I'm Not There is an absolutely beautiful looking film with a superb cast all on top of their game. Unfortunately it is also practically impossible to watch as traditional entertainment; it is willfully confusing, has no linear narrative and is utterly pretentious. Ironically it brings to mind the type of self indulgent film that usually gets made by pop and rock stars early on in their careers (e.g. Pet Shop Boys equally surreal "It Couldnt Happen Here"). To get the most out of this picture you need to have an excellent knowledge of Dylan's life story and an interest in abstract film making because - as a biographical piece - "I'm Not There" is useless. If Bob Dylan is like Marmite then this film is like Squeezy Marmite...a product that will ... Read More:
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This is a mind blowingly great film for my money. Not sure if a non Dylan fan would love it, but this film rocks. The attention to detail, photography, use of songs, etc is brilliant and to me Heath Ledger is much better in this than in Batman. The R1 version has more special features, so pick that one up. Cate Blanchett is more like Bob than the man himself!
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`Be Kind Rewind' stars Mos Def as Mike who works for Mr Fletcher (Danny Glover) at a video store that still stocks VHS. One day after trying to sabotage a generator, Mike's friend Jerry (Jack Black) gets electrocuted and becomes magnetic, which then wipes all of the tapes in the store. Mike and Jerry then decide to "Swede" some of the popular titles, including Ghostbusters, Rush Hour 2 and Driving Miss Daisy, amongst many others, which quickly become very popular with the local residents.
After seeing the trailer for this I was looking forward to seeing it for a long time but was just so disappointed with the whole thing. The only parts of the film that actually made me laugh were the parts where Mike and Jerry (and a few extras) ... Read More:
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`Be Kind Rewind' stars Mos Def as Mike who works for Mr Fletcher (Danny Glover) at a video store that still stocks VHS. One day after trying to sabotage a generator, Mike's friend Jerry (Jack Black) gets electrocuted and becomes magnetic, which then wipes all of the tapes in the store. Mike and Jerry then decide to "Swede" some of the popular titles, including Ghostbusters, Rush Hour 2 and Driving Miss Daisy, amongst many others, which quickly become very popular with the local residents.
After seeing the trailer for this I was looking forward to seeing it for a long time but was just so disappointed with the whole thing. The only parts of the film that actually made me laugh were the parts where Mike and Jerry (and a few extras) ... Read More:
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`Be Kind Rewind' stars Mos Def as Mike who works for Mr Fletcher (Danny Glover) at a video store that still stocks VHS. One day after trying to sabotage a generator, Mike's friend Jerry (Jack Black) gets electrocuted and becomes magnetic, which then wipes all of the tapes in the store. Mike and Jerry then decide to "Swede" some of the popular titles, including Ghostbusters, Rush Hour 2 and Driving Miss Daisy, amongst many others, which quickly become very popular with the local residents.
After seeing the trailer for this I was looking forward to seeing it for a long time but was just so disappointed with the whole thing. The only parts of the film that actually made me laugh were the parts where Mike and Jerry (and a few extras) ... Read More:
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