Sean Penn - Director

catefrances

decides2dream wrote:

that would be totally cool. you are always welcome out to the dreamn abode....penn flicks....red wine....popcorn....sounds great! sounds like a plan! :cool: of course, we also should go and eat at pure food and wine this time too - the raw foods place i raved about. we could do the acting and/or directing run.....be a long night either way!

aah m. if red wine is involved then food is incidental. i think a select viewing of penn acting would amount of 5 movies. starting with fast times and ending wth mystic river. what comes in between is up to you girl. but no carlitos way... the hairdo throws me.

decides2dream

catefrances wrote:

if red wine is involved then food is incidental. i think a select viewing of penn acting would amount of 5 movies. starting with fast times and ending wth mystic river. what comes in between is up to you girl. but no carlitos way... the hairdo throws me.

well i didn't necessarily mean the same evening, haha. 5 movies still is a LONG night! ahhhhh...fast times....must we? and ha on carlito's way...forgot about that one! i may have to watch that on my own then, been a long time for that flick too.


as far as his directing, i always found it somewhat interesting that he had jack nicholson star in 2 of his flicks. to me, that would signify some serious respect on nicholson's part for penn's work. just a thought.

EquallyWorthless

catefrances wrote:

that he is. the older eastwood gets the better he gets. i think sean penn is in the same vein as him.

eastwood is a terrible director, his movies are utterly over rated boring drivel.

Byrnzie

decides2dream wrote:

who woulda EVER thunk that spicoli would turn into such a brilliant actor/director?

the crossing guard is probably my fave amongst em....and as an actor 21 grams is perfection. of course, i find all his directing work and more recent acting work to be above par.

I liked him in U-Turn, and also 'The Falcon and The Snowman'.

Byrnzie

muppet wrote:

I thought "Into The Wild" wasn't that good actually. It was more a glorified series of montages than something with an actual plot that interested me. I also thought that Vedder's songs didn't work at all. On their own they are great but that film seemed a bit messy.

I just think he has an eye for picking great stories/scripts. And that goes a long way in my book.

hoopinman

no didnt do mystic River

According to IMDB.com this is all hes directed


1. Into the Wild (2007)
2. Peter Gabriel: Play (2004) (V) (video "The Barry Williams Show")
3. 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) (segment "USA")
... aka 11 septembre 2001 (Iran: Farsi title)
... aka 11'09''01 - September 11 (France)
... aka 11'09''01: Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre (France)
... aka Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image: September 11 (International: English title)
... aka September 11 (USA)
4. Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001) (V) (video "Highway Patrolman")
5. The Pledge (2001)

6. The Crossing Guard (1995)
7. The Indian Runner (1991)
... aka Indian Runner (Japan: English title)

norm

catefrances wrote:

that he is. the older eastwood gets the better he gets. i think sean penn is in the same vein as him.

my thoughts too....i though sean did a great job on itw and with each movie he directs he will get better....kinda like clint....although clint was a good director with his first movie (play misty for me)...he's just become more seasoned

elmer

Pacomc79 wrote:

Didn't he direct Mystic River too?

I felt sure of that too! Haven't seen of his directorial films then, but sure think of him as an intense actor. Looks to me like a bad-tempered fucker.

Byrnzie

Also, as far as acting goes, he was superb in...


'The Assassination of Richard Nixon'

and 'I Am Sam' - arguably his best performance yet.

Anyway, this thread is about his Directing.
My favourite film of his is 'The Indian Runner'. Great film and a great soundtrack.

catefrances

EquallyWorthless wrote:

eastwood is a terrible director, his movies are utterly over rated boring drivel.

yeah cause million dollar baby, mystic river, midnight in the garden of good and evil, a perfect world, bird, unforgiven and play misty for me were such shit movies. :rolleyes:

electronblue

the only movie i couldn't finish of sean's was Mystic River..i think it was because of the graphics running around in my head. sometimes i think he is a little too good...~

catefrances

eddie's Tone rocks wrote:

the only movie i couldn't finish of sean's was Mystic River..i think it was because of the graphics running around in my head. sometimes i think he is a little too good...~

you know that scene when he arrives at the crime scene and hes asking if its his daughter and kevin bacon has no clue how to handle the sitaution and sean is breaking down demanding to know if its his daughter??

that scene is why sean penn is the consummate actor. he breaks my heart and then breaks it again.

electronblue

catefrances wrote:

you know that scene when he arrives at the crime scene and hes asking if its his daughter and kevin bacon has no clue how to handle the sitaution and sean is breaking down demanding to know if its his daughter??

that scene is why sean penn is the consummate actor. he breaks my heart and then breaks it again.

yeah...that there is the part...~

catefrances

eddie's Tone rocks wrote:

yeah...that there is the part...~

indeed.


as a director it all starts and ends for me with into the wild. yes i loved the indian runner. and the pledge, but into the wild spoke to me on such a deep level that i will always be thankful to sean penn for bringing it to the screen.

stu gee

I think The Crossing Guard is one of the worst films i remember seeing. What a terrible ending to a pointless film. My opinion only obviously, i just think it went nowhere at all.