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Post by gersarchitect on Apr 25, 2012 21:49:15 GMT -5
Finally caught it today in Cincinnati. It was shown on a tiny screen in our art house. It was here for three weeks, two more than MGP. Besides my friend and myself there were 6 other people in the theater.... Not great, but more people than were at my MGP showing in its first week. I liked it better the second time. I was more prepared for the Shakespearean language and understood it better. The acting is great, fantastic cast. I love Gerry in it. He looks so good there... This is the final week in Cincinnati so I am glad I got to watch it.
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Post by kneum on Apr 25, 2012 22:31:37 GMT -5
Yay, GA!!!! I'm so glad you got to see it while it was still playing in Cincinnati!! My whole crew said they had a hard time understanding the dialogue, but they still could get the gist of what they were talking about.....just from their facial expressions!! I think it is one of those movies that does get better the more you see it! I agree......Gerry looked really good in it!! Kneum
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Post by Leppardlady on May 30, 2012 8:45:18 GMT -5
Bought this movie yesterday ... soon as I get the screencaps, I'll post them. Next week, I'll get Machine Gun Preacher!! I can't wait to see that one.
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Post by Dianne on May 30, 2012 9:39:20 GMT -5
Bought this movie yesterday ... soon as I get the screencaps, I'll post them. Next week, I'll get Machine Gun Preacher!! I can't wait to see that one. YAY!!!! Awesome!!!!!
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Post by dawne27 on Jun 5, 2012 22:09:44 GMT -5
((squeal)) a screaming immature wench! LOL again, as with MGP this film was SO anticipated since what now? almost 2 yrs? being on WOGB 'fan board' and becoming privy to filming and then paying attention to production...there is a lot of excitement mounting ....the 'BIG REVEAL' ((wah-la....)). this was such an interesting movie and totally charmed by ralphe fiennes rendition. he was front & center in this movie. i can not imagine directing, producing and starring in a film. awesome and quite impressive. throughout all this time, i tried not to read any reviews of either of gerrys films b/c i want a clean slate when seeing it for the first time. here we have great angles of gerry- his profile w/ that nose, brow, cheeks, mouth...(stop me now girls....i'm breakin' out in a sweat ) anway, it opens with gerry sharpening a knife while viewing a tv spectacle. i loved that complicated, dark imagery. that was very well done. great editing. fantastic the way it drew you in. immediately, in those first scenes you knew what the story was about. you got it. but then....modern day military coup ((somewhere unknown war torn place) juxaposed with shakespearian dialog?? i think this film is not for a general audience. it is deeper, headier. i loved it. acters who adore acting and who are quite brave will dive into and illuminate shakerspear with such a depth & clairity of emotion, tremendous passion with self control. it is utterly astounding thing to behold. ralphe fiennes was always a favorite of mine. so deep. and you really can't figure him out. he is a mystery. "i turn my back...there is another world....elsewhere'. gave me chills - literally. vanessa redgrave, a glorious epitome of beauty & wisdom....oh my goodness when she said 'you said once, honor & policy, like unsevered friends, grow together'....whoosh! gerry was equally astounding & gritty. his brogue was deep & lovely. his portrayl of shakespear was amazing. i would have liked to have seen MORE of his character again, giving more introspection, more depth and turmoil. an arched enemy doesn't just walk into your livingroom while you're having dinner and embrace you?! though, i saw. i 'got it'....his hatred actually undermined a great love for the total bravery and nobility, saying 'i'm please with the maiden i married ...but, to wit such nobility......' his eyes are the soft lights to his poetical soul. gerry always struck me, like ralphe...like vanessa...to have this wonderful ability to convey such depth of emotion without uttering a single word. bravo....what a caste. again. great film. critiqute (1) handheld technique may bring a sense of reality but can also be nauseating, just saying.... (2) personally found modern day ((somewhere unknown) called rome? i would have liked more identity to what exactly was going on politically. otherwise - i am inlove all over again.
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Post by kaly11 on Jun 11, 2012 16:18:47 GMT -5
I loved this movie! Made Shakespeare come alive for me and the (dare I say chemistry and not be misunderstood) between Ralph and Gerry was wonderful. Very glad he did this.
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Post by Dianne on Jun 14, 2012 18:54:33 GMT -5
www.examiner.com/review/dvd-review-coriolanusDVD Review: Coriolanus 0 Email Lindsay Parnell's photo Lindsay Parnell Charlottesville Movie Examiner + Subscribe Just shy of Oscar recognition this past year, Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus" is a stunning Shakespearean adaptation that flew under the Academy's radar, and criminally so. The initial critical success of Fiennes' film was whispered, but now upon it's DVD release presents an undeniable strength proves to be a must-see. The ever debonair Fiennes is a seasoned Shakespearean stage and screen veteran reporting in for dual roles as director and the film's title character in one of the most compelling contemporary film adaptations the playwright's canon has received. Set in a contemporary urban battlefield, "a place called ROME","Coriolanus" opens with the televised news coverage of the war ravaged city. News coverage is spliced together with the somber images of thick hands fingering an ornate knife blade. A faceless man drags the knife's edge against a slab of sharpening stone in long, meticulous strokes as he watches the televised conflict. And so begins Fiennes' elegantly captured Shakespearean tragedy of vicious betrayal. General Martius Caius, played by Fiennes, is a passionate military officer, fighting valiantly against the enemy to protect his beloved country. His arch enemy and leader of citizens rising up against the Roman government is Tullus Aufidius, played by Gerard Butler in his best acting decision. Ever. Kudos. After being decorated as Rome's poster boy war hero, Coriolanus is then quickly betrayed by two paranoid members of the Roman senate, insistent that if the decorated General shall rise through the political ranks and become more powerful than the government. Fair enough. The two senators, along with Coriolanus' ruthlessly manipulative mother Volumnia, played by Vanessa Redgrave in a phenomenal performance as a dangerously menacing matriarch and seething puppeteer drunk on her own greed, abandon the war hero in a vindictive betrayal to which he is then banished from Rome. And so Coriolanus lives in exile only to reach out to his sworn enemy, and dedicate himself as he begins to fight against his own countrymen, government and family in a violent retaliation against his unlawful banishment. What then unfolds is an unsettling symphony of retaliation and revenge. Fiennes' Coriolanus is unflinchingly ruthless while maintaining an articulate elegance of Shakespeare's original text. Fiennes' portrayal of a violent patriot done wrong is brilliantly devastating, but never sentimental. His face is often painted in wet tracks of fresh blood, he is drunk on adrenaline, a conflicted hero whose humanity is continually questioned through his desperate actions. Fiennes presents the existence of an elegance amongst the bloody romp in an interrogation of the humanity in times of war. The film's terrifying soundtrack consists of bullet shots set to a scene of streets lined with graffiti and the still bleeding corpses of citizens and infantry men alike. Fiennes' adaptation is a fearless cinematic narrative that remains ever faithful to its original text. Contemporary Shakespeare adaptations are as common as Lindsay Lohan's arrests, a couple ever few months that are met with a sigh of familiarity. Most notorious of Shakespearean adaptations of the last fifty years is notably Baz Luhrman's 1996 Ecstasy and glittered fueled adaptation of "Romeo & Juliet", which remains a true aesthetic accomplishment of cinema. But Fiennes' "Coriolanus" succeeds where Luhrman's spectacular fails, presenting a faithful retelling while presenting an interwoven cultural and political relevance. This is largely accredited to Fiennes' dedication devotion to source material and an astute intuitiveness to the narrative of Coriolanus itself. Fiennes is a faithful disciple of Shakespeare but also presents an inspired and contemporary adaptation. The pacing is near-flawless as quick cuts between the serene palace of Coriolanus' mother and wife and the streets of a war torn Rome, littered with shrapnel, still warm bodies alike. A beautifully crafted narrative weaving a faithful Shakespearean. A exploration of the often convoluted distinction between the predator-prey hierarchy in times of war. The cast of the film is an undeniable highlight that navigates the audience through the bloody betrayal of a decorated military officer executed corrupt Roman senate. Fiennes and Redgrave are an undeniable pair whose verbal sparring provides some of the most chilling moments within the film. Gerard Butler's Aufidius is unexpectedly fabulous, and the always exquisite Jessica Chastain is perfectly cast as Coriolanus' often silent wife, submissive but luminescent with a quiet strength that consumes each frame she graces. DVD and Blu-Ray now available. Thank you Tartan Spartan
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Post by Tartan Spartan on Jun 17, 2012 13:59:06 GMT -5
Don't forget to rate/review the DVD on Amazon, or wherever you got it from. Gerry's performance deserves it (and MGP!!!)
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Post by pothos on Jun 17, 2012 17:37:44 GMT -5
Really enjoyed it as was quietly surprised at how much Gerard was actually in it.
Anybody else watch the UK DVD and end up rather perplexed at seeing Will young doing the behind the scenes interviews.
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Post by craven on Jun 17, 2012 18:46:56 GMT -5
Don't forget to rate/review the DVD on Amazon, or wherever you got it from. Gerry's performance deserves it (and MGP!!!) Done and Done can't agree more.
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Post by genxjen on Jun 20, 2012 22:22:28 GMT -5
I think I am going to have a weekend with Gerry.... just got MGP in the mail yesterday and today Dear Frankie!!! after all I have heard about MGP, I am really looking forward to it.
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Post by kaahumanu on Jun 21, 2012 0:10:27 GMT -5
Hi Jen ... MGP blew me away. It's a very powerful story in itself ... but add Gerry into the mix and it is truly overwhelming. You will love it. I haven't seen Dear Frankie yet and I believe I'm really missing out. I'd better get it ordered.
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Post by dizziedame on Jun 22, 2012 8:47:00 GMT -5
kaahumanu, It's a must see!! Dear Frankie is one you will want to own. Gerry mentions it often as one of his favorites.
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Post by Audrey on Jun 22, 2012 13:53:31 GMT -5
It's so sad Coriolanus wasn't distributed in Italy! I think this is one of the best performances of Gerry. Ralph Fiennes has believed in him, saw real talent in Gerry . And when Gerry believes in a movie and feel the character, his acting reaches very high levels.
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Post by kaahumanu on Jun 22, 2012 14:29:29 GMT -5
Thanks, Dizzie. Then I will definitely purchase it. I want to end up with a complete Gerry collection.
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