John Bonar
Grip
- Joined
- May 2, 2000
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Isn't this all in good fun? If you don't want to read the movie review, the organization of the piece allows for that.
Does this even need to be included with a review of the dvd? I mean, we're looking at this to see if the disc is good, not a film review? Am I alone here?
Not alone, but I honestly don't know why it bothers some people that DVD reviewers also offer their opinions of the films. The whole thing's a package - I'm not going to recommend a movie I hate just because it's technically terrific, so my thoughts about the flick itself are important.
And as has been noted, if you don't care about the reviewer's opinions, skip them! The set-up clearly delineates the different portions of the review; no one HAS to read the whole thing.
I'm with those folks who can't figure out why Ron gushed over some rather crummy (IMO) flicks and didn't like 11. It lacked compelling characters but he loved Fast and the Furious and Behind Enemy Lines??? I thought 11 was terrific - sleek and stylish in all the BEST ways, unlike Furious and Enemy, which were examples of the worst kind of form over content.
However, they call them "opinions" for a reason. Ron didn't care much for 11, and that's his right. He doesn't really need me or anyone else to defend him - he can just ban the malcontents - but I'm irritated by all the slams on his OPINION...
(BTW, the Soderbergh/Griffin commentaries good but not great. The actors track has some moments but seems disappointing as a whole. Too many empty spaces, too much praise. Still, it has some good comments and is fun overall - just not what it could have been...)
This 14-minute featurette remains nothing more than the usual fluff promotional pieces that HBO puts together.
Ah, but this one (if it isn't modified from the version I saw on HBO) actually contains something unique. The montage of scenes at the end of the featurette contains unaltered clips of a scene which was modified post 9/11. I was rather surprised when I realized this.
Don Cheadle's accent made Dick Van Dyke sound masterful!!
You got that right - possibly the worst fake British accent I've ever heard! I even mentioned it in my review. I think Cheadle's a terrific actor, but he should have ditched the accent - it actively detracted from his performance...
possibly the worst fake British accent I've ever heard!
You should hear mine.
Dan
Dude, London isn't the whole world! The whole accent thing was just another part of the parody this film was playing out.
Wasn't saying it was, me old Craw-like one - but that's where I saw it hence the clarification.
For me a movie needs suspension of disbelief. If this is continually broken by something like Cheadle's accent then it trips the movie up.