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Old 12-06-02, 09:23 PM
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ADAPTATION - Greatest movie ever!

Today i saw ADAPTATION, the new Kaufman/Jonze film. I must say that, in my opinion, this is the perfect movie. It is so aware of itself and so true and funny that i cannot help but love it. It blurs the line between what is real and what is not. In the end you are left wondering if all that really did happen and when it all turned to fiction. In some sense, I would say that this is not a movie at all... its a visual screenplay (you have to see it to undertsand what I mean). This film has just skyrocketed itself to the top my my list... simply brilliant.

On a side note.. stay until the end of the credits, there's a nice little surprise for those of you who wait. AND GO SEE IT NOW!!!

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Old 12-06-02, 09:59 PM
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Cool, looking forward to it.
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I like Nic Cage...I forgive him for his brief marriage to Elvis' kid!!

Hopefully Lisa Marie has left the building..for good!!

PS..Is this film oscar worthy or is too weird for the anal retentive academy??
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shanester - I've read on several occasions that this is an "insider" movie. The academy will be the ones that probably get the most out of it.

Though that doesn't really mean much
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They took a chance on Pulp Fiction back in '94 which was very unconventional

Maybe they will with this one too..Let's hope..The academy needs a major shake up!

I'm tired of seeing Tom Hanks and Russell Crowe

Ps..There good actors I just don't want to see there mugs for a while
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I'm definitely looking forward to this one. I don't see how you could go wrong with Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze...
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Re: ADAPTATION - Greatest movie ever!

Originally posted by MrGoat00
Today i saw ADAPTATION, the new Kaufman/Jonze film. I must say that, in my opinion, this is the perfect movie. It is so aware of itself and so true and funny that i cannot help but love it. It blurs the line between what is real and what is not. In the end you are left wondering if all that really did happen and when it all turned to fiction. In some sense, I would say that this is not a movie at all... its a visual screenplay (you have to see it to undertsand what I mean). This film has just skyrocketed itself to the top my my list... simply brilliant.

On a side note.. stay until the end of the credits, there's a nice little surprise for those of you who wait. AND GO SEE IT NOW!!!

-Frankie
I saw it today as well, and I agree with you. I didn't think of it in those terms until I read this post, but the Visual Screenplay is a very good way to describe it.

As for the side note... dang it all, I didn't stay to the end of the credits. Oh well, I am definately going to see this again when it hits wide release.

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I'm dying to see this film.

I'm looking forward to Cris Cooper's performance, since I've always thought that he was a terrific actor, and also since he's getting alot of Oscar buzz.
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I want to see this so bad, it's actually starting to hurt.
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Did this opne wide or limited this weekend?
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Limited, very limited.

Think 7 theatres.
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Three of those theaters are in LA, and if you have the time, I definately recommend that you go see it. One is at The Grove, the 2nd is in the 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica, and the 3rd is in Century City I think.

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Although I'm disappointed that Equilibrium did NOT open here in Toronto, we did get Adaptation, and I loved it. It was very smart, original and funny. I really appreciated how intelligent it was.

Highly recommended!
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can't wait to see this...when does it open wide?
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Originally posted by brizz
can't wait to see this...when does it open wide?
What he said.
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Expands on the 20th, and wide on Jan. 10th, I think.
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Originally posted by SaintMax
Expands on the 20th, and wide on Jan. 10th, I think.
Damn!!!

Why must we non-L.A./New York dwellers always wait?
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I cannot *wait* to see this film. That and "About Schmidt".
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Very good movie although
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I didn't really care for the action scene in the swamp. I thought it was kind of a smart thing to do after the script teacher told him that movies can be about nothing, but it will be a hit if you end it with a bang.
This is Nicholas Cage's best performance yet in my opinion. Can you tell me what happens after the credits? I didn't stay. I can't wait to see this on dvd and hear the commentary. Hopefully they'll get Cage to do one along with Jonze and writers.
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I have to agree with Blaster1 (referring to his blocked spoiler) Three out Five stars in this respect.

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regarding what appears after the credits:

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it's nothing too big. it's just a quote from the script "the 3". Kind of a quirky end to the film. I cant remember what the exact quote was, but it was cute when i read it.
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..just saw adaptation...that was the best damn movie of the year and was completely ****ing hillarious throughout.

Loved the setup, and even loved the
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cliched to death ending
it was all completely great, though for someone who isn't paying attention, could turn out being kind of annoying.

That being said, excellent excellent flick.

Now then, let's all go make phone noises.
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Saw Adaptation tonight, very cool flick. I want to see more discussion about this flick!

Spoiler:
So Donald is fictional in real life....was the character supposed to be fictional in the movie? For like a split second I thought it was schizo thing for Charlie...but when a woman Donald was with greeted/acknowledged Charlie (or vice versa), I dismissed it as quickly as it came to my mind.


So what's the deal? Come on folks, get off your arses and go see this movie!
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I'm not sure there's any way to talk about this movie without blacking out entire posts. So...

Spoiler:
Is Donald a real person in the movie? I tend to think he is, but then again I'm really literal when it comes to movies. However, there's good reasons to think that he is imaginary. Notice in the "normal" part of the movie how he always pops up by interrupting Charlie - particularly when Charlie's trying to develop the script. You could read this as Charlie trying to be true to the book, but then being hampered by screenwriting conventions - personified by Donald. So, in effect, every sceen with Donald would have to be imaginary - in other words, most of the film. Which just might be.

Or maybe Charlie (in the film) is schizophrenic. After all, it'd be the tired old screenwriting cliche that we'd expect to see in the movie, no?


My better half agrees that this is the best film of all time. I'm dodging the question by maintaining that this is something other than a film. It's like a
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brain factory
or something.

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