a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by johnnyFive
johnnyFive  ·  2805 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are those movies you never get sick of?

12 Monkeys is, I believe, the only Terry Gilliam movie that I genuinely like. I remember liking both Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, but it's been forever since I've seen either one. I also haven't seen a bunch of his stuff, of course. But both Brazil and The Zero Theorem kind of annoyed me.





bhrgunatha  ·  2805 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No love for Brazil? Too clichéd?

johnnyFive  ·  2804 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Basically. It felt really ham-fisted as far as satire goes, and didn't really say anything interesting to me.

goobster  ·  2805 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh crap. I forgot Munchausen.

That is another one that I have "film-schooled" and learned every single line, every single shot, and every detail. I love that film more than any other film.

kleinbl00  ·  2805 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Munchausen didn't age well. Time Bandits is entertaining but also abrupt and weird.

Speaking as someone who watched them within the past 3 years.