does anyone want to chat about Big Fish?

Pubrick · January 07, 2004, 10:15:04 PM

Quote from: j_scott_stroup04I would rather you have Burton in here instead of Crowe (I like, but he only has five films), Fincher (enjoy him, too, but idk...), or Spielberg (many people seem to dislike him)

crowe is there because the crowe site, theuncool.com, has a link to us. also he is way underrated. spielberg cos he rocks my socks. and fincher cos well u gotta hav someone who doesn't deserve a forum.

wes will pay off over time, he has already. please direct any further suggestions to our Suggestion Box, where they will be duly ignored.

zerocool41 · January 07, 2004, 10:16:32 PM

I'm looking forward to this movie....i skipped planet of the apes and nightmare on xmas....but something about the preview for big fish with the song they use makes me want to check it out despite Ebert tanking it

ProgWRX · January 08, 2004, 11:00:53 PM

i absolutely loved this movie. While there were some times that it felt a bit "off", like ghostboy and others have mentioned, this quickly is forgotten once the movie starts to end...it was just so emotional and overwhelming!

pete · January 09, 2004, 01:36:11 AM

yeah it was quite enjoyable. Albert Finney reminded me a lot of Brian Cox in Rushmore, and during the science fair there was a quick shot of a max fischer looking guy standing next to a volcano project too, if I'm not mistaken.

mutinyco · January 09, 2004, 02:07:09 AM

No, I would not like to chat about Big Fish.

Pwaybloe · January 09, 2004, 11:59:57 AM

Hahahahahahahahaha! Whew! Hold on a second while I wipe my forehead. Wheeeew! That was funny.

You, sir, are the man!

Gold Trumpet · January 09, 2004, 08:50:21 PM

I really liked this movie and this is coming from someone who isn't a Tim Burton fan. The only other ones of his I liked where Batman and Ed Wood. And when I say "liked", I mean just that. I don't see great art at all with Burton. I'm also going to come from the opposite end of modernage and Ghostboy and say the reason I really liked it is because I was emotionally involved in the movie. It wasn't because of depth of story or characters, but just the charm the movie had. I instantly liked Edward Bloom and smiled at all his adventures.

With a movie like Edward Scissorhands, I noticed the oddness of Edward first and couldn't identify with or engage in his character at all. It was a weird idea that just seemed executed in a weird way in a pretty typical love story underneath it all. In Big Fish, I was charmed by Bloom first and seeing all the crazy things as outside what made the movie work for me, so it wasn't interferring with anything. With Mars Attack, there were so many characters who were goofy over the top that I couldn't really care about any of them, especially when the result was easy comedy anyways. There is a charming romantic comedy love for the characters here and the movies tries to be nothing else. I'm really a sucker for these movies when I care about the characters and Big Fish was inventive enough in its adventures for me to really like the film beyond that. This is definitely one of Burton's best.

I think a lot of people expected something else with this film, but in the avenue of recent indie filmmakers going convential, this sure beats "Intolerable Cruelty" anyday.

mutinyco · January 09, 2004, 09:07:25 PM

Perhaps. But Intolerable Cruelty certainly kicks Planet of the Apes' ass.

Gold Trumpet · January 09, 2004, 09:10:04 PM

Quote from: mutinycoPerhaps. But Intolerable Cruelty certainly kicks Planet of the Apes' ass.

Even I skipped Planet of the Apes.

Ernie · January 09, 2004, 09:53:40 PM

Quote from: The Gold Trumpet
Quote from: mutinycoPerhaps. But Intolerable Cruelty certainly kicks Planet of the Apes' ass.

Even I skipped Planet of the Apes.

Man, as you probably know already - you didn't miss shit....and this is coming from a Burton fanboy. Biggest disappointment in awhile.

modage · January 09, 2004, 10:22:21 PM

i so badly wanted to love this movie. i am a burton fanboy, i've loved him since i saw pee wee and beetlejuice and batman in theatres as a young boy. but, i was just not emotionally invested in the characters. they were too vague and unrealistic for me to ever feel anything for them. even with the fantastic situations, (a movie like forrest gump still involves me emotionally), but like i said hopefully with repeat viewings maybe it will connect. i still feel it was good but goes in the ...but no catagory. close but no cigar.

Gloria · January 09, 2004, 10:38:32 PM

I loved this movie. Everything about it was so whimsical and charming. Ewan MacGregor is so wholesome and entertaining to watch in this. Jessica Lange was the icing on the cake. Her performance was just astounding. Even the annoying kids who kept talking behind me in the theater couldn't keep me from enjoying this film. I'm a sucker for fairytale, mythology, and legend stuff, so this was really a treat to watch. I actually liked the ending and bought into the whole world Burton created. This is one of his best movies.

Finn · January 09, 2004, 10:57:18 PM

This is a really good movie. I loved the story, cinemtography and performances.

Jeremy Blackman · January 09, 2004, 10:57:56 PM

Beetlejuice haunted me as a child... Fortunately, I didn't see Pee Wee's Big Adventure till much later.

j_scott_stroup04 · January 10, 2004, 07:18:02 PM

I had the privelage of viewing this spectacle of a film last night, and I have to tell ya....it's GREAT! I will have to redo my top 10 list for 2003 and add that in the top 5. It may be in the top 3, but I'm still uncertain as to whether or not I enjoyed it more than Lost in Translation.
Burton BETTER get an Academy Award Nomination for his direction. Holy smokes is it marvelous!