Man o man this one left my jaw on the floor by the end of it. I was in a daze for hours still trying to process the whole movie. By the end My jaw
hurt, my teethe ached, and my shoulders we so sore from being tense, very riveting stuff.
Any one else seen it yet? I don't wanna give anything away so il stay away from details but Id like to at least say that this is the most
Kubrickesque film I've ever seen not produced by the man himself. Amazing attention to detail and irony throughout. So creepy and chilling but warm
and loving only moments later and it doesn't ever feel out of place.
Another aspect of the movie I loved is it was basically a 2 hour excercise in how much modern technologies have improved life... Many many times they
focus on a very simple aspect of the past that most people don't even think about.. I mean the movie itself is about taking some women to the mental
hospital.... ITS GOING TO TAKE 5 WEEKS for the trip alone not to mention all the resources it took the town pooling together to make the trip happen..
Over all this is one of my new favorite movies. Super subtle humor. Super creepy camera work and acting. Awesome movie! There's so many parts that
could be discussed but that would take aways from the movie in my opinion for anyone who hasn't seen it yet so il wait a few weeks before I really
pick it apart, I'd like to watch it a few more times too, anyone else should wait too out of respect but I'd love to try to talk about the movie
without ruining it for others if anyone has anything to add?
I rented it on iTunes yesterday so idk if it's before it hits theaters or after. They do Pre theatrical release sometimes but I have no idea.
I promise knowing the mind bending emotional twists of it would take away. There's a couple doozies that I never saw coming. I hate movies due to the
usual predictability and fakeness but this one felt so genuine and unexpected. Really made me go "........... Wtf......." More then once lol.
Thanks for the heads up, I watched a trailer the other day and thought I may want to see it. Tommy Lee Jones and Hiilary Swank should make for a good
movie. I noticed it even has that young lady from True Grit, her name escapes me.
They both nailed it. I couldn't say either one did better either. the supporting cast is THICK and a ton of people did great on their little support
roles too. All together a very well put together. Between this and the upcoming Foxcatcher, 2015 Is turning into quite the year for movies Imo.
I got a screener of this and it was billed as the best western since Unforgiven. I personally found it to be plodding and rather boring. I
thought it lacked in dimension and action, two things that Unforgiven had hands down.
I got a screener of this and it was billed as the best western since Unforgiven. I personally found it to be plodding and rather boring. I
thought it lacked in dimension and action, two things that Unforgiven had hands down.
I agree that it's not comparable to "Unforgiven". "Unforgiven" was a fairly fast-moving Western with quite a bit of action. "Homesman" is not
fast-moving and has little action and is not in the Western genre. However, it does have two great performances. It's much more like Jones' "The
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" except that, in my opinion, "The Three Burials..." was a better film. That said, it's well worth watching.
Again, in my opinion, someone's comparison of Jones' directing to Kubrick's is sure to create the wrong impression in so far as someone's
expectations. This is a slow-moving, leisurely-paced drama set in frontier times.
I gotta say this movie conjured many of the same feelings the shining did. I should probably make the comparison as "shiningesque" instead of
kubrikesque I suppose. The use of ultra slow zoom to build tension and the refrain from cutting makes the movie "drag" but if you can completely
absorb yourself it builds emotion and tension and draws the eye to details.. That's more how I'm comparing it to kubricks works.
The creepy factor is off the charts too... That's another thing that reminded me of Kubrick. He's a master of holding on to creepy for just a second
to long to make you almost turn away JUST as the scene shifts... Gut wrenching hesitation on creepy..
I won't say it is as put together as a Kubrick weaved masterpiece. It's not a well planned ride through the breadcrumbs like say eyes wide shut, but
its very well set up for what it is, like I said, many surprises and emotionally jarring resolutions.