The Talented Mr. Ripley- Page 2

[umgeoboy]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 3:26pm

to get back to an early question Michael Arden is actaully working on a score for the Ripley the musical.

Posted: 1/26/05 at 3:36pm

I'd like to see it as a play, not as a musical. But it'd be a great piece.

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 3:47pm

I hated that Miramax decided to do their campaigning for The Cider House Rules over The Talented Mr. Ripley.

IMO, Ripley was a much better film in both style and substance. I thought Minghella should have won Best Screenpla, Law should have won Best Supporting Actor, and that this film should have been nominated for Best Picture...IMO, it was better than all of the movies that were nominated that year except for The Insider which is debatable.

ITA with those you think Paltrow did a fantastic job as Margie. It was definitely a thankless role, and yet Paltrow just showed us her true acting chops. (I'm in the minority that thinks Paltrow did give an Oscar-worthy performance in Shakespeare in Love and that she's a great actress).

Updated On: 1/26/05 at 03:47 PM

[umgeoboy]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 3:54pm

captain... michael's score definitely fits the show. From what I have heard of the music he has written it is just taking a lot of the existing script and setting it to music so it flows well, in a creepy twisting type of way.

[MaTakeALookAtMe]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 6:33pm

I loved this movie. and the book. It was Jude Law and Matt damon at their best. Both deserved nominations. Paltrow was good, but not exceptional. Blanchet was great.

I like Jude better back then. He now comes across as too covky.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 9:08pm

captain... michael's score definitely fits the show. From what I have heard of the music he has written it is just taking a lot of the existing script and setting it to music so it flows well, in a creepy twisting type of way.

I've heard a bit of Arden's music for his stage adaptation too, and it's brilliant -- captures the Hitchcock-esque feel of the movie very well. I believe Arden's opening progression of the song I heard are borrowed directly from Gabriel Yared's stunning movie score.

Updated On: 1/28/05 at 09:08 PM

[cturtle]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 9:30pm

RIPLEY is a guilty pleasure of mine as well. the book was fun. one day i'll get around to reading the other highsmith/ripley books. but i really loved the gay overtones of the movie that don't really exist in the book. fans may want to check out RIPLEY's GAME on dvd, but i didn't think it was so hot. MALKOVICH plays a RIPLEY that is totally unlikeable and nasty. the appeal of TALENTED is the mixture of charm and madness that DAMON brings to the role.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 1/26/05 at 10:22pm

I loved loved loved loved loved this movie.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 10:10am

One thing that I appreciated about Damon's performance (and the screenplay) was that no matter what Ripley did, you always understood why, if not necessarily agreed with it.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:34am

Exactly. The look on his face at the end when he realises he has to kill Peter is absolutely incredible. Everything you need to know about him is right there.

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:37am

i love this movie. i have it on dvd and i havent watched it in awhile. i will be pulling it off the shelf and giving it a spin tonite. wanna join me?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:38am

I thought you were going to see Finding Neverland?

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:40am

pop, what are you doing? clocking me?

i'll see "ripley" early in the evening say about 5, 6.
i can always catch "neverland" by the last showing say about 10.
it can be done, trust me. i have my ways.
Updated On: 1/27/05 at 11:40 AM

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:42am

Clocking you? Is that slang for something rude?

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:51am

no that means following my every move...LOL

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:52am

How dull. And no, not clocking you, so you can relax

[Marquise]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 11:59am

im relaxed baby boy.........

[Stagedoor2]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 3:13pm

I remember not really like this movie when I saw it in the theater, but I think I was expecting it to be something completely different. I should watch it again (if only to see Jude and Matt).

I do believe that this was the first movie that I saw with Phillip Seymour Hoffman and I have been a fan ever since.

[ScottInLA]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 3:22pm

Enjoyed the movie enough to go out and get the book...enjoyed the book enough to read the others in the series. The novels were all quite good, IMO.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/27/05 at 3:50pm

I think it's also appropriate to applaud Gabriel Yared's beautiful score (one that was not awarded by the AMPAS). His music, I feel, was essential to the film.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 12:03am

Anyone else find this movie incredibly sexy? The homoeroticism / homoromanticism between Ripley and Peter was delicious.

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:25am

Absolutely, BlueWizard.

[cturtle]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 1:31pm

i find your avatar to be incredibly sexy, BW

[Phantom2]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 6:04pm

I thought it was a great movie. I'm a big fan of Matt Damon.

Updated On: 1/29/05 at 06:04 PM

[assassinslvr]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 8:18pm

This is my FAVORITE movie of all time....practically. I got all of my friends hooked on it. Jude Law is amazing as well as everyone else in the superb cast. Favorite part: "I could F*** this ice box."- Dickie Greenleaf