James Mangold will direct The Wolverine

[Alexei Belyakov]

Originally Posted by S. Grundy

It was okay.

Seconded.

He really hasn't done anything mindblowing or brilliant.

HEAVY I think's been his best so far, with Copland coming in at a close second. They were very well-made films with solid storytelling. Both 8/10 for me.

Girl Interrupted, Walk The Line & 3:10 to Yuma were good. Not great. I think the actors shined, but the films as a whole didn't match the performances.

Kate & Leopold was a decent rom-com, nothing more. A fun movie.

Identity & Knight & Day were both an absolute waste of my time.

[Superark]

Originally Posted by Oberon sexton

3:10 to Yuma was brilliant

Agreed! One of my favorite films!

[def28]

Yeah 3:10 was awesome.

[Whiskey Tango]

Well 3:10 didn't feature 45 minutes of Ryan Gosling doing nothing but furrowing his brow and staring off into the distance so clearly it can't be anything but average.

[danoyse]

I loved 3:10 to Yuma and Walk the Line.

[Alexei Belyakov]

Originally Posted by Whiskey Tango

Well 3:10 didn't feature 45 minutes of Ryan Gosling doing nothing but furrowing his brow and staring off into the distance so clearly it can't be anything but average.

Right, because DRIVE was terrible.

[Project862006]

Originally Posted by Whiskey Tango

Well 3:10 didn't feature 45 minutes of Ryan Gosling doing nothing but furrowing his brow and staring off into the distance so clearly it can't be anything but average.

thought i was in the minority i didn't really like Drive at all definition of style over substance

[Alexei Belyakov]

Originally Posted by Project862006

thought i was in the minority i didn't really like Drive at all definition of style over substance

You're in the minority, man. It was the most praised film of 2011 along with THE ARTIST.

The fact that the Academy snubbed it created an outrage in the Hollywood circle.

Also, DRIVE has tons of substance.

[Whiskey Tango]

Originally Posted by Project862006

thought i was in the minority i didn't really like Drive at all definition of style over substance

The soundtrack was pretty good. For a movie about a stunt/getaway driver it could have used a few more driving scenes though. I mean you don't see anyone making a movie called EXPLODE and not blowing anything up, right?

Style over substance is pretty apt. It's one of those overrated pseudo art films that no one will remember in a few years.

[Project862006]

^exactly it's best attributes is it's style

atmosphere, cinematography, soundtrack are the best thing about drive the characters and story is very under developed and thin

you can tell the writer of snow white and the huntsman wrote the script

[Alexei Belyakov]

Originally Posted by Project862006

you can tell the writer of snow white and the huntsman wrote the script

The script was re-written by Refn and Gosling.

[Alexei Belyakov]

Originally Posted by Whiskey Tango

The soundtrack was pretty good. For a movie about a stunt/getaway driver it could have used a few more driving scenes though. I mean you don't see anyone making a movie called EXPLODE and not blowing anything up, right?

Right, and THERE WILL BE BLOOD needed more BLOOD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN needed more old men and TYRANNOSAUR needed an actual Tyrannosaur and THE TREE OF LIFE needed an actual tree [of life].

Originally Posted by Whiskey Tango

Style over substance is pretty apt. It's one of those overrated pseudo art films that no one will remember in a few years.

This is just painful to read. Thank God it isn't the slightest bit true.

Also, word of advice - steer clear of Paul Thomas Anderson's THE MASTER. Its got alotta scenes of Joaquin Phoenix doing nothing but furrowing his brow and staring off into the distance.

[Whiskey Tango]

Originally Posted by Project862006

^exactly it's best attributes is it's style

atmosphere, cinematography, soundtrack are the best thing about drive the characters and story is very under developed and thin

you can tell the writer of snow white and the huntsman wrote the script

Not impressed with anything on the guys resume so not surprising.

[def28]

The short amount of dialogue in Drive attributed to what made it so good imo. You knew what was going on with the characters without them spelling it out through dialogue. It was a huge part of the films style and tone. Didnt think that those choices made it light on plot. Theres def enough going on with the characters and story imo. Thought both 3:10 and Drive kicked ass and had excellent Directors. Ive ran into a few arguments on both films lately so I guess they do have a split audience.

Mangold has a good track record with actors, I really think Hugh will own this one. Hope to see more rage. If they cant get Wolverine on try 5 then it will kinda suck that X2 was really the peak moment for him.

[747]

Drive is a fantastic movie. It's not substance over style but much of it's substance comes from it's style.

With that said I think Mangold can be great too and I'm an avid lover of Walk the Line. As a huge Johnny Cash fan, I think it's fantastic, very emotional.

Copland is really great too and underrated.

[BoredGuy]

Honestly I've liked everything I've seen of Mangold's except for Knight & Day
I even thought Identity was a fun little thriller, though not exactly a masterpiece of cinema

And Drive...well, that movie I still don't know how I feel about it.
It was good, but in a very disturbing, "I-feel-dirty-now" kinda way
When people have asked if i recommend it, my answer is usually: "well, it's goooood, but I can't say I'd recommend it unless you have a night alone to watch it"
I have to know my friends are into weird movies to rec it

[danoyse]

Originally Posted by Alexei Belyakov

Right, and THERE WILL BE BLOOD needed more BLOOD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN needed more old men and TYRANNOSAUR needed an actual Tyrannosaur and THE TREE OF LIFE needed an actual tree [of life].



This is just painful to read. Thank God it isn't the slightest bit true.

Also, word of advice - steer clear of Paul Thomas Anderson's THE MASTER. Its got alotta scenes of Joaquin Phoenix doing nothing but furrowing his brow and staring off into the distance.

How about staying away from responses like this if you don't agree with someone?

[Alexei Belyakov]

Originally Posted by danoyse

How about staying away from responses like this if you don't agree with someone?

Whiskey aimed his DRIVE critique at me so I responded.

[Excelsior.]

Drive lays bare the nature of heroism of the sort of love stricken protagonists you would see in Hollywood movies. Drive presents the hero to be as sociopathic in his brutality and lack of mercy as the bad guys. Enemies who are only his enemies because of his attachment to a woman. Were this woman a heiress of a mob empire he could be swinging his club of brutality to the same people his enemies did.

Drive is quite a thoughtful film that expresses its ideas in audiovisual terms than through exposition and dialogue.

[danoyse]

Originally Posted by Alexei Belyakov

Whiskey aimed his DRIVE critique at me so I responded.

Respond to each other nicely. Both of you. Since we have a Drive thread, continue it there, since this isn't the forum for that movie.

[usagicassidy]

He directed the series premiere of CBS' Vegas that aired last night. So if you watched it, you saw another example of his work. Also you might've seen me in the background :P

[runningman3000]

Originally Posted by usagicassidy

He directed the series premiere of CBS' Vegas that aired last night. So if you watched it, you saw another example of his work. Also you might've seen me in the background :P

Pilot episode of VEGAS Directed by James Mangold for CBS

http://www.cbs.com/shows/fall-premie...cvHETmFV9o8ccy