[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Drive (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/11/2011 9:27:46 AM EDT
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Looks like Ryan Gosling has made something a normal guy can enjoy. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2772212761/ |
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Looks like Ryan Gosling has made something a normal guy can enjoy. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2772212761/ While I look forward to this, it frustrates me that people apparently only know him for "The Notebook." Stroll through his filmography, I think you'll find that chick flicks are a minority in his repertoire. |
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Saw it last night, and I really enjoyed it. One of the most "different" movies I've ever seen. Definitely not what I expected. It was a great looking movie and felt very real. So it wasn't just a rehash of the "Transporter" movies? That's pretty much what the trailers looked like. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Saw it last night, and I really enjoyed it. One of the most "different" movies I've ever seen. Definitely not what I expected. It was a great looking movie and felt very real. So it wasn't just a rehash of the "Transporter" movies? That's pretty much what the trailers looked like. Really? The only similarities I saw between the trailer and the Transporter series is that both main characters drive a car. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film. The plot did not develop according to cliches. The relationship between the driver and the girl was believable. I was surprised at the amount of gore during the violent scenes. I was also surprised at how little driving there was, for a film about a getaway driver. The very first chase scene though was very suspenseful, as well as unconventional. It definitely had a 1980s feel to it. The hot pink credits, the soundtrack, and his scorpion jacket all contributed. It added a nice touch to the film. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film... 
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a     
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Quoted: Quoted: I saw it tonight. Good film... It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a This has been a public service announcement. Yeah, you're right. Plot and character development = gay. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Go watch more Michael Bay movies then. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Well, I guess Jerry Bruckheimer can't be involved in every movie. For me, that's a good thing. I really liked this movie and I can see how it's not for everyone. I'd say that if you liked the pacing of The Limey and the overall vibe of To Live And Die In L.A., you'll probably enjoy this. It's well acted and well directed. It also really drives home just what a weird looking dude Ron Perlman is. I give it eight stars (I should say, though, that the inclusion of Christina Hendricks adds an automatic four stars). |
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Anyone else notice a strong resemblance to this movie? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077474/ |
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I actually own this and when I saw the trailer for Drive I hit up IMDB to see if it was a remake. But based on what I read there, Drive is based on a book, while Driver was written by someone else. Other than the fact that the main character drives getaway and doesn't carry a gun. Other than that they're pretty much their own thing. |
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I normally don't go to the theater to see movies, just wait for DVD or streaming but I was out of town so I decided it would be nice to just chill in the theater for a few hours and watch a good flick with talented people with some macho over tones.
It was the biggest piece of shit I've ever laid my eyes on, to call it a film is a disgrace to the 13 year old kids running around their neighborhood with mom's camera and strawberry jelly for blood. I've decided I'm going to write Gosling to ask for a refund for, at the very least, my ticket price. The character development was complete drivel, the action sequences were lacking suspense that they tried to make up for with shitty camera angles, Gosling's awkward silences would have cut the movie half an hour shorter and not made me feel like I was watching a pre-pubescent boy flirting with a girl for the first time. I could go easy on this film and say it's nothing that it's presented to be in the trailers, because it's not. Every time he got in a car I was anxiously awaiting a quality chase scene, talk about a let down. Complete and utter drivel, I'll never get that money back yet alone my time wasted on that piece of trash. Complete and utter shit. |
| saw it this weekend. 7/10 in my book. really liked the soundtrack and cinematography. i didn't mind the long sequences without any dialogue, but the main character had too long of pauses while in conversation. i get the whole awkward thing they were going for with his relationship to the neighbor chick, but it got annoying after a while. other than that i though it was decent. |
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Boring, boring and boring.
It had one or two cool action scenes, with lots of boring doing noting time in between, and Ryan Gosling saying almost nothing. They managed to kill off old DD Hendricks after only a few minutes of screen time (wasted appearance) and HIS headlights didn't bust out after t-boning a car at 60 mph (stupid nonsense). The music SUCKED. Apparently they couldn't afford actual cool music from the 80's, so they hired someone to make some shitty 80's sound alike music. Pink Lipstick credits, really? Drive traded story, dialog, and acting for mood and ambiance. Albert Brooks was the one good thing about the film (as usual). |
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I thought it was a damn good film and some of the complaints I'm reading about it have me going completely . Lack of suspense? If that opening scene doesn't do anything for you, then you need to get your pulse checked. You may be a zombie. Once the shit hits the fan, the movie pretty much doesn't stop the rest of the way. Boring? That's called plot & character development. It reminded me a bit of 'Man on Fire', where the first half of the film sets up the main character's actions for the rest of the movie. Without all of the scenes with the neighbor and the kid, there would be absolutely no point to the rest of the film. Yes, there are long stretches of film without any action sequences. If your ADD can't make it through that, then I believe 'Transformers 3' comes out on DVD at the end of the week. Nitpicking about the realism? I didn't have a problem with anything I saw in the film from a movie-realism standpoint. There are true-to-life realistic movies out there and they're called "documentaries". It's certainly more realistic than a movie about...oh, I don't know...some guy who comes back from the grave with superpowers granted to him by a bird. I will agree about one thing, Albert Brooks is fantastic in an unusual role for him. 'Drive' is a good film. Check it out. It's not an action film. It's not 'Transporter' with Ryan Gosling, or 'Gone in 60 Seconds' with Ryan Gosling. It's a revenge flick, and it's one of the better ones I've seen. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Well, I guess Jerry Bruckheimer can't be involved in every movie. For me, that's a good thing. I really liked this movie and I can see how it's not for everyone. I'd say that if you liked the pacing of The Limey and the overall vibe of To Live And Die In L.A., you'll probably enjoy this. It's well acted and well directed. It also really drives home just what a weird looking dude Ron Perlman is. I give it eight stars (I should say, though, that the inclusion of Christina Hendricks adds an automatic four stars). WOW loved it. GREAT soundtrack and cinematography! Not the typical hollywood crap and great acting. Don't like it go rent transporter 
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I thought it was a damn good film and some of the complaints I'm reading about it have me going completely .
Lack of suspense? If that opening scene doesn't do anything for you, then you need to get your pulse checked. You may be a zombie. Once the shit hits the fan, the movie pretty much doesn't stop the rest of the way. Boring? That's called plot & character development. It reminded me a bit of 'Man on Fire', where the first half of the film sets up the main character's actions for the rest of the movie. Without all of the scenes with the neighbor and the kid, there would be absolutely no point to the rest of the film. Yes, there are long stretches of film without any action sequences. If your ADD can't make it through that, then I believe 'Transformers 3' comes out on DVD at the end of the week. Nitpicking about the realism? I didn't have a problem with anything I saw in the film from a movie-realism standpoint. There are true-to-life realistic movies out there and they're called "documentaries". It's certainly more realistic than a movie about...oh, I don't know...some guy who comes back from the grave with superpowers granted to him by a bird. I will agree about one thing, Albert Brooks is fantastic in an unusual role for him. 'Drive' is a good film. Check it out. It's not an action film. It's not 'Transporter' with Ryan Gosling, or 'Gone in 60 Seconds' with Ryan Gosling. It's a revenge flick, and it's one of the better ones I've seen. Suspense? Well, at the expense of any logic or realism. See, the cops only mattered when they needed them to provide suspense, but later, there aren't any cops around when they are shooting up the town or having car chases at 100 mph. Either the cops matter or they don't, but don't insult my intelligence. Character development? Ha! We learned NOTHING about Goslings' character. Where did he come from? Was he just a serial killer or a good guy in a bad spot? He had like three jobs, but still lived in a dump, so why was he doing three jobs again? He mostly just drove around and didn't talk, but we did sort of get to see him "grow" and ask the girl to go with him, but then he stomps a guy's head in, and we never see her again. Once again, what is Gosling's character supposed to be again? At the end, he was more like Chigur in No Country For Old Men than anything else. Then, just when something cool was about to happen with the creepy mask, NOTHING COOL HAPPENED and he just stood outside for a while and then took off the mask. WTF? The movie was confounding at best, and just a total mess of a story. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Well, I guess Jerry Bruckheimer can't be involved in every movie. For me, that's a good thing. I really liked this movie and I can see how it's not for everyone. I'd say that if you liked the pacing of The Limey and the overall vibe of To Live And Die In L.A., you'll probably enjoy this. It's well acted and well directed. It also really drives home just what a weird looking dude Ron Perlman is. I give it eight stars (I should say, though, that the inclusion of Christina Hendricks adds an automatic four stars). I really enjoyed To Live and Die in LA. It was far less boring than Drive and had much better character development. |
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I thought it was excellent. It had a very unique style, a lot of tension and a mysterious quality to the story and characters. A friend of mine always says "Show me something I haven't seen before" when it comes to movies. This was definitely something different. 8 or 9/10
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I thought it was a damn good film and some of the complaints I'm reading about it have me going completely .
Lack of suspense? If that opening scene doesn't do anything for you, then you need to get your pulse checked. You may be a zombie. Once the shit hits the fan, the movie pretty much doesn't stop the rest of the way. Boring? That's called plot & character development. It reminded me a bit of 'Man on Fire', where the first half of the film sets up the main character's actions for the rest of the movie. Without all of the scenes with the neighbor and the kid, there would be absolutely no point to the rest of the film. Yes, there are long stretches of film without any action sequences. If your ADD can't make it through that, then I believe 'Transformers 3' comes out on DVD at the end of the week. Nitpicking about the realism? I didn't have a problem with anything I saw in the film from a movie-realism standpoint. There are true-to-life realistic movies out there and they're called "documentaries". It's certainly more realistic than a movie about...oh, I don't know...some guy who comes back from the grave with superpowers granted to him by a bird. I will agree about one thing, Albert Brooks is fantastic in an unusual role for him. 'Drive' is a good film. Check it out. It's not an action film. It's not 'Transporter' with Ryan Gosling, or 'Gone in 60 Seconds' with Ryan Gosling. It's a revenge flick, and it's one of the better ones I've seen. Suspense? Well, at the expense of any logic or realism. See, the cops only mattered when they needed them to provide suspense, but later, there aren't any cops around when they are shooting up the town or having car chases at 100 mph. Either the cops matter or they don't, but don't insult my intelligence. Character development? Ha! We learned NOTHING about Goslings' character. Where did he come from? Was he just a serial killer or a good guy in a bad spot? He had like three jobs, but still lived in a dump, so why was he doing three jobs again? He mostly just drove around and didn't talk, but we did sort of get to see him "grow" and ask the girl to go with him, but then he stomps a guy's head in, and we never see her again. Once again, what is Gosling's character supposed to be again? At the end, he was more like Chigur in No Country For Old Men than anything else. Then, just when something cool was about to happen with the creepy mask, NOTHING COOL HAPPENED and he just stood outside for a while and then took off the mask. WTF? The movie was confounding at best, and just a total mess of a story. Exactly, he isn't so much a person as the represntation of something. If figuring out what that thing is isn't your thing, this probably isn't your movie. |
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I thought it was excellent. It had a very unique style, a lot of tension and a mysterious quality to the story and characters. A friend of mine always says "Show me something I haven't seen before" when it comes to movies. This was definitely something different. 8 or 9/10 Agreed, although I can see how a lot of folks I know wouldn't like it. |
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I thought it was a damn good film and some of the complaints I'm reading about it have me going completely .
Lack of suspense? If that opening scene doesn't do anything for you, then you need to get your pulse checked. You may be a zombie. Once the shit hits the fan, the movie pretty much doesn't stop the rest of the way. Boring? That's called plot & character development. It reminded me a bit of 'Man on Fire', where the first half of the film sets up the main character's actions for the rest of the movie. Without all of the scenes with the neighbor and the kid, there would be absolutely no point to the rest of the film. Yes, there are long stretches of film without any action sequences. If your ADD can't make it through that, then I believe 'Transformers 3' comes out on DVD at the end of the week. Nitpicking about the realism? I didn't have a problem with anything I saw in the film from a movie-realism standpoint. There are true-to-life realistic movies out there and they're called "documentaries". It's certainly more realistic than a movie about...oh, I don't know...some guy who comes back from the grave with superpowers granted to him by a bird. I will agree about one thing, Albert Brooks is fantastic in an unusual role for him. 'Drive' is a good film. Check it out. It's not an action film. It's not 'Transporter' with Ryan Gosling, or 'Gone in 60 Seconds' with Ryan Gosling. It's a revenge flick, and it's one of the better ones I've seen. Suspense? Well, at the expense of any logic or realism. See, the cops only mattered when they needed them to provide suspense, but later, there aren't any cops around when they are shooting up the town or having car chases at 100 mph. Either the cops matter or they don't, but don't insult my intelligence. Character development? Ha! We learned NOTHING about Goslings' character. Where did he come from? Was he just a serial killer or a good guy in a bad spot? He had like three jobs, but still lived in a dump, so why was he doing three jobs again? He mostly just drove around and didn't talk, but we did sort of get to see him "grow" and ask the girl to go with him, but then he stomps a guy's head in, and we never see her again. Once again, what is Gosling's character supposed to be again? At the end, he was more like Chigur in No Country For Old Men than anything else. Then, just when something cool was about to happen with the creepy mask, NOTHING COOL HAPPENED and he just stood outside for a while and then took off the mask. WTF? The movie was confounding at best, and just a total mess of a story. Exactly, he isn't so much a person as the represntation of something. If figuring out what that thing is isn't your thing, this probably isn't your movie. Except No Country is actually a good film. Drive is not. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I thought it was a damn good film and some of the complaints I'm reading about it have me going completely .Lack of suspense? If that opening scene doesn't do anything for you, then you need to get your pulse checked. You may be a zombie. Once the shit hits the fan, the movie pretty much doesn't stop the rest of the way. Boring? That's called plot & character development. It reminded me a bit of 'Man on Fire', where the first half of the film sets up the main character's actions for the rest of the movie. Without all of the scenes with the neighbor and the kid, there would be absolutely no point to the rest of the film. Yes, there are long stretches of film without any action sequences. If your ADD can't make it through that, then I believe 'Transformers 3' comes out on DVD at the end of the week. Nitpicking about the realism? I didn't have a problem with anything I saw in the film from a movie-realism standpoint. There are true-to-life realistic movies out there and they're called "documentaries". It's certainly more realistic than a movie about...oh, I don't know...some guy who comes back from the grave with superpowers granted to him by a bird. I will agree about one thing, Albert Brooks is fantastic in an unusual role for him. 'Drive' is a good film. Check it out. It's not an action film. It's not 'Transporter' with Ryan Gosling, or 'Gone in 60 Seconds' with Ryan Gosling. It's a revenge flick, and it's one of the better ones I've seen. Suspense? Well, at the expense of any logic or realism. See, the cops only mattered when they needed them to provide suspense, but later, there aren't any cops around when they are shooting up the town or having car chases at 100 mph. Either the cops matter or they don't, but don't insult my intelligence. Character development? Ha! We learned NOTHING about Goslings' character. Where did he come from? Was he just a serial killer or a good guy in a bad spot? He had like three jobs, but still lived in a dump, so why was he doing three jobs again? He mostly just drove around and didn't talk, but we did sort of get to see him "grow" and ask the girl to go with him, but then he stomps a guy's head in, and we never see her again. Once again, what is Gosling's character supposed to be again? At the end, he was more like Chigur in No Country For Old Men than anything else. Then, just when something cool was about to happen with the creepy mask, NOTHING COOL HAPPENED and he just stood outside for a while and then took off the mask. WTF? The movie was confounding at best, and just a total mess of a story. You're right, he's exactly like Chigurgh in No Country. The movie was never meant to delve deeply into Ryan Gosling's character, rather he represented various ideas to various people. He represented the yearning in the neighbor's life, a way out/shot at redemption in Bryan Cranston's life, etc. Gosling was more of a symbol than anything else. I'm with you with being disappointed with the the outcome of the whole mask portion. I don't want to spoil the movie, but I thought what he did during that time deserved more on-camera treatment than what we got. And there was a specified reason why he couldn't be with the girl again, which Albert Brooks covers in the Chinese restaurant scene. I hope we aren't killing this film for people who haven't seen it yet.  |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Well, I guess Jerry Bruckheimer can't be involved in every movie. For me, that's a good thing. I really liked this movie and I can see how it's not for everyone. I'd say that if you liked the pacing of The Limey and the overall vibe of To Live And Die In L.A., you'll probably enjoy this. It's well acted and well directed. It also really drives home just what a weird looking dude Ron Perlman is. I give it eight stars (I should say, though, that the inclusion of Christina Hendricks adds an automatic four stars). I really enjoyed To Live and Die in LA. It was far less boring than Drive and had much better character development. Have your mothers apologized for dropping you guys repeatedly as babies? You can always go watch Transformers and <insertstathammoviehere> |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Well, I guess Jerry Bruckheimer can't be involved in every movie. For me, that's a good thing. I really liked this movie and I can see how it's not for everyone. I'd say that if you liked the pacing of The Limey and the overall vibe of To Live And Die In L.A., you'll probably enjoy this. It's well acted and well directed. It also really drives home just what a weird looking dude Ron Perlman is. I give it eight stars (I should say, though, that the inclusion of Christina Hendricks adds an automatic four stars). I really enjoyed To Live and Die in LA. It was far less boring than Drive and had much better character development. Have your mothers apologized for dropping you guys repeatedly as babies? You can always go watch Transformers and <insertstathammoviehere> You are taking this way too personally. It was just a movie and it will never obtain cult status so stop acting like I just bashed Heat or Ronin. BTW, as I posted in the Drive thread in GD, I thought Transformers 3 was the only movie I have seen this year that I found to be worse than Drive. |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Well, I guess Jerry Bruckheimer can't be involved in every movie. For me, that's a good thing. I really liked this movie and I can see how it's not for everyone. I'd say that if you liked the pacing of The Limey and the overall vibe of To Live And Die In L.A., you'll probably enjoy this. It's well acted and well directed. It also really drives home just what a weird looking dude Ron Perlman is. I give it eight stars (I should say, though, that the inclusion of Christina Hendricks adds an automatic four stars). I really enjoyed To Live and Die in LA. It was far less boring than Drive and had much better character development. Have your mothers apologized for dropping you guys repeatedly as babies? You can always go watch Transformers and <insertstathammoviehere> You are taking this way too personally. It was just a movie and it will never obtain cult status so stop acting like I just bashed Heat or Ronin. BTW, as I posted in the Drive thread in GD, I thought Transformers 3 was the only movie I have seen this year that I found to be worse than Drive. Patience is a virtue, Don't take it so personally
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One thing that continually confounds me about this forum is that every time a sequel or franchise reboot comes out, the comments are "Hollyweird has completely run out of ideas ". Then, when something like Drive or No Country For Old Men comes out, or anything that deviates even slightly from the beaten path, the comments are all "why weren't there more shootouts and car chases? I didn't understand the ending. This movie sucks." |
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I thought it was excellent. It had a very unique style, a lot of tension and a mysterious quality to the story and characters. A friend of mine always says "Show me something I haven't seen before" when it comes to movies. This was definitely something different. 8 or 9/10 Agreed, although I can see how a lot of folks I know wouldn't like it. agree completely one of my favorite films of the year |
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One thing that continually confounds me about this forum is that every time a sequel or franchise reboot comes out, the comments are "Hollyweird has completely run out of ideas ".
Then, when something like Drive or No Country For Old Men comes out, or anything that deviates even slightly from the beaten path, the comments are all "why weren't there more shootouts and car chases? I didn't understand the ending. This movie sucks." Speaking of remakes, I can't wait for Logan's Run. Refn and Gosling working on it. |
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One thing that continually confounds me about this forum is that every time a sequel or franchise reboot comes out, the comments are "Hollyweird has completely run out of ideas ".
Then, when something like Drive or No Country For Old Men comes out, or anything that deviates even slightly from the beaten path, the comments are all "why weren't there more shootouts and car chases? I didn't understand the ending. This movie sucks." Drive is loosely a remake. No Country is a GREAT film. Drive was mildly entertaining at best, if you can ignore the nonsense. It had a few cool scenes, it DID have a cool mood, but did not live up to its potential. Gosling's part was mostly wasted. Potential cool plot devices were wasted. It succumbed to cliches instead of giving us well written dialog and an involving story. It felt like it was half done and they ran out of money and said, "fuck it, let's film what we have." |
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I saw it tonight. Good film...
It is the worst movie I have seen since the piece of crap called "The American". It started off very slow, then it slowed down some more. There were about four good action scenes in the entire movie surrounded by painfully slow and predictable plot. It was agonizing sitting through it. I'd rather have Obummer re-elected than see it again! I give it a
This has been a public service announcement. You totally nailed it. Drive sucks donkey dick. That emo wanabee 80's pop song was so fucking annoying. It perfectly complented the movie. Well, I guess Jerry Bruckheimer can't be involved in every movie. For me, that's a good thing. I really liked this movie and I can see how it's not for everyone. I'd say that if you liked the pacing of The Limey and the overall vibe of To Live And Die In L.A., you'll probably enjoy this. It's well acted and well directed. It also really drives home just what a weird looking dude Ron Perlman is. I give it eight stars (I should say, though, that the inclusion of Christina Hendricks adds an automatic four stars). I really enjoyed To Live and Die in LA. It was far less boring than Drive and had much better character development. Have your mothers apologized for dropping you guys repeatedly as babies? You can always go watch Transformers and <insertstathammoviehere> You are taking this way too personally. It was just a movie and it will never obtain cult status so stop acting like I just bashed Heat or Ronin. BTW, as I posted in the Drive thread in GD, I thought Transformers 3 was the only movie I have seen this year that I found to be worse than Drive. Patience is a virtue, Don't take it so personally I had the urge to leave 25 minutes in but the patience to stay and wait for the pay off for all of that monotony. Unfortunately there was no pay off. Had there been a pay off I would not be so hard on the film. |
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Woman sues to stop Drive getting away with a 'misleading' trailer
Michigan resident files suit against distributor of Ryan Gosling thriller, claiming the film had 'very little driving' and is 'antisemitic' http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/oct/10/woman-sues-drive-trailer |