Did anyone see the Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus?

[Coito ergo sum]

If so, was it any good?

[Posse Comitatus]

Gilliam is shit.

[Animavore]

Yes. It was ok.

[tattuchu]

Gilliam is shit.

Blasphemy! Well, to be fair, I haven't liked anything he's done for quite a while. But my impression was that Imaginarium was to be somewhat of a return to form. And indeed it started out very reminiscent of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (easily one of my favorite films), but lost its way somewhere along the line. I was particularly underwhelmed. It's not all bad. But my advice is not to buy it, as I did. Good enough for a rental, though.
Oh. And what's the big deal with Heath Ledger anyway? It was the other actors who held my interest. Ledger was bland. Andrew Garfield (of Boy A), however, is a much more compelling actor in my opinion, and should have played the lead. Although I certainly liked him in his role as Anton. And Lily Cole...um...WTF? She looks like an alien. I mean, I love a face with character, don't get me wrong. But that's a little too much character
Also, the costumes and sets were great, but some of the special effects were downright cheesy Budget issuea after Ledger died, maybe?

Anyhow, why do you ask, Coito? And you do realize we have a movie forum here, don't you?

[Coito ergo sum]

I did not realize that.

I asked because I was thinking about renting it, and wanted some review info.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Moved to Stage & Screen.

[tattuchu]

I did not realize that.

I asked because I was thinking about renting it, and wanted some review info.

Good for a rental

Do you like Gilliam's other films? If you're a fan of his like I am, you may be disappointed. But the film isn't without its strong points. I just wish it were better. I wanted so much for it to be better.

[Animavore]

It's not a patch on earlier works like Brazil and 12 Monkeys.
It's obvious that Ledger died somewhere between the on-location parts and the blue-screen parts and I'm not sure how much of the script was compromised to complete the film.

And Lily Cole...um...WTF? She looks like an alien. I mean, I love a face with character, don't get me wrong. But that's a little too much character

You look like an alien

Lily Cole, on the other hand, is sex on legs. I'm sure if she cut herself vaginas would tumble out.

[tattuchu]

It's not a patch on earlier works like Brazil and 12 Monkeys.

Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,and 12 Monkeys are all amazing films. He lost me with The Fisher King. Never saw Fear and Loathing. The Brothers Grimm was okay. And Tideland was fucking awful. I wished he'd made Good Omens. But that never happened, and it doesn't look like it ever will.




And I'm afraid of vaginas

[Xamonas Chegwé]

It's not a patch on earlier works like Brazil and 12 Monkeys.

Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,and 12 Monkeys are all amazing films. He lost me with The Fisher King. Never saw Fear and Loathing. The Brothers Grimm was okay. And Tideland was fucking awful. I wished he'd made Good Omens. But that never happened, and it doesn't look like it ever will.




And I'm afraid of vaginas

Tideland is fucking incredible! So are vaginas.

[Animavore]

Gilliam and Burton are both trying to get their hands on the rights to this.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Love

I hope Gilliam gets it because he's darker than Burton and isn't afraid of the disgusting elements of things. I think his style far more suits the macabre nature of this disturbed novel.
Plus i think Burton's a wash-out these days.

[tattuchu]

Tideland is fucking incredible!

I'll have to give it another chance I guess. But I thought it was boring as fuck. And I thought the young girl wasn't a good enough actress to carry the film.

[Clinton Huxley]

I pretty much stopped caring at Fisher King, which is terribly shallow of me. I liked that Lost in La Mancha doc though.

[tattuchu]

I just looked up Geek Love. I can't imagine a story more well suited for Gilliam.
A also just read that J K Rowling wanted to Gilliam to direct the Harry Potter films. Holy shit. Can you imagine what might have been?!

[Animavore]

I just looked up Geek Love. I can't imagine a story more well suited for Gilliam.
A also just read that J K Rowling wanted to Gilliam to direct the Harry Potter films. Holy shit. Can you imagine what might have been?!

It's a brilliant book.