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As part of my ongoing "Pretend reality isn't" campaign, I went to see two filums this weekend (and I get to include today in the weekend, hurrah). Spoilers within, and more similarities than I'd have expected.



I'd only seen this advertised as a dark fairy tale, so was a little surprised that the Real World story took up more screen time than Ofelia's.

The fairies were amazing, from the little flitty things to the faun and the Thing with the eyes in his hands. To be honest though (and I suspect this was intentional), the Captain's sadism was more horrifying than the fantastic monsters. I didn't expect to see someone get his face pulped by a wine bottle, or the total lack of feeling for shooting the wrong men, or his enjoyment of torturing the prisoners. Little touches like the mouthful of whisky seeping out through the hole oin his cheek were perfect, and (in a way) I'm glad that Ofelia died at the end. It would have been too tidy in comparison to the rest of the film if it had all been happy and shiny. My only real complaint is that the Captain was more stupid than he should have been; I doubt he could have achieved the things he had without being intelligent enough to have come out on top in the end.


aka "Never Trust An Accountant".

I have to say it: Oh my god, they killed the DBS. The Bastards.

Nice to see solid Ford sponsorship throughout, from Bond's Mondeo through Jaguars, Land Rovers, Range Rovers and Astons. I think a couple of Volcos sneaked in there, but The Blue Oval definietely got a good bit of advertising in for anyone with a couple of billion spare who likes the sexiest car marque ever.

Daniel Craig was fantastic. Bond *is* a hired gun and a killer, adn it was nice to see that put across. I liked the character development (in a Bond film! Wonders will never cease) and how he admitted that working as a Double 0 agent had changed him; once he'd killed enough people, he could never go back.

Seeing it again to check the password he *actually* entered would be bad, right? Because I'm *sure* the last two digits were "47" and not "37", which would have been necessary for it to be "Vesper".

Although would that be less bad than loving every bit of the torture sequence? The scriptwriters did an amazing job there :) Except that, coming so soon after the Pan's Labyrinth equivalent, I have to disagree; "just" pain isn't half as frightening as seeing a tray of implements laid out and letting your imagination join in as well.

As far as the story went, it seemed to drag. The set action pieces were spectacular, but went on rather too long. Still; it's Bond, the new dirty take on him works for me, and it provided 3 hours of escapism :)

Date: 2006-11-27 04:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miss-s-b.livejournal.com
* unsta see new bond *

Date: 2006-11-27 05:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com
Mmmmm. Tis very good. Nice bum (naked & otherwise).

Date: 2006-11-27 06:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pmoodie.livejournal.com
Yes, my Special Lady seemed very satisfied with his bum.

Date: 2006-11-27 04:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pmoodie.livejournal.com
I really liked Bond. I have to say, I didn't find it too draggy between the action sequences, and I'm certainly not someone who's interested in card games! But I think that might be down to Mr Craig. I think he's excellent, and I just hope the next fim(s) don't slip in quality the way Mr Brosnan's did.

I know what you mean about the torture scene. There was a certain amount of squirming and crossing of legs in my area of the cinema, let me tell you.

Date: 2006-11-27 05:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com
*Nods*
When they were getting on with Plot, it was good.

If the chair scene made you wince, see Pan's Labyrinth. That hd *me* wincing, and I tend to cackle at such things before pointing out how it could have been done better.

Date: 2006-11-27 06:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pmoodie.livejournal.com
We're going to try to see Pan's Labyrinth some time this week, so I'll keep my eyes open for the nasty torture bit and let you know what I think. :D

Date: 2006-11-27 08:35 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] shermarama
I took an opportunity to go and see Pan's Labyrinth with a bunch of people this weekend and wasn't really sure what to expect at all other than that I'd heard people say it was ace. And it was genuinely good, nice to see something that wasn't just your usual Hollywood tosh, and surprisingly violent and scary, at times.

I liked the way Mercedes followed the convention about goodies vs. baddies; she didn't prat about with Showing of Implements, maniacal cackling or describing her evil plans, she just went ahead and stabbed him and got out of there. Top stuff.

Date: 2006-11-28 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com
Except she should have killed him outright. Just as he should have killed her outright, or at least kept his sidekick in the room. To have reached the poosition he had, he should have been smart enough not to slip up then.

Date: 2006-11-28 12:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] becky-spence.livejournal.com
Steve was giving me a hug in the cinema because I was really upset over the DBS. I totally agree on the bastards line!

And Pan's Labyrinth was just wonderful.

Date: 2006-11-28 02:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com
Except for where they blew up the 1940s Bentleys!

Sure I have priorities. They're just in a slightly different place from most people's...

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