movies

[Jocephus]

yea i think its criminal that Nightcrawler wasn't even considered

dont need more superhero movies

[heyzeus]

If you don't like Boyhood, you are either a cyborg or were born a 43 year old middle manager who has already erased any trace of memory of what it was to grow up.

bump.

[ghostrunner]

If you have diffferent actors playing the same person you don't truly believe those actors are the same character since they're not entirely the same looking no matter how good of casting as you can get. Plus not only is Ellar Coltrane's character aged correctly over that time frame but also Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette's characters too.

Well sure. But that's basic suspension of disbelief. I've seen a whole bunch of movies where characters age, and different actors didn't bother me in the least.

Kind of seems like Boyhood and the concept are getting some undue criticism because of the acclaim and the nominations. Not referring to actual reviews so much as criticism of the "gimmick" or even calling it that. Linklater's a guy who likes to kick ideas around and experiment. He's done stuff like Tape which is 2-3 people in a room filmed with a DV camera. Then the Before movies (at least the first two are outstanding), which are the same characters revisited every 9 years. He did Bernie, which goes back and forth between the dramatized story and documentary style commentary from people who knew the people being portrayed. He's done Slacker and Waking Life which are meandering philosophical movies, and then some mainstream comedies and dramas. If he gets an idea like "I wonder what it would be like if we filmed a movie over 12 years," he's probably just going to do it and see what happens. This time a bunch of critics liked it and he got some nominations.

What baffles me is that Before Sunset wasn't nominated for all the things when it came out.

[MrSaigon]

I liked it, but I could see it as too boring for the uniqueness to overcome.

[go birds]

I wonder what the age range is for people who either disliked it or even hated it

Im in my early 30's so i liked it, in part, because of the sense of nostalgia induced

[robbotis]

If you don't like Boyhood, you are either a cyborg or were born a 43 year old middle manager who has already erased any trace of memory of what it was to grow up.

bump.

I agree. Boyhood is phenomonal.
I just watched Whiplash this weekend. Holy balls, it was awesome.
It'd go to #2 on my favorites of the last year. Probably even longer.

[heyzeus]

I just watched the Whiplash trailer b/c I'd never heard of that movie before reading this thread (babies, man). That looks intense. And good.

[MrCrowesGarden]

If you don't like Boyhood, you are either a cyborg or were born a 43 year old middle manager who has already erased any trace of memory of what it was to grow up.

bump.

There seems to be enough disagreement that I'm not sure that's true.

[heyzeus]

You're either with us or you're against us.

[robbotis]

You're either with us or you're against us.

One is obviously a Cubs fan if they don't like Boyhood.