Closer

J.R. Hudson

J.R. Hudson

Spirit Animal
It's that time of the year when I start catching up on all of last year's releases and tonight was CLOSER by Mike Nichols

Wow. I really enjoyed this. This was depp. It was dark and touched on some dark emotional responses about relationships; infidelity taking center stage. The performances are great by all 4 of the stars although I found myself saying "Julia is getting old".

I can totally see why Clive and Natalie were nominated as they give breakout performances in this picture. The pacing is a little hard but if you can appreciate the subject matter dramtacially played out; it works.

It is sad to think that there are people who play these games and do these things to other people. The shining mark on this film for me is the performance of the actors.

3 of 5 Hudson Stars
 
I've been thinking about seeing this, The trailer for the film just didn't do it for me, although I've seen leaving las vegas and it's way up there in my fav drama's, I just for some reason hated the way this was promoted... But maybe I should give Nichol's the benifit of the doubt...
 
Nick

See it for Natalie and Clive; they grow in this one.

TBob - It is rough; the subject matter is disheartning to me.
 
yeah, I think Clive has really been getting the short end for a while, I've been talking about him for a few years and really believe he'll end up being one of hollywoods heavy contenders in the next few years..... and natalie portman is well worth the viewing alone... I really enjoyed her performance in Garden state, I didn't think it was the best movie.... but the cast is what brought that film together... I'll probably rent the film.... lately I've had shitty experiences with movie talkers / kick the back of my damn seat people.... I think Ebert stated " the worst thing taking place in today's cinema's are people talking" he went on to say " it's gotten to the point where I often have to get up and move acoss to the other side just to finish enjoying a film"
 
I always see flicks in the A.M. and never on a Saturday or Sunday. People are so damn rude and inconsiderate; mostly the young-un's unfortunately.

You'll' see Natalie in a whole new light in this film. I have liked Clive since THE HIRE; he's pretty cool.
 
I got this from NetFlix yesterday, but haven't had a chance to check it out yet. I can't wait, I am a huge Natalie Portman fan (I loved her in Garden State <-- my state).

Chris
 
the current DVD release is pretty bare-bones by today's standards, so I am still holding out on buying it since i absolutely HATE when studios double-dip (see donnie darko, seven, panic room, hellboy, matrix, ....well i could go on forever)!

anybody hear anything in regards to an actual SE version?????
 
the-lyons-den.com said:
the current DVD release is pretty bare-bones by today's standards, so I am still holding out on buying it since i absolutely HATE when studios double-dip (see donnie darko, seven, panic room, hellboy, matrix, ....well i could go on forever)!

anybody hear anything in regards to an actual SE version?????
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It's a superbit version. There's always a feature packed version down the road. One of my favorite dvd sites is:

www.dvdfile.com
 
Yeah I did. I really don't know what to make of it. Sounds pretty scary. Big Brother is watching us because of piracy? Who would have thought?
 
DVDFile definitely has one of the best site presentations, but I still prefer thedigitalbits.com for current info.

In regards to the HD Disc piracy article:

"be prepared to connect the high definition player to either a telephone line or your local area network for access to the Internet"

B.S. Half of this stuff in the article won't see the light of day if they ever want the mainstream audience to upgrade from DVD. The date of the article was April Fool's day.

Although with all the BluRay vs. HD DVD garbage anyhow one wonders if they really want a single next generation format anyhow or a big mess...
 
I think the music industry learned the hard way that trying to stop piracy is less important than providing a faster, more modern business model. You can still rip CDs, right? At one point, the RIAA was trying to get people to buy CDs that were not rippable -- they just wasted their time and money.

Whoever steps up and starts distributing legal content (movies and TV) via bit torrent is going to become a gorilla in the market (kind of like iTunes). Anyone want to get some VC together ;)
 
Finally found the time to watch this movie with my wife. Great film!

I love the way it deals with infidelity and the nature of human forgiveness.

Fascinating stuff.

Chris
 
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