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Post by Bartwald on Sept 25, 2004 4:52:06 GMT -5
My choice may probably shock some good people here, but I thought about it a lot and one star is the only choice possible; it's Spielberg's weakest film and I couldn't believe that a genius that he is would ever create something so cliched, so unconvincing, so unfunny and so damn pathetic! Ah, I'm pissed, no doubt about that. But let's be honest, guys: has anyone in the whole world enjoyed the Pills For A Goat scene, for instance? Shame on Steve!
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Sept 25, 2004 7:23:37 GMT -5
Yikes!  I voted "Cool!" I agree, it's cliche, but like I said in my original review in the Spielberg poll in the Favorite Directors section, I looked at the whole thing as a fairytale. The people in the movie don't act at all like people in the "real" world. And I tend to believe that it wasn't some kind of oversight on the part of Spielberg or Hanks. I'm sure they knew they were making a movie that wasn't realistic. For instance, the whole subplot about Hanks playing matchmaker for the two airport employees was totally unbelievable and I thought Spielberg was really straining the boundaries of believability. But I thought Hanks was great and the movie was worth watching for his performance. But, oh well. I enjoyed the movie, but definitely not enough to try to completely defend it. It's not a mass appeal type of entertainment. |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Sept 25, 2004 11:33:11 GMT -5
Ouch! That's pretty harsh, Bart. While the story was nothing to write home about, I felt the direction, acting, and screenwriting made this a very good movie. And yes, I really enjoyed the goat scene.
"He really loves that goat."
But I felt Tom Hanks' performance was excellent and saved the movie from mediocrity. That and Spielberg's direction make this one of my favorite (not top 10, but top 20) movies of the year.
****
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Post by Bartwald on Sept 25, 2004 13:17:46 GMT -5
Ouch! That's pretty harsh, Bart. While the story was nothing to write home about, I felt the direction, acting, and screenwriting made this a very good movie. And yes, I really enjoyed the goat scene. The goat scene, for me, was the lowest point in the movie. And if I were Russian I'd hate it even more. The matchmaking scenes were also weak; first of all, as Heineken said, they were completely unbelievable, but what's even worse - they just weren't good! - not even in the fairy tale world! Then goes the ending: so much commonplace sweetness I really can't swallow at one go, sorry. To the very end I hoped Spielberg has several aces up his sleeve but if the peanut-thing was supposed to be ace then I don't know anything about cinema. And let's not forget that Spielberg gave us the worst roles ever of Diego Luna (Y Tu Mama Tambien) and Stanley Tucci; it was difficult for me to watch them struggle with the lame material there. I would have never expected I could dislike a Spielberg movie as much as I did this one! |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Sept 26, 2004 1:01:06 GMT -5
I wouldn't want to say this, but I think you're going WAY too hard on this movie. Seriously, you're treating it like I treated Van Helsing.
Maybe you expected too much. I suggest you watch it again, this time knowing what to expect. Trust me, it can be an all new experience. I found myself liking movies like this after a second viewing when I disliked it the first. Just a thought.
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Post by Bartwald on Sept 26, 2004 2:53:09 GMT -5
This is a good thought, Smitty, but I honestly don't feel like watching this particular movie ever again. I remember that when I first saw Spielberg's Always - and was disappointed with it - I was then kind enough to give it another go... it didn't change much. Always is not a bad movie but it's still a huge disappointment as for something made by Spielberg. The Terminal is a bad movie. One with several good moments, but still.
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