Film - Cloud Atlas - I squealed (no stars, you can jump for those)

randal24 said:
I'm loving all these concise and descriptive film reviews of a film that's not even out in this country for another 2 odd months. :rolleyes:

So one can only presume that people are watching it via download, which is hardly how the Wachowskis would have intended their film was viewed. Granted the content is still the same, but you're hardly getting the full cinematographic experience.
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This is the problem with staggered releases. It shouldn't happen, but does happen, and the above will happen as a result.

I'll be watching it in the cinema when it finally arrives in the UK if I can find it on anywhere as the distribution of this films seems to be it's weakest aspect. What's the point in making an epic masterpiece if no one gets to damn well see it?!
 
Having watched it again, I'm astounded by the amount of connections I didn't see the first time round.
It really is an excellent film.
 
Deff the type of film you've got to watch a few times to make sense of it, that's 1/2 the problem as after the 1st viewing your left thinking do I really need to waste another 3 hours of my life watching this a 2nd time?

Big annoyance for me is the future scenes with Hanks they seriously need subtitles otherwise you ain't got a clue what there on about
 
I watched this last night, and for me personally I would say it is one of the most unforgettable cinematic experiences of my life, and easily in my Top 5 films of all time. Enthralling, mesmerising, intelligent, and liberally sprinkled with some genuinely sharp and perfectly timed humour, I could not tear my eyes away from the screen. All of the different periods were to my eye imagined and transitioned perfectly, all of the stories gradually started to make sense as the story progressed, the acting was fantastic, and it just felt like I was seeing and experiencing something really very special. I have never seen anything like it, and possibly never will again. Wow, just wow.
 
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Richdog said:
I watched this last night, and for me personally I would say it is one of the most unforgettable cinematic experiences of my life, and easily in my Top 5 films of all time. Enthralling, mesmerising, intelligent, and liberally sprinkled with some genuinely sharp and perfectly timed humour, I could not tear my eyes away from the screen. All of the different periods were to my eye imagined and transitioned perfectly, all of the stories gradually started to make sense as the story progressed, the acting was fantastic, and it just felt like I was seeing and experiencing something really very special. I have never seen anything like it, and possibly never will again. Wow, just wow.
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Dimple said:
This is one of the worst films I've seen and I had to turn it off after 40 minutes.
I want my time back.
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Divisive stuff. :D

Rich - Have you read the book?
 
Given how much I missed in the first read of the book, I'd almost say it's worth reading the book twice before seeing the film. :D

Roll on February. :)
 
Did you get past the first section in the Pacific? Most people I've spoken to get stuck there, and give up. I agree it's like treacle wading initially, but once you're past that part it picks up and you fly through the pages.

Second time around I've had no problem with the opening pages.
 
ChroniC said:
Having watched it again, I'm astounded by the amount of connections I didn't see the first time round.
It really is an excellent film.
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Quite so. You need to possess a modicum of intelligence to appreciate it. The more you look the more you will see. Very clever in places. So much sadness. Music is beautiful.

edit: I forgot to add it will probably make its way to university bookshelves for literary study.

Grammy and Grampy, lol.
 
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Saw this on the big screen this evening. A triumph, utter triumph.

So glad I didn't give into temptation and see if by other means, also glad I read the book through again and finished it on Thursday before seeing it today.

Best film I've seen in a very long time, brilliantly shot and pieced together in a way that Mr Mitchell must be proud of.

The casting, the sequencing, the cinematography, and above all the soundtrack underpinning it all. Going to be with me for some time I feel.
 
randal said:
I'm loving all these concise and descriptive film reviews of a film that's not even out in this country for another 2 odd months. :rolleyes:

So one can only presume that people are watching it via download, which is hardly how the Wachowskis would have intended their film was viewed. Granted the content is still the same, but you're hardly getting the full cinematographic experience.
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Live in America mate, which is how I saw it. Full price at the cinema thank you very much.

I will say as for the movie that Tom Hanks' Irish bookwriter was perhaps the worst, most cringeworthy performance in the history of cinema. In fact a lot of Hanks in this movie is just plain bad, which is a shame as I really like him in most other movies.
 
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