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Post by hi224 on May 13, 2019 15:32:30 GMT
Anyone see it
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Post by darkpast on May 13, 2019 16:24:02 GMT
The French dance film? You will either love or hate it.
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Post by hi224 on May 13, 2019 17:48:17 GMT
The French dance film? You will either love or hate it. i love Noe.
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Post by darkpast on May 14, 2019 3:17:12 GMT
The French dance film? You will either love or hate it. i love Noe. the movie is an experience
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Post by RobotTheLiving on May 14, 2019 5:54:32 GMT
It is certainly an experience. It's more audience friendly than most of Gaspar Now's other movies but it is still very unique to his style. Some of the most engaging dance sequences ever caught on film. It becomes a harrowing drug-fueled ride once the LSD elements kick in. I would give it a solid 8.5/10.
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Post by hi224 on May 14, 2019 6:25:59 GMT
It is certainly an experience. It's more audience friendly than most of Gaspar Now's other movies but it is still very unique to his style. Some of the most engaging dance sequences ever caught on film. It becomes a harrowing drug-fueled ride once the LSD elements kick in. I would give it a solid 8.5/10. Boutella sublime i assume?.
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Post by RobotTheLiving on May 14, 2019 6:28:31 GMT
It is certainly an experience. It's more audience friendly than most of Gaspar Now's other movies but it is still very unique to his style. Some of the most engaging dance sequences ever caught on film. It becomes a harrowing drug-fueled ride once the LSD elements kick in. I would give it a solid 8.5/10. Boutella sublime i assume?. Yes, Sofia Boutella is definitely one of the highlights of the film. |
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Post by Vits on Jul 3, 2019 20:31:13 GMT
One of CLIMAX's first scenes is an impressive dance routine that goes on for several minutes and that was filmed in one take with a mostly still camera. There are other early scenes where the camera is also still (one shows taped interviews with the main characters; the other is a series of chit-chats during the after-party), but it's visually boring. I know the idea is to keep things simple as a contrast/preparation for what's to come, but the framing of scenes like these can still be interesting to look at. There's also a sequence where the camera is placed on the ceiling. This can make some dances look cool (especially when the dancers are on the floor), but others not so much (like when the dancers are bending their knees, which is hard to notice as first). When we get to the half-way mark, the characters realize that someone put LSD in the sangria they've been drinking. From this point on, the movie manages to make the audience feel like we're tripping without showing the characters' hallucinations. It's thanks to the performances and the nightmarish visuals. Nowadays, long takes involving several rooms and actors aren't groundbreaking, but writer/director Gaspar Noé amazingly coordinates non-professional actors who are improvising most of the dialogue and plot, and the whole thing feels like it was meticulously planned. While there are 1 or 2 moments so exagerated that they result in unintentional laughs, most of the drama is effective. During the... ahem, climax, the use of light and color makes everything feel more intense, but it also makes it hard to tell who's who (some pairs of actors look alike). This is more obvious with the plot twist involving siblings GAZELLE & TAYLOR. It took me a moment to realize that the latter was him instead of someone else. The morning after, the police arrives. I know that the effects of the drug wouldn't have worn completely off by this point, but it's still a different mental stage, right? Then why is the movie still on "visual LSD" mode? Shouldn't it look like it during the 1st half? The officers stand still for so many seconds. Shouldn't they rush to check each body? One officer tries to wake EMMANUELLE (the manager) up by saying "Ma'am!" a bunch of times. She doesn't answer, so he says she's dead. He couldn't figure that out by looking at the pool of blood under her?! Then we find out who's responsible for the LSD (and therefore all the chaos). While the lights and colors during this scene make things easier to see, it's still hard to tell who the culprit is due to the framing and the fact that there are 1 or 2 other women with the same hair color and skin tone. One might argue that it doesn't really matter who did it, or why. That it wasn't the main focus. If so, why is it literally the last shot of the movie? 6/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog. |
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Post by hi224 on Jul 3, 2019 20:59:11 GMT
One of CLIMAX's first scenes is an impressive dance routine that goes on for several minutes and that was filmed in one take with a mostly still camera. There are other early scenes where the camera is also still (one shows taped interviews with the main characters; the other is a series of chit-chats during the after-party), but it's visually boring. I know the idea is to keep things simple as a contrast/preparation for what's to come, but the framing of scenes like these can still be interesting to look at. There's also a sequence where the camera is placed on the ceiling. This can make some dances look cool (especially when the dancers are on the floor), but others not so much (like when the dancers are bending their knees, which is hard to notice as first). When we get to the half-way mark, the characters realize that someone put LSD in the sangria they've been drinking. From this point on, the movie manages to make the audience feel like we're tripping without showing the characters' hallucinations. It's thanks to the performances and the nightmarish visuals. Nowadays, long takes involving several rooms and actors aren't groundbreaking, but writer/director Gaspar Noé amazingly coordinates non-professional actors who are improvising most of the dialogue and plot, and the whole thing feels like it was meticulously planned. While there are 1 or 2 moments so exagerated that they result in unintentional laughs, most of the drama is effective. During the... ahem, climax, the use of light and color makes everything feel more intense, but it also makes it hard to tell who's who (some pairs of actors look alike). This is more obvious with the plot twist involving siblings GAZELLE & TAYLOR. It took me a moment to realize that the latter was him instead of someone else. The morning after, the police arrives. I know that the effects of the drug wouldn't have worn completely off by this point, but it's still a different mental stage, right? Then why is the movie still on "visual LSD" mode? Shouldn't it look like it during the 1st half? The officers stand still for so many seconds. Shouldn't they rush to check each body? One officer tries to wake EMMANUELLE (the manager) up by saying "Ma'am!" a bunch of times. She doesn't answer, so he says she's dead. He couldn't figure that out by looking at the pool of blood under her?! Then we find out who's responsible for the LSD (and therefore all the chaos). While the lights and colors during this scene make things easier to see, it's still hard to tell who the culprit is due to the framing and the fact that there are 1 or 2 other women with the same hair color and skin tone. One might argue that it doesn't really matter who did it, or why. That it wasn't the main focus. If so, why is it literally the last shot of the movie? 6/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog.Actually they hint at several points who the culprit actually is and I wouldn't say the point of the movie is a whodunit at all. More a character study. |
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Post by forca84 on Sept 25, 2019 2:23:42 GMT
I just watched it on Amazon Prime. Hmm... The dancing got a little boring. But after they start drinking the movie gets going. I feel the movie was pretty restrained. It really could've been more sadistic but didn't go there. Just enough nastiness.
*spoilers*
I was under the impression Lou stumbled out of the building and maybe froze to death in the Snow. We see a flash forward of her at the start of the film and realize it's her at the end.
So... Tito died by electrocution. His Mother committed suicide.
And the one guy who flipped out died when they kicked him out...
I'm assuming the girl who caught on fire also died?
It was a bit hard keeping up with everyone by the end for me.
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Post by hi224 on Sept 25, 2019 5:02:17 GMT
I just watched it on Amazon Prime. Hmm... The dancing got a little boring. But after they start drinking the movie gets going. I feel the movie was pretty restrained. It really could've been more sadistic but didn't go there. Just enough nastiness. *spoilers* I was under the impression Lou stumbled out of the building and maybe froze to death in the Snow. We see a flash forward of her at the start of the film and realize it's her at the end. So... Tito died by electrocution. His Mother committed suicide. And the one guy who flipped out died when they kicked him out... I'm assuming the girl who caught on fire also died? It was a bit hard keeping up with everyone by the end for me. actually three from what was gathered die basically.
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