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Post by kolchak92 on Oct 2, 2020 23:51:13 GMT
Any fans?
I really love this film.
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Post by petrolino on Oct 2, 2020 23:55:22 GMT
I saw it when it came out but haven't seen it since. I liked it at the time. I remember some film critics accusing director Terry Gilliam of selling out to "Hollywood" sentimentality but I ignored them at the time.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 3, 2020 1:39:30 GMT
The Red Knight REALLY got to me ! The Grand Central Station, revolving door and dumplings scenes were A+ ! Need to get over the knight and watch it again !
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Post by ck100 on Oct 3, 2020 2:54:03 GMT
Maltin Movie Guide Review:
The Fisher King (1991) - 3 out of 4 stars
"Expansive, emotional fable of a smart-aleck, self-absorbed radio personality driven into a deep funk by an unexpected tragedy--and his unlikely rescue by a strange street vigilante who's in desperate need of rescue himself. Unusual and absorbing, both comic and tender, this takes the viewer on quite the journey. Ruehl won Best Supporting Actress Oscar as Bridges' girlfriend. Look fast for Kathy Najimy. Written by Richard LaGravenese."
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Post by jcush on Oct 3, 2020 5:58:52 GMT
I'm a fan. Engaging story and strong performances all around.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 3, 2020 6:30:01 GMT
Gilliam films have some impressive imaginative scenes but there's something alienating about them. Depressing and or eccentric.
This was perhaps the bleakest next to 12 Monkeys.
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Post by millar70 on Oct 3, 2020 9:08:33 GMT
Fantastic film.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Oct 3, 2020 11:03:07 GMT
I enjoyed it back in the day.
Lingering images are him letting his penis flap in the breeze and getting covered with his wife or girlfriends blood in a flashback.
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Post by wmcclain on Oct 3, 2020 12:35:37 GMT
The Fisher King (1991), directed by Terry Gilliam. A shock-jock radio dj falls apart and hits bottom after one of his fans commits mass murder. He feels responsible and it has shattered his life. Redemption is a long, hard road back: "If there was just some way I could pay the fine and go home". Oh, no. Not that easy. His atonement lies through an insane street person he harmed. Insanity: you've got to get in to get out. Another Holy Grail film! Gilliam says the subject does fascinate him. I saw this only once before, probably on a video tape. I've shied away from a rewatch because of a traumatic, gut-wrenching scene of violence: the origin of the Red Knight nightmare image. Gilliam says everyone wanted him to cut that scene, but he held firm: trauma must be made real. Our players: - Jeff Bridges: one of our essential actors. When he is gone we will see an effusive outpouring of praise for his amazing range of roles. Gilliam chose him after seeing The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) and realized he could do darker characters. He used the actor's middle American persona as a way of universalizing a New York story.
- Robin Williams: I always first think of his wild-and-crazy coked-up performances, but he is so much better when dialing it back and letting the comic's sadness come through. He is really excellent here as the crazy/crafty broken street person.
- Mercedes Ruehl: I haven't seen as much of her but she is appealing as the passionate loving and mothering video store owner.
- Amanda Plummer: She seems to specialize in eccentric behavior. Here she is awkward, difficult and just right for our crazy man.
Notes: - The legend of the Fisher King has a wounded man who must be healed by an act of divine grace. In the current story both men serve in that role. They heal each other.
- He doesn't explicitly say so, but I am sure crazy Parry recognizes Jack when they first meet.
- Unexpectedly, in the middle of the story we have both a romantic comedy -- trying to get the awkward couple together -- and a serious romance between Jack and Anne, as we wonder if he can stop being such an arrogant jerk.
- A funny bit: the moments of tenderness between the later two always have a rack of porn titles in the background.
- This is a "high and low" story. The magic happens down in the dirt, which is sweet. Insanity, poverty and magic seem to go together.
- Cast and crew overlap with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988): 14.
Photographed by Roger Pratt. Available on Blu-ray from Criterion. Terry Gilliam gives his usual happy commentary track, brought forward from the DVD. He describes how he broke his rules -- don't make a movie in the US, or for a studio, or from anything other than his own script -- and created a film he likes quite a lot. He has this great ability to see his own film the way someone in the audience sees it for the first time.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 3, 2020 15:14:03 GMT
8/10. I really liked it. It juggles the laughs and the drama well. It has one of Robin Williams’ best performances.
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