07-14-2008, 05:09 AM | #1 |
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The Mission
just watched it again tonight. Jeremy Irons and Robert De Niro.
Really a class film. Great score. Two class actors in Irons and De Niro. A great film about the moral choices we make, the sacrifices we either choose or do not. We could use a few more films like The Mission. |
07-14-2008, 04:35 PM | #2 |
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A great film all the way around.
I picked up a special edition of Chinatown on closeout for $4.99 today. It was sitting next to a $16.99 copy of Spiderman 3. Sometimes the pervasiveness of bad taste works in my favor.
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The Mission is one of my favorites, as well. Great actors doing a great job of acting, lush setting lovingly filmed and with an absolutely beautfiul score. Fabulous film.
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Fantastic movie. It has been a long time since I have seen it. I will watch it again soon. Thanks for the reminder.
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I remember being excited to see this as it's my kind of film, but when I saw it something seemed mssing. But it was ages ago. I'll try again and give you my verdict.
Waters, have you seen Aguire the Wrath of God? I think you'd love it if you haven't. Werner Herzog.
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Let's not get carried away. The Mission is a class fim. Not necessarily the best film ever.
I think the Mission would have been better as a 6hr miniseries. The intrigue, the moral dilemmas would have the time to play out. |
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Aguirre was very good, but the music int he Mission was better and that carries the day for me. Waters is right that a longer version seems like it would have been better, but not as a TV miniseries, as then we would have had a dilution in the quality of other elements.
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Let's see, who was it that said it was the best ever? That's right, no one. Thanks for the warning, however.
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Not likely; did you ever see shaka zulu?
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