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Film Discussion => The Vault => Topic started by: cron on July 06, 2005, 10:24:11 AM

Title: bodysong
Post by: cron on July 06, 2005, 10:24:11 AM
this was released a while ago but the dvd's coming out this month (with a pta blurb in the cover!).
anyone saw it?  i'm going to take a wild guess and say most of you just listened to the soundtrack. like me.


anyway, here's a link to the trailer

http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/B/bodysong/intro.html
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on July 06, 2005, 01:16:35 PM
Is there music in the film not included in the soundtrack?

It would be nice to have the pairing of picture and sound, which (when viewing the trailer on the CD, anyway) makes much more sense.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Sleuth on July 06, 2005, 01:27:42 PM
Trivia:  That trailer reminds me of Banilla Sky and the song sounds like something Nine Inch Nails.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Stefen on July 06, 2005, 01:54:05 PM
Looks like those Godfrey Reggio movies I used to watch when I used to get stoned. Jonny Greenwood = New Philip Glass? Naw, but they are both missing letters in their first names.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Ghostboy on July 06, 2005, 02:59:55 PM
This looks like it would undoubtedly be the best movie of the year...I might just go ahead and buy the R2 release.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: cron on July 06, 2005, 03:13:33 PM
no need to:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009CTUXW/qid=1120680799/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/103-1413477-2579031?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: RegularKarate on July 06, 2005, 03:24:14 PM
Netflix has it too
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: modage on July 06, 2005, 06:39:59 PM
yeah, i'd be interested to hear though.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: I Don't Believe in Beatles on July 06, 2005, 06:48:13 PM
Hollywood director Paul Thomas Anderson saw the film at its Rotterdam Festival premiere: "I remember seeing bodysong and feeling like I was in a trance. A wonderful collection of the two simple things a film has to work with: pictures and music. It's a moving, scary and hypnotic potpourri of images and an experience that gets more lucid the more you watch ...The website, which is 50% of the experience is a testament to the strong, caring research and a dedication to wonderful material."



http://www.focalint.org/bodysong_dec03.htm


Oh, and this is what it says on the DVD:

"I remember seeing Bodysong and feeling like I was in a trance... moving scary and hypnotic. Bodysong is pretty out there and pretty special."
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: w/o horse on July 07, 2005, 12:58:31 AM
Quote from: cronopiono need to:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009CTUXW/qid=1120680799/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/103-1413477-2579031?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

This link is awesome because it says July 12 and not some far off date.  Also, under $15.

I simply can't say no for such a price and such a warm reception.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Ghostboy on July 07, 2005, 01:45:56 AM
This is why I love xixax - other people tell me answers to questions I'm too lazy to seek out myself!

I've pre-ordered it. That trailer was too amazing - I just had to own it.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Pozer on August 25, 2005, 09:07:54 PM
So, GB, did you ever comment on this?  
Bodysong carried me through just about every emotion I can think of.  I was truly effected by these portraits.  The first time I can honestly use the word "Powerful."
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: RegularKarate on August 26, 2005, 12:52:19 PM
really?  huh...

I found the first twenty minutes to be boring and nothing new.

It got better and I did end up enjoying it in the long run... but not as much as I had hoped.

It also seemed like Johnny was bored because the music during the crappier stuff was just slow and uninteresting and when the movie got better, so did the music.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Ghostboy on August 26, 2005, 01:39:47 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot to write about it. Here's the semi-review I wrote on my website: http://www.road-dog-productions.com/cgi-bin/2005/08/post_2.html

I actually thought the first 20 minutes were the best part. After the sequence on sexuality, though, I thought it became rather predictable - although it takes off again towards the end.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Pozer on August 27, 2005, 02:49:14 PM
Quote from: RegularKaratereally?  huh...
It was just so real and the portrayel of these images of life left an impact on me.  

Had this for about a month before finally watching it.  It was late at night and I didn't feel like watching anything and remembered bodysong.  I was in the perfect state of mind for it and had a bizarre mix of dreams afterwards that included past flames and lost memories.  It truly affected me.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on August 27, 2005, 04:22:16 PM
Netflixed... can't wait...

It's funny... the movie clip on the soundtrack makes it look like a film about dancing.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Sal on October 10, 2005, 11:19:40 PM
I blind bought it, so it should be in soon.  Looking forward to this quite a bit.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Neil on February 27, 2009, 12:16:27 AM
I am moments away from ordering this on amazon.  I just wanted to hear some feedback on anyone who has watched this film.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: MacGuffin on February 27, 2009, 12:25:08 AM
Merged with existing thread so you can read previous posts.
Title: Re: bodysong
Post by: Neil on February 27, 2009, 01:14:00 AM
(from front porch)

"Mac is a golden god!"
:bravo:



Edit: I just ordered  this, the soundtrack and Jonny greenwood is the controller CAN'T WAIT