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Two Reviewers Trip Out With Francis Coppola’s YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH! But Were They Good Trips Or Bad?!

I don't like Tim Roth. by Robo-Steckler	Nov 4th, 2007 04:46:10 PM
At least not since he gave up Tarantino movies trying to be the next Gary Oldman.
Noodles! by all	Nov 4th, 2007 05:26:30 PM
Really good review.
We all like Tim Roth by JackLint	Nov 4th, 2007 05:53:04 PM
Indeed we do. Shame he's been sparse recently. Last thing I saw him in was Herzog's Invincible.
"Oh yeah, she also had swastikas all over her garters." by Pound Sand	Nov 4th, 2007 05:54:09 PM
I always thought the line was, "oh my stars and garters," Sounds like Francis better stick to wine, and Sophia should do the movies.
Hahaha...that first review is hilarious by Bobo_Vision	Nov 4th, 2007 06:10:29 PM
"I don't want to read that he's mysterious and ambiguous...SHOW ME!" Hahah...classic.
"24 Grams"? by Blood Simple	Nov 4th, 2007 06:45:07 PM
Uh...I guess that must be the sequel where Naomi Watts’ nipples go on a murderous rampage of eye-poking-out insanity.
Why does everyone Bag on Spidey 3??? by rollnstns	Nov 4th, 2007 07:25:13 PM
It is a movie about a guy who has spider powers?!?!? A special effects heavy summer popcorn movie. Unrealistic and Fun as hell.
There Will Be Blood trailer by leobloom	Nov 4th, 2007 07:32:16 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2frae5 I think that's a new trailer for there will be blood
That first review is pretty great by IndustryKiller!	Nov 4th, 2007 09:03:55 PM
that is all
i cant wait to see this. by dr.bulber	Nov 4th, 2007 09:32:39 PM

Noodles-DUDE by Turd Furgeson	Nov 4th, 2007 09:57:47 PM
That was the single worst review I have EVER read!!! Seriously, that inclused Vern's 2nd grader style... I can't believe it even got posted...
Bruno Ganz a better Hitler than Hitler by picardsucks	Nov 4th, 2007 10:07:52 PM
See Downfall what a film and Ganz scared the poopoo out of me
Node32774 by jigsaw	Nov 4th, 2007 10:22:41 PM
I don't even think that's totally crazy. Apocalype Now isn't shit, but it's wildly overrated and pretty unwieldy. What gets me about this guy is that he makes Godfather, The Conversation, and Godfather 2, possibly the best 3-in-a-row by any director ever, then makes one of the most self-important films ever (AN, and you can't really blame him after his previous efforts), then nothing of any consequence until Dracula, one of the most lavishly surreal films of all time. And then the well was apparently dry. I still count 4 masterpieces from him, which is 4 more than most directors have in them.
Node by Batutta	Nov 4th, 2007 10:32:24 PM
YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND!!!!
Copola is gone! by FILMFUNK	Nov 4th, 2007 11:15:51 PM
Dracula was the moment of no return for Francis. Some of that movie works but mostly it's a camp, badly written/directed and acted(Kanoo Reeves!?) tough watch. He's never done anything decent since then and this sounds like he's continuing that trend. Apocalypse Now is sporadically Hammy too come to think of it! makes you wonder how he actually reigned himself in and delivered The Godfather 1&2 and The Conversation without lashings of cheesy acting and pretentious dialogue!?
Apocalypse Now/Dracula by Captain Dees	Nov 4th, 2007 11:16:30 PM
I love both movies. Dracula is very underrated. It is a masterpiece as far as visual imagery goes, and as someone said in a Beowulf talkback, isnt that what motion pictures should be judged by?
FILMFUNK by Captain Dees	Nov 4th, 2007 11:25:46 PM
Like I said, I love AN and Dracula, but I look at it this way: He was basically a studio pawn for the original Godfather, albeit a rebellious one. Having someone breathing down his neck forced him to reign in his creativity. He had total freedom for his later movies, and sometimes that can be more of a curse than a blessing. The endless possibilities drove him insane during Apocalypse Now, and he stated in the commentary of Dracula that he had a miserable time shooting it. And aside from Godfather 3, nothing else he's done since 1980 is even worth watching. I dont know, maybe some people need a set of rules to bring out their best.
Coppola's Masterpiece: JACK by leobloom	Nov 4th, 2007 11:59:02 PM
Tagline: "Jack Powell is about to tackle his biggest adventure ever... the fifth grade!"
Oh, and Apoc Now... by leobloom	Nov 5th, 2007 12:05:24 AM
seems like a film that's judged by the legend of its filming more than its substance.
You don't make up for your sins in church. you do it by messi	Nov 5th, 2007 12:28:27 AM
in the sinestro corps.
Fuck you all. Apocalypse Now is god by messi	Nov 5th, 2007 12:35:39 AM
I watched it again last week cos i felt like it and my fucking god, that film is amazing. brilliant filmmaking. although i did laugh at the rolling up the river bit cos it reminded me of the parody from Hot Shots 2 where Charlie Sheen is paddling up the river and there is his voiceover and it gets mixed in with another voice over and then it's Martin Sheen paddling the other way and they stop and both yell to each other "I loved you on Wall Street!". Fuck that scene makes me laugh all the time.
Man I thought the guy was talking about Epic Movie by messi	Nov 5th, 2007 12:46:06 AM
cos that is the way i felt, but I wanted to kill myself when i saw that movie.
don't worry messi by Prossor	Nov 5th, 2007 01:55:30 AM
every masterpiece always has seat-of-despair cineasts shouting "overrated" and "unwieldy" (what the shit?) or attributing its greatness to its troublesome production. being a rebel is just romantic!
Awed silence at the end of Saving Private Ryan? by Knuckleduster	Nov 5th, 2007 06:01:29 AM
Anyhoo... I hope these guys are wrong, but they're probably not. I'll be watching it anyway.
rollnstns by Knuckleduster	Nov 5th, 2007 06:20:30 AM
Spider-man 2 is also a movie about a guy with spider powers, it's also a special effects heavy summer popcorn movie and it's also unrealistic. Yet, for some reason, Spidey 2 is known as one of the best superhero movies ever made while Spidey 3 is generally considered crap. Hmmm, I wonder why...
Cos Spidey didn't involve the SINESTRO CORPS by messi	Nov 5th, 2007 06:50:28 AM
MOTHERFUCKER!!!! IN BLACKEST DAY!!!
Yeah! by Knuckleduster	Nov 5th, 2007 06:57:49 AM
Sinestro is one mean motherfucker! Even if he does look like Alfred Pennyworth with sunburn...
Prossor by jigsaw	Nov 5th, 2007 12:17:30 PM
I called it unwieldy because it is. The film is too big for itself. It would have been better if it were pared down and more focused. Some of the scenes are certainly their own little masterpieces, but as a whole, that's about all it adds up to: an assortment of pretentious-to-classic scenes. God I feel romantic.
jigsaw by streakerfreak1983	Nov 5th, 2007 02:43:14 PM
Nice name you got there. I can see what kind of films you think are masterpieces you fucking retard. Actaully your all a bunch of fucking retards. God I hate this site.
streaker by jigsaw	Nov 5th, 2007 03:36:04 PM
Um, I've had this handle for about 4 years. I've never even seen any of the SAW movies. I'm repulsed by that kind of exploitation. Nice try.
Tim Roth has been fantastic since 'Made In Britain' back in 198 by workshed	Nov 5th, 2007 03:51:33 PM
It's a shame he didn't decide to play Professor Snape (a role offered to him first) in the Harry Potter films. Seeing him play across from Gary Oldman again would have been fantastic.
Lord Coppola by bswise	Nov 5th, 2007 03:55:25 PM
From the director of "The Cotton Club" and "Godfather III" comes...
Yeah Jigsaw, but.... by Captain Dees	Nov 5th, 2007 09:48:21 PM
Streaker's post was still pretty funny. He evolved from criticizing your handle to insulting you to insulting the entire AICN readership to declaring his hatred for AICN itself, all while simultaneously bothering to post a talkback on AICN. Made me chuckle, anyway.
Whoa, wtf? by Mattyboy122	Nov 6th, 2007 01:33:26 AM
What's with the anti-Apocalypse Now talk going on? In my eyes it's Coppola's best film and likely the best film of the 70's. Fucking phenomenal flick. Anyway, I hope these reviewers are wrong, because I was hoping for a real return to form for Coppola.
I've seen it too... by Heleno	Nov 6th, 2007 07:01:23 AM
And I agree that it's a total mess. It seems to amount to a question of "am I a butterfly dreaming I'm a man, or a man dreaming I'm a butterfly", which is not-so-very-deep.

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