My Impressions
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hereminton — 19 years ago(August 05, 2006 11:26 AM)
I fully agree with you. I remember the attention this movie got in the summer of 1989 at Caanes (or Sundance), and that it was not mainstream, but very well recieved, and this was when I first heard the name Stephen Soderburgh (now very famous). I first rented it out and saw it on our home VCR in early 1990, then taped it off TV in 1991, and I often watched it until the mid 1990s. I'm glad to see it is out on DVD now, as I hope to see it soon on that, but it got on my 100 favorite movies of all time list. It may be the most unusual movie on this list, and is certainly one of the most unique I have ever seen. But its basic premises is exactly as you said, and the movie really takes off once he arrives in Baton Rouge and it begins centering on the four main characters. The direction and script is indeed flawless from that point on, and I thought it was very good and added to the movie that these four characters are really the only ones in it for over 95% of the movie (can't say that about many movies). It was also great the way the videotaping was inserted into the real movie, and I can see why this movie launched Stephen Soderburgh's career. The performances by the four stars are also very good and convincing, and it does make great use of the city of Baton Rouge as its lone location. It is a must see, and I'd urge anyone who watches movies but has not seen it to do so.
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jefgg — 13 years ago(December 22, 2012 11:24 AM)
The movie made me think of a close friend who I think is impotent. Two of his ex-girlfriends swear that he is. He sure loves to talk about sex. He talks about foreplay like it is intercourse. He brags about playing footsie with women. I get tired of hearing it so I tell him to shut up. I try to explain that he has done nothing to brag about. He got defensive once and whined "you don't understand positioning". I told him he doesn't understand positions.