"The Fountain"
"The Fountain"
#1"The Fountain"
Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:31pm
Has anyone else seen this yet?
I saw it tonight, and let me just say I should have read the reviews first.
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.
I know the trailer looked intriguing, but it is a big, stinking pile of garbage.
About 17 people walked out in the first half hour. The only reason that I'm glad I stayed was to see the hilariously horrid ending.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
Fabrizio2
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/20/06
#1re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:32pm
Wow. I think it was Inteview Magazine that gave it a rave review.
Thanks for informing me. That was going to be my after thanksgiving movie.
#2re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:47pmI would love a synopsis including the ending. I don't plan on seeing it. I don't care for Rachel Weisz. Not sure why. I really think it's because the first thing I noticed her in was The Shape of Things and I hated her character so much I wanted to hurt her. I guess that means she is a hell of an actress. Too good.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
#3re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:12am
She was great in THE CONSTANT GARDENER.
I couldn't give you a synopsis if I tried. Sorry. It just makes no sense.
I'm sure Cruel_Sandwich will think it's brilliant, though.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#4re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:23am
Not knocking Cruel_Sandwich, but of course he's going to think it's brilliant.
What would make it better?
And yes, you're supposed to have Evelyn in the Shape of Things. She may be the central character, but Adam is the protagonist.
Updated On: 11/23/06 at 12:23 AM
Perfectly Marvelous
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/16/06
#5re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:46am
Rachel was also pretty good in About A Boy (though she had a small part in it).
The Fountain's ads are rather captivating, I've got to say. I sort of wanted to see it but then my mom suggested we see Deck the Halls. I don't know which is worse, a silly Christmas movie or a movie that doesn't really seem to have a plot (based on what I've seen of the ads) other than the fact it's about the fountain of youth...
Decisions, decisions.
"I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes and dreamer of improbable dreams." - Doctor Who
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#7re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 1:59amI'm trying to catch it this weekend, and I'm really nervous. It seems to be a love it or hate it deal, and I don't want to hate it.
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#8re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 8:24am
"Thanks for informing me. That was going to be my after thanksgiving movie."
Based on what I've read, it seems like a movie that a lot of people are going to have very different reactions to. It might not be the best after Thanksgiving movie pick, though.
"As early festival rumblings suggested and the final product confirms, you're either with The Fountain or you're against it."
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=2659
"The reviews are coming in for The Fountain, and it’s looking more and more like I’m in the minority. I can’t say I’m surprised, but I was hoping for more. I was definitely hoping for braver critical thinking – many writers who bemoan the state of modern filmmaking seem to have completely written off a movie that tries to be different, that tries to rethink the rules of narrative, and that tries to be serious. That seems to actually be what is bothering most critics – The Fountain is a non-ironic, completely earnest look at very deep and spiritual issues."
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=8079
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#9re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 9:06amI KNOW you are supposed to hate Weisz in Shape of Things, but I hated her TOO much...lol. The end of that movie made me so angry that I still have trouble seeing her other than the character! She was fantastic in the Constant Gardner, though.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
#10re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 9:14am
Munk---I've heard nothing but bad things about it out here, from many different sources. With basically the same overall rant: It makes no sense at all!!
So, you're not alone... I just wish you'd heard the buzz going around first. I'm planning on staying away from it.
My condolences to your senses.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
#11re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:03pm
I don't even know what would have made it better.
I mean, the plot made no sense. It went from Hugh Jackman fighting a Mayan "king" to a show of him doing yoga and meditating in space for 5.8 hours. I have no idea.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#12re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 12:05pmYou can generally tell if a movie is a turkey when the good reviews come from sources like the Des Moines Register or Sacramento Bee or any really obscure media source. Another bellweather sign is Larry King raving about it
Poster Emeritus
Updated On: 11/23/06 at 12:05 PM
#13re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 2:41pmI have to agree with Munk. I hated it, too. The movie looks good, and has some interesting ideas. But, overall, it's bleak, ponderous, and doesn't make much sense. Not to mention the cinematography is so underlit, it's painful to look at sometimes. But, Weisz is always manages to shine.
#14re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 2:47pm
She was good, as was Jackman and Burstyn, but the awful overall quality of the film ultimately suffocates their performances.
I would like to see Aronofsky win the Razzie for this one.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
Isabella2
Broadway Star Joined: 10/6/05
#15re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 3:11pmyou know i have to ask... how was donna murphy in it?
#16re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 3:14pmFine. She wasn't in much.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
Cruel_Sandwich
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/05
#18re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 5:03pm
She was good, as was Jackman and Burstyn, but the awful overall quality of the film ultimately suffocates their performances.
I agree. Shame. Jackman works really hard.
I would like to see Aronofsky win the Razzie for this one.
Not with Simon West (When a Stranger Calls) and Michael Caton-Jones (Basic Instinct 2) in competition.
#19re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 5:15pm
But to me, both films you mentioned where just failures that didn't try to be anything great.
THE FOUNTAIN tries to be Oscar bait, so the failure is greater.
I can't believe they are still pumping out FYC ads.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#20re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/23/06 at 9:04pm
Rethought the narrative structure?
They did away with any semblance of narrative at all.
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.~Office Space
#21re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/24/06 at 12:19amSo you hated it, too?
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#22re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/24/06 at 7:42am
I saw it a few weeks ago at a film festival in Zurich and enjoyed it. I had some concerns about not understanding what was going on, based on what I've read about Aronofsky's other films, but I had no problems.
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#23re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/24/06 at 9:16am
"If you’re a movie lover who despairs that big-scale filmmaking today consists of little more than a self-cannibalizing system of clichés; if you are fed up with putatively ambitious movies that turn out to sorely lack not just vision but actual brains and actual heart as well, then you need, badly, to see The Fountain, soon, and under the most optimum viewing conditions available. It may well restore your faith in the idea that a movie can take you out of the mundane and into a place of wonderment."
Premiere Magazine review.
#25re: 'The Fountain'
Posted: 11/24/06 at 11:59am"The Fountain" has nothing in common with "Titanic" or "Moulin Rouge." That article is interesting, though. And I disagree with his assessment that Hugh's performance is one of the 5 best leading male performances of the year. First off, Hugh was better in THE PRESTIGE.
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
Videos