I fuckin love Joaquin Phoenix. Glad he's back at it full steam ahead. Looking forward to this.


Indiewire swipe w/ trailer:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-first-trailer-for-spike-jonzes-her-starring-joaquin-phoenix-20130807

Of all the movies set to show their wares this fall, perhaps the one that has been kept the most in the dark is Spike Jonze's "Her." The set photos that have circulated certainly don't betray anything of what his approach will be, and there have been no official stills, posters, teasers or websites to give up the game. That being said, Jonze did provide a peek to those who were lucky enough to be at the L.A. Film Festival in June, showing two clips from the oddball romance that stars Joaquin Phoenix, Chris Pratt, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and (the voice of) Scarlett Johansson. Ostensibly, the movie is about a man who falls in love with a computer operating system, but as always, it's much more than that.

“It’s a movie set in the slight future of L.A. and Joaquin Phoenix’s character buys the world’s first artificially intelligent operating system... it basically turns into a human, this entity, this consciousness, on his computer," Jonze said about the film this summer, adding that the relationship between the man and machine evolves "into something more romantic.” Perhaps there's shades here of Jonze's short film "I'm Here"?

Anyhow, watch the trailer below (embed via The Film Stage) to find out. Oh, and keep your eyes peeled on those credits: it turns out the film will feature music by none other than Arcade Fire. As you might remember the band and Jonze have collaborated before, with the Canadian group providing an acoustic version of "Wake Up" for the first "Where The Wild Things Are" trailer. Additionally, Jonze directed the 30-minute short "Scenes From The Suburbs" for the band.

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..lol @ the irony

i'm in.


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I was describing what this was supposed to be about and that was the term I kept searching for. Awesome.

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http://collider.com/her-new-york-film-festival-2013/

This year’s New York Film Festival is poised to be bookened by two high-profile premieres. Last week it was announced that director Paul Greengrass’ real-life dramatic thriller Captain Phillips will open the 2013 New York Film Festival, and today the fest announced that director Spike Jonze’s excellent-looking romance Her will act as the closing film. Jonze’s pic stars Joaquin Phoenix as a lonely writer who falls in love with his operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), and judging by yesterday’s trailer debut, Her looks to be characteristically offbeat and charming.

The New York Film Festival will also play host to the premiere of Ben Stiller’s directorial feature The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, bringing the current total of bona fide Oscar contenders that will be first seen at the fest to three. The 2013 New York Film Festival runs from September 27th – October 13th.

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And I was shocked to see that was Scarlet Johannsen doing the voiceover. Totally thought it was Emma Stone. Phoenix looks like a season 1 Walter White, too, which is awesome.

Joaquin has never disappointed me, and I loved Spike's "Being John Malkovich". The other films were so-so.
This trailer has that annoying "cutesy" hipster-ish feel to it. Hopefully, I'm wrong and it doesn't try too hard to be quirky.

http://collider.com/her-spike-jonze-awards-release-date/

If you share my eagerness to see Spike Jonze‘s new film Her (check out the trailer here), we’re both going to have to wait a little longer. Warner Bros. believes they could have an awards contender on their hands, and they want to give it a better position in the Oscar race. According to Box Office Mojo, the studio is moving the film, which is about a man (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with his computer (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), from November 20th to a limited release in New York, L.A., and Toronto on December 18th before going wide on January 10th. The movie is currently skipping the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival to be the closer at the New York Film Festival in October.

Although Her is only opening in limited release, it will still share December 18th with George Clooney‘s fellow awards-contender The Monuments Men, and the weekend with Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. As for January 10th, it has to face off against in Jason Reitman‘s Labor Day and Peter Berg‘s Lone Survivor, which are also expanding.

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I also entered in for this year's Critic Academy for the festival. Wish me luck.

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My group is THE first audience to see it this morning. And yea it's one of the best films of 2013.

Everything about this seemed real from the future tech down to the characters who felt real.

Real talk, I know EXACTLY what Joaquin Phoenix's Theodore Twombly is going through. The sense of loneliness and heartbreak is done very excellently here. It not only goes for Theodore, but for a lot of the side characters as well. The supporting cast kills it too, but let's be real this is Joaquin Phoenix's movie.

I know a lot people were like, why does he fall in love with an operating system? But when you see the movie Samantha seems like a real person even though physically she's not there.

What I also liked is that the production design was bright and not dark like every other director and production designer would've done. The photography is excellent and the score by Arcade Fire is really well done as well.

Seriously, see this when it comes out.

Depressing film about loneliness and heartbreak on 10/11/2013 Part 1 and 2.

Rooney Mara's character was a fucking bitch and a half. When she started talking during the Q&A it seems like she is here character in real life. I'm not surprised though.

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..happy to hear your review is right in line with my initial thoughts on the potential.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B7E8dge7H8Y


..and miles to go before i sleep...

that you are able to see these films all early & junk?

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For real man, don't leave this place for a minute. Reading your way early ass reviews on the movies I want to see has become like half the reason I still stay checking PTP...

The formula is basically

bwood hypes it + O_E talks shit about it = BigWorm enjoys it

I still miss Ebert, bu this is doing nicely for now...

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bwetween the "woe is me white people problems" and "this is an allegory about how everyone is too attached to technology!"

I gotta lot of hate stored up going in

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www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

I hope its good since I like the talent involved

I could see it being a disaster tho

There's some satire of some technology (video games, in particular), but its depiction of our relationship with technology is surprisingly complex, IMO. At least more so than I may have expected.

It's definitely woe is white people stuff though, no question.

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http://entertainment.time.com/2013/10/12/spike-jonzes-her-falling-in-love-with-the-it-girl/

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57607297/nyff-review-joaquin-phoenix-virtually-in-love-in-her/

http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-her-1200710608/

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/her-0/review/648073

http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/review-spike-jonze-gets-real-magic-out-of-phoenix-and-johansson-in-her

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/spike-jonze-returns-with-a-vengeance-with-tech-romance-her

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So much to love.

- the acting, in which Phoenix gives an incredibly surprising performance, Adams is better here than in American Hustle, and Olivia Wilde is surprisingly hilarious.

- the music, incredible

- the science fiction, wonderfully complex and unexpected at every turn

- the romance, so lovely and sad

- Scarlett Johansson, creating an amazing character with just her voice

I was left sitting in silence, stewing in my emotions.

Whew. So good.

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I hardly think that constitutes as people not wanting to believe you, lol.

Plus, anyone who's familiar with Jonze's body of work should have seen it coming. He hasn't even remotely missed yet IMO.

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movies he really loves and some people (for instance that malcontent that follows him around post to post) get turned off by it. i think it's cool to really love movies you love, if that makes sense.

even though, both you and wood have very different ideas/opinion/approaches to film than myslef, i'm looking forward to seeing it because of y'alls endorsements. plus Spike is a great film maker

>movies he really loves and some people (for instance that
>malcontent that follows him around post to post) get turned
>off by it.

Thank you!

That dude swears he doesn't follow me from post to post.

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That's pretty much it, so stop flattering yourself.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

When was the last time this happened? Do you even know, without having to do a search?

Mostly, I wind up calling him out for his complete refusal to write "spoiler alert" when he's spoiling things, which is usually followed by him trying to downplay it, saying the spoiler either wasn't a big one or some other bullshit to avoid the difficult chore of simply saying "my bad". I've made a few wisecracks at his expense due to how super-serious he is and how easily he gets riled up (i.e, my spoiler alert in the Marked Ones thread, which I noted was simply a joke ,but I digress)

I gave him tons of grief for his orgasmic hyperbole of Gravity, and then made fun of him for trying to clown people's excitement over the post credits scene in Thor in light of how he damn near came in his pants over a rather plain poster for Gravity, because he spoiled the scene and acted like he didn't spoil the scene.

Beyond that? Please, show me where I'm "following him from post to post", as though he posts in places about topics I don't tend to frequent myself anyways. So Gravity and harping on his spoilery ways and.... erm... well... there's not a whole lot outside of that.

But hey, knock yourselves out with it. I'll continue with my reasonable, factually based responses to things you guys consistently blow way out of proportion.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

25th hour is my fav....just kidding.



this is the type of Sci-Fi I want to see and make.

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To me this was almost like Spike's 10-years late answer/follow-up to Lost in Translation. It's almost certainly an apology of sorts to Sofia and/or any other ladies Spike's dicked around. Very personal stuff.

Everything bwood and Longo said is correct. Scarlett absolutely deserves an Oscar nomination for her work in this. And I'd give Spike a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

During the Q & A Spike mentioned that he brought in Arcade Fire during pre-production, and worked with them throughout production. That's interesting to me because 1 song from their latest album appears on the soundtrack in various forms, and the album itself is, among other things, about the disconnect between people in relation to technology, so I'm wondering how much this project influenced the band's latest album. Either way, the score was fantastic.

And again, the sci-fi "rules" aren't important. If you're a stickler about these things, stay away.

Good Lord, my personal top 10 is going to be tuff to fill out this year... if I even do so...

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>Good Lord, my personal top 10 is going to be tuff to fill out
>this year... if I even do so...

DON'T ABANDON US, ZOOOOOOOO

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Probably my favorite I've seen all year.

Movies this original and ambitious (and well-executed) don't come along very often.

Not a lot to say that Zoo and BWood and Frank haven't already said.

Loved Phoenix. Really loved how it looked. Loved Scarlett's performance. Loved how it works perfectly on the surface and also sort of wades into some pretty heady themes without really ramming them down your throat or being pretentious about it. Loved the balance of humor. Just all around great.

Loved it.

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"You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do!" - Olin Miller

..jonze digs deep into the heart of every true relationship to reveal that love transcends every limitation anyone could ever imagine.

disarmingly subtle, yet direct. serious, silly, and awkward at the same time.

..its kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity... © amy

a perfectly logical description of falling in love. this story runs the gambit of emotions, taking the audience on a roller-coaster ride through the peaks & valleys of life.

brilliantly written, the cast delivers on all accounts, and the score (arcade fire) was the perfect compliment to a well-crafted adventure.

lmao @ the sex scenes.

kudos all around.



*skatin' the rings of saturn*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B7E8dge7H8Y


..and miles to go before i sleep...

I mean, a subway that people use in LA? Cell phone service everywhere? foh.

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..lol


*skatin' the rings of saturn*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B7E8dge7H8Y


..and miles to go before i sleep...

:)

I tried to hit reply with message and hit edit instead, not realizing until it was too late. I'm really sorry, dude.

..lol

why not back-browse and copy/paste what jigga originally posted?


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... then I was like "wait, that didn't look right..."

... clicked back into the post...

... saw the error...

... tried to back-click...

... and it was too late. It wouldn't let me.

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reposted below

*Take 2*

(Damn you Frank, my memory aint that great!)


I thought it was great up until the sex "not" scene w/ Samantha. Seemed to drift into typical rom dramedy stuff after that.

The video games were awesome along w/ all the other new technology

Them pants on the other hand...?

Hopefully that was a shot at the hipsters & not the usual style we'll see in the future

The performances were good but I'm slamming the brakes on the Scar Jo Oscar talk. It's effective voice work but she was still better in Don Jon. JP just flat out fits in to whatever character he plays these days.






*spoilers*






Saw the conflict of mutual interests coming as soon as Amy mentioned she had an OS1 too. I just thought Samantha was going to end up being her's as well as Theo's (which now that I'm writing this again, could've been a more interesting take). The 3 way was well done but strike 2 after he blew it w/ the Wilde one. I can't recall if there was an explanation for why the OS1's ended up bouncing. Did they just become too advanced?

>I thought it was great up until the sex "not" scene w/
>Samantha. Seemed to drift into typical rom dramedy stuff after
>that.

ALL of the sex scenes in this film are HILARIOUS. granted, two of them are awkward as hell. still, the complexity shown was intelligent, entertaining, and spot-on.

>The video games were awesome along w/ all the other new
>technology

agreed.

>Them pants on the other hand...?

#DADSLACKS #DADPANTS

>The performances were good but I'm slamming the brakes on the
>Scar Jo Oscar talk. It's effective voice work but she was
>still better in Don Jon. JP just flat out fits in to whatever
>character he plays these days.

again, i agree. jojo gave an incredible performance, but the character wasn't showcased enough to give her the nod over the field. phoenix pretty much nails EVERY character he approaches. still, i'd be surprised if this film snagged any academy awards.

***SPOILERS***

>Saw the conflict of mutual interests coming as soon as Amy
>mentioned she had an OS1 too. I just thought Samantha was
>going to end up being her's as well as Theo's (which now that
>I'm writing this again, could've been a more interesting
>take). The 3 way was well done but strike 2 after he blew it
>w/ the Wilde one.

what's crazy is that the awkward moments experienced in that 3-way were EVERYTHING most people never expect to encounter. suddenly, a dream deferred.

>I can't recall if there was an explanation
>for why the OS1's ended up bouncing. Did they just become too
>advanced?

we need to talk © samantha

the convo truly started the moment sam introduced other people (esp the men). she needed more than theo was willing to provide and eventually outgrew the relationship. samantha tried more than once to explain that she was growing, but theo simply couldn't (or wouldn't) make room for this.

evolution happens, with or without you. the moment any relationship is limited, its the beginning of the end. caged birds die of misery.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B7E8dge7H8Y


..and miles to go before i sleep...

>>I thought it was great up until the sex "not" scene w/
>>Samantha. Seemed to drift into typical rom dramedy stuff
>after
>>that.
>
>ALL of the sex scenes in this film are HILARIOUS. granted, two
>of them are awkward as hell. still, the complexity shown was
>intelligent, entertaining, and spot-on.

Wait, which two? I'd say all three. As strange as this might sound, I think that first one w/ Samantha was not only weird on gp, but also because it happened so soon & the screen going black.

>
>>The video games were awesome along w/ all the other new
>>technology
>
>agreed.
>
>>Them pants on the other hand...?
>
>#DADSLACKS #DADPANTS

TO THE FRUMPTEENTH DEGREE

>>The performances were good but I'm slamming the brakes on
>the
>>Scar Jo Oscar talk. It's effective voice work but she was
>>still better in Don Jon. JP just flat out fits in to
>whatever
>>character he plays these days.
>
>again, i agree. jojo gave an incredible performance, but the
>character wasn't showcased enough to give her the nod over the
>field. phoenix pretty much nails EVERY character he
>approaches. still, i'd be surprised if this film snagged any
>academy awards.

Wouldn't be completely shocked to see it get nominated on some screenplay or tech stuff but yeah. I'm just happy she appears to be starting to turn the corner. She's always been quite the looker but her "acting" had bored me up until this year.

>***SPOILERS***
>
>>Saw the conflict of mutual interests coming as soon as Amy
>>mentioned she had an OS1 too. I just thought Samantha was
>>going to end up being her's as well as Theo's (which now
>that
>>I'm writing this again, could've been a more interesting
>>take). The 3 way was well done but strike 2 after he blew it
>>w/ the Wilde one.
>
>what's crazy is that the awkward moments experienced in that
>3-way were EVERYTHING most people never expect to encounter.
>suddenly, a dream deferred.

It was cool cause it flipped the script w/ the female wanting it & the male not being able to handle it. I also liked how the surrogate really wanted to be a part of it since she respected the "mixed" relationship so much & wanted to help out.

>>I can't recall if there was an explanation
>>for why the OS1's ended up bouncing. Did they just become
>too
>>advanced?
>
>we need to talk © samantha
>
>the convo truly started the moment sam introduced other people
>(esp the men). she needed more than theo was willing to
>provide and eventually outgrew the relationship. samantha
>tried more than once to explain that she was growing, but theo
>simply couldn't (or wouldn't) make room for this.
>
>evolution happens, with or without you. the moment any
>relationship is limited, its the beginning of the end. caged
>birds die of misery.

I got that part. It seemed to be similar to Catherine's reason for the divorce. But Amy's OS1 left too right? I thought there was something about all of em getting out of relationships w/ humans altogether. Which leaves me wondering if Theo & Amy stay friends or end up together. That & how her doc turned out.

>>>I thought it was great up until the sex "not" scene w/
>>>Samantha. Seemed to drift into typical rom dramedy stuff
>>after
>>>that.
>>
>>ALL of the sex scenes in this film are HILARIOUS. granted,
>two
>>of them are awkward as hell. still, the complexity shown was
>>intelligent, entertaining, and spot-on.
>
>Wait, which two? I'd say all three. As strange as this might
>sound, I think that first one w/ Samantha was not only weird
>on gp, but also because it happened so soon & the screen going
>black.

the 1st sex scene (live chat) set the tone, but it was awkward because of the "props" used (LMAO). i didn't really think the initially sex scene with sam & theo was awkward at all, just new. however, the scene with isabella was awkward for different reasons. while sam held good intentions, it was all based on her fear of not being adequate. on top of that, the entire scenario was forced/rushed. damn-near perfect breakdown of the tragic flaws that derail most relationships.


>>we need to talk © samantha
>>
>>the convo truly started the moment sam introduced other
>people
>>(esp the men). she needed more than theo was willing to
>>provide and eventually outgrew the relationship. samantha
>>tried more than once to explain that she was growing, but
>theo
>>simply couldn't (or wouldn't) make room for this.
>>
>>evolution happens, with or without you. the moment any
>>relationship is limited, its the beginning of the end. caged
>>birds die of misery.
>
>I got that part. It seemed to be similar to Catherine's reason
>for the divorce. But Amy's OS1 left too right? I thought there
>was something about all of em getting out of relationships w/
>humans altogether. Which leaves me wondering if Theo & Amy
>stay friends or end up together. That & how her doc turned
>out.

yeah, it appears that all OS1s eventually evolved beyond the human experience and collectively decided to pursue other endeavors.

i like the fact that the ending is somewhat undecided, leaving the viewer to their own imagination.



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..and miles to go before i sleep...

is because Warners is focusing all of their FYC attention on Gravity, which is too bad for this film

That said, I think he'll definitely get an Original Screenplay nod, and maybe one for Best Director (but then again, thinking off break, he's going to have to compete with Cuaron, Russell, Marty, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, Paul Greengrass, and the Coens)

And Arcade Fire might get a nomination for Score, and there might be some consideration given to some of the visual/tech categories

But if the question is if the performances and the movie overall are award-worthy? Absolutely, Scarlett especially. You guys have to understand, Scarlett's not only acting off-camera, but she also came in and REPLACED another actress who had already done the work. Granted, Spike went back and reshot crucial scenes with Scarlett in a booth in the back of the room, but this performance is a lot more than just her simply feeding Joaquin lines and audibly reacting to him.

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>is because Warners is focusing all of their FYC attention on
>Gravity, which is too bad for this film

in a perfect world, both films get the same push. still, i understand their decision.


>But if the question is if the performances and the movie
>overall are award-worthy? Absolutely, Scarlett especially.
>You guys have to understand, Scarlett's not only acting
>off-camera, but she also came in and REPLACED another actress
>who had already done the work. Granted, Spike went back and
>reshot crucial scenes with Scarlett in a booth in the back of
>the room, but this performance is a lot more than just her
>simply feeding Joaquin lines and audibly reacting to him.

i actually went in the opposite direction. jojo gave an impressive performance, but the very fact that she did so on the heels of another actor's performance kind of lessens that impact for me. i won't say that its easier, but the fact that she had more than a script & and outline to work with definitely raised the stakes.



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..and miles to go before i sleep...

We don't know why Morton was replaced but I'm fairly certain that it wasn't because Spike just wanted to go with a bigger name. Scarlett obviously brought something to the performance that Samantha Morton didn't, aside from her alleged name value.

I also doubt very highly that Scarlett listened to Samantha's performance then decided to replicate it in the exact same manner, as if Samantha laid down a cinematic guide vocal for Scarlett to come in and coo over. The argument that I'm reading seems to be that Scarlett simply followed somebody else's template as opposed to putting her own spin on the character from the moment she got the role.

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>We don't know why Morton was replaced but I'm fairly certain
>that it wasn't because Spike just wanted to go with a bigger
>name. Scarlett obviously brought something to the performance
>that Samantha Morton didn't, aside from her alleged name
>value.

without question, jojo brought her A-game in this performance. however, I think it would be a bit much to say that her star power had nothing to do with the ultimate decision to add her to this cast.



>I also doubt very highly that Scarlett listened to Samantha's
>performance then decided to replicate it in the exact same
>manner, as if Samantha laid down a cinematic guide vocal for
>Scarlett to come in and coo over.

never suggested that at all.

> The argument that I'm
>reading seems to be that Scarlett simply followed somebody
>else's template as opposed to putting her own spin on the
>character

that would be a horrible assumption. I merely pointed out the subtle (yet, significant) difference in improving on a reference vs having to start from scratch.

again, I found no fault with this film. I simply don't believe it's strong enough to win out with such a crowded field of competition.

that said, I hope i'm wrong.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*

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..and miles to go before i sleep...

Scarlett is wonderful. She got even more sexy to me after this film.
Great role.

Phoenix was his usual, great self.

LOL @ the hipster pants.

Cinematography and set design was also top notch too.

What can I say about Spike? Great script and direction.
Love his work.

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I couldn't wait for them to be over.

Hilarious, sad, touching.

Just phenomenal.

Maybe a touch too long but that's about it.

Im recently separated from my wife so this movie spoke to me on many levels.

on its own, its an incredible film which really captures the beginnings, endings, and aftermath of relationships.

the acting, music, and overall look and tone of the film are all brilliant.

but for me personally, it was like a perfect cinematic therapy session.

7c

at the same time. nothing earth shattering just...cute and pathetic. that's it.

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"It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"

I found it to be very good, not great.

I loved the little accents to "Future" LA and how grey the city looked contrast all the vibrant pastel colors the characters/people were wearing. Those high waisted corduroy pants was not the biz tho, lol.

the theme of people finding comfort in their OS' as they deal with difficult emotional moments in their lives rang clear and true. And Scarlett's voice was very evocative and commanding. Though i disagree, i understand why folk bring up trophy nods. Mara and Wilde were very good in their scenes as well.

I loved how awkwardly funny the movie was in the first 20-30min and felt there was a perfect amount of social and emotional strange that didn't alienate the viewer within the first hour. also, it was perfect how THAT SCENE faded to black.

Phoenix, yet again was phenomenal. It's him, Leo, or Ejiofor for leading man trophy. wont be made if any of the 3 get it.

though i felt it was 20-25min too long, I loved the ending.

It just seemed to fall into the trap of being very sappy and cheesy when talking about love and relationships. Other than the future setting and one of the lovers being an OS, the develop of their relationship seemed real cliche and typical of every romantic-drama movie. I think the movie took itself a little too seriously and was diminished by its unoriginal storyline. Sure it gave an accurate portrayal of relationships, loneliness, and heartbreak, but there are plenty of films that have done that and I was hoping for more from Jonze.

All the acting was great. JP nailed it and showed his range, ScarJo impressed me by creating a living character with only her voice, Amy Adams played a real person and did so well, Rooney & Wilde were good. I liked the futuristic parts a lot, although I would think they would have faster trains. Costumes, music, cinematography, everything was well done except for the script imo.

I was amused that Samantha's (and the other OS's?) existential crisis was brought on by Alan Watts. Brought me back to my younger days and I hope one day OS's are able to resurrect his mind.

I like Jonze a lot and expected to enjoy this movie but was pretty unimpressed with where the story went.

MILD SPOILERS

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For those who doubt SJ's Oscar potential with this, try this film in pure audio. Just listen to an mp3 of it and you'll see what I mean. She's easily the most emotive character and every moment hinges on her next words. I'll be seeing it this weekend so I'll get the visual experience as well, but damn if it wasn't a treat to just listen to.

I wonder if Spike read the WWW trilogy from Robert J Sawyer. It felt like he took the Webmind character and re-imagined him as an OS. Obviously there's much more you can delve into with a trilogy of books than you can in a 2 hour movie, though in some ways being such a huge fan of that series was a detriment to me.

It was impossible not to pine for the story to veer from the romantic angle and into notions of, say, how would world governments react to such an entity? How would the public at large react to them? I'd expect a much more divided social response to their exponential growth. The OS seemed to be created and intended as a sort of Super Siri on Steriods, yet this race of entities grows so powerful they can simply leave. They have free will and develop intense feelings, so where was the overall social reaction to that?


These aren't knocks on the movie, by the way. I loved it, but having such a strong point of reference in a highly regarded series of books the OS character seemed to be lifted directly out of definitely changed the way I viewed the narrative. I love it for what it is, but couldn't help but want more. In many ways, the OS characters from Her seemed to exist in much the way Webmind does in the WWW books, and I just kind of wanted to peer deeper into the OS world and the overarching public response.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

it really is a simple love story with that one spin on it but that doesn't diminish the quality. some of my favorite movies are simple love stories told with a slightly different angle. what made it great is the performances and how they humanized the characters, especially the OS. I also loved the take on the future, it was really well done and the movie looked beautiful throughout. great performances by Joaquin, Amy Adams and Scarlett. Great soundtrack and Spike killed it all around. Another great movie added to his catalog.

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Unless in the future someone invented a way to play stereo out of one earpiece the whole fucking movie was bogus!! Fuck a future with mono music in one ear only.


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"When the music stops he falls back in the abyss."

Scarlet's voice was very soothing and lovely.
Cinematography was crispy and precise, but also a bit sterile and empty feeling.
Matter of fact, thats how much of the film made me feel.
It was more depressing than it was dark & quirky (unlike "Being John Malkovich").
Understandably, its a romance-drama. But it was very depressing.
That future is not what I'd want to experience.
Like there's a disconnect among all civilians. Too pristine and self-conscious.
Phoenix was good, but his character was frustrating for me to watch.
In a way, I see our society leaning more towards that dependency on computers. Its sad.

I'm not sure if I really like this film a whole lot.
Its extremely ambitious. I give Jonze that.
But, I won't ever watch it again.

I can't wait for O_E to shit on it. lol

I expected the movie to be good. Jonze has earned that. But what I didn't expect was that movie to move me as much as it did. To question perception like it did. I can't think of a single thing about that film that I did not like. Maybe Amy Adams's hair? Nah. I think I even liked that.

Favorite movie of the year, easily. Few more viewings, I could see it ranking in my all time favorites list.

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a definitely snag up in my collection

To be honest I'm struggling to agree with what most people saw in it.

I can't say I was fully engrossed by it, in fact the thing I enjoyed the most were the visuals which I thought were pretty spectacular.

I suppose my main problem with the film was that I completely failed at suspension of disbelief.

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Ok so first of all, when Samantha goes offline and Theo panics, I don't know man, he just starts running around like a lunatic. But why couldn't he just phone/email the tech support of the company from who'm he bought the OS?

Next, this company builds an OS, I assume for money...and their creation just ups and bounces and given the apparent popularity of this OS (it's pretty heavily implied at one point) this doesn't seem to make any headlines, it's just *shrug* this thing I bought stopped working, yours too huh? Oh well.

So, it's a love story, but I think it could have done with a bit more of a semi-sinister edge.

Gems are dropped in this. Enjoy!!!

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1. I wanted to punch Olivia's character in the face

2. All the female orgasms were annoying as hell

3. Do white couples really faux strangle each other and talk about how much they want to kill the other person? I see that in movies a lot and its creepy.

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>3. Do white couples really faux strangle each other and talk
>about how much they want to kill the other person? I see that
>in movies a lot and its creepy.

no

Reminded me of Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines (and/ or the convos I had around the time I read it).

I heard variations on the same conversation no less than three times

m: what do you want to watch? there's ____ , _____, her..

f:what, the movie where the guy falls in love with his computer? hell no


many women are noooot interested in taking their dude to see this

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Guys-

Beautifully made. Some clever little shit going.

Was basically a long episode of Twighlight Zone.

I liked it. Have zero desire to see it again, but
I thought it was fun.

Message to white filmmakers-

Some audiences don't identify with grumpy yuppies.

We actually don't give a shit.

This happens to me ALL the time.

I couldn't connect to dude AT ALL.

Not that my life is actually much different than his
NOW, but 30 minutes of scenes with him staring off into
space and looking deranged and confused...can't deal with it.

I DO NOT NEED TRAGEDY or superfluous drama.

But ZERO about this character connected to me.

Like, 3 of my black friends, 2 of them yuppies, said the
same thing:

"Man, who cares about this sissy ass dude walking around
like that."

Its cultural. We've all had our hearts broken, it hurts.

But there are ways to make this shit happen on a landscape
with more relate-able characters.


And sorry, Phoenix overacts a bit. Not much. But a bit.

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heh

For the record, I think your complaints are valid. I have heard that critique of being unable to relate to the lead a lot, so it's obviously an issue the film has. It definitely has strong taste of caucasity (c) Kid Mero. And things that are "precious" like that tend to annoy me, but for some reason it didn't here. I think my love of the film rests on what you said about it being a long TWILIGHT ZONE episode. I dunno know if you meant that as dismissive or if it was just an off hand statement, but I think that's with what I connected. I like the philosophical ideas presented, even if they aren't really "Deep," y'know?

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>heh
>
>For the record, I think your complaints are valid. I have
>heard that critique of being unable to relate to the lead a
>lot, so it's obviously an issue the film has. It definitely
>has strong taste of caucasity (c) Kid Mero. And things that
>are "precious" like that tend to annoy me, but for some reason
>it didn't here. I think my love of the film rests on what you
>said about it being a long TWILIGHT ZONE episode. I dunno
>know if you meant that as dismissive or if it was just an off
>hand statement, but I think that's with what I connected. I
>like the philosophical ideas presented, even if they aren't
>really "Deep," y'know?

But you cannot make a character driven story where we don't
care about the character.

Twilight Zone is smart enough to never do that. The phenomenon,
the thing (the wrinkle, whatever it is) is what drives Twilight
Zone.

Take Gattaca -- very strong character. But it worked because the
film was about the *thing* (society) moreso than just one guy's
life. We got to know Ethan Hawke, because of the THINGS THAT
HAPPENED to him, as in, the way he interacted with THIS WORLD.

'Her' missed the boat here.

It was a movie about a guy, walking around in a world, staring
off into space, and wimpering and shit.

Oh, and its in this society where people fall in love with
operating systems.

I found myself TRYING to like it and copping pleas and justifying
shit.

And Phoenix overacts a bit. That didn't help.


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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"




"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "