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Adam_S · 06-07-2003, 01:12 AM

HAN: (sounding official) Everything is under control. Situation
normal.

INTERCOM VOICE: What happened?

HAN: (getting nervous) Uh...had a slight weapons malfunction. But, uh,
everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here,
now, thank you. How are you?

INTERCOM VOICE: We're sending a squad up.

HAN: Uh, uh, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few
minutes to lock it down. Large leak...very dangerous.

INTERCOM VOICE: Who is this? What's your operating number?

Han blasts the comlink and it explodes.

HAN: Boring conversation anyway. (yelling down the hall) Luke! We're
going to have company!

The Conversation -

You know, the photography was quite nice it really was, not great, pretty good, interesting. Very French New Wave.
The performances were pretty good too, Hackman was better than average, not great, but kept the film from completely disintegrating into neverending ennui.

I won't embarass the film by listing everything unappealing, annoying, dilatory, and damned frustrating with it. In that sense this film is the 'perfect' art film, in that it is so pretentious and full of itself that it honestly seems to believe its lie that there is some sort of meaning wrapped up in this unengaging bit of non-storytelling. Without merit and a waste of time. I didn't care about any of the characters, I was playing a game with myself by the film's middle: "ohh I wonder if this guy will die, no maybe that guy will, die, I wonder if Gene Hackman will die, it'd be nice if that guy died. Hey maybe the woman will die... YAY BOOBIES! finally something interesting... awww she didn't kill him, she only stole the tapes, ohh is this drama will he have to track them down? nope, the 'prostitute' working as a booth girl for the rival audio guy from the east coast was also working for THE DIRECTOR somehow or another and the tapes are safely in his hands, no need to worry, there's only going to be teasing of something interesting happening. Art film right down to the boob shot inserted to give the film some sort of commercial appeal. OH wait, I nearly forgot the pretentious, cliche dream sequence somehow supposed to add meaning, only to show how completely false and empty of meaning this exercise of artistic masturbation truly is.

I'm considering ranking this down, but the pictures were pretty, the acting above par, and there were the obligatory boobies so the night wasn't a total waste of time...

Then again, maybe it was, I could have been watching something else worthwhile.

Adam

06-07-2003, 01:12 AM	#517 of 3720
Adam_S *Adam_S* Member Location: Marina del Rey, CA Join Date: Feb 2001 Local Time: 03:30 PM Local Date: 10-07-2008 Posts: 5,026	HAN: (sounding official) Everything is under control. Situation normal. INTERCOM VOICE: What happened? HAN: (getting nervous) Uh...had a slight weapons malfunction. But, uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you? INTERCOM VOICE: We're sending a squad up. HAN: Uh, uh, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak...very dangerous. INTERCOM VOICE: Who is this? What's your operating number? Han blasts the comlink and it explodes. HAN: Boring conversation anyway. (yelling down the hall) Luke! We're going to have company! The Conversation - You know, the photography was quite nice it really was, not great, pretty good, interesting. Very French New Wave. The performances were pretty good too, Hackman was better than average, not great, but kept the film from completely disintegrating into neverending ennui. I won't embarass the film by listing everything unappealing, annoying, dilatory, and damned frustrating with it. In that sense this film is the 'perfect' art film, in that it is so pretentious and full of itself that it honestly seems to believe its lie that there is some sort of meaning wrapped up in this unengaging bit of non-storytelling. Without merit and a waste of time. I didn't care about any of the characters, I was playing a game with myself by the film's middle: "ohh I wonder if this guy will die, no maybe that guy will, die, I wonder if Gene Hackman will die, it'd be nice if that guy died. Hey maybe the woman will die... YAY BOOBIES! finally something interesting... awww she didn't kill him, she only stole the tapes, ohh is this drama will he have to track them down? nope, the 'prostitute' working as a booth girl for the rival audio guy from the east coast was also working for THE DIRECTOR somehow or another and the tapes are safely in his hands, no need to worry, there's only going to be teasing of something interesting happening. Art film right down to the boob shot inserted to give the film some sort of commercial appeal. OH wait, I nearly forgot the pretentious, cliche dream sequence somehow supposed to add meaning, only to show how completely false and empty of meaning this exercise of artistic masturbation truly is. I'm considering ranking this down, but the pictures were pretty, the acting above par, and there were the obligatory boobies so the night wasn't a total waste of time... Then again, maybe it was, I could have been watching something else worthwhile. Adam top 20 films 2008 film list My DVDs; S&S List 62...212 AFI lists: - DONE!