Quote:Originally Posted by Dean Roddey Adventureland has a great atmosphere to it, it's really well done. And Kristen Stewart looks lovely as well, which doesn't hurt.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Adventureland. It's a...
Quote:Originally Posted by oink I thought it was kinduva an original approach for a movie like this, and it actually affected the plot and the characters actions. [[SPOILER]] It was a very original approach to a not original story. The...
Quote:Originally Posted by daryl zero Huh. I thought LD was great in this movie and so was SJ. In fact, I thought they were unfairly snubbed by the Academy and were more deserving (because of their roles) than CW.
I thought he was...
I finally saw this, and was surprised how much I wasn't in love with it. It was a really good movie, but was missing something that would pull it over the top and make it a great or more interesting movie for me. Maybe I expected a...
Quote:Originally Posted by oink Sure, there is a date-specific environment as the "wallpaper."
FWIW, I think it added to the movie, as it became a background upon which the essential story was played out..
Of course, YMMV.
I liked...
If it weren't for the heavy handed polotics, which put too much of a date on the movie. But beyond that, I loved it. It felt less like a Tarantino movie and more like a Melville esque crime thriller.
Quote:Originally Posted by Matt_Stevens The first... and last HFR film I will ever see. To me it's an abomination and felt like I was watching a video game. I know some like it, but many do not and it if Hollywood forces this on us...