tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post4187285070113406580..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [2007]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-9706553991750027632010-01-13T19:44:19.638+05:302010-01-13T19:44:19.638+05:30Thanks John for sharing your enthusiasm of the mov...Thanks John for sharing your enthusiasm of the movie. Nearly everything about the movie - pacing, photography, performances, etc. worked remarkably for me.<br /><br />I haven't watched McCabe & Mrs. Miller, though I know I should have :)Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-13239188657444181932010-01-13T02:38:48.749+05:302010-01-13T02:38:48.749+05:30I concur with what the others have posted here. On...I concur with what the others have posted here. One of the best of the year, of the decade actually with an amazing performance by Casey Affleck. Beautifully photographed reminding me of Altman's "McCabe and Mrs Miller."Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-89937534239516596832010-01-11T00:54:05.984+05:302010-01-11T00:54:05.984+05:30@Viswa: Brad Pitt is indeed a very fine actor - so...@Viswa: Brad Pitt is indeed a very fine actor - something that not many seem to concede about him probably because of his celebrity status. Thanks for stopping by.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-22222887672818619722010-01-10T21:44:54.814+05:302010-01-10T21:44:54.814+05:30I Second that This is Brad's Best performance ...I Second that This is Brad's Best performance till date, a cut above than his Seven and fightculb, thelma & louis.<br /><br />Haven't seen QT's Inglorious basterds yet. so can't comment on it.King Viswahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04648131417869292396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-13333850655365107822010-01-10T00:16:55.595+05:302010-01-10T00:16:55.595+05:30@JAFB: Now that's precise ;P@JAFB: Now that's precise ;PShubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-72774491045442656452010-01-09T23:45:59.855+05:302010-01-09T23:45:59.855+05:30Best cinematographed movie of 2007!Best cinematographed movie of 2007!Just Another Film Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880550053788464732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-54032734525991291102010-01-09T12:04:20.460+05:302010-01-09T12:04:20.460+05:30@Omar: Wasn't aware about that! Personally I&#...@Omar: Wasn't aware about that! Personally I've been an admirer of Brad Pitt the actor for sometime now. Agreed, he does a blockbuster here & there, and he lives life king size - commensurate with his celebrity status, Brangelina and all that shit. But he's also a very good actor, and he has quite a few movies to prove that in his favour - Thelma & Louise, Fight Club, Seven, Babel, Curious Case..., Inglourious Basterds, etc. among others. And this movie sure takes a glowing place in that elite club. <br /><br />And thanks for pointing out my oversight, I really should have said a few words about the wonderful score.<br /><br /><br />@Dave: Indeed, Casey Affleck's character is the one who drives the narrative forward, and he is fascinating as the twitchy, greasy and unctuous Robert Ford, so much at odds with Brad Pitt's brooding, mournful yet subtly psychotic Jesse James. In fact, his role reminded me a bit about Steve Buscemi's turn in Fargo. <br /><br />And yes, as far as this being one of your favourite movies, I sure know all about that as I followed your countdown quite religiously :)<br /><br /><br />@Sam: Well, for me the movie is already one of the best Westerns of the last 2 decades, along with the likes of Unforgiven & Proposition. And yeah, it does have the propensity to grow on the film lovers' psyche with the passage of time. It really continues to grow on me even though a week has passed since I watched it.<br /><br />And I do envy your possession of the blu-ray disc of the movie. The incredibly beautiful & haunting photography will surely look that much more ravishing in blu-ray!!!Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-56793946091387590032010-01-09T09:07:33.422+05:302010-01-09T09:07:33.422+05:30Again Shubhajit, you use language to excellent eff...Again Shubhajit, you use language to excellent effect. The new Age score by Cave and Ellis is one of the most effective in years, and it assists mightily in the elegiac tone and in the aural accompaniment to those sensory metaphysical passages. I do predict that is years to come this will be seen as one of the greatest western films of all time. I am proud too to post after our great friend Dave Hicks, whose love for this film is certainly in a class by itself.<br /><br />I just acquired the blu-ray DVD of this title, after owning teh standard version since it was released. The picture is stunning of course.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-7369814001135020712010-01-09T07:21:48.918+05:302010-01-09T07:21:48.918+05:30Casey Affleck's performance as Bob Ford is one...Casey Affleck's performance as Bob Ford is one of the most impressive of recent years, in my opinion. There are times in this film that his performance is so effective, that it's almost too embarrassing to watch him get flustered by just being in Jesse's presence.<br /><br />This is a great movie, among my top three of the entire decade. The cinematography is also spectacular. I'm glad that you got to see this one!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134196370913749544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-16044066363699251642010-01-08T01:23:41.696+05:302010-01-08T01:23:41.696+05:30Yeah, now this is what you call a western par exce...Yeah, now this is what you call a western par excellence! Some trivia for you - Brad Pitt stipulated in his contract for the film that the studio could under no circumstance change the title to the film. And yes, the film was dumped and it sunk without a trace at the box office but it features Brad Pitt's best performance to date and also benefits enormously from what is one of the most hypnotic scores for an American film in a while - Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the music to Hillcoat's 'The Road'. A film about a celebrity culture and one of the great recent westerns.Omarhttp://omarsfilmblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com