thisisatest Wrote:Steve D
I agree totally with your description of this dazzling movie. And the Blues Dude beat me to the comparison to Barry Lyndon, which I found EQUALLY dazzling. May I invite others to add to this list of "beautiful" movies. Don't be shy or feel effeminite, you know there are just some movies where you can't tear your eyes from the screen. 1900 (correct me if I'm wrong about the title of this Burt Lancaster movie) was also such a dazzler.
fpw Wrote:Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Every shot looks like a Vermeer painting. Stunning. And the story's not bad either.
Joe Konrath Wrote:Really? I thought it was your basic cheapo shot-on-video adult flick, complete with poor lighting and fake enthusiasm.
Oh, wait... I'm thinking of The Girl with the Pearl Necklace...
My bad.
J
fpw Wrote:Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Every shot looks like a Vermeer painting. Stunning. And the story's not bad either.
sandeedazey Wrote:Absolutly true. I rented it recently and was in love with the colors and the perfection of the shots. They did look like a Vermeer painting. I felt the ending was abrupt, I was thinking and?? and??! But I watched it again just for the beauty of it. Nice to see men who will look at movies like that. My husband pronounced it a "girl" movie and wasn't interested.
Sandee
XiaoYu Wrote:I haven't seen 'Pearl Earring,' but I did think 'Hero' was much better than Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as Chinese movies go. It was still a bit too mystical-unbelievable with some of the martial arts, but it wasn't bad. Wish they'd tone down a bit and use some real gong-fu instead of CG and wires. The scene changes drowning in the vivid colors were visually nice, and I thought the plot was much deeper than most martial arts flicks; I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to China's next try and see if they can top Hero.