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I don't expect it to be on the same level as TLPS, but having seen that now, I find the idea intriguing to see the same actors playing their older selves in a movie set 32 years later than the original (and filmed 19 years later), and trust that Bogdanovich knew what he was doing. Trouble is, there is no BD available (yet?).
Always enjoy this one. An all-time great comedy. Really had a good time watching Kevin Kline this go around. Cleese's script is just so well crafted. Twenty minutes into the film you feel like you've known the characters for ages, and it's clear at all points who knows what and who is after what. The farce peaks at just the right moments.
Has anyone seen FIERCE CREATURES? I've always meant to track it down. I know Cleese himself downplays the quality, but I'm still interested in getting around to it one day.
Watched Fierce Creatures on TV years ago. Worth checking out - more so if you're a fan of Cleese.
Fierce Creatures is definitely worth seeing--just keep in mind that it has nothing to do with Wanda beyond having the same cast. The comedy style is also different: Wanda is a sophisticated caper comedy about British-American cultural differences, whereas FC is a broad farce about corporate commercialization.
Cleese downplays the film because it was his biggest commercial failure. It was released at a dead time of year (January) and had some bad press because everyone knew a third of the film had been reshot. It received some good reviews, but they didn't help.
If you're in America, keep in mind that the NTSC DVD is pan-and-scanned. I don't know if the streaming version has the proper aspect ratio, but the British DVD has got it.
Why the reshoot? Haven't heard about that.
PS: Don't call me stupid.
PPS: At least FC has that Goldsmith score. AFCW doesn't.
I am in the U.S. so thanks for that tip. Broad farce about corporate commercialization sounds right up my alley. I am definitely putting this next on my list of films to acquire.
What a film. One of my favs. Malick has never bettered himself. Have you seen DAYS OF HEAVEN? I caught that last summer for the first time. Not as good, but similar and absolutely beautiful.
I’m not much of a gangster genre fan as I might have mentioned previously, and so initially wasn’t all that excited to view this Martin Scorsese directed mid 90’s entry. Well, surprisingly I quite enjoyed this film. It has a very distinctive 70’s colour palette (a whole film reminiscent of DAF’s chintzy casino scenes!) and unfolds in a sort of documentary expository style. It’s based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi entitled Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas and focuses on Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro): a mob odds-maker, Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci): an enforcer & friend of Ace’s & Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone): Ace’s wife and former prostitute. Both Ace & Nicky are sent to Las Vegas by the Chicago mob to ensure that a portion of the money earned from the Tangiers Casino finds its way back home to the family. Ace uses his skills to efficiently run the operation and Nicky acts as muscle, keeping away rival players. Things go well for quite some time and they rise to the top, but ultimately Ace & Nicky let their worst instincts get the better of them with unfortunate consequences for both. The eventual result is the termination & eviction of the mob from the Las Vegas scene, to be replaced by glitz, glamour and large sanitized corporate ownership which exists today.
As can be expected, De Niro and Pesci are superb in their respective roles and both provide semi-voiceover narration throughout the film which informs the narrative. Pesci, perhaps surprisingly given his diminutive frame, is at times terrifying as the unbalanced and ill tempered ‘muscle’ for the mafia. However the real standout is Stone (in an Oscar nominated performance) as the money, jewellery & security hungry Ginger, still (not so secretly) in love with her former greasebag pimp Lester (the great James Woods in a small part) despite being married to Ace. It’s a role she was born to play and Stone gives it her all.
This is a violent and long (at nearly 3 hrs) film, but it's still quite enthralling on account of the central performances, the attention to plot details (Scorsese beautifully depicts the seedy underbelly behind Sin City’s outer gloss), the cinematography (by JFK’s Robert Richardson) and the intoxicating but materialistic setting.
The original ending of Fierce Creatures didn't get a good reaction from test audiences (though the rest of the film fared well), so it was reshot. However, the reshoot had to wait until Michael Palin finished his travel program at the time (I think it was Full Circle). Bits of Wanda were also refilmed after test screenings, but FC ended up with an entirely new ending.
I see. Wonder what elements of the ending that didn't fare well with the audiences were!
One of my favourite films in the genre great fun, was gutted Del Torro's was unable to complete the trilogy.
That news seemed to upset many people. I can already see why, seeing as I am a fan of Del Toro and Perlman. Excited to see the second one, which most have said is even better.
Latest examples: The Fugitive with TLD’s Jeroen Krabbé. Expected a run-of-the-mill action flick, but without going into details I found it an inspiring, almost Hitchcockian, action thriller.
Another one: The Island of Dr Moreau with NSNA’s Barbara Carrera. Unconvincing make-up but good performances and interesting themes. Flawed but watchable.
I found this boring and dreary. Bad acting,stupid story.
I prefer the recently reviewed Hellboy or The Fugitive or 100's of other films over this piece of crap Anytime. :)
One left to see, Outlaw: Kill, might get around to that tonight!
Artsy films certainly aren’t for everyone.
There are 2 types of films.
Films worth watching and films that are not. :)
Lynch must have been in the right place at the right time for his fame and fortune to happen after making Eraserhead. :)
Good luck to him.
But it makes you wonder how many other film makers were NOT in the right place at the right time who could have succeeded as well.
I always chuckle when people call art films boring. A good way to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Eraserhead is a Horror film don't you think ?
That's your opinion. As far as imdb are concerned they are both horror films...........
Some people think all films are art ? So there you go.........