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  1. AlexCremers

    *** Official ALEXANDER Discussion Thread

    Different circumstances can lead to different conclusions. Also, having certain expectations upfront can have its influence on how you judge a movie. Other movies that took two viewings for me were 'Blade Runner' and 'The Fight Club'. And on a smaller scale, 'The Bourne Identity'. And...
  2. AlexCremers

    *** Official ALEXANDER Discussion Thread

    Yeah, I know what you mean, I had the same with '2001' and 'Citizen Kane'. But 'Gladiator'? C'mon! Alex
  3. AlexCremers

    *** Official ALEXANDER Discussion Thread

    Well, another problem with this film is that it feels indeliberately campy at times. Scenes like the opening with Hopkins in the library are just done in bad taste and so are the scenes with Angela Jolie. There were just too many eyebrow raising moments. For instance, the use of accents in this...
  4. AlexCremers

    *** Official ALEXANDER Discussion Thread

    Just watched the first 45 minutes of 'Born on the Fourth of July', and while it's not one of my favorite films, it already contained more moments of good film making than in whole 'Alexander'. Compared to 'July' and 'JFK', the Stone of 'Alexander' feels like a fish out of water, a director who...
  5. AlexCremers

    *** Official ALEXANDER Discussion Thread

    Because Val Kilmer is the only thing good about it. After just seeing "I, Claudius" and "Titus", the script and direction of "Alexander" seem pretty poor, almost amateurish. Oliver Stone just doesn't seem to be feeling at home with this type of material.
  6. AlexCremers

    *** Official ALEXANDER Discussion Thread

    The critics have it right. I tried it but it's not good.
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