"55 Steps" with Helena Bonham Carter and Hillary Swank. Carter several years trying to get this movie made and finally did so. She had stated that this is her best work and she also said, "the irony is that I think three people will see it."* It is an amazing work. Emotional, inspiring, devastating, and true. Please be the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th... person to see it. It's just so amazingly good.
"55 Steps" with Helena Bonham Carter and Hillary Swank. Carter several years trying to get this movie made and finally did so. She had stated that this is her best work and she also said, "the irony is that I think three people will see it."* It is an amazing work. Emotional, inspiring, devastating, and true. Please be the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th... person to see it. It's just so amazingly good.
"55 Steps" with Helena Bonham Carter and Hillary Swank. Carter several years trying to get this movie made and finally did so. She had stated that this is her best work and she also said, "the irony is that I think three people will see it."* It is an amazing work. Emotional, inspiring, devastating, and true. Please be the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th... person to see it. It's just so amazingly good.
I think the last time a movie hit me in the way this one did was 500 years ago when I first saw "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". And actually, I saw the play (twice) when it was put on by ACT in San Francisco in 1971 or '72 and it was even better than the movie.
"55 Steps" is one of those films that stayed with me for a good while, even now when I think about it.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Watched half of Lynch "original" when I got home, and it's very much the same plot. So I guess both follow the book's beats relatively closely.
If you enjoyed Denis Villeneuve Blade Runner-sequel I'd imagine you like this too. A banal/simple story dressed in visuals, music and a monotone pace to trick you into thinking it's something important or intricate you are watching. As with Blade Runner 2049, I did not fall for the trick.
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"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Watched half of Lynch "original" when I got home, and it's very much the same plot. So I guess both follow the book's beats relatively closely.
If you enjoyed Denis Villeneuve Blade Runner-sequel I'd imagine you like this too. A banal/simple story dressed in visuals, music and a monotone pace to trick you into thinking it's something important or intricate you are watching. As with Blade Runner 2049, I did not fall for the trick.
Thanks @Spiritual_Chaos I have the original on DVD but I haven't seen it yet. Perhaps I'll watch both. Yes, we also prefer Blade Runner the original too and although I did like the remake, I just think they seem to like putting Ryan Gosling in everything these days!
The original was boring as all hell. Hoping for better out of this one.
Agreed! I couldn’t get through the original, even being stoned.
Lynch takes a Smithee on it when it airs.
That's the longer TV cut which he wasn't involved with though, right?
His name is still on the obvious cut-and-pasted theatrical cut.
Seems like you know the answer to that better than I do.
"A television version was aired in 1988 in two parts totaling 186 minutes; it replaced Madsen's opening monologue with a much longer description of the setting that used concept art stills. Lynch disavowed this version and had his name removed from the credits, Alan Smithee being credited instead. This version (without recap and second credit roll) has occasionally been released on DVD as Dune: Extended Edition."
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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on my west coast Ohana flight that was delayed over 4hrs on the runway 😡
thought it was good
then cause it was a long ass plane trip
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If you enjoyed Denis Villeneuve Blade Runner-sequel I'd imagine you like this too. A banal/simple story dressed in visuals, music and a monotone pace to trick you into thinking it's something important or intricate you are watching. As with Blade Runner 2049, I did not fall for the trick.
Hoping for better out of this one.
I have the original on DVD but I haven't seen it yet. Perhaps I'll watch both. Yes, we also prefer Blade Runner the original too and although I did like the remake, I just think they seem to like putting Ryan Gosling in everything these days!
His name is still on the obvious cut-and-pasted theatrical cut.
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EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
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