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Gerber And Yggdrasil Immerse Themselves In THE FOUNTAIN!!

potentially first by Hell_Bender	May 3rd, 2006 08:56:18 AM
but unlikely
Can't wait for this one... by TELF	May 3rd, 2006 08:58:18 AM
Watched Cameron's 2001 doco last night and was struck by how brave and poetic that film remains. Most studio films are, for obvious reasons, afraid of ambiguity and it's exciting to see something this original get made. Yay!
yeah by Hell_Bender	May 3rd, 2006 09:06:06 AM
I have nothing but a good feeling about this.
Kick my brain in the nuts... by 'Cholera's Ghost	May 3rd, 2006 09:12:33 AM
That's all I dared to read for fear of the spoilers. But I'm just glad I have enormous brains with balls of steel.
What is taking so long exactly? by clockpolitiks	May 3rd, 2006 09:19:22 AM
Seems like this was supposed to come forever ago.
Yeah, I can already tell a lot of people won't get it by Terry_1978	May 3rd, 2006 09:25:37 AM
Just from those two descriptions above. But what are ya gonna do?
What's Cameron's 2001 doco? Hopes for Fountain... by SK909	May 3rd, 2006 09:29:16 AM
I really want this movie to be good. At the very least, someone is swinging for the fences creatively, and even if it's a miserable failure, at least it TRIED for something, unlike 99 percent of films and music these days. I can't count teleivision, cause anyone that doesn't see that some interesting shit is being tried on tv needs a labotomy. Anyway, I loved Pi but hated Requiem for a Dream. I thought it was overlong, pretentious, unnecessarily subjective, and just plain annoying. I think the best movie I've ever seen about addiction was The Panic in Needle Park, and Requiem doesn't hold a candle to it. That movie is like a documentary, Requiem feels more like someone from the right side of the tracks wanted to go slumming for street cred. Ellen Burstyn really made the whole movie, even if I didn't really like what was going on with her scenes, and she proved, once again, why she's right up there, if not BEYOND Meryl Streep. That said, I'm looking forward to The Fountain, but I think that this as well as that Gondry movie that was announced and anything else that Wes Anderson, Payne, or Russell have coming, are all on their way out. Goes for Tarantino too. That kind of self-reflexive or even overly 'weird for weird's sake' storytelling has just become tiresome and annoying and just plain proven that, upon repeated viewings and over time, they don't hold up. I think what Soderberg did with Bubble is the wave of the future, although it could use a little more stylization and a stronger central character. Basically, we need the next Scorsese or Friedkin, cause their type of 70's filmmaking is what I think people are gonna be looking for soon. The director who's work I'm most looking forward to is James Gray. The Yards continues to hold up, unlike almost all of the other movies I thought were the second coming at that time, namely Fight Club and American Beauty. Anyway, I'm sure most people disagree with me, but I really think that there's going to be an audience for more sincere and straightforward storytelling and filmmaking in the next few years. Especially movies about regular people, people who have blue collar jobs, live in real neighborhoods and seem to inhabit the same world that the audience does. Ok... enuff rambling... oh, one more thing, what is Cameron's 2001 doc?
In case any of you are interested in the comic version by seppukudkurosawa	May 3rd, 2006 09:34:39 AM
check out this link for the first 13 or so pages: http://tinyurl.com/s3lyl. The film looks amazing.
what if you have a female brain? by the beef	May 3rd, 2006 09:42:55 AM
Then what's it gonna kick? Will it punch an ovary?
well i by haywire666	May 3rd, 2006 09:45:07 AM
pissed in the fountain once. in trafelger square. i was drunk. fingered a bird there as well.. ah those were the days. im looking forward to what life will be like in 2500. if i dont see some crazy stuff it will completely ruin it for me. producers dont let me down!
SK909 by TELF	May 3rd, 2006 09:59:30 AM
Sorry, being a bit vague myself. In 2001 Cameron hosted a really good doco about the making of Kubrick's 2001. All major production heads were interviewed (Except Kubrick who had just passed away). I think it's called 2001:The Making of a Myth, and it kind of explores the movie as an essentially mythic, purposely ambiguous narrative. It's really good and worth checking out.
Nice sexist review, Yggdrasil. by Jar Jar 4 Prez	May 3rd, 2006 10:04:59 AM
My girlfriend isn't whiny at all. Not to mention that she's sure to be far smarter than you and more able to "get" a movie than you are.
didnt robin williams already make a movie like this?? by seekshelter	May 3rd, 2006 10:13:08 AM
i dont remember the name.. but i do recall him as a slave and then something about his dead wife in modern times... and there was a third part ummmmm i think it started with him being a caveman....
Release Date Sucks by Karl Childers	May 3rd, 2006 10:38:46 AM
THIS should've been a Summer movie.
My Pal Storyboarded It by CaptDanielRoe	May 3rd, 2006 10:46:01 AM
And he did a damn fine job.
If you didnt like Requiem For A Dream by Lovecraftfan	May 3rd, 2006 10:46:51 AM
youre going to hate this at thats what it sounds like from the descriptions. Although for people who loved Requiem For A Dream like me cant wait. Also Requiem isnt weird for weirds sake. The reaosn why it works is becuase it has a powerful story and powerful characters at its core. Also The Yards is overrated. Its sad if hes our new director.
Requiem by clockpolitiks	May 3rd, 2006 11:02:22 AM
I hate that movie, but I like PI. PI was good. Requiem was just too...depressing. Or maybe I just didnt get it.
Who cares if it bombs... by jalfredprufrock	May 3rd, 2006 11:06:52 AM
It sounds fantastic. I'm just excited that movies like this can still get made.
Aronofsky's visuals... by Doc_McCoy	May 3rd, 2006 11:11:46 AM
...will make this an interesting movie. The script was entirely uninteresting and ambiguous, though. Did Aronofsky end up directing an episode of LOST?
Requiem by Lovecraftfan	May 3rd, 2006 11:20:16 AM
It is depressing but of course why wouldnt it be. I dont mind depressing films as long as the character and story a re powerful.
Coupla Planty McPlantingtons by tripp5	May 3rd, 2006 11:31:24 AM
yr not foolin anyone
Love it, this sounds like a Jodorowski comic by modlight	May 3rd, 2006 11:34:02 AM
Or at the least a great Heavy Metal Comic.
Requiem Isn't Depressing by CaptDanielRoe	May 3rd, 2006 11:35:21 AM
If you don't look at it as a linear story. Just think of it as a sort of "Memento." Not structurally but emotionally. The "happy ending" came first. The horrible outcomes give it meaning.
Yea, maybe by clockpolitiks	May 3rd, 2006 11:49:55 AM
I'll have to watch it again before the fountain comes out. I watched it once like..3 years ago, so maybe my perspective will change on the film.
Really looking forward to this. by brycemonkey	May 3rd, 2006 12:15:17 PM
Sounds like a real treat for those of us who occasionally want/expect more than just a Michael Bay flick to satisfy us. Kick My Brain In The Nuts!!!
by Lovecraftfan	May 3rd, 2006 12:16:42 PM
Any movie is not depressing if you rearrange the structure in your head.
"Tommy, a conquistador in 1505" by Harker-Writes	May 3rd, 2006 12:19:26 PM
Tommy!!!! What kind of conquistador name is that?
re: seekshelter by beamish13	May 3rd, 2006 12:21:32 PM
You are thinking of BEING HUMAN, from 1993, a massive bomb that effectively killed the wonderful Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth's career.
Still have high hopes for this . . . by Nice Marmot	May 3rd, 2006 12:45:16 PM
. . . but after years of disappointment after getting totally psyched for certain movies, I've finally learned not to hold my breath. Funny how long we've been reading about this damn thing at AICN. Funny how I was so pissed at Brad Pitt for bailing & now I'm pleased as punch he's not in it.
Is Jennifer Connelly in this one? Cuz if she is.. by Borgnine JR	May 3rd, 2006 01:03:01 PM
..I'm there! Otherwise, this movie sounds like too much artsie, not enuff fartsie.
BTW... by Borgnine JR	May 3rd, 2006 01:09:17 PM
...does anyone else think jennifer Connelly's getting waaaay to thin? Must be from all that sex she's having with that albino, Paul bettany.
by Puberty_Love	May 3rd, 2006 01:19:33 PM
Connelly was too thin a few years back.
Requiem by CaptDanielRoe	May 3rd, 2006 01:26:13 PM
Is a cautionary tale where the horrible things that happen to the characters are things they should know better than to indulge in. So unlike a tragedy where the badness befalls them without their control, yes, you can play mental rewind. You can take aware from it an affirmation of life. And you can see the humble pleasures that they sacrificed to live in "the fast lane" as the paradise that they were comparitively. ....A movie that remained in the mode of the beginning of Requiem for a Dream would not be interesting. And a movie that had the characters recapture their mundane pleasantries, would not have been able to illuminate those so brilliantly.
It does sound like Jodorowsky by hktelemacher	May 3rd, 2006 01:38:30 PM
Not a bad thing.
Juice! Juice! Juice! by deadgirldown	May 3rd, 2006 01:57:47 PM
Juice by Darren! Juice by Darren! Woooooah Darren! Also, Requiem for a Dream was one of the finest movies adapted from a novel that I have ever seen. They got everything right with that one. Read the book; you'll see. Can't wait for The Fountain. Whiny girlfriend, my aching ass. It is my whiny boyfriend who won't want to see this.
ok so let me get this straight.... by smackfu	May 3rd, 2006 03:47:49 PM
he goes through the space-time gate opened by the 3rd monolith that transports him to the monolith alien's home planet? So is he really spending like 50 years trapped in that creepy mansion, or is the speed at which his age progression is shown the same speed that he's experiencing it?
Requiem by Freakemovie	May 3rd, 2006 04:32:58 PM
I remember in the production notes Aronofsky said the film was structured so that the real hero of the film was Drugs. In the end it overcomes the obstacles and succeeds. Always found that interesting. And I still say they should show that thing in anti-drug classes.
so sad... I really wish I could see one of by Russman	May 3rd, 2006 05:47:08 PM
these early screenings before they cut the hell out of it. (sigh) I'm not reading these reviews until after I see the movie.
My "Most Anticipated Film of '06" by jinryu7	May 3rd, 2006 05:57:16 PM
I just can't wait!!! THIS is the type of flm I need right about now, and thesetypes of film are usually the ones I usually love most. I wan't another trailer!!
Freakemovie - I agree by Russman	May 3rd, 2006 06:02:54 PM
When Requiem ended I said to myself every pre-teen should see that movie w/their parents.
smackfu by deadgirldown	May 3rd, 2006 06:11:48 PM
Dave is experiencing the age progression at the speed we see it happening, but that's not necessarily the amount of real time that goes by. It could be one second or fifty years from the perspective of Not Dave. Time is funny that way.
Aronofsky and Requiem by TheBigChill	May 3rd, 2006 09:19:24 PM
I don't know what SK909 was talking about saying that these new wave directors are going to quickly go out of style. 70s style film making is dying simply because directors don't know how to use it to tell their own story. Instead they are using Scorsese/Coppola/Spielberg/Kub rick every-other-director-in-the-pa st-twenty-years-that-has-had-s uccess models that the story is no longer taught, or compelling, or even interesting. At least directors like Darren Aronofsky, Michel Gondry, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, etc. are attempting to create their own voice. When you watch one of their films an audience knows it is a unique work. Doesn't mean they like, but they can tell. The problem with cinema today is that you watch a film and it feels like the same format over and over and over again. There are too many directors trying to do what worked for someone else instead of discovering what works for them. That is what made Scorsese, Coppola, and Kukrick great. They didn't do what worked great for everyone else, they did what was best for them. Their style isn't going to go away because people are still going to want to see it. They have a fan base and it isn't going away. On another note, Requiem was an outstandingly depressing movie, almost to the point in which I was sick, but that never prevented me from loving it. It is dark and provides a great lesson. Darren created a movie that doesn't make you feel good at the end, instead it makes you feel sick to your stomach, and I liked that. It wasn't pleasant, but it was enjoyable to see a dark ending because that isn't often done in Hollywood. And I agree that it is the ultimate D.A.R.E. movie ever. If you do not want your kids to do drungs, have them watch this. In. Fucking. Credible.
Want to see it soo badly. by scrivener	May 3rd, 2006 11:25:08 PM
Oh god, I'm shaking with anticipation. I swear by October I'll be twitching worse than Micheal J Fox at a Starbucks with a $100 gift card.
I will actually see this at the theater by Rupee88	May 4th, 2006 12:03:47 AM
And I very rarely do that nowadays. Actually, I don't expect this film to live up the hype, but I will give it a chance and pay to see it.
"added a cool ACS to his name" by Windowlicker74	May 4th, 2006 01:09:00 AM
??what does that mean?
time for proof reading... by thebearovingian	May 4th, 2006 02:40:40 AM
b/c this yggdrasil dude's review is horrible to read. Or maybe i'm wrong and Hugh Jackman really is playing 6 characters "...the broad strokes: Three men, a conquistador, a research doctor, and a yoga master/spaceship pilot, all played by Hugh Jackman, in three different time periods, 1500, 2006, and 2500, all search either for the literal tree of life or some metaphor thereof." And, holy crap, it continues throughout the rest of the review. I love commas as much as the next guy but perhaps someone at AICN can edit for grammar and punctuation? Throw in some parentheses and colons. Maybe even some periods to complete one sentence of thought. Por favor. Si vous plait. Bitte.
someone ate my comments... by chaplinatemyshoe	May 4th, 2006 09:29:04 PM
I honestly think this movie won't be good. It's enticing, but the combination of subject matter and directorial obsession lends me to think we might have another A.I. on our hands. It's not like Aronofsky has shown restraint or subtlety in the past. He has the same kind of bang you over the head with a baseball bat tactics that Spielberg uses only with an adult slant. Nevertheless, I'll see it...

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