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Quint was at the BE KIND REWIND premiere at Sundance!

What's Lars Ulrich Doing... by Aquatarkusman	Jan 22nd, 2008 09:29:02 AM
... oh, sorry, Mr. Black.
What I don't understand by Moe Ron	Jan 22nd, 2008 09:34:06 AM
Is this movie set in the 80's? Nineties? Good luck finding a video store that still stocks VHS, outside of niche stores that will be dead in two years, tops. Looks like a funny movie. That I will probably catch on video.
The trailer gives away the whole movie by BrowncoatJedi	Jan 22nd, 2008 09:44:00 AM
I have no interest in seeing it, it's all in the trailer! And it looks saccharine at best.
School of Rock by Thunderbolt Ross	Jan 22nd, 2008 09:48:56 AM
I saw some of this the other day on TV. Great movie. I don't have high hopes for Be Kind Rewind, the preview made it look boring and precious (like Science of Sleep?)
Gondry is going to turn out like Terry Gilliam by gobofraggleuk	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:04:52 AM
A wonderfully visionary director of images who has lacked the discipline to stick to working with strong scripts instead of running with projects based only on fragmentary ideas and images...
What a shame. by Boba Fat	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:05:32 AM

That sucks, I was really looking forward to this by Trazadone	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:13:19 AM
Thanks for the head's up - I'll Netflix it when it comes out, I'll copy it, and perhaps I'll check it out some day.
I'm with you, Thunderbolt Ross, Science of Sleep was awful by Trazadone	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:15:30 AM
I bailed 30 minutes in - It was as painful as trying to get through Cannonball Run II, which I've still never been able to finish and basically consider the worst film of all time.
Even naked breasts . . . by Nice Marmot	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:21:21 AM
. . . couldn't save Cannonball Run II.
science of sleep was awesome by lex romero	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:27:05 AM
scientists have proved it.
I know Jack Black is rather rotund... by F69	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:38:32 AM
But three seats? That's circus freak levels of obesity surely?
Worst Trailer Ever by m_prevette	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:41:13 AM
Have seen it a dozen times in theatres, no one ever laughs. My God who thought this would be a good idea for a movie ? And hasn't Jack Black been outlawed? Does he have any discernable talent ?
You either "get" Gondry, or you don't... by drwilliamweir	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:44:23 AM
... and if you don't, I pity you from my orbiting spacestation.
Ahhh that's a shame :( by henrydalton	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:51:07 AM
I was really looking forward to this one.
Man, if Quint ranks... by JohnnyRicoHatesBugs	Jan 22nd, 2008 11:01:17 AM
Science of Sleep above this, it must be horrible. Science was a train wreck.
Jack Black's talent by Thunderbolt Ross	Jan 22nd, 2008 11:19:40 AM
is making me laugh, and that should be good enough for all of you
drwilliamweir.. by soup74	Jan 22nd, 2008 11:32:34 AM
i hate that "either you get 'so-and-so' or you dont" attitude. it is possible to 'get' what an artist is doing, and still decide its not for you. it's like when some performance art band plays feedback for 30 minutes, or neil cumpston does an 'i-act-like-a-rabid-fanboy-but -sometimes-i-miss-the-mark' review. if i think it sucks, fans can always fallback on the old "oh you just dont get it."
What an oddball movie by Orionsangels	Jan 22nd, 2008 11:42:03 AM
A movie about VHS tapes. How quaint.
Worst trailer ever?? by slone13	Jan 22nd, 2008 11:56:20 AM
M_prevette, you definitely need to watch more trailers. As for the movie itself, Quint is pretty accurate in his review. It's a GOOD movie. Not mind blowing or anything, but good. Inexplicably, all too often these days "good" isn't enough for some reason. I certainly laughed at it.
Meet the Spartans by F69	Jan 22nd, 2008 12:27:02 PM
Surely that has to be the worst trailer ever? Oooh, it looked like they were about to fight but they're having a dance-off! Bald Britney! Just like what I saw she gone dun on teevee lol rofl dats teh roxxor!!1 etc...
i loved science of sleep by viruswitshoes	Jan 22nd, 2008 12:50:06 PM
i guess i'm the only one that appreciated the visuals in the film. the making of segment on the dvd really sheds light on how creative the process was in creating the special effects. i wish more film makers used practical effects in such an imaginative way.
F69 by mr_macphisto	Jan 22nd, 2008 12:55:25 PM
you just don't "get" meet the spartans.
"Getting" Gondry by PotSmokinAlien	Jan 22nd, 2008 12:55:43 PM
ETERNAL SUNSHINE is a movie that will always be incredibly close to my heart, but what's there to 'get' about a guy who freely admits, brags even, that his creative process is taking things from his dreams and recreating them on film. sometimes that is cool. sometimes not. he is the Matthew Barney of the cinema world: undeniably creative and hardworking and innovative in bringing his ideas to life--- but ideas that are at their core utterly self-obsessed.
On Sly Stallone's talkback part 542 by CobraKai	Jan 22nd, 2008 12:57:25 PM
He mentioned that he wanted to remake this film too. However,..he wanted to work on his biceps a little more so that the audience can relate to the duality of man and video.
viruswitshoes by arctor	Jan 22nd, 2008 12:58:22 PM
nice visuals DO NOT a great movie make... science of sleep was a shitty movie - that had some very creative imagery...
the only place this movie will have lines is Sundance by cookiepuss	Jan 22nd, 2008 01:15:21 PM
i love Gondry but this movie looks horrible - if the 'sweded' previews are all we get then my hope that the best stuff was saved for the film is wrong
Slone13 by Trazadone	Jan 22nd, 2008 02:25:49 PM
You note, "Inexplicably, all too often these days "good" isn't enough for some reason." I don't know where you live but where I live movies are $10.50. If I'm paying that much to sit in a theater with little asshole text-messeging their friends (the latest annoyance in the cinematic experience), you bet the film needs to be more than merely "good" for me to waste my money and time. I go to the movies less and less now because the experience has been increasingly ruined for me.
mr_macphisto by soup74	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:02:57 PM
you win.
THIS IS BREAKING ON DRUDGE REPORT.COM by BurgerTime	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:50:57 PM
Apparently Heath Ledger was found dead.... developing...
Nothing to do with 'get', it's whether u 'like' by quantize	Jan 22nd, 2008 03:57:19 PM
pompous ass
Holy Shit? Keith Ledger DEAD? by Rando Calrisian	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:00:58 PM
That is truly disapointing, and sad.. Is The Joker his final performance?
Ledger's Joker the Next Crow? by Redrockmullet	Jan 22nd, 2008 04:15:24 PM
They did it then, they can do it now! Bring on the sequels!
Sundance... by Tourist	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:39:08 PM
...Was created to showcase indie films. Not to drown yourself in movies. Whatever the fuck that means. Be Kind Rewind was on my retardedly anticipated list for ages, until I saw the dreadful footage and promotional material and that whole desperate attempt to add "Swedeing" to the lexicon. Man, even the parodies are piss poor. I would have expected Gondry to be able to do alot more with less. Everyones gotta fail sometimes though.
Didn't Crow bomb at theaters? by skywalkerfamily	Jan 22nd, 2008 07:40:29 PM
I don't want Dark Knight to bomb and become this underground Goth movie.
am i the only person in the world by stephen brown	Jan 22nd, 2008 10:01:43 PM
to like Human Nature?
Stephen Brown by Trazadone	Jan 23rd, 2008 06:23:29 AM
Yep.
Andy Kaufman? by joet88	Jan 23rd, 2008 06:48:33 PM
That would be awesome
science of sleep was great by Newmark	Jan 23rd, 2008 07:32:46 PM
And I agree with viruswitshoes about the visuals, I thought they were amazing, in a somehow nostalgic way.
mos def is most definitely by worldofwarcraft	Jan 24th, 2008 01:13:35 AM
the worst. He's so bad I can't believe he still gets work in movies. Rapper actors suck as a rule, some exceptions (Ice T in New Jack was sick, and Pac in Juice), but if you just remain bland and say your lines on screen I can still enjoy the movie. But Mos Def is so bad. Really.

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