Cannes 2006

-- Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu
From what I can gather, the movie should be pretty watchable, I guess... though, honestly, I found an interview he gave more interesting.

-- Flanders by Bruno Dumont
So, I'm reading that this Dumont guy is quite the big deal in France... haven't actually seen anything of his... this film, much like several others this year, seems less about the war in Iraq and more about the whole concept of 'being right.' Because when you think you're right, you feel like you can do whatever you want, since... well, whatever you do... you're right. Just like...

-- The Wind that Shakes the Barley by Ken Loach
Because, you know, the defeated and the downtrodden, all they have left is to make a good movie or write some good literature. Personally, I'd rather just live a decent life in reality instead of hunting for the meaning of life within some abstract idea of living. But, it is what it is...

-- Southland Tales
Looking at the review on salon.com, it feels like Andrew O'Hehir might have overshot a bit... expectations were massive after the success of Donnie Darko.

-- Volver by Pedro Almodóvar
I have to humbly admit, I haven't sat through a single one of his films from start to finish. 🙄 😎

and a special review on...

-- Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola

😂

I mean... but... 🤣

Oh, right... they do have good taste in music 😉

Jessica Nguyen85 said:and a special review of...

-- Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola

I mean... well...

Oh, and one more thing... she definitely has great taste in music

I really feel like we shouldn't underestimate this movie. Of course, Americans might have reacted quite strongly to it since it touches on their own historical sensibilities, but I think it holds up. For instance, I personally found Coppola's "Lost in Translation" to be such an incredibly original film, and I thought the soundtrack worked so beautifully with the atmosphere of Tokyo.
Actually, the only thing I'm still scratching my head over is what kind of music they used in Marie Antoinette? I've heard rumors that it's just some sort of pop trash, maybe something you'd hear on MTV?

New Order, Gang of Four...

I honestly find it hard to believe that a Coppola film could actually be as bad as everyone claims...

Jessica Nguyen85 said:-- Southland Tales by Richard Kelly
Reading Andrew O'Hehir's review over at Salon.com, I can't help but feel he might have gone a little overboard...

A little?
Honestly, based on all the hype surrounding this movie, it felt like it was either going to be a massive bullseye or a complete disaster. I was really crossing my fingers for that first option, but instead, it turned out to be the latter—and not just a miss, but more like a total self-inflicted wound. I mean, after seeing Southland Tales, hearing people call it a "career killer" didn't seem like much of an exaggeration at all.

bluecobra9 said:I honestly can't bring myself to believe that a Coppola movie is actually as terrible as everyone makes it out to be...

To be fair, people aren't even really talking about it themselves; it's more like every single copy-paste media outlet just grabbed that one article from Variety claiming people were booing at the end of the screening (with a heavy French accent, 😁 ).

Richard Hernandez13 said:It’s not even being talked about much, but every single copy-paste media outlet picked up that Variety piece claiming people were booing at the end of the screening (with a heavy French accent, 😁 ).

You make a fair point. I really should see it.

Jessica Nguyen85 said:-- Volver by Pedro Almodovar
I have to admit—I haven't actually sat through a single one of his movies from start to finish yet. 🙄 😎

go wash your mouth out with soap 😠😠😠

graniteotter4 said:Personally, I found Coppola's "Lost in Translation" quite compelling. It’s an original piece, and the soundtrack fits the atmosphere of Tokyo perfectly.

Everyone constantly brings up Coppola's "Lost in Translation," but for me, "The Virgin Suicides" is far superior. It is one of the most visually and auditorily stunning films ever made. It possesses such a unique, dreamlike, almost fairy-tale quality. A beautiful film.😍 😍 😍

Chloe Reed37 said:Everyone seems to constantly bring up Coppola's Lost in Translation, but if you ask me, The Virgin Suicides is actually much better... honestly, it's one of those films that is just stunning visually and sonically. It has such a unique, fairy-tale, dreamlike quality to it... truly a beautiful little movie.😍 😍 😍

I haven't actually had the chance to sit down and watch that one yet... I suppose I'll take that as a recommendation and make sure to check it out soon.😉

wash your mouth out with soap

There's just no soap for that... 🤣

But seriously... I tried to sit through it and I just can't... it's impossible. I remember his matador... and back in the DMs... he popped up right when I was totally obsessed with Kristof... so I'm confused... Pedro, you're really testing me here... and then Atam... man... that whole era was such a comedy to me... and then kika... jeez... 🤣

Then there’s this run of movies I watched while living abroad... Hable con ella... Todo sobre mi madre... and then mali educacion... unfortunately, I think I’ve been psychologically "operated on" by those films... that Spanish style of over-the-top melodrama where everything just blurs together... all these characters feel like they could easily wander from one movie straight into another... it’s all very Freudian and twisted in a great way... bordering on psychotic at times, but not in a subtle way—more like it's just "too much"—yet somehow it still feels 'human'... I guess I just don't have the temperament for those kinds of setups... and sadly, I have to say it again... I just don't like Mr. Pedar's movies. 😳

I’m backing New Yorker on the whole Pedar situation. 👋
These people... these schemes... hmmmmm

Jodorowsky has much more likable characters...

And as far as the films go... I feel bad for Kelly because he turned out to be a fool, especially given the ambition shown in his first film.

Richard Hernandez13 said:A little?
Given everything I had read about this movie, there were really only two possible outcomes: it would either hit the bullseye or be a complete disaster. I was hoping for the former, but it turned out to be the latter—and not just a miss, but a self-inflicted wound. Terms like "career killer" weren't exactly rare following the screening of Southland Tales by Richard Kelly.

Keep in mind that something very similar happened with Donnie Darko. The initial reviews showed nothing but critic confusion, and since the distributor had no clue how to market it, it completely flopped in theaters.

Though... I have to admit, it’s starting to look like R. Kelly 😁 actually caught a lucky break with Donnie Darko. The film ended up creating quite a buzz among young people (especially college students) who could genuinely relate to one of its core themes—loneliness.

Then again, maybe I'm just rambling...🤣

cosmicraven2 said:Think about how things went down with "Donnie Darko." Early reviews left critics totally baffled—the studio didn't even know how to market it—so it just flopped at the box office.

I always figured it tanked simply because it was a bad movie.😬

It had a pretty disastrous run in theaters, but honestly, it totally found its footing once it hit the DVD market.

In my opinion, this movie is way overhyped. It’s actually the one film I can finally agree with xavierkat about. 😘

So, you’re out here trashing movies you haven't even actually sat down and watched... 🙄

What are you referring to?

Jose Chase2 said:What are you even talking about?

I wasn't talking about you... 😬 I meant the NC😬

PB... I think it’s pretty obvious I haven’t actually sat through a single movie from Cannes 2006... but Andrew over at salon.com just has this way of making you feel like you’re actually watching the film, and honestly, I trust him 😉. Or you've got Manohla Dargis from The New York Times saying but Ms. Coppola's period film, which is playing in competition, conceives of her as something of a poor little rich girl, a kind of Paris Hilton of The House of Windsor.

Now... that's 😂 just my take 😳

As for a Pedro... yeah... I didn't even finish one single movie because everything just starts feeling so pointless halfway through that I end up turning it off... though, I guess that doesn't stop me from offering my own perspective.

Your turn... 😍