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Quint takes a look at Jason Reitman's UP IN THE AIR at Telluride!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a look at another Telluride film, this time the much buzzed about UP IN THE AIR.
There was a lot of drama preceding this film. It was rumored to be one of the TBAs in the schedule, but not actually confirmed until after the late movie (meaning after midnight) the day before. The sneaks at Telluride are the hottest tickets in town.
I was doing the festival in a stand-by capacity and that would usually mean I was S.O.L. for this screening as it was sure to fill up with badges, but I was lucky enough to have gotten ahold of a paper ticket, which acts the same as a pass.
But that meant I had to get in line very early, so I got there about 2 ½ hours early and stood in the rain… even then I barely got in.
It was a madhouse, people cutting, angry badgeholders yelling at the volunteers… in other words, a ton of fun.
When Jason Reitman took the stage he told the crowd that he’s been going to film festivals since his teen years and he knows what it’s like to wait 2-3 hours in line to see a movie and that he remembers that elated feeling you get when you make the cut, when hundreds of people are turned away behind you. He said as good as that must feel to us in the audience it doesn’t even compare to his elation at having the priviledge to show his film to us.
He was very humble and before letting the film roll he had to tell his wife happy fifth anniversary and expressed his love to her which, of course, got some awwwwww’s from the audience.
George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham who essentially does what the two Bobs in OFFICE SPACE did: travel around the country and “do what their pussy bosses can’t” meaning breaking the news of layoffs to the fired employees.
The flick starts off with pretty aerial photography behind the credits that turns into a montage of people looking directly at the camera doing everything from cry to dumbfoundedly asking what they did to cursing and screaming.
Then we see Clooney doing what Clooney does… being a charmer, talking these people down, feeding them bullshit lines but doing it in such a way that they take the bad news better.
Clooney loves his job, loves accruing miles and has his travel down to an exact science.
I really related to this aspect of the movie. I do a lot of traveling for the site and after a while it becomes a routine. E-check-in at the airport, travel only with a carry-on, spot the fastest way through security, grab two bins… one for my computer, another for my shoes, phone and contents of my pockets… I even have an order I put my things through the x-ray machine. Computer bag goes first so when I’m on the other side I can have it ready when my laptop goes through and have that put away before my shoes and other things come down the line.
Watching Clooney doing his packing ritual and airport check-in just made me laugh. I’ve done everything he’s done, albeit without the racial profiling. He says to always look for Asians while going through security because they pack light and wear shoes that easily slip off.
You’d think this constant traveling lifestyle would be a lonely one for Clooney’s character, but it’s not. I’m not like him at all. After a lot of traveling I start to yearn for home… my own bed, my own shower… just some time to relax. Clooney’s character says he traveled some 323 days of the year and that left him some 42 miserable days at home.
The fact is Clooney’s good at what he does, loves his job and loves his routine. More than anything he loves collecting airmiles, hotel loyalty points… anything of that sort. Again I can relate. He says it’s not about the miles, but about the status.
He has a goal, to be one of the only people to reach topmost status with American Airlines’ loyalty program. Only 6 people in the world have done it before him. As he says more people have walked on the moon than have reached this status.
Of course, being a movie you know that he can’t keep content. His world has to be shaken and it is done so in two very adorable ways.
The first is Vera Farmiga. As she says in the movie, she is Clooney with a vagina. It’s like the travel gods created her just for Clooney. She shares all his passions, but doesn’t want anything serious, doesn’t want to put down roots.
You can see their meeting in this just released clip at Apple.com.
The second is Anna Kendrick. I’ve harbored a small crush on her since I saw ROCKET SCIENCE and this movie has probably graduated that into a sizeable crush. Kendrick plays an up and coming new hire at the agency. She threatens Clooney’s job with a revolutionary new way of firing masses via teleconference. That would eliminate most of the company’s overhead… no more travel costs.
Jason Bateman plays Clooney’s boss and he loves the idea. Clooney naturally isn’t happy about it and in pure buddy cop movie fashion he’s partnered up with this young, fresh out of college girl to show her the ropes as Bateman quietly explores the possibilities of e-firing people.
If Farmiga is Clooney’s mirror image then Kendrick is his evil goateed mirrored opposite, which makes them a great team for comedy. She is shy, introverted and believes in finding true love, settling down and starting a family. He believes in hotel sex and room service.
The heart of the film is in Clooney’s character being challenged by Kendrick to reevaluate his outlook on life at the exact time when Farmiga gives him the reason to even contemplate a lifestyle change.
Much like Reitman’s THANK YOU FOR SMOKING this film can be called both a comedy and a drama. At first the focus is pretty squarely on the comedy. For instance, Zach Galifianakis has a cameo as one of the employees getting fired by Clooney and we see flashes of him having different reactions to the firing, a series of “What ifs” from quiet disbelief to sniping co-workers from the opposite rooftop.
As the movie continues we move a little more into the drama category as Clooney’s world comes crashing down and he realizes he really has nothing and, more importantly, that he just might want to have a relationship with a human being that goes beyond small talk in first class.
I’m starting to see a consistency with Reitman’s work as a director. Looking at this film, Juno and Thank You For Smoking I see movies that are not afraid of alternating between the funny and serious while displaying a real heart, even when dealing with larger than life characters.
Up In The Air is definitely more Thank You For Smoking than Juno in that it’s a less exaggerated world and that our lead character has a despicable job that causes a lot of misery for a lot of people but you can’t help liking him anyway.
A few Reitman regulars come back, including JK Simmons in a great one-scene cameo. I already mentioned Bateman who doesn’t have a very flashy role, but brings a lot to it anyway. Bateman’s got a talent for drama, which is probably why he’s such a good comedian. He can play to the reality of the situation, whether he’s doing it over-the-top (Smokin’ Aces) or as the straight man. I’d like to see him tackle a solidly dramatic role in the near future.
The only issue I have with the movie is a slowdown that happens between the second and third acts. The film needs this time, it’s important for us to see Clooney slow down and evaluate his life and this segment does bring us the Kiwi beauty Melanie Lynskey as Clooney’s sister and Danny McBride (in a far more toned down performance than we’re used to from him) as Clooney’s Brother-In-Law to be.
This slump isn’t a movie-killer and I couldn’t offer up a solution that keeps what’s important to the characters and the story, so it’s not even really a complaint, but it is something I noticed.
Reitman knows his shit and he’s proving movie after movie that he’s a filmmaker to watch, someone whose next film should always be anticipated. There’s a reason UP IN THE AIR was the most buzzed about movie at the fest and it wasn’t just because it was a big sneak. This isn't a happy-go-lucky, no consequences comedy, but it's also not a wrist-slittingly depressing movie either. Reitman and co-screenwriter Sheldon Turner found the sweet-spot between the two that gives us a final product that really makes you feel for the characters, whether you're laughing along with his crazy adventures across the country or empathetic as he finally exposes himself, drops his armor, and very quickly comes to regret it.
I spoke with a ton of people at the fest, regular badgeholders, standbyers that got in at later screenings, the old, young and those in the middle and all either really liked or flat out loved the movie. I’m sure we’ll get like word out of Toronto this week.
Paramount releases the movie at the beginning of December.
Alright, time for sleep. I write this from an overpriced Comfort Inn in Goodland, Kansas on my way back home from the fest... I was stopped by a godawful rain and hailstorm, but that gave me time to finish up this review and get it posted. I can't wait to get back. I'll more thank likely lose a day to BEATLES ROCK BAND, but I still have some good stuff to bring you guys from Telluride. Keep an eye peeled!
PS If you want to see my Casa Bonita experience, check over to my Twitter account. Pics and reactions to one of the most amazing places in the world. South Park didn't lie. It is unbelievable!
-Quint
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Looking forward to this one. More Clooney is a good thing.
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glad you got in, Quint! I bet you were sitting in the nosebleeds, but hey, a good movie is worth it.
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is going to be a huge star very, very soon. rocket science has earned it's rightful place as one of my favorite movies released this century. if you watched rocket science and you didn't fall in love with her and eventually despise her you weren't watching close enough. i'm psyched for up in the air, hopefully this will get her some meatier roles than "dumb friend #2" in the awful twilight series.
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Or did you just "relate to it"?
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Her pathetic shrink in The Departed (shit film) really put me off.
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Damon's love interest and shrink should have been two different characters. Farmiga would have been fine as the former and an actual actress could have stepped in as the shrink.
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Who knew?
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She was great in The Departed (awesome film) really turned me on.
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That is a fuckin great movie.
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Do you own testicles?
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AAAAAhahahahah viral marketing, your the greatest!
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Unlike 98.7% of the people on this site, I really liked it when I first saw it. But when I come across it on HBO now, it makes me cringe. The story is still really good and the acting is great. But some of the dialogue is way too showy (especially the scene with Rainn Wilson, where they try to "out-hip" each other). And the Moldy Peaches soundtrack is pretty painful.
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I disliked it when I saw it in the theaters. It's not a good film.
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when I heard my grandmom watched it and called it "cute." That chick Ellen Page is a real cunt in real life too. And Michael Cera looks like Butters ('South Park') fruit bowl.
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like the other Gyllenhaal brother, Maggie. The Departed while not a great film, its ok at best. I don't know why Marty still thinks The Rolling Stones are some amazing bad no ones done to death. Also the original was a lot better. But props for the rugby scene, Matty D looking to don the scrum shorts again this chritsmas.
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You saw Juno in theaters, may allah have mercy on your soul.
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isn't it closed? YEY!!!!
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Fucking monkey fucking douche, leaching off his dad. There was nothing good about Thank You For Junoing and this looks more of the same. Why does he chose to take terrible people and try to make you care about them. Look teen pregnancy isn't serious! Hey the guy that hawks cigarettes is a person to! Now we have, hey the guy that makes a living fucking firing people, well he has to worry about his job now! Its like Reitman has never had to deal with karma in his life. Hopefully his next movie about the kooky pedophile and his awkward relationships gets some more awards. OH! And did you know Juno was an independent film! I mean it has that independent spirit and heart to it! It only cost 11 million!
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You make make Reitman movie fans to seem like complete douche holes. Oh wait that makes sense.
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"You make make Reitman movie fans to seem like complete douche holes."
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In that case, mission accomplished.
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Seriously, those people were more excited for this crap then the newest Herzog film? God film critics are such fucking sheep.
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Alright grammar man, show me how it sounds like si si si simple jack?
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Yes I do own testicles and it IS a shit film. I agree with Series7, the original is much better. Scorsese has been slumming since Casino. Yes I've said it and stand by it. Kundun? Please......Bringing out the dead? Schraders writing was solid, but Cage and the flashy visuals were shit. Gangs of New York? Day-Lewis carries that film on his little toe. Aviator? A TV movie at best.
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For starters, you put make in their twice, as if you were stuttering. Plus, you added a to, where clearly none was needed.
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But you seem like a douche.
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Jason Reitman isn't even that good of a director. I enjoyed, but wasn't blown away by Thank you for Smoking. And I had to turn off Juno after 5 minutes. This film, looks pretty good though. I think I'll like it more than either film.
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but whatever, Homeskillet. You can have your Juno love. I guess you were one of those people lined up to see the next Reitman film?
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between this and Men Who Stare at Goats it's pretty good to be a Clooney fan. He's cool. I wish I was like him...:/
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Yeah because after The Departed and No Country its not like the Academy isn't apologizing or anything.
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Since when do they know anything???
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She's still taking it out on me that I forced her to see TEAM AMERICA with me years ago. I over-estimated her ability to find satire funny that day. Never forget.
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for the Departed. If anybody else made that film it would have been ignored. It was a fairly fun film, but nothing more. Scorcese should have won for Taxi Driver or Mean Streets, but we can't correct the past.
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They are sheep- they follow the buzz-makers in studio marketing depts. with unflinching loyalty and obedience. Rare is the critic who finds movies on his own and makes an effort to share them with the masses. I love Quint's Movie a Day (week?) column because he's making an effort to open up the vaults of cinema to a new generation. But as for current releases, these "festivals" are good, but you don't hear enough about the really interesting shows unfortunately.
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You ask someone why he comes here and invariably he'll say, "Because I love movies". And yet, all I see on here is how much everyone hates everything. Like, everything. Sure, I dislike things as well, but I offer constructive reasons why I don't like them. And I know that it's just an opinion. Not a statement of fact. Plus, it's not even enough for people to dislike a movie, they have to hate everything and everyone involved in it. Like calling Jason Reitman an untalented douche coasting on the family name. Really? So George Clooney, who could work with anyone he wants, he's doing what? A personal favor for his old pal Ivan Reitman? Because he liked Stripes so much? And the studio, they gave him all this money, why? Another personal favor for his dear old dad? Or do you think maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with Juno making $200 million and being nominated for a bunch of Academy Awards?
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Yeah well at least you didn't go see Match Point on your second date then right after the movie tell her, "i'd cheat on you with Scarlet Johanson if I could get away with it." So I haven't seen many Scar Jo movies since that comment, don't know how I am going to trick her into seeing Ironman 2: Die Harder. And the worst part was, that she actually liked that movie so I could have gotten away scot free.
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With all of 'The Departed' 's flaws it's still an entertaining thriller, it made Nicholson the bad guy again, and it's extremely quotable. The Academy is a stickler when it comes to that. Who do you think should've won that year? The Academy should be apologizing for having Denzel rob Sean Penn. The Awards are starting to lighten up.
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Return of the King only sweeped because the assholes snubbed the past two entries in the trilogy by not giving them best picture. Sean Penn won in Mystic River because he never won before (but he was quite good in that film I admit) etc.
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But for people who grew up in Colorado, the episode of South Park is hilariously accurate about the childhood fascination with that place - despite just being a cheesy Mexican restaurant (so to speak) and one where the food isn't even all that good. That episode is a great example of Matt and Trey's genius for taking something from real life and turning it into hysterical satire. It doesn't get any better than Cartman rushing through that place at the end before getting caught.
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Bad Boys 2 made over 200 million dollars and Micheal Bay won an MTV movie award (I bet Juno did as well). Cloondawg works with anyone he thinks is hot right now, and Reitman Jr. is hot. I love films, but I hate studios that push this bullshit down our throats that just fucking sucks. Do you not understand Fox Searchlights goal? To get Oscars. They pick up a couple of small movies and jam it down our throats, critics are sheep who buy into it and talk about how great it is. People are even bigger sheep and think just because Ben Lyons and Drew McWeeny said "Juno is this year's Juno" that the movie is really good. And old people do not have any idea how kids talk so they thought that was cute. So now because of that Jason has become popular. Just like now all of the sudden people are going to give a shit about the next Danny Boyle film, at least Slumdog was different and good. And maybe it quenched Fox Searchlights thirst for a fucking Oscar so they can stop jamming their precious little indie down our throats around award season.
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You say you've been coming to this site for forever. Do we really need to go over why Juno sucks? I mean sorry to rock the boat that is your love for that film, but its awful. Even Jennifers Body scribe wrote an article pouting about why everyone hates her.
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Thank you. You said what I've been thinking for a long time. People, give reasons for not liking things, don't just put it down. You sound like reactionary assholes when you do that.
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give me a quote from the Departed, you can't use IMDB.
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You raise a bunch of issues in your comment. For ANYONE who knows how movies are made, your hypothetical about Clooney is not what people are posing. First, as a matter of movie marketing, film directors are put forth as brands when most of them (save for the real auteurs) have little control or say so in the final product. They are technical managers of departments for the most part. Some have "styles" that they employ time after time, but most of the work done on the movie is not by the director. Most of the decisions are not made by the director, but FOR the director by skilled professionals. Now, in the case of a guy like Reitman, I don't think he's a douche, but I do think he's being oversold by his publicist and other PR people as a hipster-friendly brand. He may be a technically adept filmmaker (having his pops as a resource is not a bad education) but he certainly hasn't done anything remotely remarkable. He's got a name, and to his credit he's exploiting it.
But we can call out the bullshit marketing aspect of the business and still be lovers of film. So, keep a handle on the discussion and realize that being a film lover doesn't mean you can't be critical of things. -
I hear people jokingly say that shit all the time too.
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Ok its one thing had I said, fuck Danny McBride or Jason Bateman where I would have to explain why I hate them. But like I said before, do we all really need a leasson as to why people hate Juno? I mean is this really a new idea?
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was perhaps the most unbelievable fantasy-cop in history. He made the cops in Police Academy: Citizens on Patrol look like fucking Elliot Ness. His character really fucking ruined the story for me.
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so when I heard he was casted I was alittle bummed out. I didn't think the character was that bad though. I know alot of cops who say goofy shit like him in the movie.
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That's what got the writers of Entertainment Weekly and THR interested in JUNO early on. Entertainment people love the "little film that could" motif. It's going to be a funny day when Reitman has to shed the "underdog" status after he's directed 40 movies. It's all about positioning and branding with these people.
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Because he gets all the good lines. To be honest I need to go back and rewatch The Departed, because nothing stood out in that film, except for a falling president and some rugby. Plus I've been watching all of Marty's stuff I haven't seen. Just saw Mean Streets last week for the first time. Cool film, though it has a lot of homosexual overtones and I didn't know if it was a comedy or a drama, but its amazing to see how much people have taken from that movie. Could have done without the constant music though. And how did he get away with using Stones music back then? Did he not have to pay rights?
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For Sunshine Cleaning (fox searchlight's movie that couldn't this year) that said "This years juno", I guess they thought putting "This years Little Miss Sunshine" would confuse people.
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but that's just one dude's guess.
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It's a collection of interesting scenes but none of it feels like a cohesive, interesting whole. You had good character work by some of the actors (but I mean really, was Wahlberg even ACTING in that thing?) but I left it feeling a bit empty. I wouldn't say it sucked, but it was not a top 10 movie for me for that year. In a year in which PAN'S LABYRNTH, CHILDREN OF MEN, BLOOD DIAMOND, CASINO ROYALE, ROCKY BALBOA, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, THE FOUNTAIN, THE PRESTIGE and INSIDE MAN all came out, what the fuck was THE DEPARTED doing with all that praise?
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You have to let the most recent movie hold the title, like Miss America passing on the crown.
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Above Blood Dimond, that movie was horrible. Zwick is such a oscar bait hound its not funny. All that movie was, "Where's my dimond" "Where's my son!". Put in a scene from Rambo 3 and the ending from Happy Feet and BAM! Fake accent on Leo to boot.
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Jesus Christ, we were spoiled that year.
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Owned 2006.......What a great film.
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that the Oscars are strictly a marketing tool. Fuck the Oscars. I don't watch them anymore, unless I'm chemically assisted to do so.
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he made. Any moron would have figured out there was something fishy about Matt Damon. Especially when he got Martin Sheen killed. Hell, fucking chimp Wahlberg figured it out before Baldwin. LOL.
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I loved Children of Men. But Letters should have gotten the oscar that year. Anyways lets talk about how cool Clooney is.
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too much to suspect him of being dirty.
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step out for a smoke and jokingly asking him if he's a fitness freak and telling him to go fuck himself. Then there's also the scene where they're playing golf.
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No review for Gamer nor 9? Does anyone around here see current movies anymore?
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Sep 09, 2009 10:13:28 AM CDT
I heard 'Gamer' sucked. This site really does suck...
by cheyne_stoking_dms
when it comes to current shit.
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But I still want my obligitory review of it. Fuck they gave us 2, yes 2 Post Grad reviews. I bet they were the only 2 people that saw that fucking movie that even use this site. Gamer seems like a very AICN reader movie, even though it floped. And it floped without Harry and co calling it a smelly vagina of a movie to boot.
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At first I was all about it, but after seeing Delgo and the more I see of 9. I realize why only big names get animated features made. I really want it to be good, but I don't know.
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is because of Michael C. Hall.
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Terry Crews, but I heard he has a through away part. He is going to be the next guy that eats Denzel.
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That's why you didn't see any reviews for it. If you're so inclined, go to rotten tomatoes to see post-release reviews. I heard it sucked too, unfortunately.
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Sep 09, 2009 10:33:27 AM CDT
"Here's how the movie relates to MY life personally." - Quint
by zombieheathledger
Quint, please just review the movie. This is a movie review site not a blog. You just gave us fifty or so words, a whole paragraph, about your personal airport security routine. Who gives a flying fuck?
I'll accept an anecdotal style from Harry, it's his site and I've come to expect it from him but why does every single other reviewer of this site have to ape his style and give us the narcississtic, "I could tell you more about the movie, but while I've got your attention I think I'll hijack this review to put myself in the spotlight and tell you about me, glorious me, instead of Clooney and the movie." Sheesh! It's like the old Bette Midler line, "But enough about me, what do YOU think about me?" Just the facts, Quint, just the facts. -
So what your saying is that these guys only go to press screenings now?
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there's never a straight forward review. Always jerkin' us around.
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Where he spent more time talking about the double bacon mayonasie dipped burger he had for pre lunch that day then the actual movie.
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But thanks for the remedial class on filmmaking. I'll be sure to print it out and save it for future reference.
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Seth Rogen's GREEN HORNET???? It's SETH FUCKING ROGEN!!!!
But to answer your question, I dunno? I have seen AICN review movies after release in the past. I think their perception is the vast majority of readers are not waiting for their word on GAMER. If you're that interested in the movie, you'd probably go see it anyway. And if it is complete shit... well, thera ya go. I don't give AICN a hard time for passing on this movie. -
That creep sure can roll.
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But I think your position was off-base and I called you out on it. Good luck with your future studies.
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Who's the fucking douche now? Seriously Yackback can you believe this shit?
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skipping over Gamer, if they hadn't given us TWO fucking reviews of Post Grad from the two main reviewers a week or two before. Plus outside of that amazing Green Hornet news there is nothing else going on.
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Sep 09, 2009 10:47:11 AM CDT
Garbageman33 probably subscribes to ScriptGirl's videos too
by yackbacker
ZING!
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But they gotta keep Massawyrm in the loop somehow. Who else is going to review STICK IT and BRING IT ON III?
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Really sounds terrible, and Quint sounds like he was reaching hard to find good things to say about it.
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That makes one.
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I only have ONE friend. Why don't you go check out the Twich thread or the outlander thread right now to see how deep I roll.
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I love Beowulf chats as much as the next guy but wow... Anyway, Garbageman, there's no need to be antagonistic. We bust balls here. Welcome to AICN. Have a cup of joe and relax.
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I think Garbage is upset we picked on little Miss Juno.
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Not intentionally, of course. "Why don't you go check out the Twich thread or the outlander thread right now to see how deep I roll." To see how deep I roll?! I've never heard hip hop parlance used to describe someone's activity on a geek website. Congratulations.
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Sep 09, 2009 11:16:56 AM CDT
If you read my original post you'd know I feel about Juno
by garbageman33
The difference is, I took the time to explain what doesn't work for me. I didn't just spew hate about the douchebag director and the retarded studio system.
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here is every fuckin thing that happens minus the ending. Christ i don't even have to see it anymore. Children of Men is the only movie close to outshining The Departed that year. Goodfellas got robbed and they needed ANY excuse to make it up to Marty. FACT and you know it. At least the Academy knew they had to make it right. Now we will hear how Goodfellas is bad. BTW Baldwin stole the movie! In 2.5 hours of frowning misery he injected more energy into less than 15 minutes of that movie. When the elevator door opens and Leo gets blown away...you saw that coming? Damn..I guess everyone here is spoiled by the suspense that is the next turd to land on your chest. And Leo gave the tape to the shrink. That is how Wahlberg found Damon. He didn't figure it out before Baldwin.
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Is that everything was based on the element of surprise (especially the elevator door scene). And I knew all the surprises going in. I wish Marty would've taken more liberties with Infernal Affairs. It seems like he treated it as the bible, rather than a jumping off point. The one thing he changed kind of wrecked it for me and that's Damon shooting Nicholson out of self-defense. Liked it much better in IA when he did it in a desperate attempt to save his own skin. Made him seem more ruthless. Don't get me wrong, The Departed was still a great film. Just not "best movie of the year" great.
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unless the movie physically sucks ones dick. One doesn't like the movie. That's the feeling I get from this site sometimes.
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Sep 09, 2009 11:40:18 AM CDT
Not that I miss her, but anyone notice ScriptGirl is gone?
by yackbacker
She's the Van Jones of AICN.
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Its not my fault if you can't roll like I roll. Also like I said before, why Juno sucks is old news it doesn't need to be explained every time. Plus I was explaining why I hate the idea of this movie and the director.
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Though I never watched her videos after the first time just to see what the fuck it was. But explain what doesn't work for you?
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I'm hearing really good things about this trilogy from Telluride festival.
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Its all out on DVD man. I think your thinking of Vahalla Rising and some reviews have come in. This site should've had one, but they are too busy following the hip crowd to have caught that movie. Variety has a review, not a very good one though.
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I'm out to go watch them now.
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Actually. They screened it at Telluride and it's getting alot of buzz.
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That makes sense, I got no idea what that is.
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Sounds like a movie about periods. Want to see a good movie about periods? Check out Anatomy of Hell!
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I watched a couple of her videos, they weren't really that interesting, save for the tits. But this is the internet- if its TITS ya want, there's lots o' better places to go.
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Sep 09, 2009 2:08:07 PM CDT
Were not getting Shutter Island this year because of this movie
by nasty in the pasty
Fuck this movie.
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leo is the 67th patient. And seriously if you didn't guess that from the trailer then you're an idiot. And sadly the whole script works towards that finale. Fucking pathetic. Hopefully Scorcese makes Silence next so he can come out of this shit slump.
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Damn I guess I am an idiot. I mean now that you've said it makes perfect sense. And I didn't even read the book or the script and I'm pissed off at how lame that is.
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A BIG MONKEY
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Not my favorite Scorsese movie by a long ways, but for once Hollywood put out an intelligent, mature crime thriller about adults.
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Sep 09, 2009 9:39:54 PM CDT
Thanks for the spoiler, you piece of fucking SHIT.
by nasty in the pasty
I hope your whole family gets wiped out in a car crash.
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What-you didn't look at the POSTER?! c'mon it's not THAT hard--
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I have been purposely avoiding looking at the trailer and have not read the book or any articles about SHUTTER'S ISLAND so I could avoid any chance of knowing what the twist is. Maybe it would have been obvious watching the movie in a theatre, but I would have preferred to find that out on my own instead of having some disgruntled nerd throw out a spoiler in the middle of some talkback.
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Sep 09, 2009 10:04:03 PM CDT
Mate, you'd have guessed it within the first 5 minutes of the fi
by thewaqman
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But there is a big difference between figuring something out on your own and KNOWING for certain what it is. I figured out THE SIXTH SENSE half way through, and sure enough I was right. But I wasn't 100% positive that my guess was correct until the end. So I still had some doubts in my mind. That small lingering doubt is what kept me actively viewing the film.
For all I know, I could have watched SHUTTER ISLAND and thought that a lot of clues and stuff were red herrings and false leads. Now I won't even be that active watching the film because I already know, with a 100% certainty, what the twist is. Thanks. -
Because I make sure to check my brain at the coat check before I get into the auditorium.
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