tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post7678553206997881668..comments2023-09-29T15:10:27.852-07:00Comments on Terry's Movie Reviews: SHUTTER ISLANDTerry Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690649007588400600noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-90215681846908170192010-02-25T15:29:44.164-08:002010-02-25T15:29:44.164-08:00Terry... I'm back ! Your favorite person. Havi...Terry... I'm back ! Your favorite person. Having a kid is no joke when extra time to yourself is concerned. This is the first movie I have seen in half of year and I wasn't disapponted in the least.<br />I purposely didn't read the book so I could see the movie and then read the book after, which I have on hold at the library. Kind of a different way at going about it. I did buy The Given Day awhile ago. Good story.<br />Anyway, as you asked, I didn't have any problem with the pacing. Scorsese and his longtime editor sequence fast, but it's always controlled, example: the Liotta frantic last act in Good Fellas, the boxing scenes in Raging Bull and the opening battle scene in Gangs Of New York. It takes a skilled filmmaker to pull that off without confusing you, unlike a lot of Tony Scott shots.<br />So we really enjoyed it. Reminds you of old school noirish movie going experience, like it could have been released in the 50's. I think black and white would have really fit this film.<br />Even though it was released in the second month of the year, I think it's strong enough to hold up to the end of 2010. At least it should.<br />This is a better year in film. Let it be known though. Many performances DiCaprio will be against. The so called movie prognosticators seem to already be giving it to Robert Duvall in Get Low from all the praise he recieved at the Toronto Film Festival. But Leonardo should definitely be in the discussion.Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-84415557932130806072010-02-24T15:06:11.400-08:002010-02-24T15:06:11.400-08:00Great! I'm glad the pace didn't confuse th...Great! I'm glad the pace didn't confuse those that hadn't read the book - I took my time while reading it because I was so enthralled with the story I didn't want it to end so to see the whole thing play out in 2:15 after I lived with the book for a month seemed as though things were zipping by too fast. <br />I wonder if they moved it to 2010 to avoid 'Avatar' at the Oscars... strange move, if that's the case because 'Shutter Island' shouldn't be afraid of any film )Now that I know the pace isn't too frenetic to follow. <br />I've always said the 'Comments' section is allowed to discuss 'spoilers', so to movie luva & blue stater (& anyone else who did not read the book) What's your interpretation of the ending?<br />I only ask because of the group of people I passed that were confused by the shot of the lighthouse being the final scene.Terry Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690649007588400600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-52609802367261280012010-02-23T23:55:28.536-08:002010-02-23T23:55:28.536-08:00I just saw this last night. I did not read the boo...I just saw this last night. I did not read the book either, but I did look through it several times at Barnes and Noble to get a basic idea but still I really didn't.<br /><br />I may be wrong on this, but I'd be very surprised if this doesn't have a good showing nomination wise at the Oscar's in 2011. <br /><br />I could see this movie multiple times. Had me on the edge of my seat. And I thought Leo was fantastic as Teddy. But pretty much everybody is good in the film.<br /><br />Scorsese hasn't had a dud in a long time. Maybe Bringing Out The Dead being the last one over ten years ago, and if that's true, that film would be another lesser talented director's masterpiece, that's how good Scorsese is. He has definitely set your expecations higher when seeing one of his films. I'd almost give this a 5/5.movie luvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-36260299500397881212010-02-23T00:16:20.685-08:002010-02-23T00:16:20.685-08:00Oh cool, you saw Shutter Island. I saw it Sunday a...Oh cool, you saw Shutter Island. I saw it Sunday and I for one did not read the book. But no worries there. So far it's the best movie I have seen in months. And no, the pace wasn't too much. I think it was just right. I like things that are frenetic but have a point to them in the end. Only in the hands of a great director like Martin Scorsese. You keep waiting fo him to slow down or ease up. Toss a bad movie our way, but it's looks like he is just such a perfectionist and great teller of stories, that he's incapable of gicing you a bad flm. Thisis aman on top of his game and he's been in the game a long time and he's not slowing down. I just read a few days ago where they said he will be reuniting with Robert DeNiro and do a Jimmy Hoffa/mob story called I Heard You Paint Houses. About Hoffa and his surroundings and the real story how he disappeared. He also mentioned it's not like any of the mob related stories he has told before.<br />But yes, I really enjoyed Shutter Island. And I also think this is one of Leo's best portrayals.blue staternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-40023442147589783162010-02-22T18:09:13.804-08:002010-02-22T18:09:13.804-08:00Well, I think I told you I read the book. I even r...Well, I think I told you I read the book. I even revisted it about a month ago to break some of the cobwebs.<br /><br />I really liked the film. Also technically ( art direction, editing and cinematography ( were very good as well. Very rarely does Scorsese rely on CGI. He's pretty much hands a hands on old school filmmaker which makes him even more impressive a filmmaker.<br /><br />I actually saw it twice. And I'm pretty convinced this may just be Leonardo's best, overall performance. The Departed and Blood Diamond ( both in the same year ) are up there too, but I saw something more in his Teddy Daniels, one thing I haven't seen from him before, that all true great actors do, which is emote without dialogue. To tell you what they feel or think without using words and he did that this time.<br />Everybody else did fine too. I wouldn't be surprised if Oscar threw a supporting actor nod JEH's way either. He could get the Viola Davis treatment of being so good in one scene.<br /><br />Very rare to have such a good film released in February. The last good film that was released in Febraury ended up winning the best picture Oscar, Silence Of The Lambs. Maybe Shutter will get nominated too ?dbmnoreply@blogger.com