The Eyes Wide Shut Appreciation Society - Page 2

demonrail666 · 07.16.2010, 03:04 AM

I like Tom Cruise too.

He's made some dodgy career decisions and is clearly a prick as a person but he's great in Rain Man, Color of Money and Collateral. I can definitely understand why people take a real dislike to him, though.

atsonicpark · 07.16.2010, 03:15 AM

Ugh. I thought Collateral was terrible.

His best performance was probably Born on the 4th of July.

demonrail666 · 07.16.2010, 03:55 AM

Wow, I'm really surprised you don't like Collateral.

Born on the 4th of July is a good call though. Not one of my favourites but definitely a good performance.

Satan · 07.16.2010, 04:24 AM

i hate tom cruise but this movie is decent for kubrick

why would you choose this when you have clockwork, the shining, lolita, dr strangelove, FUCKING 2001 for christs ssake????

Rob Instigator · 07.16.2010, 09:32 AM

EWS is a very cool movie. I think if I had seen it before I was married for years I would not have understood it.

Skuj · 07.16.2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Satan

i hate tom cruise but this movie is decent for kubrick

why would you choose this when you have clockwork, the shining, lolita, dr strangelove, FUCKING 2001 for christs ssake????

Because EWS is up there with those others, not minor/failed Kubrik.

I will never understand the hate for Cruise. Dude is a brilliant actor, and EWS proves it.

tesla69 · 07.16.2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Skuj

I will never understand the hate for Cruise. .

they're just jealous cuz he got katie i know i am.

i will always think this movie is based on reality - sounds like the weird elite sex parties run by the son of sam cult

gualbert · 07.16.2010, 11:21 AM

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they're just jealous cuz he got katie i know i am.

Not me. It started with Top Gun, this very long mennen commercial ("when i'm about to go shooting communists, i need my skin to be soft and clean...")

chicka · 07.16.2010, 12:50 PM

Tom Cruise couldn't act his way out of paper bag. That's my own personal opinion that is obviously shared by half the world while the other half loves him. He must be doing something right to make 20 million a movie. I think he's best in movies like The Outsiders, Magnolia, and Tropic Thunder where he doesn't have to carry the movie.

Torn Curtain · 07.16.2010, 12:57 PM

I think Eyes Wide Shut is pretty bad (and I usually love Kubrick). I thought it was very awkward and boring.

SONIC GAIL · 07.16.2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by chicka

Tom Cruise couldn't act his way out of paper bag. That's my own personal opinion that is obviously shared by half the world while the other half loves him. He must be doing something right to make 20 million a movie. I think he's best in movies like The Outsiders, Magnolia, and Tropic Thunder where he doesn't have to carry the movie.

I love tropic thunder especially Jack black's caracter. Laughed my ass off

Satan · 07.16.2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Skuj

Dude is a brilliant actor, and EWS proves it.

lol

Derek · 07.16.2010, 03:46 PM

HEY WAIT A MINUTE, I said I absolutely loved Eyes Wide Shut when I started to post here and everyone told me it was one of the worst movies they had ever seen! (Actually I think it was atsonicpark that said that). Hmmm... I see people have came round to it's brilliance I suppose!

davenotdead · 07.16.2010, 04:00 PM

i've always liked this movie. and tom cruise is hit-or-miss sure, but you can't deny his charisma

Rob Instigator · 07.16.2010, 04:59 PM

I have watched it once, and did not like or dislike it, but it has stuck in my head, and it affected me, and that is a success in my eyes. I will watch it again

Rob Instigator · 07.16.2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SONIC GAIL

I love tropic thunder especially Jack black's caracter. Laughed my ass off

"Hey, man. Remember a while back when I called your mom a cankerous whore?"

Derek · 07.16.2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I have watched it once, and did not like or dislike it, but it has stuck in my head, and it affected me, and that is a success in my eyes. I will watch it again

Yeah that's what I think about a lot of movies... it's the getting stuck in my head that makes me title it a great movie in retrospect.

Derek · 07.16.2010, 05:07 PM

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Derek, I thought that "EWS" was horrible! I saw it in a cinema in Berlin in 1999 (when it came out, and was so bored, I ended up following the German subtitles instead. Mr Cruise and Ms Kidman had zero sexual chemistry, which pretty much ruined the entire raison d'etre of the film. And 3 hours??? Mein Gott, Christus weint!

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I think eyes wide shut is one of the worst films ever made...

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

Yeah, Eyes Wide Shut is pretty terrible. I'm not a massive fan of Kubrick at the best of times but that really was awful. I suppose the fact that it wasn't properly finished excuses it a bit, but even so..

Was just digging through my old Eyes Wide Shut appreciation posts haha.

FreshChops · 07.16.2010, 05:36 PM

I personally think Eyes Wide Shut is a really cool movie. What makes it special to me is some titties.... nah, jk, but it's really cool because it's one of the slowest movies I've ever seen. Every scene, all the dialogue, the whole speed of the movie is unnaturally slow. The director did a good job of sticking to the pace of the film and selling the actors on the pace of it (yes, the horrible man that is Tom Cruise included). It has such a rich, dark, grimy feel to it's that's not easily achieved. The whole film feels thick. The lighting and sound are special too. In all, the story is borderline cheesy, but it the film and acting is rich enough to draw you in to where it doesn't really matter.

Derek · 07.16.2010, 06:05 PM

I think a part of it's appeal is the whole 'cult' aspect of the storyline, since I have a huge interest in cults.

07.16.2010, 03:04 AM	#21
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	I like Tom Cruise too. He's made some dodgy career decisions and is clearly a prick as a person but he's great in Rain Man, Color of Money and Collateral. I can definitely understand why people take a real dislike to him, though.
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07.16.2010, 03:15 AM	#22
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Ugh. I thought Collateral was terrible. His best performance was probably Born on the 4th of July. __________________
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07.16.2010, 03:55 AM	#23
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,509	Wow, I'm really surprised you don't like Collateral. Born on the 4th of July is a good call though. Not one of my favourites but definitely a good performance.
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07.16.2010, 04:24 AM	#24
Satan invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: noo yawk Posts: 6,331	i hate tom cruise but this movie is decent for kubrick why would you choose this when you have clockwork, the shining, lolita, dr strangelove, FUCKING 2001 for christs ssake????
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07.16.2010, 09:32 AM	#25
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	EWS is a very cool movie. I think if I had seen it before I was married for years I would not have understood it. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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07.16.2010, 12:50 PM	#29
chicka expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wormtown MA Posts: 1,549	Tom Cruise couldn't act his way out of paper bag. That's my own personal opinion that is obviously shared by half the world while the other half loves him. He must be doing something right to make 20 million a movie. I think he's best in movies like The Outsiders, Magnolia, and Tropic Thunder where he doesn't have to carry the movie. __________________ some men just want to watch the world burn
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07.16.2010, 12:57 PM	#30
Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	I think Eyes Wide Shut is pretty bad (and I usually love Kubrick). I thought it was very awkward and boring. __________________ "Si seulement nous avions le courage des oiseaux qui chantent dans le vent glacé"
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07.16.2010, 03:46 PM	#33
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	HEY WAIT A MINUTE, I said I absolutely loved Eyes Wide Shut when I started to post here and everyone told me it was one of the worst movies they had ever seen! (Actually I think it was atsonicpark that said that). Hmmm... I see people have came round to it's brilliance I suppose!
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07.16.2010, 04:00 PM	#34
davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	i've always liked this movie. and tom cruise is hit-or-miss sure, but you can't deny his charisma __________________
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07.16.2010, 04:59 PM	#35
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	I have watched it once, and did not like or dislike it, but it has stuck in my head, and it affected me, and that is a success in my eyes. I will watch it again __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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07.16.2010, 05:36 PM	#39
FreshChops 100% Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 738	I personally think Eyes Wide Shut is a really cool movie. What makes it special to me is some titties.... nah, jk, but it's really cool because it's one of the slowest movies I've ever seen. Every scene, all the dialogue, the whole speed of the movie is unnaturally slow. The director did a good job of sticking to the pace of the film and selling the actors on the pace of it (yes, the horrible man that is Tom Cruise included). It has such a rich, dark, grimy feel to it's that's not easily achieved. The whole film feels thick. The lighting and sound are special too. In all, the story is borderline cheesy, but it the film and acting is rich enough to draw you in to where it doesn't really matter. __________________
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07.16.2010, 06:05 PM	#40
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	I think a part of it's appeal is the whole 'cult' aspect of the storyline, since I have a huge interest in cults.
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