I thought it was time for a thread for people who actually enjoyed this movie. If you didn't, please don't bother to post here as you will be ignored. If you did feel free to post whatever you liked. (Also beware of spoilers from here on.)
"I know put my earmuffs on the cookie"- Avenue Q
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0355295/board/thread/25153919
( Just thought I'd point you over there so you can add a third "you're not alone, I liked it too" reply post. And invite those other four back here to your thread. )
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Yeah, I like most Gilliam stuff & I thought this was as good as Munchausen.
shareI really liked this movie. I'm a teacher who took a Children's Literature class, and all of the elements in the Grimm Brothers stories, jumped out at me. I thought it was really well done.
shareYeah same here. Though I saw this film before I took that course. I was in such awe by how each character in the film leaped out of the pages straight from the Grimm fairytales. I love this film and don't understand all the hate towards it. I thought that it was kind of like a medieval version of Ghost Busters in the very beginning, though without the brothers making the ghosts up and ripping off the villagers. It had some random parts in here such as the cat slaughter (I forget what happens as it has been a while since I saw this film), and I also all of the characters, especially Peter Stamore and Heath Ledger. The sceneary, the cinematography, music, lighting, effects, story, characters were all very well done, and everyone I showed this too loved the movie and laughed at all the right moments.
Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shores... burning with the fires of Orc.
Finally. I just got done posting my own pro-movie thread.
Now that I know so many people are whining I'm going to go see it several more times, just to spite them.
I loved it, people just take everything too seriously.
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I liked the movie also, I loved the last part when the guy says something like "maybe another kiss" that scene is fantastic.
You call me ignorant...its not my fault that your always wrong.
>I liked the movie also, I loved the last part when the guy says something like "maybe another kiss" that scene is fantastic.
I loved that part and then the next "Not you" line.
I really like this movie. But then again, i like Gilliam, Leger, Damon, Johnathon Pryce and fairy tales.
Before I get slagged please read my whole post.
I thought the first 15-25 minutes dragged and I found myself nodding off, but then it got better and I was wide awake and enjoying every minute thereafter. I hope that this movie gets good word-of-mouth. Besides, who cares what the critics think.
Gilliam is defintely an acquired taste and thus a lot of people will hate this film. I personally love Gilliam films, although this one looks to have been played with and watered down, by Weinstein and co. I find it hilarious that people are all up in arms about a cgi cat getting sliced when it appears a real goose was ran over by a horse in one scene. I guess only cute animals are not allowed to be hurt. As for the story itself, it is full of style, with no substance. The visuals are stunning, the acting top shelf and their are some genuinely really funny parts but it ain't war and peace people. So turn your mind off and open up your imagination and you will love living in Gilliams world for a few hours.
shareNo substance? I thought Jonathan Pryce gave the film real meaning. But that's just me.
shareyou should never encourage people to turn their minds off. that is exactly why most people don't like gilliam movies. he expects you to think. it may not be war and peace but it definitely has a good deal of depth. particularly in the visual scheme.
shareI loved the brothers' dynamic.I also liked the way they gave Heath a close crop and let Matt's hair grow out to make them look more alike.
sharePeople are acting like it's the worst, please, it was actually pretty entertaining. Some plot issues they should have fixed but still good. Matt Damon and Heath Ledger were great in this movie too.
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Yes, I too agree- Heath Ledger was too adorable in this film. I never thought he was "hot" or "hunky" or anything of the sort before seeing this, but he plays this eccentric, sorta geeky character well.
And he does very subtle things if you pay close enough attention- like when they first arrive to the tower and Jacob is trying to hit on Angelika, while she's talking, he has his head tilt to a side, he's sucking on his pen, and he's twirling the little strings that come out of his helmet as if they were a ponytail. Anyone else catch that?
Yah
I thought it was hilarious... but also a little weird...
It totally gives off this whole I-don't-do-this-sorta-thing vibe that was totally funny
yes, i thought that was very funny and adorable too. also like it when they shrieked when something frightening happens rather than behaving like cliche males that aren't afraid of anything.
shareYes, I can hardly believe people are saying it's "the worst movie they've ever seen". They must honestly not watch very many films, or are sincerely lying right through their teeth just to ruffle some feathers.
This clearly isn't Gilliam's best film. But it is, by all means, one of the most enjoyable of the year. I loved it, and I'm up with number935 about viewing it numerous more times.
I liked it!
You are entitled to your opinion, but Good Gawd man!!!!
Brothers Grimm- 8/10, like Fear & Loathing and most of Gilliam's other films, you either like the film or you don't which is fair. All I can say is that even aside from being a Gilliam fan, as just a funny, suspenseful, and imaginatively dark fable, it works.
sharehaha i thought this movie was hilarious! and i mean that in a good way not that it was so bad that it was funny or anything. I thought Matt Damon and Heath Ledger played off each other very well. And i thought the plot was intruging and it even made me jump a few times. But what was with Heath ledger holding his arms all weird? It was kind of awkward. But i thought mostly that it was a great movie and extremely entertaining!
"I Can't hold my bloody Ale!"
I agree the omvie was fun. It was quite a blast from the scene with the poor little kitten, red riding hood being run down, and the gingerbread man stealing a kid. Don't expect 12 Monkeys, but the movie was fun and worth seeing. I think I may have liked it exactly for the reason that certain people disliked it 'it was childish at times and extremely adult at other times.'
shareI liked it A LOT! I think that some people are too quick to judge it and did not look hard enough when they were watching it. Because if they had they would've seen it was a worthy, funny, good film. Besides the fact that Heath Ledger was very very se.xy, this movie did have a plot, it did have it's funny parts, it did have its romance, and lots of other stuff. All in all, I liked it and will probably drag someone to go see it with me agian! XD
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"But what was with Heath ledger holding his arms all weird?"
I think it had to do with his character being awkward, in general; but I didn't notice anything and normally, I'm a dork for details like that.
Yay! Another positive thread! This movie was brilliant. The extreme negative outpour really baffles me. I didn't expect to come to IMDb and see that.
But, it doesn't change the way I feel about the film. I am not swayed by the masses.
Bravo, Terry. Another masterpiece for me to enjoy.
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I thought it was good, but I'm a big fan of fantasy, so I might be a little biased.
Very underrated movie.
Diego
"The only thing to fear is fear itself."
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It's too bad that this movie will have such a hard time finding an audience. It isn't just one category (hooror, adventure, fantasy) and what with the bad reviews it's been getting it won't likely to to well at the box office. Sigh...
"I know put my earmuffs on the cookie"- Avenue Q
I quite enjoyed this movie, even though there were elements of the script that were very pointless (the French subplot).
Heath Ledger was yes, ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE! The Fairy Tale sequences were breathtaking, and the last half hour was amazing!
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Hey look! You can't see a thing!
This movie rocked my socks. I loved the tiny bit of incest at the end. Priceless!
The lobsters were at the birth of jesus...
Yeah, that was hilarious.
"Not....you...."
LOL!
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Hey look! You can't see a thing!
Am I totally alone in not seeing the incest in this?? I mean, yeah, it's two brothers... but I saw it as not a lustful thing... No sexual tension, no ulterior motives... Jake just wanted his brother back.
Maybe I am too naive...
I can't hold me ale!
It's not magic it's just shiny.
You bed-wetting piss-bucket!
I loved it! The scenery's great, the acting's good,... It's not a masterpiece, but it doesn't have to be. It's an enjoyable, funny, enticing movie. What more do you want?
~So you thought you could escape my fortress? Not so fast!~
I thought it was a bit messy at times, but overall I quite enjoyed it--there were so many incidental pleasures in the film, so many invigorating, genuinely cinematic moments, that I was able to overlook the flaws and really enjoy the film. Certainly, the splendid art direction and costume design made the film a visually sumptuous feast for the eyes, and Dario Marianelli's score is quite possibly the finest one I've heard so far this year.
I was also quite taken with Heath Ledger's performance here--I use to think of him as just a lightweight, though his charm was certainly evident in films like 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale, and he demonstrated an admirable depth in Monster's Ball. But this year, he's really begun to demonstrate a range and skill that is quite impressive. First up was his marvelous turn in Lords of Dogtown--there's a moment at the end of that film, which only lasts a minute or so, but he conveys so much emotion--frustration combined with resignation and ultimately joy--with such subtlety, it was shocking to me. Here, in The Brothers Grimm, he gives a performance of such joy and wonder it's quite intoxicating--his Jacob is a manchild dancing with the wonder of life AND folklore--and his line readings are so spot on perfect, and his chemistry with Matt Damon such a delight, Heath rises above the film's more extravagant transgressions and makes it quite magnificent. I can't wait to see what he does with Brokeback Mountain.