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Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:41 pm
This has been one of the most underrated films of the past 5 years. It actually lost money but I think it was due to the way it was released...about two years after filming was completed.
I thought the performances by Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck were phenomenal to say the least. Cinematography was praised and nominated for many awards...which I thought was spectacular (half the time it was like you were looking at an old photograph through a glass prism).
Without a doubt it is one of the best ten movies I've ever seen but it's more of a genre flick. You can't do much to distort history but I thought it was one of the best case studies of two characters we've witnessed on screen in years.
Very disappointed it wasn't bigger but still a masterpiece in my opinion.
I thought the performances by Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck were phenomenal to say the least. Cinematography was praised and nominated for many awards...which I thought was spectacular (half the time it was like you were looking at an old photograph through a glass prism).
Without a doubt it is one of the best ten movies I've ever seen but it's more of a genre flick. You can't do much to distort history but I thought it was one of the best case studies of two characters we've witnessed on screen in years.
Very disappointed it wasn't bigger but still a masterpiece in my opinion.
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Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:46 pm to Cajun Revolution
I liked it but it should have been cut by at least half an hour
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:47 pm to Cajun Revolution
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This has been one of the most underrated films of the past 5 years.
More like one of the most overrated. Reduced the story to some latent unrequited bromance between James and Ford. Terrible narration and terrible action scenes.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:49 pm to Kafka
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I liked it but it should have been cut by at least half an hour
I disagree. It was long but I thought it was justified.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:49 pm to Cajun Revolution
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I thought the performances by Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck were phenomenal to say the least.
Affleck yes
Pitt not so much
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:50 pm to constant cough
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More like one of the most overrated. Reduced the story to some latent unrequited bromance between James and Ford. Terrible narration and terrible action scenes.
Narration I thought was fine. If you want to say the action scenes were not good that's opinion. I thought it was more realistic in its action scenes more than anything. Portrayed them as regular men doing crime. Nothing fancy.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:51 pm to Cajun Revolution
I agree with pretty much everything you said outside of it not being one of my top ten movies of all time. It was top ten on my 2000's list though.
Most people around here like it.
I actually saw it in the theatres the night it opened, it was only at the theatre for three days where i'm at, and I might have been the only person that went the entire weekend
Most people around here like it.
I actually saw it in the theatres the night it opened, it was only at the theatre for three days where i'm at, and I might have been the only person that went the entire weekend
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:56 pm to Cajun Revolution
Did y'all see the Yogi Bear alternate ending spoof of Assassination of Jesse James on WWTDD the other day, good stuff.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4-2cEt0hh8[/youtube]
ETA: shite, just noticed it had it's own thread.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4-2cEt0hh8[/youtube]
ETA: shite, just noticed it had it's own thread.
This post was edited on 12/14/10 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:57 pm to Cajun Revolution
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This has been one of the most underrated films of the past 5 years
Yup.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 2:59 pm to constant cough
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Reduced the story to some latent unrequited bromance between James and Ford. Terrible narration and terrible action scenes.
I dont agree at all with the end of that sentence either, but im sorry, the first half was just rediculous.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 3:07 pm to iwyLSUiwy
In my opinion, the talks were justified to show the transition from "Hero" to "Regular Man" in Robert Ford's eyes. More like a "fall from grace" for his childhood hero, even though it was merely in his eyes.
Kind of like waking up one day and realizing Santa Clause isn't real...except you're 20 years old. In that respect, I thought it was phenomenal...it kind of was like an awakening to the world for Ford. Even more so after he killed James...his spiral down was an intriguing one. He still wanted the fame of Jesse James but realized he'd never be able to obtain it.
A favorite line from the movie from James to Ford: "I can't figure out if you want to be like me or you want to be me."
Kind of like waking up one day and realizing Santa Clause isn't real...except you're 20 years old. In that respect, I thought it was phenomenal...it kind of was like an awakening to the world for Ford. Even more so after he killed James...his spiral down was an intriguing one. He still wanted the fame of Jesse James but realized he'd never be able to obtain it.
A favorite line from the movie from James to Ford: "I can't figure out if you want to be like me or you want to be me."
Posted on 12/14/10 at 3:20 pm to Cajun Revolution
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Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
extremely overrated
unwatchable at times
Posted on 12/14/10 at 3:35 pm to TigerDeacon
Great movie...loved it.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 3:43 pm to Cajun Revolution
This movie is overrated if anything. I was bored to tears.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 3:52 pm to Tiger Ryno
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I was bored to tears.
SO you cried you big pussy?
Posted on 12/14/10 at 4:02 pm to Cdawg
i also thought it was boring 
Posted on 12/14/10 at 4:28 pm to the smoke monster
One of the worst movies I've ever sat through. It's just bad.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 4:30 pm to Chazz Reinhold
This is hilarious.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 4:37 pm to Cajun Revolution
OK. This thread kinda redeems you after the 30 Rock thread.
Posted on 12/14/10 at 4:58 pm to Jamohn
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OK. This thread kinda redeems you after the 30 Rock thread.
Well, I'm all about character studies in literature and film. This movie was one of the few movies in the past ten years that has done this.
The exception being There Will Be Blood...which is a whole different topic all together. People hated it for the same reasons they list here but those two movies were MASTERPIECES in my honest opinion. Some of the best the 2000s has had to offer...
Sad part is most people were too god damn stupid to realize what they were.
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