Overstreet Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Anybody know anything about this film? I'm torn between going to see the screening for this and the screening for the new Mandy Moore film tonight. Wait a minute... no I'm not. Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook and Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites
Overstreet Posted July 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Oh, never mind... just realized I have a chance to see SPELLBOUND tonight. Woo hoo!! Quote P.S. I COULD BE WRONG. Takin' 'er easy for all you sinners at lookingcloser.org. Also abiding at Facebook and Twitter. Link to post Share on other sites
Persona Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 (edited) shhh.... don't tell anyone... but ever since A Walk To Remember I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON MANDY MOORE!!! Edited October 20, 2004 by stef Quote In an interstellar burst, I am back to save the Universe. Filmsweep by Persona. 2013 Film Journal. IlPersona. Link to post Share on other sites
Persona Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) I hope you've gotten over your crush, Stef.I've since decided that my crush was on Jamie Sullivan, not on Mandy Moore.Too bad for Mandy.-s. Edited October 20, 2004 by stef Quote In an interstellar burst, I am back to save the Universe. Filmsweep by Persona. 2013 Film Journal. IlPersona. Link to post Share on other sites
Diane Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 (edited) Um, putting Mandy Moore aside, did anyone here actually ever see The Sea is Watching? I caught it a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. I have to admit that it was an odd way to get acquainted with Kurasawa, who wrote the screenplay but died before it was filmed. I've never seen any of his other movies, except for bits and pieces of The Seven Samurai. Apparently, Kurasawa's son hand-picked Kei Kumai to direct this one. Anyway, it's interesting to me because I've heard that it was a major departure for Kurasawa because he wasn't exactly known for creating deep female characters, and this one is all about geishas. The film bordered on soap opera at times, but just as I thought I knew where it was going, well, it didn't go there, which is good in my book. Aside from some rather poor effects shots at the very end (IMHO), the film was really one of the most visually beautiful films I've seen, and I liked the redemptive theme, the chance to start over. I should probably see more Kurasawa films. Critical reception for this one was mixed. One critic stated something about it "being worthy of nothing more than a footnote in a book on Kurasawa," while others believed the director would have been very proud of it. Edited October 20, 2004 by Diane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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