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Atomic Playboy
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It's the first I've heard of it, and it sounds like a fascinating concept, in the sense that, "hey, I guess that's kind of a cool idea," and not "yeah, I'd like to see that." It holds zero appeal for me. So unless the wife drags me along, I'll probably miss out on a great film. Bummer.
John Connor
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Just saw it. Great movie!
I just saw this movie and thought it was pretty good but by no means perfect. There is some mediocre acting but by and large the movie is super relative to everyone. My mom went through a pretty tough divorce and I grew up in a broken hope so many of Mason's experiences are similar to my own. It's especially heartbreaking to see the mom say "I just through there would be more". Life passes by way too quickly and it's important to keep things in perspective.
I'm not one to cry after movies but my eyes were watering for a good few hours after the movie.
I'm not one to cry after movies but my eyes were watering for a good few hours after the movie.
http://redlettermedia.com/half-in-the-bag-boyhood-and-guardians-of-the-galaxy/
They didn't care for it
They didn't care for it
EvilYoda
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I love Linklater's work and yeah, I loved this movie too. The experience of watching someone over the expanse of 12 years was pretty amazing. Hawke and Arquette were solid while the "boy", Ellar Coltrane, got better as he grew older and more experienced. I liked the choices Linklater made in which topics to touch on and which not to - covering some typical moments built around what's become normal over the past few decades, divorced parents.
I remember thinking afterward "was it too long? Not long enough?" Considering that they covered 12 years, the film didn't feel like it was 2.5 hours long.
I'm just glad I caught it in theaters...my local ones had it for maybe 2 weeks?
I remember thinking afterward "was it too long? Not long enough?" Considering that they covered 12 years, the film didn't feel like it was 2.5 hours long.
I'm just glad I caught it in theaters...my local ones had it for maybe 2 weeks?
surfsatwerk
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The wife and I saw this a week ago, great flick.
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Saw it a week or two ago and hated it. I love Linklater (he is one of my all time favourite directors) and applaud the dedication to what was done here, but watching some annoying teenager brooding around for three hours, with cliched family storylines and shoehorned pop culture references does not make for a good movie.
KT
KT
I'd like to see it, but I'll likely just end up waiting for a home release. Just don't really go to the theater anymore.
PliotronX
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I like how you put that, hah. A formula that seems done to death.
I hear that, it takes a very special movie to draw me to the theaters anymore. BluRay drive + Plex Media Server + Large TV = pay for themselves in saved ticket prices.
zinfamous
No Lifer
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I hate that, too (which is why I dislike most of Linklater's stuff--pointless droning dialogue about pointless things that simply remind me of myself in my dumber days), but I didn't feel that way about Boyhood.
While it could be seen as part of that same coming-of-age highschool angst genre, I felt it was a completely honest handling. It was, very simply, just growing up--life. A whole lot of nothing happened, nothing terribly unique, but you somehow see these people grow and develop. The accumulation of typical life events, the choices you make, and in many ways none of them revelatory, creates a life, a family, some type of growth that you don't realize occurs, even as you're witnessing it.
GTaudiophile
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GTaudiophile
Lifer
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Have to agree here. The character is a lazy ass POS contrasted nicely with the young Latino gardener who makes something of himself. But this also portrays the American middle class quite nicely: white, lazy-ass, spoiled, entitled teens versus immigrants who work hard.
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That fucking restaurant scene guys? Come on. I mean the scene with Arquette talking to the ditch digger guy was painful enough, then when the restaurant scene happens 90 minutes later. Ugh. Truly cringe-inducing.
The weird thing is that I usually love these kinds of films where nothing really happens, but the lead character and the sister were both so obnoxious (not to mention terrible actors) and everything that went on felt so cliche, that I really could not get into it.
KT
The weird thing is that I usually love these kinds of films where nothing really happens, but the lead character and the sister were both so obnoxious (not to mention terrible actors) and everything that went on felt so cliche, that I really could not get into it.
KT
zinfamous
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Restaurant scene was cringy and felt put-upon, but I couldn't disagree more about Arquette. I thought she was fantastic throughout. The final scene as the kid is heading off was wonderful and simply honest, imo.
Linklater's daughter--the girl--I thought was OK. She was better in the younger, childhood scenes, but overall I thought she was OK. The only real issue I saw is that b/c Linklater's wife is black, she is very clearly mixed race. It just uh, did not make sense that she would be the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette. Especially in those younger years, when she was very clearly mixed race.
Linklater's daughter--the girl--I thought was OK. She was better in the younger, childhood scenes, but overall I thought she was OK. The only real issue I saw is that b/c Linklater's wife is black, she is very clearly mixed race. It just uh, did not make sense that she would be the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette. Especially in those younger years, when she was very clearly mixed race.
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Ah, that makes sense. She did seem out of place. I thought Arquette was fine, but she was given shit to work with.
There were just too many of those bad scenes for me. The one in the truck between the kid and his girlfriend as they drove to Austin, same characters on the bench later in the film, the kid with the teacher talking about his art. Honestly pretty much any scene with either of the kids. I thought Hawke and Arquette were ok when they just interacted together, even though the material they were given was pretty bad.
KT
There were just too many of those bad scenes for me. The one in the truck between the kid and his girlfriend as they drove to Austin, same characters on the bench later in the film, the kid with the teacher talking about his art. Honestly pretty much any scene with either of the kids. I thought Hawke and Arquette were ok when they just interacted together, even though the material they were given was pretty bad.
KT
Printer Bandit
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John Connor
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