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Garden State (pg. 6)
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| Audious |
| Hated it. It was trying too hard to be artsy. |
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| RJT |
:wtf:
Out of curiosity, how was it trying to be arty? I didn't see anything arty at all about Garden State, in fact just the opposite - I thought it was trying to be a film that a fair number of average people could relate to. |
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| Dr. DAS |
Loved it - in my top 5 for sure.
Natalie? She will be mine.
Zach? He wrote/directed/acted in it, so props for the great project. I think it's a little unfair to compare Zach to Sophia Coppola.
All in all, great story and well casted. The music is excellent .
The characters are relatable, the story both sad and heartwarming and, for whatever other reasons, I just love it.
I love when he shoots the arrow in the air and it lands beside Natalie, prompting the ear tug. Hilarious.
Good chemistry between those two, too. |
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| nrjizer |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Nope, The Life Aquatic. |
Halloween '06 was fun :cool: |
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| Clovis |
Why does everyone think Lost In Translation is by Wes Anderson? lol You're like the 8th person I've seen make that mistake Rob.
Also, I like it much more than Garden State. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Out of curiosity, how was it trying to be arty? |
I don't get that either. Or why I've seen people call it "pretentious."
"Pretentious" has a specific meaning and isn't merely another synonym for "bad" or "uninteresting" or "not very likable," but I've seen a number of people using it that way lately. |
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| RJT |
Don't you think that it can carry negative connotations, though, if someone just shuns pretentiousness in general?
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I'm referring specifically to dictionary.com definition #2 - the one regarding self-importance. |
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| Clovis |
| I just hate that Zach Braff wrote his own love story and then cast Natalie Portman. I wanna do that. :mad: |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
I just hate that Zach Braff wrote his own love story and then cast Natalie Portman. I wanna do that. :mad: |
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Mega.
Side note: I know I've already mentioned this once in this thread, but does anyone else just generally find her to be a pretty bad actress?
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I mean, not terrible - I don't know, I just don't think she's particularly great either.
Maybe Star Wars just ruined her for me. :( |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Don't you think that it can carry negative connotations, though, if someone just shuns pretentiousness in general? |
It definitely has a negative connotation. But that doesn't make it an accurate descriptor for giving a negative opinion about any old thing.
I can see people making reasonable criticisms of the movie, but "self-important" or "pretending to sophistication (pretentious)" don't strike me as very accurate or relevant at all, which is why I'm wondering if people can elaborate on those... |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
:stongue:
Mega.
Side note: I know I've already mentioned this once in this thread, but does anyone else just generally find her to be a pretty bad actress?
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I mean, not terrible - I don't know, I just don't think she's particularly great either.
Maybe Star Wars just ruined her for me. :( |
I'm trying to think of where I liked her, not just cause she was mothering adorable, but theres really nothing where she's ever been better than "ok". |
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