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  • SeveSeve The island of Lemoy
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    Tracy wrote: »
    has-anyone-been-able-to-sit-thru-HeavensGate?

    Walken-is-in-it......only-seen-30min-of-it-or-something

    Yes, apart from being far to long, I think it's actually a good movie

    It was a while ago now and I may have watched it it two parts / sittings
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    Posts: 8,567
    I’ve only seen the Directors Cut that was released via Criterion Collection around a decade ago. I thought it was fine. Made me curious to how the original version was that got so panned by critics.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited 3:23am Posts: 4,968
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    I’ve only seen the Directors Cut that was released via Criterion Collection around a decade ago. I thought it was fine. Made me curious to how the original version was that got so panned by critics.

    Michael Cimino's reputation for being a dictator, and not so much of a director, didn't probably help Heaven's Gate originally. Destroying sets on a whim, not shooting until a cloud he liked rolled by, countless takes of one second shots, Michael Cimino wanted his movie too perfect. True animal abuse probably didn't help either. Cimino apparently to United Artists that he wanted to release the movie at 4 hours, minimum. He really should have just released it as two movies. I remember a quote that during the intermission, Cimino asked why no one was drinking the champagne. His publicist reportedly said, "because they hate the movie, Michael." So it was arguably the original behind the scenes stories that hurt Heaven's Gate, at first release. I got the Michael Cimino book: Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate, and the Price of a Vision by Charles Elton. Maybe this will clear up some details about his part in production. We all know how truthful he was about everything, (sarcasm, he always told conflicting stories about everything in particular himself).
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    I've only ever watched 'Heavens Gate' once, and to be honest I don't remember too much about it, but it's probably due another visit, and it's been re-evaluated by some critics!
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