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Post by moviemouth on Feb 3, 2021 22:45:37 GMT
It deserved Best Picture over the the typical epic biography Gandhi imo. Good movie, but nothing all that unique or memorable besides Ben Kingsley's performance. The movie is in part a Jesus analogy, but you don't have to watch it that way. Speaking of the Jesus comparison, I wouldn't say humans are presented as the bad guys, just the government. The real best movie of 1982 didn't even get a nomination. Blade Runner? The Thing? Koyaanisqatsi? Wrath of Khan? King of Comedy (if you count it as 82)? Fanny and Alexander (likewise)? Bade Runner. I like E.T. more than the rest of those movies, but that is a subjective standpoint obviously.
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Post by janntosh on Feb 3, 2021 22:47:55 GMT
Blade Runner? The Thing? Koyaanisqatsi? Wrath of Khan? King of Comedy (if you count it as 82)? Fanny and Alexander (likewise)? Bade Runner. I like E.T. more than the rest of those movies, but that is a subjective standpoint obviously. Even the theatrical cut of Blade Runner with the crappy narration? |
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 3, 2021 22:51:50 GMT
Bade Runner. I like E.T. more than the rest of those movies, but that is a subjective standpoint obviously. Even the theatrical cut of Blade Runner with the crappy narration? Yes. I love both versions and actually like the narration. You do make a good point though. The version that wasn't nominated is the theatrical version, not the director's cut.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 3, 2021 22:59:18 GMT
Even the theatrical cut of Blade Runner with the crappy narration? Yes. I love both versions and actually like the narration. "I think that Roy fellow spared me because of like, the sanctity of life or something. You see, the themes of this film are very existential. You probably noticed that on your own. They have a gun to my head. They say they will shoot me if I don't read this. Please send help."
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 3, 2021 23:00:51 GMT
Yes. I love both versions and actually like the narration. "I think that Roy fellow spared me because of like, the sanctity of life or something. You see, the themes of this film are very existential. You probably noticed that on your own. They have a gun to my head. They say they will shoot me if I don't read this. Please send help." I'm sorry that I like the narration, but I'm not really sorry.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 3, 2021 23:03:05 GMT
"I think that Roy fellow spared me because of like, the sanctity of life or something. You see, the themes of this film are very existential. You probably noticed that on your own. They have a gun to my head. They say they will shoot me if I don't read this. Please send help." I'm sorry that I like the narration, but I'm not really sorry. I forgive you. Bro hug.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 3, 2021 23:03:30 GMT
I'm sorry that I like the narration, but I'm not really sorry. I forgive you. Bro hug. I like it because it makes it feel even more like a film noir movie.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 3, 2021 23:08:34 GMT
I like it because it makes it feel even more like a film-noir movie. I totally get the idea and think it could have worked, but the narration as written is so obvious and hammy and Ford sounds like he's in an ISIS video.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 3, 2021 23:15:08 GMT
I like it because it makes it feel even more like a film-noir movie. I totally get the idea and think it could have worked, but the narration as written is so obvious and hammy and Ford sounds like he's in an ISIS video. See, before I read about the behind the scenes stuff I thought the flat reading was intentional in that it has certain implications about Ford's character not being human or contrasting his narration with the way Roy Batty is portrayed in the movie as almost Shakespearian.
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Post by ck100 on Feb 3, 2021 23:37:45 GMT
It probably doesn't matter, but don't forget that Blade Runner had that "happy ending" with the driving in the mountains that was later cut out.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 3, 2021 23:44:48 GMT
I totally get the idea and think it could have worked, but the narration as written is so obvious and hammy and Ford sounds like he's in an ISIS video. See, before I read about the behind the scenes stuff I thought the flat reading was intentional in that it has certain implications about Ford's character not being human or contrasting his narration with the way Roy Batty is portrayed in the movie as almost Shakespearian. I didn't think about it that way, it's an interesting interpretation. Maybe I ought to watch it in that context.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 3, 2021 23:48:19 GMT
See, before I read about the behind the scenes stuff I thought the flat reading was intentional in that it has certain implications about Ford's character not being human or contrasting his narration with the way Roy Batty is portrayed in the movie as almost Shakespearian. I didn't think about it that way, it's an interesting interpretation. Maybe I ought to watch it in that context. I'm at a loss for words. 
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 3, 2021 23:49:30 GMT
I didn't think about it that way, it's an interesting interpretation. Maybe I ought to watch it in that context. I'm at a loss for words. How's that? Lol.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 3, 2021 23:54:47 GMT
I'm at a loss for words. How's that? Lol. It was a nice response that made my differing opinion feel validated. I'm not use to that with you.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 4, 2021 0:10:27 GMT
It was a nice response that made my differing opinion feel validated. I'm not use to that with you.
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Post by Marv on Feb 4, 2021 0:30:02 GMT
I enjoyed it when I was a kid but have had almost no interest in rewatching it the past decade or so. Not sure why.
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Post by ck100 on Feb 4, 2021 0:32:33 GMT
Like with Schindler's List, E.T. is a film you have to be in a certain mood for in order to watch it and have it be most effective. That's not to say you can't watch it at any other time in a more regular mood and have it be effective.
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Post by phantomparticle on Feb 4, 2021 1:59:13 GMT
I saw it in 1982.
At the end, you could hear audible sobbing all over the theatre. You can't get that reaction from an entire audience without being touched by greatness.
Each new generation has its own "heartbreak" threshold, even though they are cynical toward emotional manipulation from pervious generations.
Even after all these years, I'm greatly moved by the final scene and what may be two of the most tragic words of loss ever spoken in a moving picture: "Come." "Stay."
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 4, 2021 9:14:51 GMT
Nah. In fact, it may be Spielberg's most overrated film. I can think of two movies featuring aliens from 1982 alone that are far superior.
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Post by Vits on Feb 4, 2021 13:00:39 GMT
9/10
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