Brad_W
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I'm putting on my flame-retardant suit...
It has been officially 10 years now since the release of Oliver Stone's JFK. Never has a movie inspired such controversy: to a point where, after a viewing on Capitol Hill, the government actually created a team to de-classify some documents regarding the assasination of JFK. I have watched this movie three times in the past week and finally bought the 2-disc set on DVD and will watch it one more time with the Stone's commentary. John Williams' music is awe-inspiring throughout the film and I still get shivers everytime I hear the snare rolls and soft horns. I say that I put on my flame-retardant suit because I know I'll probably get flamed for loving such a blatant dramatic work. That's fine, but I still adore this movie. Maybe my over-active paranoia feeds hungerly with this type of film, but hey, I gotta love it. Plus, I love Kevin "bland" Costner's extremly well-done monologue at the end. I typically can't stand him as an actor, but I give him great credit to do this and show emotion all while trying to remember his lines, pacing, hand gestures, and the like. I bring this thread up to hear everyone else's opinions, good or bad. I take no offense, I love the movie regardless.
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"I was born to murder the world." -Nix (Lord of Illusions)
My Home Page http://www.geocities.com/masternix/DVD.html
My List O' DVDs:
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It has been officially 10 years now since the release of Oliver Stone's JFK. Never has a movie inspired such controversy: to a point where, after a viewing on Capitol Hill, the government actually created a team to de-classify some documents regarding the assasination of JFK. I have watched this movie three times in the past week and finally bought the 2-disc set on DVD and will watch it one more time with the Stone's commentary. John Williams' music is awe-inspiring throughout the film and I still get shivers everytime I hear the snare rolls and soft horns. I say that I put on my flame-retardant suit because I know I'll probably get flamed for loving such a blatant dramatic work. That's fine, but I still adore this movie. Maybe my over-active paranoia feeds hungerly with this type of film, but hey, I gotta love it. Plus, I love Kevin "bland" Costner's extremly well-done monologue at the end. I typically can't stand him as an actor, but I give him great credit to do this and show emotion all while trying to remember his lines, pacing, hand gestures, and the like. I bring this thread up to hear everyone else's opinions, good or bad. I take no offense, I love the movie regardless.
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"I was born to murder the world." -Nix (Lord of Illusions)
My Home Page http://www.geocities.com/masternix/DVD.html
My List O' DVDs:
Link Removed