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wait...no country wasn't exactly the fastest paced film i ever saw but it was quite tense and was a credible effort for sure.

the inane look/grin on the hero's face if driven was a bit annoying though its no wonder they wanted him dead so bad.
 
I thought it was a great film.

I think the director is a massive "Leon" fan.
Soundtrack is awesome.
Some of the kickings dished out made Goodfellas/ Casino/ Scarface look like an episode of a children's BBC programme.:D

Was disappointed with the lack of extra content on the Bluray though.
 
PaddyMC89 said:
So your logic is basically: because critics have been known to be wrong in the past, whenever you disagree with them must be another one of those occasions?

Drive has received acclaim from the most esteemed critics around. It has won awards all around the world. Regular members of the public and cinephiles alike have claimed they absolutely love it. Just because it wasn't for you, there's no possible way you can logically explain why all of the people who laud it are wrong.
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No, my logic is you like what you like, and thats it.

It really doesnt make any difference what I say to you, or you say to me about this film.

I think its a crap film, you think its a good film.

Thats all that matters.

See?

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The critics all thought slumdog millionaire was a great film, I thought it was a steaming turd of a film, same with True Grit, utter crap.

They loved No Country for Old men, and I thought that was a great film as well.

If you base your view on something, on what somebody else has said, then its not your view, so I dont base my opinion of a film on what critics say.
 
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atpbx said:
No, my logic is you like what you like, and thats it.

It really doesnt make any difference what I say to you, or you say to me about this film.

I think its a crap film, you think its a good film.

Thats all that matters.

See?

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The critics all thought slumdog millionaire was a great film, I thought it was a steaming turd of a film, same with True Grit, utter crap.

They loved No Country for Old men, and I thought that was a great film as well.

If you base your view on something, on what somebody else has said, then its not your view, so I dont base my opinion of a film on what critics say.
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Yes, it is, but once you bring the views of the critics into the equation, the opinion of the individual is no longer all that matters. And the stance you've taken on the credibility of film critics is one that deserved flagging up.
 
atpbx said:
I think its a crap film, you think its a good film.

Thats all that matters.
The critics all thought slumdog millionaire was a great film, I thought it was a steaming turd of a film, same with True Grit, utter crap.

They loved No Country for Old men, and I thought that was a great film as well.
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This is what I was trying to say above.....

I rarely take other peoples reviews of movies these days - because they are usually completely different to my tastes. Funnnily enough, a lot of people at work loved Slumdog was great - I thought it was poor-average. I fell asleep during True Grit, fell asleep during Black Swan - I seem to dislike most of the "Oscar" type movies. But each to their own.
 
I didn't really enjoy it, and I went in with pretty high expectations. I could really see and feel what they were going for and the makers were trying to achieve, but it just didn't work on me. Still it was nice to see a Hollywood movie that was paced differently, and did genuinely feel 'different'.
 
I watched it recently and enjoyed the film for the most part, I'm not going to proclaim it as one of the great films of all time but it's a reasonable enough way to pass the time. It might have been part of the backstory that wasn't fully explained or perhaps I simply missed it but without checking on the story it seemed a little bit odd how easily the driver transitioned from driver/mechanic to cold-blooded killer - a bit of foreshadowing or more of a hint might have been nice.
 
I think that is what makes Drive so interesting...we had no idea the character had a dark side to him. As you said, there was no hint of it.

I reckon it was done this way on purpose. :)
 
Watching this movie right now, It's certainly not an "arty farty" film, it just doesn't like filling whitespace with one liners and buddy banter.

The cinematography is without a doubt breathtaking and the music works great. :)
 
Moses said:
Tea boy, I think.

The ~industry~ calls them "runners" ;).
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You seriously need to be banned for your attempts to rile me. You went so far as to read the whole thread to quote one selective sentence. You're pathetic.

No, I'm not a tea boy, I'm not a runner. I went to The Hunger Games premiere the other day thanks to work. Was pretty cool watching having to not pay a penny.

I think you might be jealous that I'm fortunate to work in the film industry.

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Enjoy it, he's the only person who has come in here to back you up.

It's no coincidence you both share the same brain capacity.
 
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Heliospherez said:
Just watched this last night - one of the best films I have seen in the last year or so.

just reading trhough some of the posts above from people who obviously "really" disliked the film, and I'm trying to understand why people sound as though they would have walked out at points.....

Lima - What would you term as a "clever" film then ?
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Not really sure as such, as clever could be pretty subjective and cover lots different things to do with the film. My personal preference of what I would deem fantastic well made (clever if you will) films would be things like American History X, Se7en, Leon, Shawshank etc.

I thought No Country for Old Men was pretty poor. I could kind of watch it for the entertainment factor, but the film didn't really make any sense whatsoever.... :confused:

Moses said:
Tea boy, I think.

The ~industry~ calls them "runners" .
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lol
 
That was a thoroughly enjoyable film, the pace was right, and like I said it didn't feel the need to have dialogue 24/7 to keep the ADD sufferers entertained.
The change was dramatic, and I'm sure there are bucket loads of references in there too ranging from the obvious scarface and godfather nods to other more subtle things.
I liked the drop in of "day player", a theatrical term that goes back to the times of Wee Billy Shakespeare.

Thanks for the heads up on this one, well worth it. :)
 
I thought this was a good film let down by a totally inexcusable lack of dialogue during the first half of the film. It was so sparse it seemed forced and awkward. I thought that the vibe this created did pay of as the film climaxed with action and petty graphic violence, but it just didn't need to go to those extents to make the pay off.

Saying that, the film had a lot to offer, particuarly that brilliant sound track.

3/5 in my book, definitely worth a watch.
 
I've watched it 3 times so far, and I still listen to the soundtrack, it's a cool film.

Apparently the 2nd book (Driven, James Sallis) is due out in April and the director hasn't say no to doing a sequel.
 
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