It took guts, I'll give Linklater that, but this film is just way too long. The viewer actually watches the guy go through traffic while changing radio stations for something like 10 minutes.
That said, it's definately not the worst thing I've ever seen.
i like to think of this movie as an indie version of 2001: ASO. well, kind-of.
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one of these days i'm going to get organizized...
A bad film? NO!
A bad film discraces cinema (like a Uwe Boll movie).
A mediocre film? NO!
A mediocre film is like a sheep falling in with the rest of the crowd (Michael Bay flicks).
It's not the kind of movie you see a lot. AT MOST, you'll maybe want to only end up seeing it two or three times. It has a story. But it's subtle. REALLY REALLY subtle.
I'd have to agree it draws itself out really long and bores the viewer a lot. Similar to "2001" like that. The movie it most reminds me of is "Two-Lane Blacktop" (it makes sense too, in the booklet of the DVD it has a note from Monte Hellman talking about when Linklater sent him a letter with a copy of it).
Well, I stand by my comment. It's certainly not a good film, and in my opinion it's a long way from mediocre, too.
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^^^
You pick a name like "screwingmonkeys" and have
the nerve to attack this anonymous poster...?
He's entitled to his opinion.
You're not entitled to be an azzhole.
(And yes...I enjoyed this film)
(It's mundane...but so is life)
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Wow.
I was screwingmonkeys back then and have no idea what I said to the other poster as it was deleted.
Who's scruffy lookin'?
the driving scenes reminded me of the brown bunny. they kind of seem similar as far as the narrative go, but this is less coherent. its not something to revisit a lot but its interesting and certainly not a bad film. Everything in it has a perpouse and its experimental so you have to have some leeway.
shareI think comparing it to 2001 shows a pretty shallow idea of what these two films are about. 2001 takes its time to show something amazing, whereas I found this film pretty much impossible to watch. It may have just been the fact that the 8mm is so blurry and the audio so inaudible that separates it from other films in this genre, but I don't think Linklater did anything of interest in the entire film. I've seen several films in this style and I think they usually do something interesting, instead of being significantly duller than everyday life. I think people are trying too hard to find value where there is none.
sharethis is one of my favourite films.
It reminded me of Gus Van Sants "Gerry", "Elephant" & "Last Days" with the style.
thing is those movies bored me, but with this movie I watch it again and again every month or so.
I figured because this movie reflects on me at a personal level, I ride trains through the suburbs seeing nothing but the back of warehouses and factory buildings.
I loved the movie because it spoke to me because the title explained it all.
(you cant experience something until you actually do it.)
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Its not meant to be an entertaining film or movie. Linklatter even refers to it as more of just learning how to shoot a film and use the equipment. Its more of an experiment than a film.
Yeah, its kind of boring, but the commentary track is pretty cool. Slacker is 100 times better though of course but ill pop "plow" in once in a blue moon.
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