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[Mr. Mojo]

Finally saw There Will Be Blood.

Why did I wait so long? Because while Hard Eight and Boogie Nights were very good, Magnolia is one of my least favorite films ever.

Positives:

Very good first half - good scenery, good story, very interesting subject matter, good acting.

Negatives:

One of the worst soundtracks ever. The music was so bad, it was a negative distraction whenever it was used.

The second half was horrible and endless.

PT Anderson has a unique style but just can't seem to stop a film from getting boring.

I like the movie. I don't like the soundtrack. The soundtrack feels like a composed piece of music that was not made for the film. I don't mind that it's atonal and screechy. I don't like the way the soundtrack was edited into some of the scenes.

i loved the soundtrack. i thought it was totally appropriate for the film.

We probably had this conversation already. But...The mood of the compositions was perfect. The movie is disarming and tense. But there are scenes with normal conversation where the screechy violins simply detract from the dialogue. I like the compositions, but they are placed in scenes in an almost deliberately weird context. My beef is more with the choices of placement than the compositions themselves.

I agree with this. Sometimes the music conveyed the mood but too many times it was irritating and made me notice it more than the film.A soundtrack shouldn't draw attention to itself and distract from a film.

Reminds me of in Magnolia when they played One Is The The Loneliest Number about 5 minutes too long.

Ironically in Boogie Nights I thought the soundtrack worked really well.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Finally saw There Will Be Blood.

Why did I wait so long? Because while Hard Eight and Boogie Nights were very good, Magnolia is one of my least favorite films ever.

Positives:

Very good first half - good scenery, good story, very interesting subject matter, good acting.

Negatives:

One of the worst soundtracks ever. The music was so bad, it was a negative distraction whenever it was used.

The second half was horrible and endless.

PT Anderson has a unique style but just can't seem to stop a film from getting boring.

I like the movie. I don't like the soundtrack. The soundtrack feels like a composed piece of music that was not made for the film. I don't mind that it's atonal and screechy. I don't like the way the soundtrack was edited into some of the scenes.

i loved the soundtrack. i thought it was totally appropriate for the film.

We probably had this conversation already. But...The mood of the compositions was perfect. The movie is disarming and tense. But there are scenes with normal conversation where the screechy violins simply detract from the dialogue. I like the compositions, but they are placed in scenes in an almost deliberately weird context. My beef is more with the choices of placement than the compositions themselves.

I agree with this. Sometimes the music conveyed the mood but too many times it was irritating and made me notice it more than the film.A soundtrack shouldn't draw attention to itself and distract from a film.

Reminds me of in Magnolia when they played One Is The The Loneliest Number about 5 minutes too long.

Ironically in Boogie Nights I thought the soundtrack worked really well.

I agree with the Boogie Nights comment. I actually liked the use of soundtrack in Magnolia - particularly the unexpected scene where the cast songs the Aime Mann song.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Watched Gran Torino the other night.

Was VERY disappointed watching this. Pretty bad acting, the plot was obvious and full of holes, etc. Don't mind Eastwood's directing, but he really should stay behind the camera. Seemed like the same character from Million Dollar Baby placed into a crappy update of Boyz N the Hood to me. Really couldn't find anything I liked about the movie and had to fight the urge to turn it off after about 45min.

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

Finally saw There Will Be Blood.

Why did I wait so long? Because while Hard Eight and Boogie Nights were very good, Magnolia is one of my least favorite films ever.

Positives:

Very good first half - good scenery, good story, very interesting subject matter, good acting.

Negatives:

One of the worst soundtracks ever. The music was so bad, it was a negative distraction whenever it was used.

The second half was horrible and endless.

PT Anderson has a unique style but just can't seem to stop a film from getting boring.

Didn't really care about the soundtrack, but otherwise felt exactly the same Mojo. 1st: very good movie. 2nd half: why bother?

 

[Balco]

Watched Gran Torino the other night.

Was VERY disappointed watching this. Pretty bad acting, the plot was obvious and full of holes, etc. Don't mind Eastwood's directing, but he really should stay behind the camera. Seemed like the same character from Million Dollar Baby placed into a crappy update of Boyz N the Hood to me. Really couldn't find anything I liked about the movie and had to fight the urge to turn it off after about 45min.

 

[front_0ffice]

watched "milk" the other night. nice performance from penn. solid script. really no complaints with it, especially for a "movie with a message". the wife and i found it very enjoyable.

Gay

 

[Verbal Kint]

Just watched Mr. Mom for the first time in about a decade. Still holds up.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Watched Quantum of Solace last night. I really liked Casino Royale and the new, gritty/dark/psychotic Bond, but surprisingly I didn't care much for this one. It had its moments, but the plot struck me as being extraordinarily muddled. Basically, Bond just went around killing a bunch of guys. It's as if this film existed only for the purpose of setting up the next few installments.

On the other hand, this was the first movie I got to watch in 1080p BR. It was awesome eye candy.

 

[whoknew]

Lone Star -- Watched this again. Just a terrific movie. If you've not seen it, I highly recommend getting it.

 

[shake zula]

Blindness One of the worst movies I've ever seen. The blatantness and tone of the movie made it unbearable. The story had so much potential but the execution was a joke. It was less believable than The Day The Earth Stood Still. What is worse is that what made it unbelievable had little to do with the "blindness" but everything to do with the character interaction. .5/5 stars

The Spirit...last night was a bad movie night. Just when I thought it couldn't get worse than Blindness I was confronted with "The Spirit." What a piece of ####. The only saving grace, and therefore the only reason I'm giving it more than .5 stars in my book, was Samuel L. Jackson dressed as a ninja and then a nazi. That was actually funny. Otherwise nothing made sense in this movie, the dad from the wonder years was honry as all get out. This movie should be banned in world wide. .75/5 stars

 

[joffer]

Eagle Eye - better than expected. definitely silly at times but it kept me entertained

 

[krista4]

Lone Star -- Watched this again. Just a terrific movie. If you've not seen it, I highly recommend getting it.

This is just a perfect movie.

 

[shake zula]

Monsters Ball And we are back on-board. After the debacle that was Blindness and the Spirit last night. Monsters Ball was a god send. 4/5

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Monsters Ball And we are back on-board. After the debacle that was Blindness and the Spirit last night. Monsters Ball was a god send. 4/5

Not to be confused with Monster Balls, an equally good flick.

 

[QUEZILLA]

Step Brothers - 8/10 - I thought it was funny.

The Hangover - 8.5/10 -good idea for a comedy, and pretty funny as well.

 

[belljr]

Finally saw The Dark Knight - Outstanding movie

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Watched Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog the other night. Completely hilarious. It's a musical, so there's that. But Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser) can sing his ### off. And if you give it chance, it's really really funny. (5/5)

 

[badmojo1006]

Watched Quantum of Solace last night. I really liked Casino Royale and the new, gritty/dark/psychotic Bond, but surprisingly I didn't care much for this one. It had its moments, but the plot struck me as being extraordinarily muddled. Basically, Bond just went around killing a bunch of guys. It's as if this film existed only for the purpose of setting up the next few installments.On the other hand, this was the first movie I got to watch in 1080p BR. It was awesome eye candy.

Casino Royale was a lot of fun, but this was mindless and boring...And the big deal is Water Rights in Bolivia? You have got to be kidding me

 

[Hands_on_the_Heisman]

I checked out Gran Torino tonight. I liked this movie a lot. Great juxtaposition of an old racist learning to love his hmong neighbors as family and a help a boy become a man. Had several fun (albeit quite racist) moments and Clint will remind you of your onry grandpa. Plus, an ending no Eastwood fan would ever expect. I was suprised... and i give it 4 stove-door bullet proof vests out of 5 stove-door bullet proof vests.

Edited to add: I'm buzzing and just took a sleeping pill. Hence, the errors.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Watched Quantum of Solace last night. I really liked Casino Royale and the new, gritty/dark/psychotic Bond, but surprisingly I didn't care much for this one. It had its moments, but the plot struck me as being extraordinarily muddled. Basically, Bond just went around killing a bunch of guys. It's as if this film existed only for the purpose of setting up the next few installments.On the other hand, this was the first movie I got to watch in 1080p BR. It was awesome eye candy.

Casino Royale was a lot of fun, but this was mindless and boring...And the big deal is Water Rights in Bolivia? You have got to be kidding me

Totally agree.And a wimpy villain?

 

[guru_007]

Watched a few this weekend......

Mummy: Tomb of the Emperor Dragon

I think the success of the first two was predicated on the fun loving, free spirited Brendan Fraser and his relationship with Rachel Weisz. Add in a brother-in-law sidekick and some special effects, and viola. So, what do they do in this one? Well, first change the wife, then add a grown up son. The relationship between Fraser and Bello was non-existent, forced, downright awkward at some points. The son's addition was dreadful. The special effects bordered on ridiculous. Needless to say, this one was not very highly enjoyed by this movie goer (or rather dvd renter). I like Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh (who is evidently the only english speaking asian middle aged martial artist), so I can't quite score it a zero, but not much better than that. Score it a 0.5/5.0

Death Race

Big Jason Statham fan, kind of a guilty pleasure I suppose, and of course I enjoyed the campy original (just rewatched it after seeing this one) so I figured I'd give this one a try. I knew I was not in store for any type of moving experience, just a far fetched, adventure. Well, they changed the entire premise of the original, not really sure why, and added two serious actors in Ian McShane and Joan Allen, I guess to give it some sort of cinematic validity? They must have been really hard up for a paycheck as neither fit in at all. One saving grace, was the hotness of Statham's navigator, big fan here. But I can't say I would ever recommend this one to anyone, even as a tongue in cheek action/adventure. Pretty awful stuff here, another 0.5/5.0

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog the other night. Completely hilarious. It's a musical, so there's that. But Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser) can sing his ### off. And if you give it chance, it's really really funny. (5/5)

I can't say enough good things about that movie. Hilarious. You can see the entire film here for free.

 

[saintfool]

caught "away we go" over the weekend. maya rudolph, in particular, and john krascinski do a really nice job with this gentle comedy. my wife said that the way the scenes were done that you can tell sam mendes' background in directing theatre. she loved this film.

 

[shake zula]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

 

[jdoggydogg]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I saw it at 19 and didn't like it. I don't think I was ready for it at 19. Great movie and one of my all time favorites.

 

[shake zula]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I saw it at 19 and didn't like it. I don't think I was ready for it at 19. Great movie and one of my all time favorites.

I know for a fact I wouldn't have liked this if I was too young...I think at 19 I would have enjoyed it but either way. What a movie...that being said FFC is insanely full of himself.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I saw it at 19 and didn't like it. I don't think I was ready for it at 19. Great movie and one of my all time favorites.

I know for a fact I wouldn't have liked this if I was too young...I think at 19 I would have enjoyed it but either way. What a movie...that being said FFC is insanely full of himself.

What about the movie makes you infer that?

 

[SKribbles]

Marathon on a rainy day...

Good ****: Odd indie film about a guy working in a porn shop who tries to pick a woman that comes in everyday. They both have some serious issues, her moreso than him. It is pretty much the opposite of every romantic comedy out there which I thought was great. 3.5/5

Fanboys: 4 Star Wars fanatics set out to steal a copy of Episode 1 from Lucas' house before it is released because one of them has terminal cancer and won't be alive for the release. One of the better comdies I've seen lately... if you know your Star Wars and Star Trek. Lots of hilarious references and some great cameos by people like Shatner, Seth Rogan, Carrie Fisher, Jay and Silent Bob, Will Forte and Billy Dee Williams. Oh and Kristen Bell dressed up as Leia . 4/5

My Bloody Valentine: It brought as much to the table as your typical slasher flick. Some nice and gruesome kill scenes but they got boring in a hurry. One of the worst endings ever. 1/5

She's Just Not All That Into You: Meh... Good cast but really nothing exciting or new. Not very funny, and waaaay too long. 1.5/5



The Girlfriend Experience: A whole lot of nothing. Nothing interesting. Nothing gripping. Just an escort doing her thing. 1/5

 

[shake zula]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I saw it at 19 and didn't like it. I don't think I was ready for it at 19. Great movie and one of my all time favorites.

I know for a fact I wouldn't have liked this if I was too young...I think at 19 I would have enjoyed it but either way. What a movie...that being said FFC is insanely full of himself.

What about the movie makes you infer that?

Not the movie by itself. I listened to FFC's podcast with Adam Carrolla, and he was borderline insufferable.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I saw it at 19 and didn't like it. I don't think I was ready for it at 19. Great movie and one of my all time favorites.

I know for a fact I wouldn't have liked this if I was too young...I think at 19 I would have enjoyed it but either way. What a movie...that being said FFC is insanely full of himself.

What about the movie makes you infer that?

Not the movie by itself. I listened to FFC's podcast with Adam Carrolla, and he was borderline insufferable.

I believe you. That doesn't taint my enjoyment of the movie, though.

 

[shake zula]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I know for a fact I wouldn't have liked this if I was too young...I think at 19 I would have enjoyed it but either way. What a movie...that being said FFC is insanely full of himself.

What about the movie makes you infer that?

Not the movie by itself. I listened to FFC's podcast with Adam Carrolla, and he was borderline insufferable.

I believe you. That doesn't taint my enjoyment of the movie, though.

I never doubted that you'd believe me I agree the movie was awesome that he's a bit of a tightass doesn't change his amazing talent.

 

[saintfool]

Storytelling -- Todd Solondz certainly makes interesting movies. I haven't quite figured out if I liked this or not. I think I did. It's pretty humorous and a pretty good commentary on -- well, lots of things.

I watched this last night and thought it was superb. Classic Solondz, I thought. It has that dark humor that we've come to expect from him. It also has that scathing, unsparing critique of our culture. The thing I appreciate the most about Solondz is that he recognizes his role in it all and the commentary become a kind of self-criticism. It kind of packs a punch as the film sinks in.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Watched Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog the other night. Completely hilarious. It's a musical, so there's that. But Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser) can sing his ### off. And if you give it chance, it's really really funny. (5/5)

I can't say enough good things about that movie. Hilarious. You can see the entire film here for free.

I only wish I knew about it a year ago, when it was hitting the web, so I could have sent in my own Evil League of Evil demo tape. If you watch that part of the DVD, there's a couple of really good ones................and a couple of really sucky ones.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Storytelling -- Todd Solondz certainly makes interesting movies. I haven't quite figured out if I liked this or not. I think I did. It's pretty humorous and a pretty good commentary on -- well, lots of things.

I watched this last night and thought it was superb. Classic Solondz, I thought. It has that dark humor that we've come to expect from him. It also has that scathing, unsparing critique of our culture. The thing I appreciate the most about Solondz is that he recognizes his role in it all and the commentary become a kind of self-criticism. It kind of packs a punch as the film sinks in.

I need to see this. I am a Solondz fan.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog the other night. Completely hilarious. It's a musical, so there's that. But Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser) can sing his ### off. And if you give it chance, it's really really funny. (5/5)

I can't say enough good things about that movie. Hilarious. You can see the entire film here for free.

I only wish I knew about it a year ago, when it was hitting the web, so I could have sent in my own Evil League of Evil demo tape. If you watch that part of the DVD, there's a couple of really good ones................and a couple of really sucky ones.

Sweet. That would have been fun.

 

[guru_007]

watched one last night on ifc....

24 Hour Party People

I read a couple of solid positive reviews about this one so I had queued it up on the netflix. However, after ready about it a bit more, I wasn't sure how badly I wanted to see it so I killed it. Well, I saw it was on last night and said wth, and gave it a whirl. Not quite sure what to say about this one, as it was a kind of choppy in and out all over the place semi-documentary. It kept my interest pretty much, as the time/place/musical scene had me mildly interested, I guess I thought it was going to be more of a story of Joy Division (which would probably interest me more) instead of a story about Tony Wilson - even though he says in the movie the piece is not about him, well, it is mostly about him. It was okay I suppose, but I guess I couldn't get if it was meant to be a comedy (it wasn't particularly funny at all), a documentary (bits and pieces of truth with bits and pieces of fiction), or what. All in all it was not overwhelming, but I don't feel worse for wear after viewing. Let's rank it a 1.5/5.0.

 

[tdoss]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I saw it at 19 and didn't like it. I don't think I was ready for it at 19. Great movie and one of my all time favorites.

Same...saw it as a teen and just didn't get it or like it whatsoever...now though...wow.

 

[jdoggydogg]

watched one last night on ifc....

24 Hour Party People

I read a couple of solid positive reviews about this one so I had queued it up on the netflix. However, after ready about it a bit more, I wasn't sure how badly I wanted to see it so I killed it. Well, I saw it was on last night and said wth, and gave it a whirl. Not quite sure what to say about this one, as it was a kind of choppy in and out all over the place semi-documentary. It kept my interest pretty much, as the time/place/musical scene had me mildly interested, I guess I thought it was going to be more of a story of Joy Division (which would probably interest me more) instead of a story about Tony Wilson - even though he says in the movie the piece is not about him, well, it is mostly about him. It was okay I suppose, but I guess I couldn't get if it was meant to be a comedy (it wasn't particularly funny at all), a documentary (bits and pieces of truth with bits and pieces of fiction), or what. All in all it was not overwhelming, but I don't feel worse for wear after viewing. Let's rank it a 1.5/5.0.

Not a bad movie. I'm not into Joy Division, but the movie had some fresh ideas.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Apocalypse Now Had never seen it before. In a good way...

I saw it at 19 and didn't like it. I don't think I was ready for it at 19. Great movie and one of my all time favorites.

Same...saw it as a teen and just didn't get it or like it whatsoever...now though...wow.

Re-watching movies is critical in determining a movie's quality, I think. Conversely, while I liked Bull Durham and Dances with Wolves when they were first released, they have aged very poorly.

 

[El Floppo]

Storytelling -- Todd Solondz certainly makes interesting movies. I haven't quite figured out if I liked this or not. I think I did. It's pretty humorous and a pretty good commentary on -- well, lots of things.

I watched this last night and thought it was superb. Classic Solondz, I thought. It has that dark humor that we've come to expect from him. It also has that scathing, unsparing critique of our culture. The thing I appreciate the most about Solondz is that he recognizes his role in it all and the commentary become a kind of self-criticism. It kind of packs a punch as the film sinks in.

I need to see this. I am a Solondz fan.

I'm interested as well, although Happiness just about killed me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Storytelling -- Todd Solondz certainly makes interesting movies. I haven't quite figured out if I liked this or not. I think I did. It's pretty humorous and a pretty good commentary on -- well, lots of things.

I watched this last night and thought it was superb. Classic Solondz, I thought. It has that dark humor that we've come to expect from him. It also has that scathing, unsparing critique of our culture. The thing I appreciate the most about Solondz is that he recognizes his role in it all and the commentary become a kind of self-criticism. It kind of packs a punch as the film sinks in.

I need to see this. I am a Solondz fan.

I'm interested as well, although Happiness just about killed me.

Happiness was brutal. But that's Solondz for you.

 

[El Floppo]

watched one last night on ifc....

24 Hour Party People

I read a couple of solid positive reviews about this one so I had queued it up on the netflix. However, after ready about it a bit more, I wasn't sure how badly I wanted to see it so I killed it. Well, I saw it was on last night and said wth, and gave it a whirl. Not quite sure what to say about this one, as it was a kind of choppy in and out all over the place semi-documentary. It kept my interest pretty much, as the time/place/musical scene had me mildly interested, I guess I thought it was going to be more of a story of Joy Division (which would probably interest me more) instead of a story about Tony Wilson - even though he says in the movie the piece is not about him, well, it is mostly about him. It was okay I suppose, but I guess I couldn't get if it was meant to be a comedy (it wasn't particularly funny at all), a documentary (bits and pieces of truth with bits and pieces of fiction), or what. All in all it was not overwhelming, but I don't feel worse for wear after viewing. Let's rank it a 1.5/5.0.

Not a bad movie. I'm not into Joy Division, but the movie had some fresh ideas.

loved this movie- but I loved Factory Records (and especially Joy Division), so that might have influenced things for me. really liked how they broke down the 4th wall (asides to the audience including spot-lighting cameos).- I just saw god

- what did he look like

- me

btw, there were a couple of Joy Division movies that came out last year- Control... and I can't remember the other.

 

[saintfool]

watched one last night on ifc....

24 Hour Party People

I read a couple of solid positive reviews about this one so I had queued it up on the netflix. However, after ready about it a bit more, I wasn't sure how badly I wanted to see it so I killed it. Well, I saw it was on last night and said wth, and gave it a whirl. Not quite sure what to say about this one, as it was a kind of choppy in and out all over the place semi-documentary. It kept my interest pretty much, as the time/place/musical scene had me mildly interested, I guess I thought it was going to be more of a story of Joy Division (which would probably interest me more) instead of a story about Tony Wilson - even though he says in the movie the piece is not about him, well, it is mostly about him. It was okay I suppose, but I guess I couldn't get if it was meant to be a comedy (it wasn't particularly funny at all), a documentary (bits and pieces of truth with bits and pieces of fiction), or what. All in all it was not overwhelming, but I don't feel worse for wear after viewing. Let's rank it a 1.5/5.0.

i really liked it but, then, i am a steve coogan fan. also, as a fan of music, it had a particular appeal for me.watched "kung fu panda" with the wife tonight on hbo. it's really a lot of fun. great animation ad a loving tribute to the genre.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Excalibur

I liked this as a kid, but this movie is much closer to Monty Python and The Holy Grail than I remembered. Great music by Orf and Wagner. Nice sets and costumes. But rife with terrible acting and weird pacing.

 

[TexanFan02]

Excalibur

I liked this as a kid, but this movie is much closer to Monty Python and The Holy Grail than I remembered. Great music by Orf and Wagner. Nice sets and costumes. But rife with terrible acting and weird pacing.

I still like it.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Excalibur

I liked this as a kid, but this movie is much closer to Monty Python and The Holy Grail than I remembered. Great music by Orf and Wagner. Nice sets and costumes. But rife with terrible acting and weird pacing.

Always thought it was kind of creepy that the director directed his daughter in a sex scene (and an aggressive scene, as well).

 

[El Floppo]

Excalibur

I liked this as a kid, but this movie is much closer to Monty Python and The Holy Grail than I remembered. Great music by Orf and Wagner. Nice sets and costumes. But rife with terrible acting and weird pacing.

exact same experience- really cool as a kid, laughably horrible years later.

 

[saintfool]

Excalibur

I liked this as a kid, but this movie is much closer to Monty Python and The Holy Grail than I remembered. Great music by Orf and Wagner. Nice sets and costumes. But rife with terrible acting and weird pacing.

exact same experience- really cool as a kid, laughably horrible years later.

it doesn't age well. i saw it as a kid in the theater with my brother and absolutely loved it. in the intervening years, i have caught it on cable every now and then. i will still watch it but i'm not exactly proud of it. it's more "zardoz" than anything else on boorman's resume. i still think "hope and glory" is maybe his best work.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Excalibur

I liked this as a kid, but this movie is much closer to Monty Python and The Holy Grail than I remembered. Great music by Orf and Wagner. Nice sets and costumes. But rife with terrible acting and weird pacing.

I still like it.

I think I'll always like it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Excalibur

I liked this as a kid, but this movie is much closer to Monty Python and The Holy Grail than I remembered. Great music by Orf and Wagner. Nice sets and costumes. But rife with terrible acting and weird pacing.

exact same experience- really cool as a kid, laughably horrible years later.

it doesn't age well. i saw it as a kid in the theater with my brother and absolutely loved it. in the intervening years, i have caught it on cable every now and then. i will still watch it but i'm not exactly proud of it. it's more "zardoz" than anything else on boorman's resume. i still think "hope and glory" is maybe his best work.

Yeah, I am really puzzled by Boorman's direction. He does not get good performances out of his actors here. And furthermore, the film is edited and filmed very erratically.