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Post by hi224 on Jan 13, 2019 4:41:49 GMT
Anyone see it as well.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jan 13, 2019 7:51:09 GMT
Yeah, I find Leave No Trace (which I viewed in early August) to be "very good"—tense and intimate, with a fascinating, nuanced, and evolving relationship between the two main characters. I also appreciate how director Debra Granik turned the Pacific Northwest locations into a major visual and psychological factor without resorting to standard 'scenic' shots. Instead, the viewer sees the temperate rain forests and mountains through the prism of the characters and their terse struggle. The father's ultimate decision does not strike me as especially realistic, but it works in the sense that the film refuses to compromise and falsely reconcile the divergence that it has been subtly chronicling. And there are virtually no melodramatic notes in a movie that could have proved full of them.
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Post by hi224 on Jan 13, 2019 9:54:51 GMT
Yeah, I find Leave No Trace (which I viewed in early August) to be "very good"—tense and intimate, with a fascinating, nuanced, and evolving relationship between the two main characters. I also appreciate how director Debra Granik turned the Pacific Northwest locations into a major visual and psychological factor without resorting to standard 'scenic' shots. Instead, the viewer sees the temperate rain forests and mountains through the prism of the characters and their terse struggle. The father's ultimate decision does not strike me as especially realistic, but it works in the sense that the film refuses to compromise and falsely reconcile the divergence that it has been subtly chronicling. And there are virtually no melodramatic notes in a movie that could have proved full of them. I sort of wish we got more backstory on the dad as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 15:55:27 GMT
top five fav film of 2018 for me . The performances (led by Foster ) were all terrific as was the direction . And I was impressed that it was rated PG too and didn't have to have loads of curse words / violence in it (kinda refreshing !) . Just a damn good film .
solid 9/10
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Post by politicidal on Jan 13, 2019 16:23:53 GMT
Well, I hadn't heard of it until now. So at least it lives up to its name.
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Post by Nora on Jan 13, 2019 23:08:59 GMT
its very good
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jan 15, 2019 9:35:21 GMT
Well, I hadn't heard of it until now. So at least it lives up to its name. Outside of major cities, Leave No Trace did not play in the major commercial theaters. (I saw it in an art-house theater in the second-level city where I reside.) Unfortunately, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Academy ignore this type of film ( Lean on Pete, The Rider, and Puzzle would represent other examples from this year) unless it comes out very late on the calendar.
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Post by Nora on Jan 16, 2019 0:17:02 GMT
Well, I hadn't heard of it until now. So at least it lives up to its name. Outside of major cities, Leave No Trace did not play in the major commercial theaters. (I saw it in an art-house theater in the second-level city where I reside.) Unfortunately, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Academy ignore this type of film ( Lean on Pete, The Rider, and Puzzle would represent other examples from this year) unless it comes out very late on the calendar. how good was lean on Pete?
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Jan 16, 2019 9:23:32 GMT
Outside of major cities, Leave No Trace did not play in the major commercial theaters. (I saw it in an art-house theater in the second-level city where I reside.) Unfortunately, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Academy ignore this type of film ( Lean on Pete, The Rider, and Puzzle would represent other examples from this year) unless it comes out very late on the calendar. how good was lean on Pete? ... exceptional—in my view, one of four "great" feature films among 2018 releases (the others being Mid90s, Beautiful Boy, and The Mule). I viewed Lean on Pete twice in the theater in May, and the film offers remarkable cinematography involving Western locations and also earnestness, raw emotion, and ambiguity. Additionally filmmakers take to the streets of Portland, Oregon, to realistically depict homeless and down-on-their-luck folks in a way that shows another side of America. Aside from the 1970s, Hollywood has scarcely been interested in depicting that "other side" in a realistic way, but Lean on Pete constitutes a memorable and powerful exception (rather like The Grapes of Wrath in 1939). Like Mid-90s, Lean on Pete is a coming-of-age movie that does not feel like a coming-of-age movie, precisely because it is not clichéd. The acting is commendable, too, especially the youthful lead performance from Charlie Plummer. In short, Lean on Pete is both elegant and gritty in the tradition of the wonderful Lonely Are the Brave (David Miller, 1962), starring Kirk Douglas. (Technically, I suppose, Lean on Pete is a 2017 release, but it did not play outside of festivals until 2018.)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 21:22:46 GMT
I liked it but did not love it. All the glowing reviews from critics was a bit overblown. 7/10
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