THE LOST CITY OF Z (1 Viewer)

From the outset, this humid, deeply human movie, directed by James Gray, comes on like a classic adventure tale, one where a governmentally decorated go-getter seeks discovery, excitement, and a sterling reputation in an unknown land where his life is worth little more than a possible dinner for a hungry local tribe. And to his credit, Gray delivers that movie with all the ribbons and bows on it.

Still, Gray had intentions towards something bigger, something like a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster, which he hinted toward in the jump toward period detail in The Immigrant. The Lost City of Z is a glorious, ambitious feat of filmmaking...

One would hope on the evidence of this movie, this masterpiece, that Gray would have studios lining up to back whatever his next movie might be...

Rating: A

The Lost City of Z will be released on April 21, 2017.

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Edwin-S said:

I watched this on Blu last night. I thought it was decent enough; although, the pacing felt a little slow. To me, the film, in its pacing and cinematography, had similarities to "Apocalypse Now", but it really didn't quite reach the bar of that film. I think the long period of time that the story took place over was a bit detrimental in developing the characters. For example, the expedition sequence with Murray just felt too short to really get a sense of the deterioration, both mentally and physically, of Murray and his detrimental effect on the party at large. "Wages of Fear" did a much better job in depicting the mental breakdown of an individual under enormous stress.

Likewise, the obsession that Fawcett had regarding his belief in the lost city of Zed felt more like a person, as the viewer, was engaging in a clinical examination, like watching the dissecting of a frog in a laboratory, than something you became emotionally invested in. I couldn't really get invested in any of the characters from any emotional standpoint. Watching the film felt like you were always separated, staring through the glass of a fishbowl at the goings on within its confines.

I think the movie was well done, but I'm thinking that I shouldn't have bought this film on Blu, as I am not sure that I will have any desire to revisit it any time soon.

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Colin Jacobson said:

If you haven't done so already, listen to the commentary - it's excellent!

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Edwin-S said:

Is the commentary on the DVD, because all I saw for extras on the BD was the fluff piece about locating the city? Ir was basically about 15 minutes of them talking about the difficulties of shooting on location.

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