Big Fish Trailer: New Tim Burton Film
11-26-03, 02:13 PM
#26
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Originally posted by Drop
I believe he means "thank god that Burton won't further taint his name by making another bad movie"....but the Willy Wonka movie just might do that. Then again, he says he's taking his time and waiting for a great script, so anything can happen.
I believe he means "thank god that Burton won't further taint his name by making another bad movie"....but the Willy Wonka movie just might do that. Then again, he says he's taking his time and waiting for a great script, so anything can happen.
11-27-03, 01:08 PM
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Originally posted by Giles
well Burton must have a great script already, because principle photography begins after the New Year (in January).
well Burton must have a great script already, because principle photography begins after the New Year (in January).
11-28-03, 06:52 AM
#28
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Originally posted by Drop
Really? I read on Dark Horizons November 14th, that there is no script and it is moving so slowly, nothing has developed actually. Maybe you have better sources than internet webpages, though.
Really? I read on Dark Horizons November 14th, that there is no script and it is moving so slowly, nothing has developed actually. Maybe you have better sources than internet webpages, though.
12-02-03, 10:35 AM
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Granted, there are only six reviews up at Rotten Tomatoes, but the film has a 100% Fresh Rating at the moment.
12-11-03, 03:22 PM
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It was a good movie. Even better because I saw it for free!
It wasn't as outlandish and extreme as I would have hoped, but still very Burton-y. Remenicient of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Terry Gilliam.
It wasn't as outlandish and extreme as I would have hoped, but still very Burton-y. Remenicient of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Terry Gilliam.
12-25-03, 11:47 PM
#40
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Nice movie. Good, not great. Had a "Forrest Gump" feel to it. So if you hated that film, I don't think you should see this.
12-26-03, 11:17 PM
#42
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Pretty good movie. Very visual....but thats expected from a Burton film.
Ewan was very good as was the rest of the cast.
Probably won't buy it....but I'll definitely rent it just to see it again.
Ewan was very good as was the rest of the cast.
Probably won't buy it....but I'll definitely rent it just to see it again.
Spoiler:
me and my date laughed out loud on that one
12-27-03, 12:29 AM
#43
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Originally posted by FiveO
Pretty good movie. Very visual....but thats expected from a Burton film.
Ewan was very good as was the rest of the cast.
Probably won't buy it....but I'll definitely rent it just to see it again.
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Pretty good movie. Very visual....but thats expected from a Burton film.
Ewan was very good as was the rest of the cast.
Probably won't buy it....but I'll definitely rent it just to see it again.
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12-27-03, 02:16 AM
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I thought it was a great, very enjoyable movie. Entertaining from beginning to end and quite touching at times.
I don't get the negativity, but a few people I saw it with had some serious problems with it.
I don't get the negativity, but a few people I saw it with had some serious problems with it.
12-29-03, 08:03 PM
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Big Fish finally showed up in Atlanta, so I decided to check it out.
This film creates characters out of tall tales that make for a charming film-watching experience. The tone of the film is its strong point. It never forces the viewer to accept anything at face value, but by the end, you want to ... hook, line, and sinker, even if it seems to stretch the veracity of past exploits of its main character, Ed Bloom, to absurd lengths.
The cast is up to the task in creating characters that find common ground in the tales being spun, which is no small feat as the film could have easily spiralled out of control and become a parody, rather than a nice heart-warming tale of a son and a father finding one another in the language that both come to understand even if the world being envisioned isn't quite the factual truth, in the end, it's the style in how history gets passed on from one generation to another that gets explored in a very tender and human fashion.
I give it 3.5 stars, or a grade of B+.
This film creates characters out of tall tales that make for a charming film-watching experience. The tone of the film is its strong point. It never forces the viewer to accept anything at face value, but by the end, you want to ... hook, line, and sinker, even if it seems to stretch the veracity of past exploits of its main character, Ed Bloom, to absurd lengths.
The cast is up to the task in creating characters that find common ground in the tales being spun, which is no small feat as the film could have easily spiralled out of control and become a parody, rather than a nice heart-warming tale of a son and a father finding one another in the language that both come to understand even if the world being envisioned isn't quite the factual truth, in the end, it's the style in how history gets passed on from one generation to another that gets explored in a very tender and human fashion.
I give it 3.5 stars, or a grade of B+.
12-30-03, 02:33 AM
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Originally posted by FiveO
Pretty good movie. Very visual....but thats expected from a Burton film.
Ewan was very good as was the rest of the cast.
Probably won't buy it....but I'll definitely rent it just to see it again.
Pretty good movie. Very visual....but thats expected from a Burton film.
Ewan was very good as was the rest of the cast.
Probably won't buy it....but I'll definitely rent it just to see it again.
Spoiler:
fixed
01-01-04, 10:17 PM
#48
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Originally posted by Pillowhead
I was crying like a baby with this one. Damn, I haven't been moved like this in a long time. Very poignant story about fathers and sons.
I was crying like a baby with this one. Damn, I haven't been moved like this in a long time. Very poignant story about fathers and sons.
I haven't shed nary a tear at a film in ages. Now with this and Lord of the Rings: ROTK - two flicks got me within a month.
I must be getting soft.
01-02-04, 02:44 AM
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Definitely the most emotional of Burton's films (though its easy to top the likes of PotA) and his best since Ed Wood. And he still managed to bring his visual weirdness to the film.
Quite a nice cast - I can't believe how much like Jessica Lange that girl looks! Good jobs by McGregor & Finney.
Still, I didn't think the film was 'perfect' somehow. The ending dragged after it had already made its point. And yet other scenes seemed really hurried.
7/10
Quite a nice cast - I can't believe how much like Jessica Lange that girl looks! Good jobs by McGregor & Finney.
Spoiler:
Still, I didn't think the film was 'perfect' somehow. The ending dragged after it had already made its point. And yet other scenes seemed really hurried.
7/10
01-02-04, 06:23 AM
#50
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Well, count me in the crying camp. If you have any inkling of seeing it, just go out ASAP before it gets too big. But I really think this could generate some major word of mouth heat for the Oscars.
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