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>Maybe its cause i got their so late but i thought the end of >the movie was an intermission or something lol, seemed really >short. > >there was also alot of laughing in the theatre, this movie >reminded me of road to perdition cause everyone hyped it up >and it was just average.
k, i see where you're coming from totally, but disagree to a point. i completely agree about the intremission statement. but i didnt think it was short. it just shouldve been the first half of the story. the neglect to delve in to the "history of violence" is so stupid and missing, that it made the end feel like an intermission to the rest of the movie that wasnt made.
next, about the road to perdition aspect. i also got a feeling of road to perdition while watching this, but for a different reason. i thought of RTP because of the pacing of the movie. it felt very similar in its quietness, eeriness, and pacing. but mainly i was wishing i couldve been watching RTP which is a fantastic film. RTP will still rank number one in my books of cinematography in film. the acting in RTP is leap years beyond this.
RTP vs. HOV (i know this isnt necassary, and doesnt really relate that well, there's enough to compare, as shown below):
1. Family: both films are very family driven 2. Fathers: Viggo vs. Hanks, hands down hanks. they both played quiet, blank stared fathers with questionable parenting skills. hanks made me feel for him and son. viggo made me want to shoot him and his 3. Sons: the kid in RTP was sincere and likeable and well written. the kid in HOV was a horrible actor who acted like they picked him outta a high school drama class. i wanted to punch that kid so hard. 4. Cinematograhphy: hands down RTP. this isnt even an arguemnet. i mean, what the fuck was with the first scene of HOV? it was all one shot, where the one bad guy says "pull the car up to the office" he drives about 10 feet and puts it in park. i laughed to myself at this part. this is before the movie begins to suck, so i felt bad about laughing cause i didnt know if this was intended as a joke or if it was serious. if it was serious, i guess i just didnt get it. 5. Score: i forget who did RTP's score, but it was mesmerizing. it had the dark thoaty cello thoughout and really adapted to what was being filmed perfectly. howard shore's score in HOV was not bad. the guy knows what he's doing, but it was so poorly used here, that it seemed arbitrary to even have it. the movie was quiet and slow, and just painful to watch at times. 6. Sex Scenes: i dont remember RTP having a sex scene and it was rated R and im glad for it. it was the story of a father and son. there was no need. HOV on the otherhand had the most unsexy, disgusting, uncomfortable, hard to watch and not laugh at, lets throw a little 69 for shock value type of sex scenes ive ever scene. and goddammit!!!!! they actually used one of those stupid unrealistic cliched "no fuck you, no fuck you, slap, punch, oh baby, shut up and kiss me, lets fuck right here on the stairs" love scenes!!! WTF!!!???!!??!?
the more i rant, the more i hate this movie.
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