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#3091 yvonne johnson

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 05:45 PM

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Brazil. What an awful movie.

I thought it was brilliant when I saw it when it came out in the mid-80s. I've no idea what I'd think of it now. No doubt the special effects were so fresh then and so hum-drum now.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:16 PM

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QUOTE(Stone @ Jan 11 2009, 01:07 AM)

Brazil. What an awful movie.

I thought it was brilliant when I saw it when it came out in the mid-80s. I've no idea what I'd think of it now. No doubt the special effects were so fresh then and so hum-drum now.

I still love it and watch it every few months.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:24 PM

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QUOTE(yvonne johnson @ Jan 11 2009, 09:45 AM)

QUOTE(Stone @ Jan 11 2009, 01:07 AM)

Brazil. What an awful movie.

I thought it was brilliant when I saw it when it came out in the mid-80s. I've no idea what I'd think of it now. No doubt the special effects were so fresh then and so hum-drum now.

I still love it and watch it every few months.

I haven't seen it in years, but I've watched it 3 or 4 times. It seemed to bear repeated viewings well.

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#3094 Stone

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:38 PM

I admit that I don't like Terry Gilliam. I hated Baron Munchausen.
This movie was just busy, claustrophobic, loud and annoying.
I'd give points for creative design, but he uses the same garbage in every movie.

I said "yeah, yeah, yeah, whoo."

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:41 PM

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I'd give points for creative design, but he uses the same garbage in every movie.

Yes but this was the one where it all started. When the world was young & it was still fresh.

ETA: Actually, I'm wrong. I've had the impression for a long time now that Brazil was his first post-Python film but it wasn't. Time Bandits & Jabberwocky preceded it.

So I'll just say that I think it's his best by far & leave it at that.

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#3096 Cathy

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:41 PM

QUOTE(Stone @ Jan 11 2009, 01:38 PM)

Totally.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:53 PM

I think you have to be really stoned to enjoy Brazil now. I watched it about 7 years ago and really enjoyed it. Saw part of it again a few years later and had to turn it off. I certainly couldn't watch it now.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 07:02 PM

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 07:16 PM

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I think you nailed it. I remember the one and only time I watched Brazil I felt like I was watching someone's acid trip and the only thing that would have made it tolerable would have been some bong hits.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 07:54 PM

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I guess that explains why I consider Brazil to be right up there with El Topo and The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 11:07 PM

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Brazil. What an awful movie.

Aside from Kate Bush singing the title song, yeah, tedium.
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Posted 11 January 2009 - 11:15 PM

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I guess that explains why I consider Brazil to be right up there with El Topo and The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie.

Aaaargh, i'm having a flashback...

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 12:29 AM

QUOTE(g.johnson @ Jan 11 2009, 03:07 PM)

QUOTE(hollywood @ Jan 11 2009, 01:12 AM)

QUOTE(Stone @ Jan 10 2009, 10:07 PM)

Brazil. What an awful movie.

Aside from Kate Bush singing the title song, yeah, tedium.
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Posted 12 January 2009 - 10:03 PM

QUOTE(yvonne johnson @ Jan 11 2009, 09:45 AM)

QUOTE(Stone @ Jan 11 2009, 01:07 AM)

Brazil. What an awful movie.

I thought it was brilliant when I saw it when it came out in the mid-80s. I've no idea what I'd think of it now. No doubt the special effects were so fresh then and so hum-drum now.

I was thinking the exact thing. Isn't that the movie where Katherine Helman's face gets stretched? That was awesome!

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 10:04 PM

Ghost Town It was pretty good. Obviously the story has been done a million times but I like the spin of the husband not sending love-y dove-y messages back to his wife. And I like Greg Kinnear.

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