Cos wrote:16. Once Upon a Time in America Well that was a disappointment. Given the reputation I was looking forward to this but what I got was an incredibly dull look at the lives of some low level gangsters. All the interesting stuff was in the background and almost glossed over whilst we get ponderous shots of characters doing nothing, or 5 minutes of a kid eating a cream cake. Given the mammoth running time, there was surprisingly little character development and the flitting between time periods didn't help. It takes more than running time to make a film an epic. There was a creepy focus on underage girls in the first hour and the continued sexual violence seemed entirely unnecessary. Coupled with awful dialogue almost any time a woman was on screen, there's a really uncomfortable undertone. Another thing that really stood out was the lack of evolution in technique from Leone's earlier work. Arguably it's a style but felt more like he was stuck in the past. The overdubbing in some scenes was laughable too. And those fucking pan pipes! Massively underwhelming, nonsensical at points. What a terrible waste of time. [3]
acemuzzy wrote:Elf > Cosby, who knew
Cos wrote:Re OUATIA, I'm really not sure what gives it status as a classic. I'll admit I felt like an outsider watching it that just didn't 'get' something and I was waiting for it to really kick in but it never does. It's the first time I've seen it so parts could have aged badly though that still wouldn't explain it. I'd genuinely be interested to talk about it sometime as it left me quite baffled.
davyK wrote:I recommend you don't watch Bela Tarr films like Satantango!!
hylian_elf wrote:What have you started, Cos?! (or some say Cosm, but you aint no longer a Great One)
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