Lost in Translation + Her double feature
Liked it less this time around for some reason. The parts that have always worked for me are still so good. Beautiful images of Tokyo punctuated by one of my favorite soundtracks ever and Coppola really excels at creating a feeling of loneliness in a bustling city. The parts that I was mixed on in the past were really grating to me on this viewing, like the movie's attempts at comedy and overall…
I have made it my mission to start dressing like the characters in this movie. Iconic costume design. Also something I noticed on this rewatch is how surprisingly well shot this movie is, very nice to look at (needs a new transfer though*).
If a movie like this were to be made today, it would look like a deodorant commercial.
It would also be devoid of Billy Crystal, very unconventional casting for the co-lead of a romcom by today's standards…
Showed this to mom after weeks of convincing. She liked it and said “how am I supposed to sleep now” after it finished. This is not really her type of movie so I’m glad she enjoyed it.
Watched it on the standard blu-ray this time around and it has better color timing than the 4K for some reason. Big chunks of this movie were shot at sub-2K resolutions so there isn't really a noticeable difference in of sharpness either so from now I will be re-witnessing this movie on the standard blu-ray format.
It's been nearly 4 years since my last viewing and I almost forgot how much this shit rocks. Even though The World's End is still my personal favorite, this is easily the funniest and tightest movie in the trilogy. Not a single dull scene and I noticed so many new gags this time around.
Not that I’m against directors progressing but I do kinda wish Wright went back to making these silly and aggressively British comedies because this is so much better than his last two films.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The IMAX to 2.20:1 switcheroo here gets more egregious with every watch which does not help the fact that other parts of the editing are equally jarring.
I enjoyed this more on rewatch, but it's still pretty easily my least favorite Nolan film other than The Dark Knight Rises. A collection of cool ideas coupled with his worst tendencies as a filmmaker.
A really solid first entry to one of my favorite trilogies. Some of its flaws became more obvious to me on rewatch as pretty much everything to do with humans feels a tad rudimentary and predictable, while Rupert Wyatt's direction kind of pales in comparison to what Reeves brought to the series. I really did appreciate how the action sequences in this one use a lot of long takes though, and the camerawork has a gracefulness to it in certain…
Purists are gonna want to kill me for this probably, but I think I prefer the theatrical cut of this movie.
It just flows better and feels more economically paced. Either way, it's just a miracle that this turned out as good as it did. The definition of a lightning in a bottle, made at the right time and place, by the right people. Goodness gracious, just imagine if this was to be made today instead. Shivers!
My only problem…
The long takes in this will never cease to flabbergast the shit out of me. Lubezki's cinematography here is breathtaking but the production design team deserves equal praise for this is one of the most consistent and well-realized portrayals of future dystopias I've seen in any medium. Additional props for inspiring one of the greatest video games ever.