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Post by Munkie91087 on Oct 1, 2011 12:08:02 GMT -5
Couldn't find a thread about this movie, and I know it's been out a couple of weeks, but has anyone else seen this flick? Good lord, what an amazing movie. One of the best I've seen in years.
Ryan Gosling better get nominated for an Academy Award this year, either for Drive or Ides of March. He's a ridiculously talented actor.
I also love the soundtrack. Fit the movie perfectly, and really did a great job of setting tone.
Also loved Albert Brooks' performance, he really went above and beyond my expectations.
So, just wanted to see what the FAN forums thought of this fantastic movie.
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Post by theryno665 on Oct 1, 2011 12:15:08 GMT -5
I haven't seen this yet but I REALLY want to. Don't know if I'll get a chance though.
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Post by lizardking on Oct 1, 2011 13:42:59 GMT -5
I seen it the first day it came out, and I loved it. The best movie I've seen since Inception.
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Oct 2, 2011 14:27:10 GMT -5
Never thought I say this but I'm pretty sure I saw more of Christina Hendricks than I ever wanted to in this film.
Still fantastic from beginning to end.
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 2, 2011 14:32:19 GMT -5
Never thought I say this but I'm pretty sure I saw more of Christina Hendricks than I ever wanted to in this film. Still fantastic from beginning to end. And she didn't even do much, really. She barely said a word. It's an incredible movie, very stylized and well done, and a compelling story of escalating revenge. I love the director's work now, can't wait to see what else he does, amazing soundtrack that sets this amazing feeling of dread, and Gosling is amazing in it. It's the best 80's movie not made in the 80's, and it's the closest we'll ever get to a GTA movie. I have to figure a showing of this and Bellflower are in the offing if I ever get to program a movie series at a theater. Also, I fully plan on dressing as the Driver for Halloween, as soon as I can find a white satin jacket. Hammer included, |
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Oct 2, 2011 15:46:01 GMT -5
Never thought I say this but I'm pretty sure I saw more of Christina Hendricks than I ever wanted to in this film. Still fantastic from beginning to end. And she didn't even do much, really. She barely said a word. Dont get me wrong, her acting was good, I meant literally more of her than I ever needed to see. |
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Post by sludgehammer on Oct 2, 2011 15:59:10 GMT -5
I adore this flick. The Driver reminded me a lot of Travis Bickle in a sense. He was definitely not an action hero like the trailers suggested.
Lots of subtlety and scenes of The Driver just staring at the road. Lots of introversion. Some of the scenes even reminded me of The Hitcher. Great atmosphere in this flick.
Highly recommend. My front-runner for Best Picture
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Oct 2, 2011 16:10:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2011 17:36:22 GMT -5
Does Ryan Gosling not act like a douchebag in this movie? Everything else I've seen him in - the guy is just very offputting to me for some reason.
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Post by Munkie91087 on Oct 2, 2011 17:52:25 GMT -5
Does Ryan Gosling not act like a douchebag in this movie? Everything else I've seen him in - the guy is just very offputting to me for some reason. He isn't a douchebag at all. His character is actually extremely selfless and does some downright good nature things in the film. |
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 2, 2011 22:18:29 GMT -5
Thank you. Sadly, it won't be available for Halloween.  Looks like I'm gonna have to make my own. Also, is anyone else kinda curious about what the Driver's past was? It seems like he's haunted, not in the Travis Bickle sense, but almost like his anger, his temper, was caused by something, something he was trying to run from. Makes it even more fascinating, since none of those questions were ever answered. |
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Post by lizardking on Oct 2, 2011 22:20:31 GMT -5
I like it that way. Like Clint's "Man With No Name" character from the Dollars Trilogy, there's this aura of the unknown with the character. Also the book did give him a past from the few pages I read.
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Post by sludgehammer on Oct 3, 2011 0:35:39 GMT -5
His voice squeaks a lot and he comes off as a nervous anti-social who doesn't know how to react to the situations around him. He isn't some badass or a douchebag or anything. It's a very good, and unexpected, performance.
The movie was marketed as an action flick with a cool dude wearing driving gloves, but it's not that. There are only a few action scenes and they're downright brutal and go really far in the gore department to the point where they aren't "fun" scenes. The movie treats the violence with a certain heaviness.
I went into this expecting an action movie and it was so much more. I imagine some people even found it boring and would say that "nothing happened". I'm really shocked this was a wide release with a marketing push.
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Post by theryno665 on Oct 3, 2011 7:47:00 GMT -5
And she didn't even do much, really. She barely said a word. Dont get me wrong, her acting was good, I meant literally more of her than I ever needed to see. Unless she gets turned inside out, I'm not even sure that's possible. |
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 3, 2011 7:49:24 GMT -5
His voice squeaks a lot and he comes off as a nervous anti-social who doesn't know how to react to the situations around him. He isn't some badass or a douchebag or anything. It's a very good, and unexpected, performance. The movie was marketed as an action flick with a cool dude wearing driving gloves, but it's not that. There are only a few action scenes and they're downright brutal and go really far in the gore department to the point where they aren't "fun" scenes. The movie treats the violence with a certain heaviness. I went into this expecting an action movie and it was so much more. I imagine some people even found it boring and would say that "nothing happened". I'm really shocked this was a wide release with a marketing push. I already have one friend who said that she didn't like the movie precisely for that reason. She was expecting more of a actiony movie, the movie's just being mismarketed, but how else is it supposed to be marketed. It's the problem with mood movies like that, how do you sell it to a wide base? |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 3, 2011 7:50:58 GMT -5
I thought it was very good, though I had been up all since early morning and was watching the 10pm show, so I was struggling to stay awake during the first half. The second half, however, was quite the roller coaster ride. That elevator scene....woah.
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Looks like I'm gonna have to make my own.
