Might have to go see it. Then again, ... I might not.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/21/aronofsky.fountain/index.html

Hmmmm. . . Looks like it could be the next 2001: A Space Odyssey. :thumbsup:

Or the next Solaris. :o

Wow, may have to go see that one. Looks promising.

From IMDb;
"Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain is another sci-fi film opening this weekend that has left critics scratching their heads. "The Fountain is either innovative science fiction or overwrought melodrama; I can't quite pinpoint which," writes Michael Booth in the Denver Post. "I realize I'm charged with reaching an opinion here, but it's not easy." A.O. Scott in the New York Times suggests the confusion is not necessarily a bad thing. "The Fountain leaves a tantalizing sense of puzzlement in its wake," he observes, while adding, "Its techniques run too far beyond its ideas, which are blurry and banal, rather than mysterious and resonant." Most critics reach a similar conclusion. "Bloated and logy, and art-directed within an inch of its life, the movie shovels heaps of phony portent and all-purpose mystical imagery onto a thin and maudlin plot," writes Carina Chocano in the Los Angeles Times, who goes on to describe it as "just the type of impenetrable indulgence that gives the concept of personal artistic visions a bad name." Peter Howell in the Toronto Star sums up: "Guys like Darren Aronofsky give auteurs a bad name." On the other hand, Amy Biancolli in the Houston Chronicle writes that she was "transfixed" by the movie, calling it "a transcendent work of art, a vision of undying love that finds hope in grief, epiphany in death and life in the loss of Eden." Gene Seymour in Newsday predicts it will wind up as a cult classic. "Just because The Fountain made my head ache doesn't mean I think it's going to go gentle into obscurity," he remarks, adding, "One could easily imagine lines around an aerial block in 2066 waiting to see the director's cut of The Fountain."

Sounds interesting. I love films that challenge me to think. I gave up being spoonfed when I was 2.

I don't mind overblown melodrama if it's artistic and good-looking. Film is a visual medium, after all.

A film that leaves the critics using all the big words they hope we understand even less than they do? I'm sold! I also like to walk out asking questions. It makes the dinner conversation with the wife so much more interesting. I think my next night out has been planned.

The Fountain followed by dinner at PF Chang's.

If you liked "Zardoz" you might enjoy "The Fountain."

I'm a fan of neither.

If you liked "Zardoz" you might enjoy "The Fountain."

I'm a fan of neither.

I was kinda curious about seeing it, because the reviews seem to be split between "it's the greatest thing since sliced bread" and "a pretentious mess" with almost no middle ground. But if Scott & Rob both panned it, I'll wait for the DVD since we seem to have similiar taste.

Though I know it has a cult, I put Zardoz in the "pretentious mess" category, though I love Charlotte Rampling's costumes.

I LOVED Zardoz! It was so darn funny! It had possibly the BEST line in any science fiction movie to date: "The penis is evil."

come on, how do you top that?

I LOVED Zardoz! It was so darn funny! It had possibly the BEST line in any science fiction movie to date: "The penis is evil."

come on, how do you top that?


SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!

I see 4 lights!

[ wintera wifi sucks]

Saw it today and it didn't suck. It was intriguing in its art direction, but certainly never subtle. You are left not knowing if what you are seeing is real or part of a fictional story written by the main characters. I vote the latter.

I came away from it thinking the main theme was dealing with loss and moving on. I'm sure I'm probably wrong. I won't be buying the DVD. That alone doesn't mean it's a bad film, just not one I need to revisit.

I like the lead actors and they do admirable jobs. But, the differing time frames (and differing styles in each) is jarring. The 2500 AD sequences were too fantastical to be considered real and yet not fantastical enough to be thought as pure dream/fictional.

I didn't love or hate this film. I am in the middle ground. Puzzled, dazzled, skeptical, amused and not bored. Take what you will from that. Also saw Bond today which was a blast. But that's for another thread.

SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!



G****MN YOU ALL TO HELL! (Planet of the Apes end)

Luke, I am your...

Nooooooooooooooooooo! It' can't be! It isn't true!

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Luke, I am your...

Nooooooooooooooooooo! It' can't be! It isn't true!


You know... I was always disappointed that Vader really turned out to be Luke's Father. I always thought it would have been BETTER - since we already knew that there had been something that transpired in the past called 'The Clone Wars' if Darth Vader had actually turned out to be a clone of Luke's real father...
Thus, Vader could have remained the vile and cunningly deceitful villian we always knew him to be, and Obi Wan Kenobi's statements regarding the history and fate of Luke's father would have been imperically true rather than just figuratively true.

- GJS

Did anyone catch the Darth Vader jab in the Doctor Who episode "Age of Steel"? "NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"

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You know... I was always disappointed that Vader really turned out to be Luke's Father. I always thought it would have been BETTER - since we already knew that there had been something that transpired in the past called 'The Clone Wars' if Darth Vader had actually turned out to be a clone of Luke's real father...
Thus, Vader could have remained the vile and cunningly deceitful villian we always knew him to be, and Obi Wan Kenobi's statements regarding the history and fate of Luke's father would have been imperically true rather than just figuratively true.

- GJS

Interesting thought...it would kill the "fall and redemption" storyline, though.

Luke has to decide whether to destroy or try to redeem his father = drama.

Luke has to battle an evil clone of his father = melodrama.

I didn't like Darth Vader until he was all burned up and had those neato doo-dads added to his body. :rolleyes: