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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2019 12:45:27 GMT
like it is a classic lol
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Post by hi224 on Mar 22, 2019 13:45:15 GMT
Sort of is.
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Post by bluerisk on Mar 22, 2019 17:23:28 GMT
It is. My first DVD. And the Soundtrack: a "best of" compilation of the 90s.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2019 19:58:11 GMT
agree about the soundtrack. colorblind counting crows đđđđ
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Mar 27, 2019 8:10:32 GMT
I saw Cruel Intentions for the first time on Monday evening, and I found it quite engrossing, even mesmerizing. The dialogue is witty and the youthful performances are effective, especially Sarah Michelle Gellar's. Writer-director Roger Kumble manages to maintain a consistent tone while modulating the mood as the narrative arc evolvesâor he shifts the tone subtly and appropriately without losing control of his delicate balancing act. The score is effective, too, and Kumble's climactic use of the Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is classic.
Unfortunately, Kumble shoots nearly the entire film (aside from the occasional long shot of New York City) in closeups, with a few medium-distance shots mixed in. Thus the movie is quite limited visually. And of course, the story is not exactly weighty. But as a black comedy-sex comedy that manages to braid parody with some strange sense of poignancy and capture the zeitgeist of a moment, Cruel Intentions succeeds in a way that might actually be timeless.
I consider the film "good."
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Mar 27, 2019 9:05:29 GMT
They'll rerelease that but not Scream?
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Post by Morgana on Mar 29, 2019 7:53:29 GMT
I didn't really like Cruel Intentions. I preferred the film on which it was based - Dangerous Liaisons which itself was based off Stephen Frears play, which was based off of an adaptation of a French 18th century novel. It starred John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, Una Thurman and Keanu Reeves. Basing it in its original 18th century setting, meant she had so much more to lose than the modern version girl would have had.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 29, 2019 12:37:45 GMT
Itâs trashy yeah but itâs trash done well. The generation today only really has the âFifty Shadesâ franchise to look to for this type of genre. Of course they could branch out and try some foreign releases but thatâs not happening soon.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Mar 29, 2019 17:55:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2019 19:14:42 GMT
Not gonna lie, its a guilty pleasure of mine . And you can't go wrong with these two chicks kissing.  |
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Mar 30, 2019 6:13:57 GMT
Itâs trashy yeah but itâs trash done well. The generation today only really has the âFifty Shadesâ franchise to look to for this type of genre. Of course they could branch out and try some foreign releases but thatâs not happening soon. ... agreed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2019 11:55:53 GMT
The trouble with Cruel Intentions is that the story doesn't really work in a modern setting. Dangerous Liaisons works because in that time, in that culture, a person's whole life could be destroyed by a scandal like having an affair or not being a virgin when you get married. The people are playing with serious fire, and they get seriously burned.
In Cruel Intentions they try to update scandalous behaviour to the modern day, but honestly most people are just going to shrug and say "so what". The only thing that is really going to hurt SMG's character is when people find out she's on drugs, but a rich white kid who does cocaine? She'd do a few weeks in rehab, a few dozen hours of community service, make some speeches about how she sinned but now she's found jesus and is saved, and wind up more popular than ever.
I like the film, some, but it just doesn't have the bite of the original because we live in an age when nobody really cares about the stuff these kids are doing.
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Post by Morgana on Mar 30, 2019 13:25:32 GMT
The trouble with Cruel Intentions is that the story doesn't really work in a modern setting. Dangerous Liaisons works because in that time, in that culture, a person's whole life could be destroyed by a scandal like having an affair or not being a virgin when you get married. The people are playing with serious fire, and they get seriously burned. In Cruel Intentions they try to update scandalous behaviour to the modern day, but honestly most people are just going to shrug and say "so what". The only thing that is really going to hurt SMG's character is when people find out she's on drugs, but a rich white kid who does cocaine? She'd do a few weeks in rehab, a few dozen hours of community service, make some speeches about how she sinned but now she's found jesus and is saved, and wind up more popular than ever. I like the film, some, but it just doesn't have the bite of the original because we live in an age when nobody really cares about the stuff these kids are doing. Exactly. That was the point of my post. Besides that the acting in Dangerous Liaisons was much better.
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Post by Vits on Mar 30, 2019 14:36:40 GMT
Basing it in its original 18th century setting, meant she had so much more to lose than the modern version girl would have had. I like the film, some, but it just doesn't have the bite of the original because we live in an age when nobody really cares about the stuff these kids are doing. You make a good point. D.L. couldn't have had a TV pilot sequel like C.I. Unfortunately, GO didn't perform well at the box office. Re-releases are movies that can guarantee a lot of ticket sales.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Apr 1, 2019 6:47:31 GMT
The trouble with Cruel Intentions is that the story doesn't really work in a modern setting. Dangerous Liaisons works because in that time, in that culture, a person's whole life could be destroyed by a scandal like having an affair or not being a virgin when you get married. The people are playing with serious fire, and they get seriously burned. In Cruel Intentions they try to update scandalous behaviour to the modern day, but honestly most people are just going to shrug and say "so what". The only thing that is really going to hurt SMG's character is when people find out she's on drugs, but a rich white kid who does cocaine? She'd do a few weeks in rehab, a few dozen hours of community service, make some speeches about how she sinned but now she's found jesus and is saved, and wind up more popular than ever. I like the film, some, but it just doesn't have the bite of the original because we live in an age when nobody really cares about the stuff these kids are doing. I am not going to compare Cruel Intentions to Dangerous Liaisons, given that I have only seen the latter once and not since April 1999. But in response to your comments, I would suggest the following: Yes, the story in Cruel Intentions may not be genuinely dramatic, but the film is, of course, a comedy and a parody. The point of the matter is ironic and gestural, more about a feeling than anything else. The life of the Gellar character may not be ruined, but the sheer act of exposing her hypocrisy and pretentiousness proves cathartic and vaguely vital, both for her classmates and the audience. (And whether she would actually regain her popularity and status is, to me, an open question.) Thus I would argue that Cruel Intentions works on the level for which the filmmakers intended it. And while the young characters' lives may not actually be in jeopardy courtesy of their actions, those actions and emotions can still feel weighty and delirious for those involved. As a result, the movie manages some poignancy as well.
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