Marie Antoinette
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- harlequino0
Does anyone else feel like Owen Wilson has become the Steve Gutenberg of this era?
- ********0
hahahaha
"the butterscotch stallion"
- clint0
I think the trailer looks great. None of the usual 'IN A TIME...' bullshit voiceover. And I find the concept 80's music/style/costume drama quite refreshing. Will definitely check it out. There's a fair review on Pixelsurgeon:
http://www.pixelsurgeon.com/revi…
- normal0
Saw it last night. It was pretty to look at but fairly vacuous content wise. Nothing happens besides the pairing of two naive young royals and their subsequent life and demise. Other than that dialogue is kept to a minimum which for a 2 hour period piece becomes a bit tedious about halfway through.
- desmo0
it sucks.
renting it is even questionable
- ********0
so it is style over substance, right?
i was afraid for this, still curious for the setting etc. though...
hmm..
- Jaline0
I agree, janne. But I do love style too, so I may check it out anyway.
- Jaline0
It got around 7/10 at Pixelsurgeon and 6.6 at IMDb, so that doesn't seem too bad...
- Jaline0
After reading that Pixelsurgeon review and on Antoinette as a person, I can understand how Dunst would be great for the role. Her quirkiness probably works well.
- ********0
The posters alone make me NOT want to see that flim. Not the design, THAT photograph of Ms Dunst make me want to puke over my trainers.
- clint0
well, don't see it then?
- harlequino0
Did they leave in the whole "Marie gnaws through a bit of rope, and eats cheese" scene?
- ********0
is this the poster?
i don't see what that type treatment has to do with the subject? or that era for that matter??
- -sputnik-0
saw it over the weekend and was quite impressed. IMO the whole point of the titles and the genXish music, since coppola is somewhat of that time (as am i), is to illustrate the time in a genXer's life when partying, drinking, frivolity was what life was all about....as it was for marie antoinette at that time.
it hit a mark w/me, but i also think most people who don't connect with that will hate it.
- -sputnik-0
also, for the "style over substance" comments, i think that was the point. her life was entirely vacuous and filled with ridiculous rituals, money, frivolity...while france was in despair.
the movie is basically about her world and your glimpse of it. seeing it that way, it makes it obvious to understand why she was completely clueless about anything important.
most of the reviews are burning coppola for essentially not creating a documentary...it being "all fluff" etc. if they got why this was done and thought of the perspective in terms of a spoiled, cloistered 18th century mentality, they might get the movie.
- ********0
haven't seen it. but from what most people are saying it sounds like a visual essay on frivolity.
- harlequino0
haven't seen it. but from what most people are saying it sounds like a visual essay on frivolity.
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(Oct 23 06, 11:37)This is what people usually say about my underwear.
- ********0
"also, for the "style over substance" comments, i think that was the point. her life was entirely vacuous and filled with ridiculous rituals, money, frivolity...while france was in despair.
"true. good points, sputnik.
- Ramanisky20
nuff said
- Jaline0
Yeah, Coppola herself stated that it's not about historical accuracy, but more about the style of that time and the 'feel' of modernity.