Nov 23, 2023jimg2000 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Jul 31, 2013
Wonderful shots from space and earth as well as animation of prehistoric wildlife throughout the film, especially in the early half hour or so. Its central theme is about a family's life in Waco Texas, that people must choose…
Dec 16, 2021red_dog_l4987 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a 3-disc package. Disc 1 is the movie. Disc 2 is the movie + 50 extended minutes. Disc 3 is interviews, etc., with cast and crew. The delight of Malick's movies is that the cinematography is a character in the story, full, deep,…
Dec 13, 2021hammer59 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This film warranted a revisit and I am glad I did. This was not produced to appeal to a wide audience but Malik is a luminary to the thinking man/woman. Extended version is three hours long and no subtitles but dialog is not needed to get…
Shows the destruction of this family's lives when the father, played beautifully by Brad Pitt, teaches his sons that living your dreams(i.e., becoming a musician) is not allowed in life, and that one must compromise by doing a more…
An Incredible film. A work of art, film, philosophy, all in one. Magnificent in all respects. Those who lived through the 50's and 60's will interpret it lovingly and with nostalgia. I would hate to actually meet someone who didn't see…
I saw this film 4 times in the theater when it came out, and I've seen it innumerable times since.
This was a true masterwork on multiple levels, and with it Malick birthed a new vernacular of cinema. Replete with symbolic themes…
The ambition of the film produces a paradox for me - I'm left with the sense of an exposure of cinema as a second rate art form, and am not exalted, as is intended. There's a glossiness, a prettiness, a slickness to it which removes it…
Jan 15, 2020akirakato rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Written and directed by Terrence Malick in 2011, this American drama chronicles the origins and meaning of life by way of a middle-aged man's childhood memories of his family living in 1950s Texas.
The film appears so confused and…
Oct 08, 201922950009157199 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is an unconventional movie, a challenge for me to understand at first. However, the DVD package includes a disc which provides excellent background concerning the making of the film, and this helped me a great deal. The second…
Oct 04, 2019slarsen rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This was a difficult movie for me to follow - it was so slow and quiet my mind kept wandering. When I came back the movie had not moved on so I was not missing any of it. I'm sure it was a really beautiful story while it was being…
Jan 11, 2019DougD67 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Love it or hate it. I saw this at Westdale theatre when it came out. There's a compelling family story here and some very good scenes (Where were you / You spoke to me / I give you my son) which were so moving they gave me…
Although, some may love or hate this movie, it is considered a must see for any film school or film class. If you are an aspiring film maker this is a movie that should be experienced and pondered. Look up the commentary by Fr. Robert…
Oct 07, 2018Nursebob rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Not since Kubrick’s hairy man ape threw that fateful bone at the moon in "2001" has a director had the audacity to paint such a simple story across so vast a canvas. With a narrative that stretches from the dawn of creation to the…
Jul 09, 2018stevensteve rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
You will love this movie or you will hate this movie. I'm in the "love this movie" camp. One key in watching this very ambitious, lyrical film is to let yourself be taken over by it. Treat it like a dream with meaning rather than a…
As a person with extensive experience and knowledge of the subjects intended for this film, I was gritting my mind and very irritable through the first 20 minutes. When I saw the salamander in the forest I said, "I'm done!" Perhaps the…
Apr 20, 2018kpelish rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I think we've all seen this story before: uptight military dad subjects his family to constant low-grade stream of unhappy controlling behavior, including physical abuse in the name of "discipline". It's unclear what the addition of the…
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