6.8??
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Transsiberian
hoblivion676 — 14 years ago(September 18, 2011 01:28 PM)
Not sure how this can be anywhere near a 6.8 especailly when a film like The Fountain is only 7.4. Not sure where this rating comes from as nobody on these boards semms to like it!
I wasnt that attracted to the story line but decided that the rating + scenery would make it worth watching, but I was wrong. 3/10 -
west3210 — 14 years ago(February 26, 2012 07:25 AM)
This is outstanding movie. I came here to ask about same thing, its 6.8 rating. I think it's too low, it deserves at least 7.5. Underrated gem indeed, the direction was almost perfect; performances are top notch; atmosphere and tension are superb; story and story itself have more or less classical approach but with all those twists and perfect tone make it very compelling. The Fountain is the weakest Aronofsky's film, pretentious and incoherent mess of a movie.
My Top 50 of 2011. -
mptnla — 14 years ago(February 26, 2012 09:35 AM)
Totally agree with you West. Just saw this last week and thought it was a great thriller. Hated Woody's character, but thought Emily Mortimer was excellent in this film.
"I hope she didn't take my attempt to destroy her too seriously." -
muvifrks — 13 years ago(February 16, 2013 08:42 AM)
Not a vast plot but the casting was good. The performances were excellant from beginning to the end, Carlos and his girlfriend made it a movie to watch. Good job by the director for the locations. So a easy 7.
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tremas-1 — 11 years ago(February 02, 2015 08:53 AM)
Basically, I enjoyed the movie, except for Ben Kingsley's pronunciation of the Russian language (learned phonetically, I suspect).
Thomas Kretschmann, who played Kolzak, is an East German actor and speaks Russian better than Kingsley but with an accent that shows he studied it in high school during the Russian occupation.
I am very much in favor of dubbing by native speakers, when actors are delivering lines in a language other than their own.
And if dubbing is not an option, how about hiring native Russian actors to do the job? I'm sure there's plenty of them available.
Also, the English-language subtitles err when referring to one of the train stops as "Ulyanovsk." Ulyanovsk is southeast of Moscow, not at all on the route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad. The name of the city in the movie is Ilanovskaya, as shown in the sign over the hotel the three voyagers stay in, and in a tourist brochure Carlos shows to Jessie.
In addition, the subtitles keep giving Grinko's first name as "Elia." The name is commonly transliterated as "Ilya." -
imdb-16754 — 10 years ago(June 30, 2015 04:57 AM)
Just re-watched it, and it still holds up as a very, very good movie. The 6.8 rating is weirdly low because, regardless of how you personally feel about it, it seems at least as generally appealing to IMDb voters as comparable stuff 7.3 or higher. I'd have expected to see 7.6-7.7 on IMDb. Ebert got it right, so I figure any 3 1/2 star movie is 7.9 and above.
On the other hand, its box office says something. A hotter lead might have turned it completely around financially, $30-50 million (in 2008), up to $70-$80 if it caught fire at the water cooler. Emily Mortimer can't have that kind of sex appeal. In 2008, Angelina or Gwyneth if you've got the budget. J Lo would be a great choice for this role as a good girl with a past that can come back, but also too high a salary. Maybe Jennifer Garner or Jennifer ConnellyI don't knowbut someone who could project a sexier former bad girl than Mortimer could,. Then work in at least one hot, more explicit love scene, which they didn't even do with Kate Mara, although they did show gratuitous shots of her beaten to a pulp. An erotic undertone between the two females would have fit this story really well in place of Mortimer's big sister vibe. Director effed up on that angle.