I'm so glad I watched this movie despite all the negative chatter everywhere about it. This is a GREAT movie, much tighter, and thereby, much better than the Tree of Life, which I thought was tedious and patronizing to a mass audience. Keep going Terrence. It's your life. It's your adventure. Don't pander to the masses. You don't owe your audience anything.
My I like Malick because he makes movies the way a Renaissance painter worked on a Biblical scene. The plot is secondary to the evocative nature of the visuals. If nothing else, it is unique and often neglected in films which always so story oriented. The problem for me, is that which Tree of Life (and probably this film) is that modernity doesn't have that "painterly" aspect of counterpart, maybe photography. But Malick doesn't make films like Cartier Bresson takes pictures and...
"See it at Your own risk" was ironically the best thing either of these two said. These reviewers say nothing of the great theme that pervades this film - love. What it means to actively love through runnig the risk of failure, enjoying the glory all around, struggling through disappointments and tragedies and rejoicing in triumphs. A serious review of To the Wonder without multiple viewings is impossible. Observe the film again and again. Bardem's cascading admonitions not even mentioned?! Wow
Bartlesville Oklahoma is not, by any means, the most boring place in America. IMO it is actually an incredibly interesting town. I once stayed at Frank Lloyd Wright's tower while passing through. Trust me, small towns get much worse!
Why is it that every Terrence Malick movie seems more obscure than the one before? And what artistic vision is he trying to put to the screen? Instead of dismissing the film's meandering pace and empty space, these two critics should have tried to ask that question.
Because he getting old, old, older, I have to remember he's my father's age. At this age my father shrugs of many things, simplifies and glosses over certain nuances imo bc it's too tiring for him; maybe Malick has the same affliction.
I have never understood the accusations of "preachy, pretentious" for Malick. Especially since few can even agree on what the film is preaching, it's the opposite if anything. His films ask questions, nowhere does he try to teach the viewer lessons or have all the important answers.
Oh, no. I want to want to watch this but she says - The tree of life has a narrative drive compared to this 😐 but that one voice over by Javier Bardem is so alluring, I will probably see this.
A slideshow is not a movie, no matter how beautiful the imagery or how the competent the cinematographer is. His fans of his latter work are the definition of snobbery being too afraid to be honest or too deluded by their own self importance or self knowledge to see the obvious trickery with these films.
I have never understood why critics love Malick so much, when all he does is make pretty pictures without any content. If those two made similar excuses for lets say Michael Bay they would be laughed out of the room.
This looks like Malick's other film, Tree of Life - a film with very engaging visuals, but a dull story. Few directors can match the cinematographic beauty of Malick's films. But where Malick is a master of aesthetics, his storytelling is abysmal. It's almost as if he crafts beautiful shots at random, and then haphazardly constructs a story around the imagery - as if the story is an afterthought. That is why many who watch Malick's films liken them to a very long cologne commercial.
(cont'd) and that's why I think his last two films didn't click for me. Modernism took over the artistic landscape and Malick doesn't approach his films like that. They are always so overblown when modernism is understated. Obviously, I understand his movies from an art history point of view. I don't know why other people like his movies but I suspect it is more of an emotional/cerebral experience rather than most other films which is more of a intellectual/narrative experience.
There seems to be obvious stylistic comparisons between this movie and Upstream Color, which you both loved regardless of its ephemeral quality and not really knowing what was going on. So I’m just curious why, with 2 films where experiencing it trumps a narrative understanding of it, one worked and one didn’t.
A 7 would be saying it's good and recommended. A 6.8 stops just short of that. This is one of those reviews where I would immediately go to Ebert's site to see what he thought. Luckily, he got to see this before he passed. He gave it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars. I'll be seeing this.
What are you talking about? A lot of people loved The Tree of Life and it's not the critic's job to fall in line with popular opinion. Should they just give the Transformers movies 10/10 in that case?
The majority of movies made these days I dont care if they are good or the critics like them, they are like escargo. A shitty snail isnt apetizing to me please put some fuckers back in the movie business who know how and what to cook
if you like this show you should check out the webisode series "On Cinema at the Cinema" with Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington. It's really fun and informative and you might just learn something
This is not an ad, penguinworm. I just really want to get the word out for a top notch show that I think any real film buff or movie geek would get a kick out of
I have seen Days of Heaven and The New World and both of those were just slideshows with no real character development and only the bare bones of a story. I have no problem with people liking Malick's work, but to me, great cinematography isn't enough.
This is a movie I would NEVER EVER watch again nor would I purchase. It is the most ridiculous movie I believe I have ever seen. If you are beautiful it doesn't matter how you act, is what I was left with after watching. People who live in their own heads or are narcissistic or manic depressive is obviously the theme for this silly movie. Maybe 10-15 words spoken during the entire one hour and fifty minute movie. What a waste of time! I am sorry to say this, but "THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!" Naked as a jaybird! If this is art, it was created by a 3 year old!
This movie just annoyed me. I'm a big Terrance Malick fan, I really like The Tree of Life but this is just a down right slog. Christy got it right when she said "meandering".
I'm so glad I watched this movie despite all the negative chatter everywhere about it. This is a GREAT movie, much tighter, and thereby, much better than the Tree of Life, which I thought was tedious and patronizing to a mass audience. Keep going Terrence. It's your life. It's your adventure. Don't pander to the masses. You don't owe your audience anything.
My I like Malick because he makes movies the way a Renaissance painter worked on a Biblical scene. The plot is secondary to the evocative nature of the visuals. If nothing else, it is unique and often neglected in films which always so story oriented. The problem for me, is that which Tree of Life (and probably this film) is that modernity doesn't have that "painterly" aspect of counterpart, maybe photography. But Malick doesn't make films like Cartier Bresson takes pictures and...
"See it at Your own risk" was ironically the best thing either of these two said. These reviewers say nothing of the great theme that pervades this film - love. What it means to actively love through runnig the risk of failure, enjoying the glory all around, struggling through disappointments and tragedies and rejoicing in triumphs. A serious review of To the Wonder without multiple viewings is impossible. Observe the film again and again. Bardem's cascading admonitions not even mentioned?! Wow
Bartlesville Oklahoma is not, by any means, the most boring place in America. IMO it is actually an incredibly interesting town. I once stayed at Frank Lloyd Wright's tower while passing through. Trust me, small towns get much worse!
Why is it that every Terrence Malick movie seems more obscure than the one before? And what artistic vision is he trying to put to the screen? Instead of dismissing the film's meandering pace and empty space, these two critics should have tried to ask that question.
Because he getting old, old, older, I have to remember he's my father's age. At this age my father shrugs of many things, simplifies and glosses over certain nuances imo bc it's too tiring for him; maybe Malick has the same affliction.
I have never understood the accusations of "preachy, pretentious" for Malick. Especially since few can even agree on what the film is preaching, it's the opposite if anything. His films ask questions, nowhere does he try to teach the viewer lessons or have all the important answers.
Twirling: The Movie
I regret nothing lol
Holy… Christy looks amazing here!
Oh, no. I want to want to watch this but she says - The tree of life has a narrative drive compared to this 😐 but that one voice over by Javier Bardem is so alluring, I will probably see this.
A slideshow is not a movie, no matter how beautiful the imagery or how the competent the cinematographer is. His fans of his latter work are the definition of snobbery being too afraid to be honest or too deluded by their own self importance or self knowledge to see the obvious trickery with these films.
I have never understood why critics love Malick so much, when all he does is make pretty pictures without any content. If those two made similar excuses for lets say Michael Bay they would be laughed out of the room.
And you shouldn't.
I think she's hot as well...especially in boots!
You critics have no sense of what regular people like. The tree of life was bad. So bad that I wanted throw my popcorn at the screen.
Christy doing nothing other than being a caring, attentive mother for her children is just damn hot!
I can appreciate his work, without a doubt. I just don't like them.
I did like to The Wonder not his best film though
No fair discussing the movie before doing so on camera.
terrence mallick is beating a dead horse, as per usual.
I really hate Terence Malik film. Its just not for me.
How they gave this a 6.8 and only god forgives didn't come close
Looks like a wide-screen antidepressant ad.
Liked Tree of Life a lot. Fell asleep during this movie.
ive disliked affleck after argo
still hate tree of life
GET NEW FUCKING GLASSES
Where's the kung fu?
This looks like Malick's other film, Tree of Life - a film with very engaging visuals, but a dull story. Few directors can match the cinematographic beauty of Malick's films. But where Malick is a master of aesthetics, his storytelling is abysmal. It's almost as if he crafts beautiful shots at random, and then haphazardly constructs a story around the imagery - as if the story is an afterthought. That is why many who watch Malick's films liken them to a very long cologne commercial.
"yearning" *sigh*
No one cares
First FTW!!
(cont'd) and that's why I think his last two films didn't click for me. Modernism took over the artistic landscape and Malick doesn't approach his films like that. They are always so overblown when modernism is understated. Obviously, I understand his movies from an art history point of view. I don't know why other people like his movies but I suspect it is more of an emotional/cerebral experience rather than most other films which is more of a intellectual/narrative experience.
I was wondering where the "Christy is hot" posts were...lol
They've been absent for awhile.
There seems to be obvious stylistic comparisons between this movie and Upstream Color, which you both loved regardless of its ephemeral quality and not really knowing what was going on. So I’m just curious why, with 2 films where experiencing it trumps a narrative understanding of it, one worked and one didn’t.
A 7 would be saying it's good and recommended. A 6.8 stops just short of that. This is one of those reviews where I would immediately go to Ebert's site to see what he thought. Luckily, he got to see this before he passed. He gave it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars. I'll be seeing this.
What are you talking about? A lot of people loved The Tree of Life and it's not the critic's job to fall in line with popular opinion. Should they just give the Transformers movies 10/10 in that case?
Didn't you guy review this already?
No
I knowww!!! And I love Terrence Malik too! I liked Thin Red Line, I liked The New World, and I liked Days of Heaven, but I hated Tree of LIfe.
You sound just like a youtube ad, but since I know what fans of Tim and Eric talk like, you are probably a real fan.
The majority of movies made these days I dont care if they are good or the critics like them, they are like escargo. A shitty snail isnt apetizing to me please put some fuckers back in the movie business who know how and what to cook
if you like this show you should check out the webisode series "On Cinema at the Cinema" with Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington. It's really fun and informative and you might just learn something
I wouldn't say seeing someone pray once of twice in a movie makes them "Jesusy".
This is not an ad, penguinworm. I just really want to get the word out for a top notch show that I think any real film buff or movie geek would get a kick out of
This is how I feel about every film this tool has done..
you guys should review The Thin Red Line. I loved that movie.
If only she was played by Matt Damon. You both do an amazing job with your reviews!
They should put Christy's quote at 7:11 on the dvd cover
The movie is definitely divine
I have seen Days of Heaven and The New World and both of those were just slideshows with no real character development and only the bare bones of a story.
I have no problem with people liking Malick's work, but to me, great cinematography isn't enough.
This is a movie I would NEVER EVER watch again nor would I purchase. It is the most ridiculous movie I believe I have ever seen. If you are beautiful it doesn't matter how you act, is what I was left with after watching. People who live in their own heads or are narcissistic or manic depressive is obviously the theme for this silly movie. Maybe 10-15 words spoken during the entire one hour and fifty minute movie. What a waste of time! I am sorry to say this, but "THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!" Naked as a jaybird! If this is art, it was created by a 3 year old!
This movie just annoyed me. I'm a big Terrance Malick fan, I really like The Tree of Life but this is just a down right slog. Christy got it right when she said "meandering".