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The Brothers Grimm - fpw - 05-10-2006
[SIZE="3"]I didn’t have high hopes for this, but with Terry Gilliam at the helm I had hopes. It could have been wonderful (to quote Jeffery Lyons’s re: The Keep). This could have been a puissant story about the power of myth if Gilliam hadn’t played it so broadly. I loved the way elements from Grimm fairy tales were worked into the narrative, but the overall impact was vitiated by silly characterizations. (Though Lena Headey was wonderful, and I liked Heath Ledger as the visionary brother.) I didn’t FF much because the premise was so appealing, but the film didn’t gel. I find this sort of film extremely frustrating because all the elements for greatness are there but they’re squandered.
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The Brothers Grimm - Silverfish - 05-10-2006
I loved the fairy tales as a kid. My favourite story is "One-eye, Two-eyes, Three-eyes." I bought the complete works because I was separated from my copy in a move somewhere and still read them before bed sometimes. I'm about half-way through. Haven't seen the movie yet.
Stephanie
The Brothers Grimm - Scott Hajek - 05-10-2006
I haven't had the chance to see this one, but I love Gilliam's work. If only he could've done "Watchmen."
The Brothers Grimm - Mark S. - 05-11-2006
I've loved a lot of Gilliam's previous work, but this movie looked really bad. I still haven't seen it.
But honeslty, I want to. I'll watch anything with Monica Bellucci in it.
The Brothers Grimm - jacobm - 05-11-2006
For some reason watching this movie reminded me of that old movie called "Time Bandits"...did Gilliam do that also? I can't remember...
The Brothers Grimm - jimbow8 - 05-11-2006
jacobm Wrote:For some reason watching this movie reminded me of that old movie called "Time Bandits"...did Gilliam do that also? I can't remember...Yes, he did.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/#director
The Brothers Grimm - Kenji - 05-11-2006
I like "The Brothers Grimm", but my favorite Gilliam's film is "The Fisher King".
The Brothers Grimm - HaroldDemure - 05-14-2006
this movie is fun and pretty to look at. i have heard mumblings that Gilliam has already been aproached to direct the 6th Harry Potter film.
The Brothers Grimm - Bluesman Mike Lindner - 05-14-2006
fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]I didn’t have high hopes for this, but with Terry Gilliam at the helm I had hopes. It could have been wonderful (to quote Jeffery Lyons’s re: The Keep). This could have been a puissant story about the power of myth if Gilliam hadn’t played it so broadly. I loved the way elements from Grimm fairy tales were worked into the narrative, but the overall impact was vitiated by silly characterizations. (Though Lena Headey was wonderful, and I liked Heath Ledger as the visionary brother.) I didn’t FF much because the premise was so appealing, but the film didn’t gel. I find this sort of film extremely frustrating because all the elements for greatness are there but they’re squandered.
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