when people point it out. Life is too shot for little unnecessary irritations so... yeah its been real.
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USE GOOGLE. It takes all of 5 minutes to find a way to get around location based restrictions. I could sit here and bitch about how I can't watch any of the cool stuff sitting on the BBC with the iPlayer crap, but I don't - because there's a way around it. So feel free to frakking leave with your whining about how you can't watch a 2 minute clip that you'd just come back to talk about how much it sucks anyway.
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Shit is missing. It's distracting.
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Try disguising your IP when you're on wi-fi.
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That looked pretty sweet. I'll probably go see it.
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Saw this in Boston last night. It's pretty good. The theater was packed and everyone seemed to really like it.
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Consider my butt in the theater seat. Sheez, May is going to be an expensive month....
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will be too quirky for its own good. Way too freakin quirky for me. And I liked this opening sequence a lot better when it was in Magnolia.
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Fuck Hulu
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Outstanding 7 minutes. Many things put a smile on my face, but then they sealed it with one of my favorite intros/covers ever - Faces, I'm Losing You. Real Rock n' Roll but also probably foreshadows movies theme. I'm in.
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Does that even make sense?
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it's SO FUCKING GOOD, people.
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I detect a distinct P.T. Anderson and Scorcese influence in this. Looks great!
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Cool!
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