Subj : Re: The Brothers Grimm
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Trouble
Date : Mon Aug 29 2005 20:36:11

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

RR wrote:

> The real problem with it is the script (Gilliam had nothing to do with
> the writing), which seems to work on a level that's far below the
> director's crazed imagination.

The first HALF of TBG needed to be handled by someone who worked with 
Joss Whedon on Angel or Buffy, supernatural in one hand, while staying 
somewhat realistic in the other, with just a hint of comedy. The story of 
the Brothers history together playing out subtly.

I've seen it said of 2001 that the first part was right on and so matter 
of fact that you're roped in by the time the elements of the fantastic 
kick in.  

I think Brotherhood of the Wolf had a better handle on men of reason in 
the world of the supernatural. 

> The outlandish imagery doesn't match the pedestrian storyline.

Would anybody be offended if I said the CGI effects work in the movie 
were so bad it was distracting? Standard camera illusions, and crane work 
was just fine, but the CGI transforms, and other digital effects were 
lackluster.

I really think this could have had all the feel camp/horror of The Mummy, 
but fell far short of that, and I assume that's the audience they were 
going for.

One guy sitting in front of me with his kids got a little concerned for 
his kids(grandkids?) after about the third slasher horror flick preview. 
He looked over at his wife, and asked what the rating was...

> The film didn't really work for me at all until nearly an hour in

Well that is when the movie you paid for, the movie the trailer sold you 
on actually began.

> at that point I somehow managed to start caring about the characters
> and sorta got into the story.

Was I the only one who felt jerked around every time they went to see the 
Inspector General in the Castle?  
 

As to one of the other things you said in the thread, the love interest 
was suitably outdoorsy... and she had SOME chemistry with Ledger, but 
none at all with Damon, or by herself alone.

-- 
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise.
Seek what they sought."
--Basho

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