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[combat]

To anyone who's seen it:

Does Lost in Translation get better after the first thirty-five minutes? I had heard plenty of good and plenty of bad, and looking at the preview before I started watching it, I wouldn't have wanted to rent it anyway, but "you either like it or lump it" movies get the best of my curiosity, unless it's movies like Resident

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[chillthatbends]

watch the entire movie. if the end does not move you just a little tiny bit, you are not a human. which we already know. it's boring because the whole movie is about loneliness, which is really boring. i guess i liked the idea of two people being lonely in the most populated city in the world.

[cabell]

Do you mean number of people per square kilometer or whatever? I think Mexico City surpassed Tokyo in sheer numbers awhile ago, although Tokyo is certainly still pretty huge.

[chillthatbends]

yes what you said first. i guess i meant most dense population.

[cabell]

I didn't find the movie boring at all, but tastes differ. Having experienced Tokyo myself probably made some difference, but plenty of people liked it who have never been, so I wouldn't call it a deciding factor.

I normally abhor sad movies, and I would characterize Lost in Translation as fairly sad, so it's actually a bit surprising that I did like it, although I thought it did a good job mixing in humor. Did you get to the part where Bill Murray is filming the whiskey commercials? I thought that was hilarious.

Ultimately, of course, as I said, tastes differ. I didn't see The Virgin Suicides, so I can't really compare the two--although I did read the book and absolutely LOATHED it. See my review.

[cabell]

Um, did I post a comment? Where did it go?

[cabell]

Ha ha, there it is. Weird delay.

[isoldout]

I think she made a reverse Jarmusch movie. Where instead of having foreigners in American cultural surroundings she had the Americans in another country. It's think it's sorta brilliant.

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[sverbot]

Don't watch Kubrick's Lolita!! Just... don't. Especially if you've read the book. He totally de-romanticizes the story. If you want a good movie version of the story, get the one with Jeremy Irons.

As for Lost in Translation... I thought it was entertaining, had some good cinematographic moments, but other than that, it wasn't anything to write home about. It's a lot better than The Virgin Suicides, though.

[combat]

Yeah, I was sort of upset--well, not sort of--at all that was cut out. If I hadn't read the book the movie wouldn't have made that much sense to me. Well, it would have, as a movie, but the book was much better.

I do plan to see the other one, though.