Did NO-ONE here see Brick?!?

[Tojo]

Done a search and suprised there is no 'Brick' thread

Whatever, this film is very cool. Watch it or be lame

 

[Aiden]

My mate told me it was ****

I didn't bother

 

[Brian2887]

I live in BFE, West Virginia, dude. Somehow, it didn't come here. . . .

 

[Tojo]

My mate told me it was ****

I didn't bother

your mate is very wrong. very very wrong.

 

[Aiden]

your mate is very wrong. very very wrong.

In his own words

"Sheet, don't bother

1*"

 

[rooked]

My mate told me it was ****

I didn't bother

same here

 

[JLBats]

Your mates are stupid. I've read nothing but good reviews of the film, and plan to see it.

 

[CConn]

Brick isn't exactly the type of movie that has a fantastic theatrical run. Just checking now, I see it only had a limited release. Wait until the DVD comes out, then there should have a bigger following. If it's as good as you say it is.

 

[Red Mask]

It didn't come here. Sorry.

 

[Tojo]

Brick isn't exactly the type of movie that has a fantastic theatrical run. Just checking now, I see it only had a limited release. Wait until the DVD comes out, then there should have a bigger following. If it's as good as you say it is.

Right, it won the sundance 2005, and it is halway thru 2006 so it's a late bloomer as these films tend to be. When ppl go to the movies it's usually to see the blockbusters, no-one wants to spend ridiculous money on somthing which is not gauranteed entertainment. Thus, DVD is where i think this baby will hit people.

The only bad reviews i've read were by ******s. I could tell they were ******s because they complain that high school student dont speak in 1930's gangster jive and the film is unrealistic.

Very cool film.

 

[Zaphod]

Brick isn't exactly the type of movie that has a fantastic theatrical run. Just checking now, I see it only had a limited release. Wait until the DVD comes out, then there should have a bigger following. If it's as good as you say it is.

CConn is right. Me and a friend of mine were planning to go and see this at the theatre, but pretty much assumed it wouldn't be showing anywhere near us. We live in the UK, and aside from London, it isn't showing in any local theatres. Wait for the DVD, and it will soon develop a cult-status. The same was true for 'Donnie Darko'.

 

[aaron]

I wanted to see it, but didnt get around to it, ill get the dvd

 

[Sandman138]

Your mates are stupid. I've read nothing but good reviews of the film, and plan to see it.

Same here, if I can find it.

 

[Sandman138]

Right, it won the sundance 2005, and it is halway thru 2006 so it's a late bloomer as these films tend to be. When ppl go to the movies it's usually to see the blockbusters, no-one wants to spend ridiculous money on somthing which is not gauranteed entertainment. Thus, DVD is where i think this baby will hit people.

Which is one of the reasons I hate people.

 

[CConn]

Which is one of the reasons I hate people.

Hey, as long as they still it eventually. Seeing in in theaters or on DVD really isn't that different anymore.

 

[rooked]

I already posted within this thread saying my friend said it was **** so I didn't bother. Well, I finally saw it and it was indeed quite excellent.

Start to finish very interesting. Well shot, superbly acted, and even rather funny. See it, see it now.

THE PIN!

 

[JLBats]

Hey, as long as they still it eventually. Seeing in in theaters or on DVD really isn't that different anymore.

I wrote a whole ESSAY on how home viewing is inferior to theatre viewing

 

[deathshead2]

I saw it when it first came on dvd. It was pretty good saw some problems but they were minor.

 

[Joker]

It's the other way around now, theater viewing usually sucks because of loud mouths and rude bastards. And usually you at least know someone with a big enough tv and good sound sytem for it not to matter.


But anyway, I saw a pirated copy of the movie at my friends house just 2 days ago and thought it was brilliant.

 

[WorthyStevens]

I heard this flick was awesome.

 

[JLBats]

It's the other way around now, theater viewing usually sucks because of loud mouths and rude bastards. And usually you at least know someone with a big enough tv and good sound sytem for it not to matter.


But anyway, I saw a pirated copy of the movie at my friends house just 2 days ago and thought it was brilliant.

My argument didn't take into account the intrusions of others within the theatre, because it's something beyond the control of filmmakers anyway.

Believe me, I have a home theatre system, and as good as it is, it's no substitute. Home theatre viewing is a good way to spend an afternoon. Actual theatre is an experience.

 

[primemover]

Just watched it, pretty darn good flick, the juxtaposition of a noir film in a high school setting was well done, though I think the film faltered by being too cool for it's own good, and the movie would have been just as good without the overly slick and contrived sounding dialog.

 

[E-Mack]

As luck would have it, I actually watched 'The Maltese Falcon' and 'Brick' on 2 consecutive days not even knowing what either was about.

To find out that the latter was a throwback to the former, was pretty neat. At it's core, this was definitely a retro detective story, wrapped in modern elements. Great great movies. Highly recommended for fans of the genre.

 

[Threshold]

Brick was easily one of the coolest and most original films that I've seen in a while. It was a classically constructed and executed noir film that maintains an original identity as a film while at the same time harkening back to other great mystery/noir flicks like the Phillip Marlowe films (if you haven't seen it, go watch The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman's revitalization of the classic Bogart film series made famous by 'The Big Sleep')

The lead of the film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is purely a revelation as an actor in this movie. When he is tough, he is tough. When he is vulnerable, your heart will bleed for him... and it all comes off effortlessly and with a natural ease that makes this actor a bit jealous of the career that he's got ahead of him. All of the other actors do great jobs too, including terrific turns by Noah Fleiss and Lukas Haas as Tugger and The Pin.

The true star of this film, however, is director Rian Johnson who I can't say enough about. His mastery over the camera and the characters it captures makes you wonder how valid his status as a 'newcomer' is... Perhaps this is Spielberg under a nom de plume attempting to make the small and intimate flicks that his grandiose reputation will no long allow him to indulge in. I will be very attentive in following Johnson's career from here on out and will expect nothing less than great things from him in the [near] future.

If you consider yourself an intelligent person and have even a slightly sophisticated taste in film & art... Do yourself a favor and give this little indie a gander. You'll find yourself far more entranced in this movie than any other this summer...

... Perhaps excluding Snakes on a Plane

 

[Joker]

My argument didn't take into account the intrusions of others within the theatre, because it's something beyond the control of filmmakers anyway.

Believe me, I have a home theatre system, and as good as it is, it's no substitute. Home theatre viewing is a good way to spend an afternoon. Actual theatre is an experience.

I agree, but the audience usually finds a way to ruin it. If it isnt a bunch of teenage girls who think that the entire movie is about them talking about there stupid boring lives, it's some idiot on a cell phone, or someone bringing a crying baby to Sin City or some crap like that. If you get a good crowd, theater going is great, but usually the only time that happens anymore is when you go to a midnight showing of a movie, because then you know everyone is there to watch the damn movie.