Sunday night, C4. Lost in Translation. Worth watching?

[hans kraay fan club]

Well, is it?

 

[Nibble]

No-overrated dogshit.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

It's OK. If you get bored before the end you can turn over without really missing anything good at the finish.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Somebody at work tells me I should watch the beginning, for a 15 second lingering shot of Scarlett Johansson's arse, then turn over.

 

[Clothes Peg]

Somebody at work tells me I should watch the beginning, for a 15 second lingering shot of Scarlett Johansson's arse, then turn over.

That is possibly the only part I actually remember.

Apparently that film is like Marmite. I just didn't get it.

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

It's an excellent movie. You really have to understand Japanese culture to appreciate the finer points.

Having lived and worked there for four years also helped.

8.6

 

[Eddie the Seagull]

I quite enjoyed it - every 40+ mans dream, i guess.

I don't remember the Scarlett Johanson 'arse' scene, which is a bit disturbing.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Bill Murray is my favourite comic actor behind John Candy and Johannsen is gorgeous but slightly dissapointed

6.6

 

[Easy 10]

Bill Murray is tremendous, but after 45 minutes of this dirge, I discovered I'd chewed my right arm off at the shoulder.
Dull, dull DULL

 

[SussexSpur]

Yes, it's great. Superb. Just f***ing lovely.

And not just for Scarlett's tight-pink-knickered cuddliness.
Bill Murray plays it just right, even more than ever, and the final scene while potentially ambiguous is just beautifully intriguing.

Worth watching? Yes, I love it.
But worth watching anyway, even if you end up hating it.
At least then you'll know...

 

[Les Biehn]

After the Virgin Suicides and her performance in Godfather part III I don't trust that Coppola women as far as I could throw her fat father.

 

[SussexSpur]

After the Virgin Suicides and her performance in Godfather part III I don't trust that Coppola women as far as I could throw her fat father.

Yes, I blame her still for the ok-ish-but-ok-isn't-good-enough Godfather III, but Virgin Suicides is great - all right, all right, maybe I love the Dunst even more than Scarlett Johansson but still... novel and film alike are just finefinefine by me...

 

[Les Biehn]

I was only really joking about the Godfather but Virgin suicides is up there with About Shit as the cinematic equivalent of watching a turd dry.

 

[SussexSpur]

I was only really joking about the Godfather but Virgin suicides is up there with About Shit as the cinematic equivalent of watching a turd dry.

and indeed and, yes, I think this deserves yet another

You're just making it worse for yourself, fella...

I want one of those About Schmidt Winnebago buses, for a start...

 

[Another Berkshire Seagull]

Good soundtrack

 

[cheeseroll]

A great song from My Bloody Valentine, a very slow paced film though but i was a bit pissed when i watched it, it all seems a bit dreamy now.

 

[Incredigull]

Bored fecking rigid,knowing the culture or not ,total shite.

 

[magoo]

i love that film. beautifully shot.

 

[Wilko]

Yes, it's great. Superb. Just f***ing lovely.

And not just for Scarlett's tight-pink-knickered cuddliness.
Bill Murray plays it just right, even more than ever, and the final scene while potentially ambiguous is just beautifully intriguing.

Worth watching? Yes, I love it.
But worth watching anyway, even if you end up hating it.
At least then you'll know...

Well summed up. I love the film, think it is very clever and the ending is intriguing and well thought out.

However if you are in to crash, bang, wallop all american action shit then you will hate it.

 

[magoo]

god i wish i'd gone to see that on the big screen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCFR3y1u6-M